British Steel

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One of the seminal heavy metal records

Reissued in the original non-U.S. running order, this record cemented Judas Priest as the preeminent heavy metal band. I say "heavy metal" because of the music and the themes. On its previous studio records, the band had intermixed Sabbath-type lyrical themes and plodding melodies with songs that could best be described as hard rock (a la AC/DC). They would return to the hard rock format on later (and lesser known) records like 1981's 'Point of Entry' and 1986's 'Turbo'. But 'British Steel' is t…

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Written by S. Baker "sdbaker70"

Priest Enters The 80's With One Foot In The Door

British Steel was Judas Priest's first foray into the 80's, and it is a really good indicator of the sound of all the albums in the 80's up until their rebirth in 1990 with Painkiller. Each decade has yielded a vastly different sounding Priest. I would be apt to point out that the 70's remains their high water mark, but one can't deny that the 80's revealed a more "fun" version of the Judas Priest sound. They became more adept at writing radio hits that were still viable enough to be enjoyed by …

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Written by Take No Prisoners

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