10 best Judas Priest songs
Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are considered one of the greatest hard rock and metal bands of all time.
The Singer's Room website writes that despite their innovative ideas and high level of performance skills, the band did not know commercial success and was deprived of public love in the 70s. And the real popularity came to Judas Priest in 1980 with the release of the album "British Steel".
The distinctive features of Judas Priest are Halford's operatic vocals, Downing and Tipton's twin guitar sounds and the "hellish" look with the use of leather, spikes and other accessories, which greatly influenced the formation of glam metal in the 80s.
At one time, The Guardian called "British Steel" album the record that determined the fate of heavy metal.
In the early 90s, the band went through a serious crisis, but revived a few years later. Since the mid-1990s. Judas Priest has been touring around the world again. They participated in the VH1 Rock Honors competition in 2006 and won the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010. Their songs are featured in popular video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series.
In 2022, Judas Priest was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The band's lineup has undergone significant changes throughout its history. Today, Judas Priest consists of Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill, and Scott Travis. Moreover, Tipton and Hill are the only ones who participated in the creation of each album.
Here are the 10 best songs of the band according to Singer's Room:
- Breaking the Law
- You've Got Another Thing Comin'
- Living After Midnight
- Painkiller
- Hell Bent for Leather
- Electric Eye
- Turbo Lover
- The Ripper
- Heading Out to the Highway
- Screaming for Vengeance
