Judas Priest - The Sentinel (REACTION!)

[@wolflarson71]

The Hellion / Electric Eye is a banger.

[@DR0CK69]

This needs to be next!

[@hollymccormack4081]

They've reviewed this on Patreon already. Such a great album opener though.

[@iamaraindog385]

My vinyl of that is warped in *just* the right way, so that it skips and loops back to the the entrance of the harmonies over and over. :D

[@zdenkonouzovsky6947]

Freewheel Burning is great too

[@scottankers6690]

perfect opening song

[@Wizwiz2112]

I’m almost 65 now . Watching you two listening to this masterpiece was exactly my reaction 40 years ago. Rock on!!

[@shroudbass]

Absolutely brother!!!

[@jlid1]

Right with ya!! I'm 65 in Sept. I first heard Priest in '76, and the Sad Wings of Destiny album and they blew me away. Made me a fan forever!

[@mikejohnson-dl7vt]

'80's Kid (muh first metal album first day of Middle School 😎❤🎶🤙

[@sean7735]

72

[@Metal-Nine11]

54 and still rocking this. Live version on KZbin is an all-time fav. Takes me back to my early teen years everytime.

[@richardb2652]

This is what you call 100% pure Heavy Metal. It's not Thrash, it's not Glam, it's not Doom/Death/Black. It's just 100% pure Heavy Metal.

[@Silence_Duder_Gooder]

haha, YES. 🤘

[@doug1929]

Amen!!

[@anilvirginia]

Negative. This is rock.

[@richardb2652]

@anilvirginia OK, what do you consider Heavy Metal then?

[@anilvirginia]

@@richardb2652 OK you're right. In their era, nothing was as heavy as this. They were pioneers and I love them, but given where we are now, I can't see how they could still be considered metal? I think labels that identify music are dynamic based on the era.

[@IronDuke_xX]

Bro ive never clicked one of your vids so fast. Favourite Priest song ever. One of the greatest Metal songs ever. Just peak Metal glory.

[@tylerreisinger734]

Rob kept his vocal cadence from the 70s and the band as a whole integrated the "speed kills" mantra of the 80s, and this album was a match made in heaven. This song is easily in my top 5. My jaw dropped when I saw they reacted to this lol

[@brett2015]

If aliens landed and asked “what is heavy metal?” , this is the first song I’d show them lol 🤘🏻

[@broomulack]

I was coming on to search from something else and clicked this so fast I almost cut my finger.

[@enutrofdude]

3 of Judas Priest's 5 current band members (including singer Rob Halford) are over 70 years old, and they're STILL releasing absolute bangers.

[@SuperTugz]

Have you listened to Invincible Shield yet??? First half of the album especially is like Painkiller part II. It fuckin slays bro

[@221b-l3t]

​​@@SuperTugz Hell of an album. Today I was listening to Judas Priest on shuffle. Trial by Fire came on and I thought, Ah! Stained Class. Nice. Oh wait... same thing with Painkiller. For moment I forgot which album I was listening to. Been listening Painkiller and then Invincible Shield on repeat today, only interrupted by a few others here and there. I got my tickets! 1.5 Vienna. Been 10 years and only once with Richie. He really came into his own. I love KK, it's why I play Flying Vs. Well I do because they're awesome but I got them because of KK Downing. However I no longer miss him. He has his thing with KKs Priest and JP got Richie Faulkner. Fantastic!!!

[@speakerboxxxlovebelow3836]

@@SuperTugz Yeah, I'm just in awe of Halford, still sounds incredble at his age. New album is awesome, I enjoy that you can hear a little bit from their 70s and 80s output throughout the album.

[@paulkarp958]

Priest and Maiden are the true saviors of metal. Priest more on newer albums and writing, its top notch still. The masters of metal, priest, and I was more a maiden fan growing up. Love em both!

[@davea5794]

This album and Screaming for Vengeance (the album before this) have some of the best metal guitar tone ever, and it's not even debatable.

[@DanielGarcia1980]

Agreed! You look up Heavy Metal in the dictionary.. those two albums!

[@omarrodriguez4237]

Im a Maiden fan through and through but Maiden never had a tone anywhere close to the nastiness that is on Screaming for Vengeance. That tone is unbelievable for 82.

[@BrianHunsakerMusic]

I would add king diamond abigail to that list. And Peace Sells

[@Plinythelder]

I've always felt it was a tie between Screaming and British Steele for JP's Magnus opus

[@IronDuke_xX]

Defenders and Screaming is the peak@@Plinythelder

[@pariskotsaros]

One of the best metal songs of all time It gets better with every listen

[@justiceforyall]

💯

[@bto7754]

Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest Best guitar solo

[@mylovesongs2429]

YES! Glenn shined!!!

[@221b-l3t]

Best not necessarily, because there are so many good ones. But only because of that.

[@TimothySchulting]

KK Downing had a heavy hand in writing this song. The 6 part lead swap between Tipton and Downing is just killer. They swapped the solo three times each and then came together for a joint end. Watching this live they swapped the solos and the rhythm as they went . This came out the year I was a Junior in High School, I bought this album the day it came out.

[@allenfackler]

I saw them on their Screaming for Vengeance tour. A sight to behold.

[@mnetzer6777]

Great comment!!

[@christopherkamer3262]

Tipton wrote the music for The Sentinel.

[@ianstotts8853]

The thing about priest is that every one of their albums has its own sound and style. This entire album is perfect but that intro came directly from the pits of Tartarus. In 2022 I saw Priest at the Met. They opened with one shot at glory. When Sentinel came on, the entire atmosphere instantly changed. The room went silent. In the song both Downing and Tipton play the same riff. On stage they doubled up on one guitar and added a new melody with the second one. Everyone was silent for the intro. Rob’s vocals were amazing the entire show, but nothing compared to the last few minutes of this song. His highs stretched at least half an octave higher, and for that last note he unloaded into a full on black metal shriek. He only gets better with age. Ps I also got to see a 75 year old Glenn Tipton with Parkinson’s walk out and solo.

[@jossy2112]

Woah been waiting my entire life to hear them play One Shot at Glory

[@ianstotts8853]

@@jossy2112 they also pulled out Rocka Rolla

[@ianstotts8853]

@@jossy2112 rotten luck dude- that riff is the perfect opening

[@FreeMTrider]

Wow sounds like a great show. I saw the Defenders tour back in '84 at the Sacramento show. Priest was fully in their prime. I hope I can seen Glen play live again before they retire.

[@ianchambers37]

​@jossy2112 same. It would be amazing to hear live. Saw them live the one time and they played several great songs like Valhalla(wish more reactors heard this tune as it really showcases robs range etc especially given his age at the time of recording).

[@michaelevans1578]

I discovered Judas Priest in highschool as a young black man. This is my favorite band of all time. I've seen them live four times, first when Painkiller was dropped and just this past year with my son who is a Metalhead just like me. Great reaction. Hellion/Electric Eye should be next.

[@Zareh_Abrahamian]

The Sentinel is the blueprint and the archetype of a great, epic and perfect metal song. To me it is probably the greatest overall metal song ever. The intro that returns in the middle of the song, the sound, the solo, the spoken dramatic part, the ending and above all Rob Halford's voice... I am 60 and I have been a metalhead since 1976 when I was 13 and I sure am not stuck in the past and I love all metal genres and the heavier and more extreme the better.

[@StressKind]

Yes, this has many of the elements JP would perfect in the painkiller.

[@scottishzombie]

A buddy of mine growing up introduced me to this album on a road trip to go out camping in the desert. One of those few albums where every song is fire. So glad you liked this one.

[@ramdinsangasaiawi7581]

Got goosebumps listening to this song again with you guys, after 40 years

[@raytull3922]

The groove songs you're looking for are "Touch of Evil" and "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll". Ryan will love them both.

[@kyleturner1359]

YES!!!! Touch of Evil will hit hard for LIV.

[@MuzikNBball]

Do you think they would like Killing Machine? That chorus is right up their alley

[@chrispyy606060606]

I remember hearing this for the first time in 1986 and being blown away by the guitar tone. The production on this album was amazing.

[@user-es8zp7wu2n]

This should be a whole album reaction

[@CarlosMartinez-ce4gs]

“Some heads are gonna roll”, believe me this song is right up your alley

[@Metaljunkie83]

This is the kind of classic metal songs i like to hear in this channel, I also loved the reaction. Rob Halford is one of the greatest metal singers no doubt about it.

[@korgond]

Do more reactions for Judas Priest. They have tons of great songs. Legends of metal music!

[@motionoutoftime]

Dissident Aggressor from the Sin After Sin album is also one of Judas Priest's masterpieces.

[@maureenwagg5305]

Devil's horns to the sky when I saw this. I love this song. I saw Priest in 82 and Rob was in his prime vocally. He sounded just like this. Right off the record great. Mind blowing vocals.

[@rickgoeden4548]

That guitar solo is a masterpiece back and forth between k k downing and glenn tipton with the harmonization at the end in the battle style guitar solo.

[@TheePIB]

My favorite song of all time. 🤘 🤘

[@tylerreisinger734]

Absolute god tier song. A Rob Halford master class. That chorus is otherworldly. Rob always delivers Now do "Halls of Valhalla". So you can see that Rob can still belt as an AARP member lol

[@Gnix1996]

Ryan and George making up new genres. Medium thrash lol. Love it. You guys would love Some Heads Are Gonna Roll from the same album.

[@ianchambers37]

Great tune as well!

[@juliantorres8818]

Ryan needs to trade mark "that was Naaassstyyy" lmfao!!

[@AllanKunhaDrums]

"Transition" kkkkkkkkkk

[@wolfgangkirby6820]

Make it a hat

[@shurik121]

This is one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written.

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

Metal has always paired nicely with the fantasy and mystical realms.

[@matthewlegg4253]

When Ryan perfectly timed going into the last chorus there at the end was awesome lol. This song is such a banger. I think I speak for most of us when I say we would much rather see an honest reaction Verse just saying you like it to make people happy. It’s what makes your channel better than the rest, keep it up boys🤘🏼

[@soundguy005]

One of my all time fav Priest songs. EPIC

[@chadleabo]

I remember seeing them on that tour, this song, live really smoked.

[@devonswars]

This is one of the best, most dramatic songs of the 80's. My favorite by Priest easily

[@mlee65]

Defenders of the Faith came out in 1984 and at the age of 72 Rob Halford can still do it and they will be touring 2024 to support their new album, your reaction is priceless.

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

We demand more Priest reactions since they are THE heavy metal band on earth.

[@JimiMitchell]

thank you for checking this one out. It is by far an all time top 5 best Judas Priest song. So good and those riffs and vocals are top notch heavy metal \m/

[@Brandonmtlhd]

You gotta remember, Priest was known for the faster tempos and that's what the fans loved. Also the same with Halford and his high pitched yells. That's why he's a metal god. Sometimes you need to grow out of your box of looking for groove all the time.

[@guibox3]

I've been waiting for years for you guys to do this one. DOTF was one of the definitive albums of my childhood and The Sentinel still ranks up there in my top 3 Priest songs. What a masterpiece!

[@jaysonlavictoire6076]

This is one of my favorites from Judas Priest.

[@richardehas1305]

This song just takes me back to sitting on the school bus in the 80’s with a boom box blasting this. The fact that you two appreciate the song makes the memories even better

[@itayweissman1226]

My fav priest song. The definition of heavy metal.

[@Nightshade1881]

👏🏻👏🏻hell yeah! This is the song that defines traditional heavy metal!!

[@Dirkschneider]

I love the ending. Those chords just rams it home. Brilliant!

[@franciscopimenta9089]

Was expecting this one! Its impossible not to headbang to this song!

[@Σιδεραλης]

Rock hard ride free it's another great song from Priest, life is not just speed but it isn't only about groove, we need both 😂

[@Paul07791]

Agreed, I think they'd have even preferred it. I know I do.

[@louielouie22]

Wow man I was 13 when this came out. I cranked it on vinyl. 🤘😂🤘 Rob and Priest at their finest.

[@rc1reactions906]

My favorite JP song. It was amazing in concert in 1986.

[@germansalas6159]

Man you got so many cool Priest songs to listen, they did everything!

[@tim_pain]

Tipton/Downing together with Shermann/Denner are THE best twin guitar solo duo ever!

[@shit_pant]

this is the only correct answer

[@wealthedge]

LaRoque/Denner. Fixed it for ya

[@silvanikock3512]

Murray and smith also brilliant, Hansen and weikath, scarrat and quinn 🔥

[@subjekt221]

Look. This was and still is my Anthem. I am so happy that you enjoyed it. Pretty sure this was the first Priest song I heard. I honestly listen to this probably once a week. Also my 1st concert was this album. Had to be driven in by a friend. Love you guys, keep up the true reactions.

[@MichaelSorensen-bl3ec]

Learned to play this song myself (I'm a guitarist) a few years back, been listening to it since I was a teenager back in the 1980s. It's really challenging. There are technical elements that will test you, but there's also odd time signature changes that really come out of left field. This was prime time for Priest.

[@stepitupandgo67]

What a great tune...it's been a hot second since i heard that one....priest at the height of their powers...freewheel burnin is also a sick one off this album

[@JoseDiaz-kj7vh]

Glad you did this one... Early Christmas for us Priest fans 😅

[@Sweeptheleg83]

This is one of my absolute favorite Priest songs. I worked for days to learn how to play the rhythm on guitar. When it switches to that quick arpeggiated part and then kicks into the lyrics, just awesome. I really want to eventually learn the solos but that will take a long time to get it down.

[@craighumble6828]

"The figure stands expressionless, Impassive and alone Unmoved by this victory Or the seeds of death he's sown" This song has some of the greatest writing ever. Completely transported to a different time and place for the duration of the song. Pure poetry.

[@Rob.D.]

80's Metal was the best Era to be a teenager. Love your reactions

[@christhrasher9892]

So jealous you get to hear this for the first time. Its a classic

[@mattmallio5746]

I love your videos! When this album came out I was a teenager and I listened to this record almost non-stop for a while there. When I first heard this tune, my 14-year-old jaw hit the floor. Glad you liked it!

[@Nolan-knew-it]

I’ve been asking for this song for YEARS! Thank you Ryan and George!!!

[@NinjaLill]

As a metalhead, I love to see how you analyze the genre. It’s always nice to see how my favourite music is viewed by those who aren’t necessarily into it. Keep up the good work, guys. ❤️

[@kyleturner1359]

I saw this band live so many times in the 80s. What an amazing performance they gave every time! Top 3 favorite bands of all time for me.

[@nnotwo]

The first time I heard this song was in 1988. What a banger!! And still listening to Judas Priest!!

[@brjgtm2011]

The most underrated, one of the best song of Judas Priest hands down, period. Glad yall did this song.

[@hulkingwarmachine3]

Priest went back to back perfection with screaming and defenders

[@sabertoothretro]

There was only one response to this song by any objective ear: they crushed it! The Sentinel is my all time favorite JP song. It's the perfect distillation of molten metal!

[@berkaydemirer4289]

Perfect distillation of molten metal might be the best description ever for a metal song :)

[@hunterhitch2858]

It’s great that you guys play heavy-metal, but it’s even better because you both UNDERSTAND IT. Thanks guys. Keep up the great work.

[@CSCHNOZZ]

There are so many great Priest songs y’all can discover and be equally impressed with. The Stained Class album, Sad Wings of Destiny, British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, and Hell Bent for Leather are full of great songs. Enjoy watching y’all discover the greatness that is Judas Priest.

[@Damage_Inc_1986]

Classic Heavy Metal of the 80s. At the time, bands like Maiden, Priest, and Scorpions were starting to get radio air play with some other songs that were more radio friendly, but that opened the door to the rest of their albums where we found songs like this....and a music genre was born.

[@cynsen]

Judas Priest was the first band that I fell in love with. I was only 8 years old. Over time my passions went elsewhere and I only recently discovered that Judas Priest still rocks out. Rob Halford is a great guy, and the rest of the band as well. Metal Gods!

[@bluesrock88]

One of the most iconic metal songs of all time. Perfection

[@rixter3469]

The production is awesome

[@AdrianOlivas_]

This song is masterpiece! That descending A Minor riff always gives me the chills!

[@spookyspacekook5426]

I was a teen white boy living temporarily in Bushwick while my family worked for a religious charity. A black bass player in the church band gave me two albums. Metal Health, and Defenders of the Faith. Rocked my world. Literally.

[@UnYin99]

OH SHIT shout out to Bushwick from a Rosedale Queens boy! Havent been back since the 80s but it lives on in my heart

[@MuzikNBball]

My intro was Shout at the Devil, but those are both bangers 🤘🤘

[@leonardomota9679]

Vocês escolheram uma música sensacional para esse react. Esse álbum marcou a minha adolescência e até hoje com 56 anos não perdi a minha paixão!! 🎸🤘

[@cferguson37]

one of my favorite guitar solos by the band...its both guitarists...first Glen Tipton..then KK Downing takes a turn, then the 'final' bit if both of them playing together

[@mylovesongs2429]

JP had the best dueling guitarist tunes!

[@leroythemaster4268]

young music lovers will never understand the power of listening to an album from beginning to end in one sitting. When we were young we lived for that shit.

[@hexapusink]

I made a similar comment awhile back on the Refuse/Resist reaction. I don't understand how anyone could listen to Master of Puppets or any other legendary album out of order. Listening to one song at a time off one album over the span of months or even years? Madness.

[@mfennroberts]

Agreed, my kids don't get it. They, unfortunately, do not have the same level of "music" available to them like we did back in the 70s-90s. New music is not the same. I appreciate new stuff but just don't feel like it has the soul of the old stuff. I try to get my kids to listen along with my Maiden, Priest, Triumph, Rush, etc. when driving in my truck.

[@leroythemaster4268]

@@hexapusink Some albums you just get into a flow. Artist like RUSH and Led Zeppelin stand out as those type. The Supernatural album by Santana is another Great example. Imagine hearing just one song from Pink Floyd's The Wall. It would make no sense at all what the artist was trying to do.

[@jasonq8144]

@@hexapusink Yep. It's like watching an entire movie one scene at a time, out of order, with months in between each scene. You'll never get an understanding of the whole thing this way. They don't want to listen though, so whatareyougonnado

[@bestevaar7195]

I’m 21 and I love listening to albums from beginning to the end :)

[@ronsilvia8127]

At that point in time judas priest ruled 🤘🤘🤘

[@tywinders7628]

So many other songs to do, just so many. Electric Eye, Beyond the Realms of Death, Painkiller, Screaming for Vengeance. I could go on.

[@guibox3]

They already did Painkiller

[@tywinders7628]

@@guibox3 👌

[@mutate34]

@@tywinders7628 electric eye on patron

[@A_Bone1972]

51yr old metal head here. mad RESPECT for how you 2 have such a knowledgeable unbiased breakdown of music! calling power ballad metal medium thrash is so appropriate as you can feel what influenced thrash metal bands. Glen Tipton & KK Downing are pioneers of bands with 2 lead guitarists. as far as Priest goes you've probably covered songs like Screaming For Vengeance, Turbo Lover, Painkiller... here's a couple suggestions for some somewhat obscure extremely talented Hard Rock/Metal from the late 80's-early 90's: Future World by Pretty Maids, Black Wind, Fire, and Steel by Manowar, The Headless Children by WASP, Hypnotized by Heathen as for some traditional Brazilian music influenced metal checkout Jumpdaf*ckup, Back to the Primitive, Tree of Pain all 3 by Soulfly lastly, true metal torch bearers the modern band composed of 3 young brothers from KC: Hammerhedd (any of their songs) enjoyed the video. subbed ✌️🐝➕

[@xaviervega468]

Glenn Tipton and KK Downing were untouchable in their prime.

[@langdalepaul]

Their prime lasted 40 years!

[@paulyjbluey6408]

Still fresh! Still Amazing! Still Dam n F****G HEAVY!!!!!

[@rschmidt9495]

I’m really glad you guys got to this song, because I feel like the last time you reacted to a Judas Priest song you weren’t too into it, and this song is one of their best, and I think it redeemed them.

[@BLZeBobpaint]

Fever from Screaming For Vengeance would be a great song for you guys! Absolutely killer track, great groove and melody and mid tempo. So good. DO IT!

[@thebob01]

I was in high school when this album came out. Brings back a lot of good memories.

[@windowsrefund]

I don't believe it is possible to fully experience a song like this in this day and age. I was lucky to have been a young teen when I discovered this gem. Unless you can directly relate, you're all jealous.

[@KalElvis]

I love seeing a whole new audience discover the brilliance of PRIEST

[@blindeyedog01]

I saw Judas Priest in San Diego, 3rd row, in the 80s. They are awesome live. ❤🎉

[@FishTheJim]

George and Ryan I was headed to bed and then I caught Lost in Vegas dropped the Sentinel.

[@kahwigulum]

You glossed right over the best part of the song. "unmoved by his victory and the seeds of DEATH HE'S SOWN" gives me chills every time

[@FreeMTrider]

Being a teenager during the time this album was released was incredible. My first Judas Priest concert was Defenders of the Faith and the next three. Judas Priest put on the best concerts. Top of the game pros. What I witnessed with Priest is the musicianship got better. They sound better live then the studio album.

[@Jus10Giraffney]

My favorite JP song. Enjoy guys!

[@Kevin_Fiol]

Mine too ❤

[@forakermm]

Pure metal. Plain and simple. 🤘🏼

[@hemlock399]

This, Freewheel Burning & When The Night Comes Down are my favourite tracks off this album - great songs from a classic metal album. Freewheel Burning is up-tempo, When The Night Comes Down is a heartfelt power ballad. Incredible compositions with incomparable vocals.

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

This whole album is legendary. I always love watching you guys catch stuff for the first time. You guys are addicted to that half time groove vibe always and I get it 100% \m/

[@LOL-di8gu]

One of my favorite songs of all time, thanks for the great reaction guys!!

[@danielpereira8880]

If you like "nasty riffs", the song Heavy Duty on Defenders of the Faith is one of the nastiest of all time. And Freewheel burning has EPIC high-speed rap verses in it. One of the classic metal albums for sure.

[@Jcruzer70]

THIS is the Priest song I was waiting for the reaction to!!! Beyond The Realms Of Death is a must!!

[@joelmcgee4405]

One of my favorite Priest songs. You should do "Stained Class"!

[@arthurbishop3173]

Agreed-their BEST album!!

[@TebiCr]

That entire album is great, my favorite Priest album

[@rosiemason-rk4cm]

@@arthurbishop3173 Second best maybe - Sad Wings is their best album by a mile imo

[@MikePitt84]

My favorite Priest song!

[@mylovesongs2429]

Yeah!!! Mine, too!!!

[@johnswigler6512]

This whole album kicks ass

[@chicsamson6457]

Probably the best example of descriped lyric writing you will ever hear,Rob paints a perfect picture in your head.......and this is why this song is written so well,it leaves you wanting more.