Judas Priest K.K. Downing Favourite Priest Album

[@MetalMatt]

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[@MetalMatt]

or download the "Nightmare" album if you prefer plugged in! 🤘💥 metalmattgothic.bandcamp.com/album/nightmare-full-album which KK also plugged on his social media pages when it came out 👍 😎🤘💥🎸

[@ianrosen1952]

Sad Wings Of Destiny for me. I can see that for K.K., it's when their whole "heavy" image solidified, but Sad Wings just has so much more variety. It's not so locked in. And it has some really beautiful, haunting melodies.

[@BLACKSTORMSHADOW77]

Stained class...the first true metal record, it's stripped of the blues and what remains is molten hot metal.🤘

[@artmv1149]

Their masterpiece!

[@toddlesiak3837]

Defenders Of The Faith & Painkiller are my two favs, but if I'm in a more sing-along, anthem kind of mood, then it's definitely Turbo

[@nihilisticmystics]

That Defenders of the Faith are my two favorite. 70s priest needs more attention. I love 80s priest hence defenders but I truly love 70s priest above all!

[@nihilisticmystics]

@@toddlesiak3837 YES! This guy gets it! Defenders! Fucking Priest!!!!!!! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@toddlesiak3837]

@@nihilisticmystics 70s Priest was a little before my time, but I do really like it! Turbo was actually the first Priest album I ever bought when I was a kid, & I used to sing along to all the big anthems

[@paulfrehley7352]

Vengeance & Defenders are the definitive Judas Priest albums for me.

[@MetalMatt]

Same!!

[@felixalonsodepablo7943]

Same!

[@ryantinker8598]

Same!

[@missiontotransition641]

There you go, KK DOWNING, the true creator and believer in the Heavy Metal look.

[@TheFlashpoint69]

Unleashed In The East is the ultimate heavy metal album IMO

[@tiborosz1825]

I want to agree but it has this compressed 'in the distance' sound.

[@stevekosak8624]

It is!!! I recommend the remastered cd with 4 bonus tracks! It should have been a double lp

[@hinjurock70]

Definitely. And also the album that got me into metal.

[@최창훈-j3o]

모든 앨범을 수집 하고 들어본 결과 멋진 곡은 너무나 많습니다. 나에겐 rock hard ride free 내삶을 느끼게 합니다.. Kk downing 당신은 밴드의 시초이며 중요했습니다.. 누구도 부정 할수 없죠.. 당신이 priest 를 떠난다는 소식을 듣고 난 좌절 했답니다.. 당신이 있어야. Tipton이 빛날수 있고. 화려한 트윈기타는 아닏까지 난 잊을수 없습니다.. -95년 17세의 청년이 43세의 어른이 되었습니다.-

[@ugaais]

I was born in 1970 Screaming for Vengeance was my introduction when I was 12 …I had a classmate Tim who had the tee shirt and I thought it was cool then Defenders of Faith came out and I was hooked…I now own almost own their albums I am more of a fan of Sad Wing thru Painkiller though I do own Firepower and Nostradamus…

[@DarthD00bius]

I discovered them about the same time. I remember the video to "Freewheel Burning" had light reflecting off the spikes on Rob's gauntlets, much like KK was talking about in this video.

[@mikeg6666]

I was born in 66 and Screaming for Vengeance was the first time seeing them. But I already had their cassettes before that , I think I wore out the unleashed in the East and British Steel cassettes from playing them so much. I saw every tour after that up to the Painkiller one , then I didn't see them again until Rob came back and they put the first album out after they reunited again....

[@mikeg6666]

@Andi Nord I think that was one of my first ones also , I had the album....

[@sparkynm156]

@Andi Nord \m/ 69 \m/ Dude !

[@sparkynm156]

My introduction was \m/DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH \m/ But it was an Explosion in Me and I had to envelop Every Priest album... Their Sound, Rob's Voice, \m/ The METALLION \m/.... Epic and Forever.... PS.. DONT Forget... \m/ FIGHT \m/

[@randychambers1704]

Congrats KK (and JP) on going into the RnRHOF! It wasn`t needed, yet well deserved.

[@martymartin2894]

Screaming for vengeance is my favourite.

[@jungletension2835]

My first Judas Priest album was unleashed in the East I was 15 in 1979 when I stole that (vinyl) album from Kmart. I I went home and took a couple of Bong hits and listened to diamonds and Rust for the first time I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. I’m 58 now and Judas Priest is still on my KZbin playlist

[@hinjurock70]

I bought Unleashed on cassette in 1981 when I was 11 a few days after seeing them in concert in Albany, NY with Iron Maiden opening 🤘

[@jungletension2835]

@@hinjurock70 That’s awesome you were rocking out to Judas priest at 11 and going to concerts at 11 oh much respect

[@hinjurock70]

@@jungletension2835 Thanks, brotha. And yeah, I started early - my stepdad was a great guitarist and my first concert was Journey with Billy Squier opening at the Ventura Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA when I was 11, and then a few months later I was in upstate NY visiting my former stepdad and that's when I saw the Priest show. After that metal was my life.

[@thesentinel5523]

Great answer from KK

[@1wickedgroove]

Monster album! Remember when it came out and couldn't listen to it enough...

[@tomjones6376]

As a Priest fan since 78, "Hell bent" hooked me.

[@S1LLY_ASTRO_L0VER]

I played that album constantly back in the day.

[@hermanhelmich]

Unleashed !

[@RebelTheUncanny1]

Man, I would love to just sit down and have a conversation with K.K.

[@jedw9983]

When I was sixteen in 1981, in a Welsh comprehensive school, British Steel was bouncing around the sixth form common room on continuous rotation. It's iconic.

[@rangerwhite5165]

Yep, i remember those days. Someone had a tdk90 tape with the latest metal albums recorded on them playing in the school.

[@waynegodfrey6119]

First concert I ever saw screening for vengeance you know what I mean blown away love them,had all there stuff

[@jonathanlundeen8954]

British steel was great but Screaming is next level

[@Claud19r1]

From my The Best álbum is Screaming For Vengeance 1982 Heavy Metal 🔥 🇨🇱

[@eduardoparedes3767]

KK DOWNING SIN VOS JUDAS PRIEST NO EXISTE 🤘🤘🤘 SALUDOS DE ARGENTINA.

[@FTW_666]

Screaming is my favourite/most definitive but holy shit that’s a tough one. The 70’s albums are also PURE MAGIC, I listen to those records daily. Painkiller is an extreme metal masterpiece. Maybe the hardest question ever!

[@MudFlanagan]

Sad wings...masterpiece

[@markmackay6426]

Sad that this intelligent wonderful talented man is not in the band.

[@JayTor2112]

Yeah. They've got their producer playing with them instead, when they could end their career with KK if they just asked him.

[@mrsmith7939]

British Steel indeed! Back and forward from there unbeatable

[@LauraKnotek]

Of course British Steel is the best introduction to someone unfamiliar with Judas Priest. However, I like Sad Wings of Destiny the best. Ken is a great storyteller, and his voice is so soothing that I could probably listen to him recite the dictionary and be enthralled.

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

Nah! Their crowning achievement is Painkiller. The look, the sound, the attitude...everything that Priest stood for was defined and perfected on that album.

[@tonysantoro1997]

I agree , Sad Wings was excellent , and so was the cover

[@LauraKnotek]

@@tonysantoro1997 That's my favourite Judas Priest album cover. I also like the gothic style logo they used on that album.

[@S1LLY_ASTRO_L0VER]

Best starting point is British Steel, but the best albums for me are Sad Wings and Stained Class.

[@kevintaylor8234]

Sin after sin, and screaming for vengeance

[@mrawesome5495]

KK with Ian Hill created the band. Thanks KK.

[@geezberry8889]

British Steel then Screaming for Vengeance

[@TheFishSandwichShow]

The first album ever listened to by Judas Priest was British steel which is one of my favorite metal albums but my favorite priest album is definitely sad wings of Destiny

[@1960gambit]

Unleashed in the East was a killer album

[@davidknichal6629]

Imho hardly any other album can beat DOTF. Itsjust pure perfection

[@rockarolla9054]

Been listening to Priest for 40 years. Id recommend newbies start out with the Screaming for Vengeance album.

[@MetalMatt]

Same

[@arturoalmazan5262]

British Steel put them on top along with Sabbath and purple . but for me Defenders of the faith and Painkiller were monumental heavy metal albums 🤘

[@toddlesiak3837]

Turbo was their poppy/anthem masterpiece that many hardcore fans love to hate, but they secretly listen to it when all alone

[@arturoalmazan5262]

@@toddlesiak3837 I rarely listen to Turbo. they got sucked in that hair metal thing. they're like three good songs in that album. Reckless; Parental guidance and rock you all over the world

[@toddlesiak3837]

@@arturoalmazan5262 That's what just about every band was doing back then. It's a little poppy, but I like all the songs on that album... most of them are like sing-along anthems

[@brucedickinson12]

Sad wings is a classic

[@azrabain8210]

Stained Class hands down for me White Heat Red Hot🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@realmarixstone]

My first Priest album was Rocka Rolla, that I bought in a cut out bin @ a Peaches Records in 1975. Lol And I bought it because of the album cover and I had never even heard of the band before. But, I loved their sound and what they eventually “evolved” into. Lol

[@aspenrosen3457]

Yes!

[@adrianocapitta8411]

Sad wings for the innovation and painkiller for the overall quality of playing and songwriting. But in fact I love almost every single Priest album.

[@racerex100]

Priest in the East…. Great live album!

[@torarauland7145]

K.K. Priest what a band Favourite Priest Album British Steel Love That album, but we talking about the metal goods here. My Favorite are Killing Machine but yes great albums over the time

[@mhsandifer]

That's easy, Stained Class

[@tonysantoro1997]

Sad Wings Of Destiny is probably my favorite album , and the cover is also excellent 🤘😎

[@frankrogowski5608]

Yes, that's the one!

[@jeffmcpeek2526]

Soon Glenn won't be able to do anything.Why not have Downing and Faulkner ?

[@tiborosz1825]

Screaming for Vengance

[@nakatakafka]

my first was Painkiller. Still think it is their best album.

[@toddlesiak3837]

That was the hardcore album from 1990 that put them back on the map as true heavy metallers when glam metal was still all over the radio but was starting to get really stale & repetitive! Back in 1990, I listened to tons of "Painkiller" & Queensryche's "Empire," which came out within one month of each other. I couldn't get enough of those two incredible albums!!!

[@nihilisticmystics]

DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH!

[@Adept179]

Signals who he serves in the thumbnail.

[@pauld205]

He's correct in selecting British Steel, but I'm a Sad Wings guy

[@spacecowboy_1962]

Killing Machine. Last studio album with Les Binks. Solid album from start to finish. Nothing they did is better. Best live album is Unleashed In The East. The tour in which Les Binks quit

[@shandonsahm3343]

Wish KK was still in JP

[@michaelrichardson6285]

Stained class!

[@Kurima60]

Not sure what the “look” had to do with the album. I agree that British Steel set the course, but I think it’s because the songs were fantastic. And I think screaming for vengeance was their greatest.

[@rabarebra]

Steel, leather and studs.

[@martymartin2894]

I agree the sound production and songs on vengeance is brilliant I think. Take these chains,hellion electric,riding on the wind the title track. It doesn't get much better than that.

[@rabarebra]

@@martymartin2894 Take These Chains and Fever is two filler songs, otherwise that album could've been a 10/10. It is one of my favourite albums by them, but it is a 8/10.

[@rabarebra]

@@martymartin2894 You forgot Devil's Child. Fantastic song. Look at the Screaming tour and video footage. Excellent!

[@martymartin2894]

@@rabarebra I love all the songs I just highlighted a few. I think that's there strongest period Us festival 83 is phenomenal.

[@pistolsscaramanga3437]

My Top 5: 1. Defenders Of The Faith 2. Stained Class 3. Sin After Sin 4. Sad Wings Of Destiny 5. Screaming For Vengeance Very honorable mentions to Painkiller and British Steel.

[@tiborosz1825]

Defenders has this muddy drum sound...betting they used a drum machine like on ram it down.

[@tiborosz1825]

Stained is godd but Exciter sounds like a jazz song. The drums are so weak on it.

[@S1LLY_ASTRO_L0VER]

Best Introduction is British Steel, but I feel their best albums are in the 70's. Sad wings, Stained Class, Hell Bent, the Underrated Sin After Sin.

[@stevetwede9901]

thought Killing Machine is it. But KK has a good argument.

[@AlessandroBernazzoli]

No JP without KK, even with weaknesses.....Ian, Rob and Glenn.....keep this in mind....Richie and Andy are great add ins...but Jimi Hendrix Experience with Richie Blackmore wouldn't have been any real JHE.....sorry

[@termsofusepolice]

Stained Class all day. British Steel was the first Priest record I bought as a kid and it left me feeling they were kind of wimpy compared to other hard rock and metal bands. I sort of wrote Priest off for years because of BS.

[@TheWelcome7]

KK was the one that inspired the band members to dress in leather, which gave Rob the opportunity to express his gayness, but somehow nobody got that, it was his METAL voice everybody paid homage to and that’s all that matters. Priest we’re and are the true metal gods. ⚡️

[@TweedSuit]

Sabbath were the blueprint. Priest are the definition.

[@transparent6748]

I’m going black lol..legends 🎸🤘

[@robyg9638]

Only one ? Impossibile! Priest are the only Mrtal Band ha ble to do anzing al bum for 5 decades. Sad Wings, sStained Class, Unleahead, British, Screaming,Defenders, Painkiller, Angel of Retribution. Firepower. Only 1 ? OK, SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE.

[@aspenrosen3457]

🤘❤🤘

[@mrmaxaxl]

My favorite is Ram it Down 🌍💥🤛

[@MetalMatt]

Interesting choice! 🤘

[@riseb4056]

Yeah. Hard as iron and heavy metal are two forgotten jems from RID. HANDS UP!!!!

[@mrmaxaxl]

@@riseb4056 Yes and Blood Red Skies, Ram it Down, Love You to Death, and I'm a Rocker, are all amazing!

[@LauraKnotek]

Ken plays a killer solo on Blood Red Skies.

[@ziggypop79]

Ok KK the leather was all your idea? Lol

[@ZA-co9vj]

I prefer their music prior to British Steel. More bluesy hard rock than straight metal.

[@jesusfg803]

Sad wings of destiny the best album

[@BillDraheim]

The interviewer should have kept quiet. His “yeah” “yeah” “yeah” was distracting.

[@59thfsaviation79]

PAINKILLER

[@blitzhammer]

Unleashed in the East, Defenders of the Faith, Vengeance ....Everything but not British Steel :D It's just a sing a long album

[@jrporter50]

I didn't know Jill Biden used to play in Priest! Wow!

[@felixalonsodepablo7943]

Bring back K.K. again!!

[@professormuro]

British Steel is my least favorite. Sad Wings and Hell Bent . . . Defenders . . . Painkiller . . . Firepower.

[@tristramcoffin926]

Nothing KK had to say about his answer British Steel had anything to do with the music.

[@kamaboko1]

Fact is if Halford weren't gay and battling with his identity, JP likely would have never sported the "leather and studs" look. Halford was the first in the band and he copied it from men he saw in gay night clubs. Look at JP in 1977 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmbJlpymnNybd6c. Now look at the Village People in 1977. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYScgIJmiJqqaM0. Pay particular attention to Glenn Hughes (AKA Leather man). JP and metal owes its look to the gay underground of the 1970s. Strange but true.

[@mr.brenman2132]

Not fact. Bikers were wearing leather long before pillow bitters. Halford may have been the one to popularize leather but K.K. Downing wanted a look that suited the music they were creating. Downing started wearing studded leather outfits on stage. Soon, the rest of the band followed. An example of this can be seen from live concert recordings from 1978. Downing is the only one on stage appearing with black studded leather jacket.

[@hermanhelmich]

Just like Freddie

[@mr.brenman2132]

@@hermanhelmich Nope

[@S1LLY_ASTRO_L0VER]

@@hermanhelmich Freddie went with that look for a short period of time, roughly the same time Halford did 78/79.

[@hermanhelmich]

@@S1LLY_ASTRO_L0VER so...just like Freddie

[@Sandman.68.]

British steel taught me guitar 😁😁😁

[@cbr9914]

balderdash. unleashed in the east is the only priest record you need