Judas Priest: Albums Ranked

[@garyskadra5236]

5 - Stained Class/Sad Wings Of Destiny 4 - Turbo 3 - Defenders Of The Faith 2 - British Steel 1- Screaming For Vengeance

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

That works for me. Turbo is ‘80s nostalgia and my first Priest album.

[@felixalonsodepablo7943]

1- Screaming for Vengeance 2- Defenders of the Faith 3- Painkiller 4- Nostradamus 5- Sad Wings of Destiny 6- Killing Machine 7- Stained Class 8- British Steel 9- Turbo 10- Ram it Down 11- Sin After Sin 12- Firepower 13- Jugulator 14- Angel of Retribution 15- Point of Entry 16- Demolition 17- Rocka Rolla 18- Redeemer of Souls

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Cool variety on your list. Priest Rules!!!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

1. Sad Wings of Destiny 2. Point of Entry 3. Screaming for Vengeance 4. British Steel 5. Killing Machine 6. Sin After Sin 7. Rocka Rolla 8. Stained Class 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Defenders of the Faith 11. Turbo 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Ram it Down 14. Nostradamus 15. Painkiller 16. Firepower 17. Jugulator 18. Demolition

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Great ranking! Thank you for taking the time to share your list.

[@PiotrLangtvedt]

My top 3: 🙈 1: British Steel - Music, Sound, Cover. 👍 2: Painkiller - Those drums...😁 3: Turbo - Some pop in the mix - why not?💪 Bonus - best compilation: Metalogy - a cool leather 4 cd + 1 dvd box. ✌️

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Yep, those songs on Turbo really come to life on Priest Live too. Yes, I want to check out Metalogy.

[@docvader82]

Holy shit, I don't run into many that also have Defenders as their 1, right on brutha. I'm busy as hell at the moment, listening to your lists while I'm painting. So I'll just run through my top six. 6. Screaming for Vengeance. If you notice, other than 1 and 6, being similar vibe/style, 1 through 5 are peaks of different styles for them. 5. Sad wings 4. Stained class 3. Painkiller 2. British steel 1. Defenders

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Thanks. That’s an excellent top 5!

[@theadventuresofjimmycrapol8827]

For me: 1. British Steel 2. Hell Bent For Leather 3. Screaming for Vengeance 4. Stained Glass 5. Defenders of the Faith

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

That’s a great top 5!!!

[@turefromfinland3264]

My favorite Judas Priest records are: 1= Point of Entry, 2= Killing Machine, 3= Screaming for Vengeance.

[@JCStorm76]

Love it

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

That’s cool, I need to listen to Point of Entry more to appreciate it better.

[@turefromfinland3264]

@@excelsiormusicreviews Yeah. I've always loved that record.

[@zeraphking1407]

Defenders is my fav too. It was the first album I bought with my own money. Freewheel Burning is my favorite Priest song! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Yes, that the riffs and solos in Freewheel Burning are Killer!

[@zeraphking1407]

@Excelsior Music Reviews I remember seeing the video when I was 10 or so. It was show called Radio 1990 on USA Network. I was completely blown away by the Priest.

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

@@zeraphking1407 that’s awesome!

[@carlsandberg8247]

Solid ranking! My ranking: 1. Painkiller 2. Sad Wings of Destiny 3. British Steel 4. Defenders of the Faith 5. Stained Class 6. The Killing Machine 7. Screaming for Vengeance 8. Firepower 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Redeemer of Souls 11. Sin after Sin 12. Turbo 13. Point of Entry 14. Ram it Down 15. Rocka Rolla 16. Nostradamus 17. Juggulator 18. Demolition As a comment to my ranking I would add that I would rank Defenders higher if it had a better production. That is my major issue with that album. The songs are epic from beginning to end. The same can be said about Ram it Down. If I am not mistaken they even used a drum machine on that album, which is a total let down if that's true. The songs on Ram it down are, however, uneven. Some are outstanding, like the title track and Blood Red Skies, while others are a bit cheesy. Turbo has received a lot of hate, but I think it's a quite solid album. Just like for you, it was the first album I heard (on cassette) and I remember that I loved it back in the eighties. Priest sounded like most of the bands that were popular around that time, such as Europe, Dokken, Ratt, etc. When it comes to Ripper Owens I have never cared for the studio albums he was on. Like you said, they didn't sound like Priest, but more like a band who tries too hard to fit into a new musical landscape. The live album from 1998 with Ripper is, on the other hand, in my opinion their second best live album (after Unleashed in the East). The opening track Rapid Fire is even better than it was on British Steel. Ripper's vocals are also top notch and he was a good replacement for Rob. The newer albums (from Angel of Retribution and on) are all great except from Nostradamus. I think Priest has managed to develop their sound, but at the same time kept the unique Priest sound, which I think both old fans and newer fans appreciate. Thanks for the review! 👍👍

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Great ranking! Yeah, in the ‘80s they started using electronic drums, which was more common then.

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I read that a lot of Ram It Down used an electronic drum machine because of Dave Holland’s health problems and you can hear some songs that sound like real drums and some sound artificial. He got replaced by Scott Travis on Painkiller and the band is better for it.

[@wallofrock6725]

Thanks for your ranking. My top 5: 1. Screaming For Vengeance 2. Firepower 3. Stained Class 4. Painkiller 5. Defenders Of The Faith

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Great top 5! I like seeing Firepower at #2

[@cameronhayes1017]

For me: 1. Defenders of the Faith 2. Stained Class 3. Screaming for Vengeance 4. Sad Wings of Destiny 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. British Steel 7. Sin After Sin 8. Painkiller 9. Invincible Shield 10. Turbo 11. Firepower 12. Point of Entry 13. Redeemer of Souls 14. Angel of Retribution 15. Rocka Rolla 16. Ram it Down 17. Nostradamus 18. Jugulator 19. Demolition

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

@@cameronhayes1017 very nice! Our lists were close and I may need to do another ranking to include Invincible Shield.

[@chetthebee1322]

I like Judas Priest but honestly I haven't heard all their albums. Mostly just their 80's albums. Screaming for Vengeance was always my fav.

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I get it, their 80’s albums are great. I would advise anyone that wants to check out their 70’s stuff to listen to Unleashed In The East first, that’s where those songs met their full potential.

[@PiotrLangtvedt]

They had great records in the 70's. If you like 80's albums, you will like the 70's too. :)

[@themindseyecmh]

I like 80s Priest the best, but the 70s was really good as well... never could get into the Ripper albums, and I don't know much past Angel of Retribution... My favorite would be between Screaming For Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith, and Painkiller!

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I agree. I like the ‘70s songs, but they didn’t start to get really heavy until Hell Bent For Leather. British Steel is when they became a real Metal band though.

[@Andrew-m5p4s]

Everyone's top ten is the same but the order always varies

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Yes, Priest has some great albums that belong in the top 10.

[@georgegsroomofrock9868]

Great Great ranking! I love your take on each album, and I have that Angel of Retribution version with the DVD version! I just uploaded my AC/DC ranking do I hope you will check it out when you have time! Cheers!

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Thanks, George. Yes, I saw that your AC/DC ranking was released, I’ll give it a watch and like shortly and I’ll leave a comment.

[@poitor5915]

good selection 👍🏻

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Thank you

[@JCStorm76]

Screaming For Vengeance a little low, I might even have that at one, but good to see Killing Machine at 3. Point Of Entry is underrated. I don’t rate Firepower as high as some do

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Yeah, I loved the sound of Firepower, but I need to connect with more of the songs.

[@davidknichal6629]

@@excelsiormusicreviews Ranking Firepower high is not a crime. It IS an incredible album considering its time of release. For me is Firepower their best album since Painkiller. Especially lyrics and melodies do it for me. And incredible execution and Halfords vocals are so powerful here.....for me 7,5 from 10 ( I ranked Firepower No. 7 on my Priest list which is pretty high I guess but deservedly so)

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

@@davidknichal6629 Firepower is one of their best produced albums and could move up my ranking if I do a re-ranking in a year or two. It could be close to Painkiller.

[@seanbelcher4486]

My 1 and 2 .is stained class followed by sad wings

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Those work for me too. Great choices!

[@davidburns6284]

Good ranking. Solid top 5, although I would have Screaming for Vengeance higher. My top 3 are very close in quality and I struggle with the order on those. 1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. Painkiller 3. Defenders of the Faith 4. British Steel 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. Stained Class 7. Sad Wings of Destiny 8. Firepower 9. Sin after Sin 10. Jugulator 11. Angel of Retribution 12. Redeemer of Souls 13. Ram it Down 14. Demolition 15. Point of Entry 16. Turbo 17. Rocka Rolla 18. Nostradamus

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

Awesome! Some people keep telling me that the ‘70s Priest should be higher, but I think that those songs really came to life on Unleashed in the East.

[@kevinbrown1893]

Good rank. Here's mine: 1. Painkiller (1990) 2. Stained Class (1978) 3. Defenders of The Faith (1984) 4. Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 5. Firepower (2018) 6. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) 7. Hell Bent for Leather (1978/1979) 8. Sin After Sin (1977) 9. British Steel (1980) 10. Angel of Retribution (2005) 11. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 12. Rocka Rolla (1974) 13. Point of Entry (1981) 14. Nostradamus (2008) 15. Ram It Down (1988) 16. Jugulator (1997) 17. Turbo (1986) 18. Demolition (2001)

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I agree, Painkiller is great and your top 5 is solid.

[@RobSinner]

Firepower is NOT Judas Priest. Edit: I'm a Priest Maniac to the max, and I like much more Jugulator+Demolition than Redeemer+Firepower, I love Richie Faulkner, he's an inspiration for me, but come on guys, you can listen Ripper Era and discover many sounds, it feels really psychodelic and progressive, and the new sound feels great, they kept evolving, as they're supposed to, just to come with an incredible Angel of Retribution that is like, a tribute to their original career, elevated to the max, then Nostradamus is the opera magna, the passion, feeling, the technicity, originallity and lenght of that album, made me respect even more these guys, no other band could even try attempt to write something like Nostradamus, that's just, next level originality. I'm not saying anything about 70's/80's Priest cos they're just the best rock albums in the world. And Redeemer-Firepower seemed like a 'lets try to be 80's priest again'. No guys, you can't put out Nostradamus and then try to rewrite your old stuff, you're supposed to EVOLVE and bring up something totally fresh and modern!!! For me, their last album is British Steel 30th Anniversary, after that, is Halford's Priest. (Gotta say, Halford solo career and Glenn's solo albums are part of Judas Priest, if you're a true fan!) Haha, my rank: 19 Firepower 18 Redeemer 17 Point Of Entry 16 Demolition 15 Jugulator 14 Ram It Down 13 Nostradamus 12 Angel Of Retribution 11 Turbo 10 Painkiller 9 Rocka Rolla 8 Screaming For Vengeance 7 British Steel 6 Sin After Sin 5 Stained Class 4 Killing Machine 3 Sad Wings Of Destiny 2 Defenders Of The Faith 1 Unleashed In The East (Sorry I can't accept Judas Priest without Glenn/Ken)

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

No K.K. Downing, but everyone else played on though.

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

I don’t blame you, K.K. and Glenn have a great sound. Great list, Unleashed in the East is one of my favorite live albums.

[@RobSinner]

@@excelsiormusicreviews The problem is, Firepower sounds like Elegant Weapons more than like Angel of Retribution. I don't like new Judas Priest even tho I got the CD's, bought them and tried, but it doesn't feel like Judas Priest, more like Halford 2.0.

[@eijiroinouye4115]

How do you rank Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, AC/DC?

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

@@eijiroinouye4115 I go from least favorite to most favorite.

[@eijiroinouye4115]

@@excelsiormusicreviews I meant which bands are your #1,2, and 3 favorite??

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

@@eijiroinouye4115 that’s a tough one because they’re really close, but I’m going to say Priest, AC/DC then Maiden today. Next week the order could be different, because I’m a huge Maiden.

[@RockaRolla6969]

Sad wings is their best

[@excelsiormusicreviews]

That’s a great album for sure.