If you think of Judas Priest in the '80s, chances are you'll think ofScreaming for Vengeanceand its timeless, era-defining songs such as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and "The Hellion/Electric Eye." But Priest's "angry yellow bird" album is much more than a couple of hits — ...
If you think of Judas Priest in the '80s, chances are you'll think ofScreaming for Vengeanceand its timeless, era-defining songs such as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and "The Hellion/Electric Eye." But Priest's "angry yellow bird" album is much more than a couple of hits — ...
Painkiller (Bonus Track Version) Judas Priest spent most of the late ‘80s trying to catch a wave into the pop-metal mainstream, stretching their sound without covering meaningful new ground. Fast, mean and relentless, Painkiller was reinvention by regression, stripping out the synths and arena...
If you think of Judas Priest in the '80s, chances are you'll think ofScreaming for Vengeanceand its timeless, era-defining songs such as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and "The Hellion/Electric Eye." But Priest's "angry yellow bird" album is much more than a couple of hits — ...
‘80s metal, creating an anthemic and catchy ode to Satan. On the surface, the song is bright and poppy, but the dark lyrics, underlying organs, and heavy bridge lend ominous undertones to the song. The lyrics also include a rewrite of the Catholic prayer, “Our Father,” for good ...
If you think of Judas Priest in the '80s, chances are you'll think ofScreaming for Vengeanceand its timeless, era-defining songs such as "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and "The Hellion/Electric Eye." But Priest's "angry yellow bird" album is much more than a couple of hits — ...
After releasingTurboandRam it Down, the last thing Priest fans expected was the piston-pumpingPainkiller. The title track is the single most devastating song in the entirety of the metal canon with Halford’s piercing falsettos spewing Hell-born lyrics, taking the backseat only while Downing and...
Lyrics have always been a shaky point in Priest history, and there are some cringey ones onInvincible Shield,but I doubt they will impede anyone’s enjoyment of this album. It has summer written all over it, as we await the coming of the sun and the highway months. ...
"He’s so simple minded, he can't drive his module,” David Bowie sings on his 1972 track “The Jean Genie.” Five years later those lyrics would resonate with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill as they founded their own group. The Scottish musicians would name their New Wave band Simple Mi...
"He’s so simple minded, he can't drive his module,” David Bowie sings on his 1972 track “The Jean Genie.” Five years later those lyrics would resonate with Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill as they founded their own group. The Scottish musicians would name their New Wave band Simple Mi...