Judas Priest - Ram it Down, New Haven 1988

[@jeromewagschal9485]

Damn... It's even faster than the studio version...It takes a lot of skills to sing and play at this speed and be perfectly on point...

[@mitchelltheawesome1]

Holy shit the speed is so fucking gorgeous.

[@17primemover]

There will only ever be one Rob Halford. No imitators, no wannabes, no nothing. Halford stands alone.

[@gojira931]

i love that crowd reaction at 2:56 when downing and tipton launch into those harmony arpeggios

[@LoganFK]

Me too, pure ecstasy. I know you said this 10 years ago but it probes priest will never die.

[@muffdiver7670]

My Spotify is full of live priest!!! It never gets old!

[@Evilwalker99]

It´s a shame that Priest didn´t record a DVD from this tour, that would´ve been insane!!!

[@Sumpfkrebs]

Maybe, because DVDs didn't exist at this time??

[@BigFatCaulk]

@@Sumpfkrebs but you know what he meant tho

[@Sumpfkrebs]

@@BigFatCaulk of course I know what he wrote. I also would like to hear live versions from other RID-tracks than I'm a Rocker or Blood Red Skies because they only had been played live in this tour.

[@indianmilitary]

@@Sumpfkrebs Judas Priest - Yes. Triple Guitar attack including Halford's vocals (which is another Guitar). So, no band can come close to Judas Priest. But Pantera can crush any band (except Judas priest) with their groove metal despite having just one guitarist (Dimebag was equivalent to 3 guitarists). Watch Primal concrete sledge live (Moscow 1991). It was the reason why Halford loved Pantera and took them on tour.

[@martinhesketh4916]

Fuck me I thought the studio version was fast, awesome!

[@dougcarson5202]

This is fast like Slayer's "Reign in Blood" fast - blinding!!

[@CorvusCorax.]

Same omg 😲

[@jeghamaymen]

Hilarious performance, almighty Judas priest guitar duet .......one of the very best heavy metal solos ever ...

[@damianczarnecki8775]

2:14 Dave Holland or Dave Lombardo? :O :O

[@indianmilitary]

Dave Holland. He was good. But not technical

[@CorvusCorax.]

Oh shit!! Everything made of metal in my house just melted 😮

[@onparole849]

2:29 This solos are not playing by humans :D

[@JBlinky67]

I say that every time I listen to this album!

[@ewertoncassiano4764]

I have sure too.

[@timmiroxx9854]

this is Judas Priest and Halford at their absolute best-this song blows 99 percent of any thrash band away-the technical ability is outrageous-watch the live video of this as well

[@24tnuhknaks]

Right?? No thrash song can compare to this! its funny some ppl actually think this version is sped up xD I swear I was born in the wrong generation x0

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Priest was at the avant gard in 70s of that type of music . Call for the Priest , Dissident agressor , exciter... the whole unleashed in the east record ..

[@artemivanov5542]

Hey man don't hate on thrash

[@Thijscube]

yeah whats up with the hate on thrash. as if thrash bands are inferior in terms of technical ability. must have never heard of bands like coroner, artillery, annihilator, megadeth, forbidden

[@IllustrateTheHorror]

@@Thijscube none of them are on this scale,there's a reason why Megadeth,Pantera and Testament got destroyed opening for Priest in every show,There's no comparing to Tipton and Downing

[@shreddersteve2663]

Wow!!! what a great sound quality from this tour.

[@The1IsonisBack]

The studio version is already lightning speed but this. This is fucking INSANE! (liek memetalhead guy said

[@Drag4401]

JP'88: The most spectacular scream ever caught on record in mankinds' history.

[@BigFatCaulk]

james hetfeild has a really good one from i think the metal hammer festival in 85 it was this video that made me realize why james changed his way of singing, that had to hurt

[@indianmilitary]

@@BigFatCaulk James Hetfield? He was singing like a girl until Ride was released. He himself is embarassed to listen to the first album Kill.

[@mhadman]

Front row center ,August 5,1988, at SPAC.. Ears still ringing..:-D

[@mkl62]

Today is August 13. It was on this day in 1988 that I saw Judas Priest at the Hampton Coliseum in Virginia. Cinderella opened.

[@edilsonedimoraes5618]

best solo heavy metal best vocal heavy metal ; ROB THE BEST VOICE OF HEAVY METAL .........

[@metalerowilliamxxx]

Some fools said that Judas Priest used a drum machine in this album. That's shit. That's a lie. If you're a old fan you know the Dave Holland style and this Is what we're hearing here. Drum machine my nuts !!! Dave Holland was a great drummer. And he was innocent of all the charges by the way.

[@amosamaralmarao7846]

No estudio foi bateria eletrônica,sim senhor!!! Dave Holland fez sua última turnê com o Judas Priest nesse ano.Fazia performances fortes,mas tecnicamente sempre foi um baterista limitado p/ o heavy-metal.Isso é fato. Sobre sua prisão,nada a declarar...

[@indianmilitary]

@@amosamaralmarao7846 Not technical does not mean "limited". His drumming was perfect for all albums until painkiller.

[@chromebull884]

On my his tour Dave Holland played but it is a documented fact that they used a drum machine for the album Ram It Down

[@Zozou77]

Version incroyable en live !! Tipton & downing en feu

[@adammesic]

First time I've heard this, I thought something was wrong with the recording/playback speed. But the vocals were clear and in tune. So... Judas Priest was officially speed metal!!!

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Since 1977

[@antimurphy8212]

They were speed metal since the song "Exciter"...where have you been??

[@MetalMan73100]

Back in those days the Metal God could outscream everybody else. Respect.

[@timmyotoole1010]

El mejor solo de guitarra en la historia del Metal 🎸⚡🔥🤘👑

[@santi-estrada]

Opino exactamente igual. Una jodida salvajada y en esta versión a 20 bpm más. Brutal.

[@antoniovidal6722]

Este concierto lo veo y lo que destaca glen tipton es increíble, esa guitarra suena afiladisima

[@julienseitz1350]

Exactly

[@fist1130]

HOLY FUCKING HELL!!!!! THIS IS SPEED METAL!!!!!

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Priest did Speed metal since 1977

[@jironthunder7519]

Sweet find! Priest never fails to deliver live!+!+

[@panther67100]

I was at this concert-great time-partied on top of the parking garage before the concert.-Cinderella opened for them

[@brianjeweetzelf4803]

Awesome! Playing like their tourbus is double parked, holy f%ck

[@InfiniteEndsThere]

EPIC!!!! Even the word doesn't cover how epic this is! :)

[@oscarsoto5037]

Amazing...long live Judas Priest!

[@metalheadpriest2626]

Priest playing fast as thrash metal this is fucking awesome

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Lets back in time ... Call for the Priest , Exciter, The live version of genocide with speed double bass in it , rapid fire , then you have a lot from the basis of it .. Speed and thrash , Screaming for vengeance, Freewheel Burning ... Then Ram it down ... It wasnt new for them . And metal meltdown ...

[@metalheadpriest2626]

@@Nissardpertugiu I know all the songs you said already, i am a Priest maniac, what i a meant with my comment is that i haven't listened this live version before, they thrashed the song even more than in studio

[@Nissardpertugiu]

@@metalheadpriest2626 always

[@metalheadpriest2626]

@@Nissardpertugiu PRIEST RULEEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!!

[@LoganFK]

Faster…

[@666TonyBuddha]

Cool! I was at this show! Cinderella Opened up. thanks for posting

[@dondeboys]

This song 's better than 'painkiller'.

[@indianmilitary]

Halford's vocals on Painkiller was more brutal. He touched pinnacle.

[@IllustrateTheHorror]

@@indianmilitary no, Painkiller is slow, this is better

[@martins8761]

Astonishing

[@kuautlikuakoatl3182]

Could someone help me how to get this concert on video? .. Greetings and Thanks !!!

[@chansakcharoenying6000]

I was at this concert, got kicked out cause I was going ape shit, but I snuck back in. I always said this was one of the best shows I went to. We tore up the new haven coliseum that night, people were lighting off m80's and bottle rocks.

[@LoganFK]

Rob even said multiple times how fucking wild you all were. If only I had a time machine…

[@chansakcharoenying6000]

What’s up cuz, I just saw this post! Fucking great concert!! I always said it was one of my favorites!!

[@SilverTounge85]

@Evilwalker99 They did film the tour, but it has never been released because they had just released a video 'Priest...Live' from the year before. This was recorded for a live album, but never released.

[@HellPatrol818]

This should be called Ram It Up! 🤪

[@indianmilitary]

Homophobic or homolover ? 🤣🤣

[@joseenriqueof]

@SilverTounge85 Defenders of the Faith glam? It's probably one of their best albums

[@anthonycortese4642]

Was at this show. Cinderella opened.

[@freeds6601]

lucky. i wasnt even born yet

[@billbrolin1246]

I was there too my fellow metal maniac! One of my favorite concerts ever!

[@LoganFK]

Which one of you was lighting off m80’s?

[@ctfirepitpistolandcigar512]

I was at this concert, Cinderella opened

[@CorvusCorax.]

Omg those candy-asses opened for Priest?! Must have been like getting out of a Pinto and into a Porsche 😂😂😂

[@dennisfox8673]

Yeah, and much to my surprise I really enjoyed their show. Never much of a Cinderella fan, but they knew how to kick ass on a stage.

[@arausruben]

the best song-intro ever

[@mkl62]

1-20-2012. Happy 60th Birthday, Ian Hill. I saw this tour; August 13, 1988; Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA. Cinderella opened.

[@LoganFK]

Watching this a decade later! From Hampton Va!

[@Glamosapien]

think the ram it down era was my favourite was insane all the old songs they played faster and heavier live it was just an extreme "lets go nuts" era the style deffinitly influenced dragonforce, nitro and blessed by a broken heart

[@sonnic1995]

@gojira931 hell yeah, that harmony and the crowd reaction are epic as hell

[@tbn22]

How fast can they play? Holy O_o

[@customerservice3138]

Drmcx as fast as the cocaine let’s them

[@waltuh11121]

Drmcx yes

[@rodovanra6783]

Ask KK downing and Glenn that back in 1988 and they will answer. YES

[@arvindshastry1178]

@@customerservice3138 I don't know about others but Rob Halford is clean since 1986.

[@speednecromancer666]

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMN!!

[@stardust_memories2260]

I'm sweating from just listening 🤘

[@silenoz81]

is dave holland on the drumms?

[@JudasPriestArmyChile]

Lunio Guerra Yes.

[@jesusgonzalez720]

Yes he is!

[@elitistemisanthrope4046]

Ram it down speeded-up?

[@Nissardpertugiu]

As Priest often did live

[@Angerasart]

Has anyone anywhere ever seen or heard this song played with Scott Travis? If so, is there a link?

[@Scarlowable]

FUCKING AWESOME

[@TheGreat_LordPonch]

One persons has never ramed it down! :P.

[@drquesadilla]

@SilverTounge85 THAT is definitely true, there was clear influence. Was certainly an interesting era for the wardrobe of the rock musician.

[@jorgeguerrero5035]

La versión en vivo 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@memetalhead1]

Fuck they are playing lot faster than studio version! Hands down!

[@BaptizedinFire]

@halford3256 Actually no, Rob went clean in '85. Or was it 86? Can't speak for the other guys, though.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

86

[@MrGobarnacht]

Coming to Finland in April. Holy shit this gon be good.

[@drquesadilla]

@SilverTounge85 Turbe was as close to glam as they got, but even it certainly wasn't glam. I did not hear a single tune on Turbo that sounded even remotely adjacent to the poppy stuff like Autograph and Warrant, they still stayed true to the heavy. Defenders of the Faith on the other hand didn't have even a single hint of glam. You don't listen to the Sentinel or Freewheel and think glam?

[@roxxanedtroyt1744]

no they didnt and turbo is the weakest of their albums. yes tey got a lot of new fans but the fans they had were like WTF?

[@Nissardpertugiu]

A lot of turbo stuff actually comes From New wave tools Not Glam . But some narrow metalheads that seems to listen 1 type of music can't make difference by New wave effects and hair bands LOL

[@drquesadilla]

@METAAAAALYEAH It was diluted glam if anything. GLAM is music along the lines of Autograph and Poison. Anything shy of those levels of glamminess isn't full-on glam. The problem is when someone hears a band like Priest use even some glam elements in their songs suddenly they act like they're listening to Vixen.

[@BobbyGarza-cyberbug]

The BEST!!! AT ITS bEST.....

[@walterrojas2099]

QUEDARAN SIEMPRE EN EL RECUERDO SEÑORES

[@Pablo3b1919]

fucking Great! Judas Priest forever!!

[@SilverTounge85]

@drquesadilla The band was all glamed up though, to appear more mtv-friendly, and they had the new outfits from the designer that have made their stage outfits since 1986. But when thinking of it...Ozzy for instance walked around in a glitter coat with his hair done with permanent and white dye, looking like an old woman. Iron Maiden used synth and had more puffy hair than ever during 1986 too. I think most artists and bands were influenced by the glamrock era, though not neccesary playing that.

[@arapacismtl]

Thank you for using my image without getting permission first,-© Jerry Fielden 1986

[@imho4990]

It's metal!

[@YngtchieMusic]

Hi, my sincere apologies for not recognizing this sooner. I'm the guy who uploaded the video, using an account that I only used for sharing bootleg clips and other rare recordings. After KZbin changed its policies regarding email accounts and similar, it's been difficult for me to access my other accounts ("ShaneLawn" and "AllanMcLaughsworth"), but I will do my utmost to credit you for the photo in the video description, something I should have thought about back when I uploaded this originally, but I was sadly ignorant about copyright. In any case, it's a wonderful photo, it captures the excitement of Judas Priest at the peak of their live powers.

[@customerservice3138]

arapacismtl fuck off

[@OlleForsberg]

FASTER!!

[@Soricelmagar]

Top Old cool metal

[@Justplayfuckingmetal]

GODS!!!!!

[@insightmetal]

Yes, there he is.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Thrrraaaashhhh

[@gianmarcodacol1820]

7th August, New Haven Coliseum 1988

[@EternalNightmare1000]

Faster!

[@TheWheelsHaveEyes73]

@drquesadilla You're telling me "Wild Nights Hot & Crazy Days" wasn't Glam?

[@thunderrising2071]

ペインキラーは突然変異ではない。この曲は偉大な習作だ。

[@cronoswar214]

Esto es jodidamente asesino

[@edilsonedimoraes5618]

perfect live performer fuck fuck fuck

[@Jubidar]

@SilverTounge85 Defenders of the Faith glamrock!? :D Rofl

[@SilverTounge85]

@drquesadilla Sorry, what I really ment was the stuff they did off 'Defenders...' in 1986, sounded close to the 'Turbo' material, due to the guitarsynths and echo effects, so it sounded close to what came out of the LA scene in 1986 from most bands. The songs sounded very different than on the 'Defenders...' tour and on later tours too.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

The set ups used you mention were used in New wave first , not " hair bands " at all

[@TheWheelsHaveEyes73]

@drquesadilla Ehh, I don't think those represent the whole of Glam, those are just the poppiest Glam bands, but I see your point.

[@DOCTORWHOFAN1988]

they only played blood red skies on this tour and 4 songs from british steel

[@Nissardpertugiu]

And 6 tracks of Pre 1980

[@DethMachineX_]

Did they? It’s not in their setlist as of 1988. They did play the intro tho

[@zach7948]

Yes, Blood Red Skies was not played until 2011 although they did borrow the intro for 1988.

[@panther67100]

yes it is

[@SilverTounge85]

This gig was apparently recorded for a live album that never saw the light of day. They did film some of the shows too. Apparently the band had moved a bit away from the glamrock of 'Defenders of the Fait' / 'Turbo', and become more heavier. Too bad it was never officially released. Only some bootleg footage of the tour exsists.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

Defenders ? Glam rock Defenders is one of the rare albums of the 80s to retain the post apocalyptic and quality of their 70s records ... and it was a first tentative to update that in the violence , also the structures were more adventurous than BS or SVG ... I mean Freewheel burning, Jawbreaker, Eat me alive, the sentinel , glam rock ?

[@southplnk]

@BaptizedinFire he has been sober since jan 86

[@Einfarhtfreihalten]

@memetalhead1 He has turn up the speed gard dammit. My freind was to this concert and they not play it so fast.

[@YngtchieMusic]

The pitch is the exact same as the studio version; this is the actual tempo, they played the song this fast live during the Mercenaries of Metal tour.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

San diego is even faster than KK and Glenn did fucked up in solos

[@Einfarhtfreihalten]

Lol the speed has been set up !

[@Nissardpertugiu]

No

[@andrew0bookout]

My A# sounds just like Halford's.

[@babayaga8513]

죽이네

[@河村規史]

ドラムがスコット・トラヴィスならもっといい曲なのに。。。。

[@spiritsplice]

I hate when bands rush shit, it is fucking lazy. The song was fast enough.

[@qman5948]

The metal maniacs begin to rage

[@The1IsonisBack]

The studio version is already lightning speed but this. This is fucking INSANE! (liek memetalhead guy said)