Judas Priest Discography & Albums

* Rocka Rolla (GULL - 1974)
* Sad Wings of Destiny (GULL [U.K., Europe]; JANUS [U.S.A., Canada, Japan] - 1976)
* Sin After Sin (COLUMBIA - 1977)
* Stained Class (COLUMBIA - 1978)
* Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather (COLUMBIA - 1978/1979)
* British Steel (COLUMBIA - 1980)
* Point of Entry (COLUMBIA - 1981)
* Screaming for Vengeance (COLUMBIA - 1982)
* Defenders of the Faith (COLUMBIA - 1984)
* Turbo (COLUMBIA - 1986)
* Ram It Down (COLUMBIA - 1988)
* Painkiller (COLUMBIA - 1990)
* Jugulator (OMC INTERNATIONAL - 1997)
* Demolition (ATLANTIC - 2001)
* Angel of Retribution (EPIC/SONY - 2005)
* Nostradamus (EPIC/SONY - 2008)

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Judas Priest – Painkiller

Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, their 12th studio album. The album was recorded at Miraval Studios, Brignoles, France in early 1990, and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, the Netherlands later that year. Grab the hottest Judas Priest merch around click here.

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Judas Priest Biography

Judas Priest are pioneers of the heavy metal genre and were forerunners of the ‘New Wave of British Heavy Metal’ movement, laying the groundwork for the speed and thrash metal of the 80s and 90s.

The band was formed in 1967 by guitarist Kenneth “K. K.” Downing, bassist Ian Hill and original singer Alan Atkins. A second guitarist, Glenn Tipton, was also added to the lineup as compensation for their record company’s (Gull Records) suggestion to add a horn section to the first album.

Atkins was replaced by singer Rob Halford and the band would go on to record 14 albums from 1974 through 1990. Their second album Sad Wings of Destiny is considered as one of the most influential album for metal, along with Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album.

Their “twin axe attack” was not particularly popular at the time, but became a trademark for the group and would inspire other bands to do the same.

Halford left the group in 1993, going in a new direction with his new, short-lived metal band, Fight.

With Halford gone, the future looked bleak for the band, but after numerous searches for a suitable replacement, they found something special in tribute band front man Tim “Ripper” Owens. This story forms the basic plot of the movie “Rock Star,” which was originally to be completely about Judas Priest and the Ripper, titled “Metal God,” but the script was altered after the failure to reach an agreement with the band. Judas Priest recorded 4 albums with Owens (2 studio, 2 live records) which were greeted with mixed reactions from fans.

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