Reviewing EVERY Judas Priest Album!

You asked, I answered. Today we're reviewing EVERY studio album ever made from heavy metal gods Judas Priest.
What's YOUR favourite Judas Priest album?
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[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Ram it down title track is extremely memorable

[@collt091]

Sad wings of destiny is a masterpiece

[@pearlmario9858]

In my opinion, Sad Wings is the best Priest album!

[@neutron564]

​@@pearlmario9858Yes 🤘

[@silentgnome]

@@pearlmario9858 for me too.

[@Lunar_bloodreviews]

Fr Victim of Changes is an absolute banger

[@Lunar_bloodreviews]

Fr Victim of Changes is an absolute banger

[@thedawnoftheblackhearts2745]

Zero songs on Ram it down?.. yesh right, Blood red skies, Hard as iron, ram it down, monsters of rock

[@bjblaskowitz4435]

Facts Ram It Down Is Very Underrated

[@felixalonsodepablo7943]

I think Nostradamus is the most underrated album in the history of heavy metal. I love that album from start to finish.

[@rusbell2981]

Man I felt like I was alone on that. I saw thralls of metal completely trash it and it broke my heart lol

[@gui4816]

Hot take: Turbo isn't underrated anymore. People love this album. I haven't seen anyone saying it's bad. I myself think about revisiting it because everyone says it's great.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

So I can see, and happy to hear! Such a fun album.

[@neuroisis85]

I hate Turbo, it's garbage just like Ram it Down, Point of Entry and Nostradamus

[@gui4816]

@@neuroisis85 ram it down and nostradamus are much worse. Point of entry is really good, you probably need to revisit it. It's as good as british steel if not better

[@davidknichal6629]

@@gui4816 Nostradamus was a concept album which guys had had never any experience with that is why you "hate" it. I personally do appreciate much what guys tried here and if not all your wishes were fullfilled....well it happens at times

[@nicholasingratta423]

Nostradamus is so awsome it took me years to appreciate it love it 4/5 !

[@bluesrock88]

Defenders of the faith is just a perfect album for me. And yes, Turbo is awesome. I always loved it.

[@michaelquinn8584]

Favorites: Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather, Screaming for Vengeance , Defenders of the Faith and Painkiller. You are 100% right that early Judas Priest is very underrated. It is more experimental, moody, thought provoking and deep while the 80's era is more aggressive and badass but also a bit more by the numbers. (I don't mean that in a bad way) Anyway, great video!

[@williamfernetducharme]

1:09 Rocka Rolla 2:11 Sad Wings of Destiny 3:30 Sin After Sin 5:15 Stained Class 6:18 Killing Machine 7:53 British Steel 9:18 Point of Entry 10:22 Screaming For Vengeance 12:19 Defenders of the Faith 13:10 Turbo 15:23 Ram It Down 16:20 Painkiller 18:26 Jugulator

[@MetalManiac1911]

Dude, Desert Plains is one of greatest metal songs of the era. How did you gloss over it?

[@godetonter4764]

Yes it is, but to most people who weren't already familiar with the song it's unfortunately often overlooked because of the absolute garbage of Don't Go following Heading Out to the Highway most people would probably just skip listening to the rest of the album. Hot Rockin isn't too bad, unless you were introduced to the track by the music video. Solar Angels is not bad if you like a Metal Gods light type song. I also like Turning Circles, aside for the introduction which sounds like someone tuning a guitar. It was my introduction to Judas Priest , and I didn't think that they were a very Heavy band upon hearing the album. I bought British Steel and Rocka Rolla soon afterwards. Rocka Rolla was very old sounding. Songs like Rapid Fire and Metal Gods seemed like the Heaviest Metal on Earth compared to anything else that heard from Judas Priest early on. It was so unexpected that the same band that did those 2 albums would Rock that hard. I kind of think that Point of Entry to British Steel as similar to how Turbo was to Defenders of the Faith in Heaviness

[@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- Firepower 10- Turbo 11- Ram it Down 12- Sin After Sin 13- Jugulator 14- Angel of Retribution 15- Point of Entry 16- Demolition 17- Rocka Rolla 18- Redeemer of Souls

[@fminns]

I love Turbo! And some of the songs performed on Priest Live are just fantastic.

[@masterzombie161]

Funny enough that Rocknrolla and sad wings of destiny were my actual introductions to the band. I get why Rocknrolla is generally ignored, but I like it’s hard rock style, winter is my favorite riff, although I had to edit so it works with cheater. Like I said I get why people don’t like it, but I feel it isn’t as bad as people make it out to be.

[@hemlock399]

Run of the Mill is quite possibly my favourite Priest tune. It's an amazing musical composition, IMO. I have to admit that the mix on the Hero, Hero compilation album is better, though.

[@zeem3366]

I loved Rocka Rolla and to rank Sad Wings as only 3.5 out of 5 is an insult to that epic album, although i do appreciate he doesn't like Jugulator or Demolition cause i don't either. Now Ram It Down is a good album i liked it alot Blood Red Skies is awesome

[@neuroisis85]

I love Rocka Rolla, but yeah it's for fans of 70's hard rock moreso than for metal fans

[@myaramiu]

Run of the Mill, Winter/Cheater, Dying to Meet you and the title track are all killer. I don't know how the hell he says Halford didn't hit high notes or they didn't have the signature priest sound and dual guitar quality on this album. It's almost like he just didn't listen to it.

[@Scorpionloquendero77]

My favorite Judas Priest álbums are Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller.

[@w-james9277]

Defenders Of The Faith and Painkiller are my favourites! You should do every saxon album, all 22 of them!

[@grim1683]

I fucking love Judas Priest and the reason comes down to three words. Rob fucking Halford. He’s a phenomenal singer with a fuck ton range

[@rwpr26]

I can't stop laughing about your commentary on NOSTRADOMUS. 0/5 "F*CK YOU" Too funny man!

[@VS-ke1qp]

I listened to Priest a lot when I was first getting into metal but they never really hit me as hard or meant as much to me as the bands that really made me fall in love with the genre like Maiden, Megadeth, Sabbath and Dio. I've always felt like I could get everything I wanted from Priest from just three albums, Unleashed in the East, British Steel and Painkiller, and never felt compelled to listen to their whole discography. Based on this video, I will definitely check out Defenders of the Faith, Turbo and Firepower though! Great job as always \m/.

[@docvader82]

I almost totally agree with your take on Firepower. I think it's basically some of the good sign from Redeemer, with British Steel's rock radio hook sensibility.

[@demonizer8739]

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

[@shanefelle9385]

I think Ram it Down has some decent tracks, title track, Blood Red Skies, Hard as Iron for instance.

[@demonizer69420]

Those three tracks absolutely rip, title track is one of my absolute favorite Priest songs

[@KomboAndy]

Angel of Retribution kinda grew on me. Especially Things worth fighting for

[@realscience948]

Sin after Sin is my favorite somehow? ...Not sure why? It's raw, drumming great,smooth...no computer /electronic reworking? Never heard speed guitar like that before!

[@hemlock399]

Dissident Aggressor: proto-thrash in 1977!

[@keepthemetalflowing]

While I'll agree that "Ram it Down" isn't the most memorable Priest album, I'll argue that there are some great bangers on it. The title track has Rob's intro scream that'll scare the crap outta anyone not expecting it. Then "Heavy Metal". while not the best is a solid enough rocker. "Come and Get It" is another of the same, just a solid if not an unimaginative rocker. Of course "Blood Red Skies" is a helluva banger, no one can deny that. I'll argue that, while not a great track and somewhat forgettable, the "Johnny B. Goode" cover has some excellent Halford vocals on it. I dare you not to at least try to sing along to it while you hate the rest of the track lol. And last but NOT least we come to MY favorite track on the album and one of my favorite of oh so many Priest tracks: "Hard as Iron". I mean, come on? Tell me when you play this song loud, through a decent system you aren't just banging that head (that doesn't bang)? That track, while it's one of the more identifiable tracks that used a drum machine due to Dave Holland simply not being able to physically play this fast and consistently. I read that he played the tom and snare fills and transitions, as well as cymbal accents. He also came in more when the song slows down briefly after the solo section. It's a master class of blending human performance with a machine's precision to get the perfect percussion track. And I mean, come on the solo section??? Did you NOT hear those guitar leads????! The album may not be all that great but don't overlook good songs and "Hard as Iron" and the others I named (except the cover, save for Halford's performance on it) are terrific if not dated Priest tracks. And let me tell you, if the band actually decided to play "Hard as Iron" live as Scott Travis could do it with some reworking, tell me you would not pump your fist and bang that head (that would be banging)!???

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

YOURE THE ONE UNDERRATING THE EARLY STUFF😂 Only 1 album above 3.5

[@fredbarras8017]

I would give Firepower 4.5. The only flaws are the two last songs but apart from that, it's brilliant.

[@themastersword1621]

Glad to see the love for Turbo. Has some songs I really don't like, but overall is just really, really good. A few bells and whistles, but still undeniably a Judas Priest album.

[@greenalishi222]

Really enjoyed you! I love Unleashed best. Stained n Hell twin killers. Mudd Club is sooooo f in good. Great vid

[@Kayceesoutdoorliving]

Bro, your channel is called metal meltdown. Probably my #2 favorite JP song is metal meltdown.

[@lukanovak1492]

Ram it Down has sooo many bangers! What are you talking about?! From Ram it Down to one of their best songs Blood Red Skies... just incredible

[@danieldebono7116]

Point of Entry has some bangers on it. How can you dance to Turbo Lover but not Troubleshooter? Desert Plains is awesome with the driving drums. Hot Rockin' is also catchy as hell.

[@obychnyichelovek6757]

I've enjoyed Angel Of Retribution more than Screaming For Vengeance and Defenders Of The Faith, and to me this album is extremely memorable

[@Zubatticus]

I absolutely agree on SFV and Painkiller being their best. I can't stand the drums on Turbo, that's what kills the album for me.

[@Peroy1]

Painkiller (10/10) Sin After Sin (9,5/10) Sad Wings of Destiny (9/10) British Steel (9/10) Firepower (8,5/10) Defenders of the Faith (8,25/10) Screaming for Vengeance (8/10) Stained Class (7,75/10) Killing Machine (7,5/10) Ram It Down (7,5/10) Redeemer of Souls (7,25/10) Rocka Rolla (7,25/10) Point of Entry (7/10) Turbo (6,5/10) Angel of Retribution (6/10) Jugulator (6/10) Nostradamus (5/10) Demolition (3,5/10)

[@natemurray311]

The one song I cannot stand by priest is "living after midnight". "Desert plains" is a badass song off of point of entry in my opinion. The best song on the album. It was the last song they played at the show we went to and I was okay walking out. Beat the crowd. Sad wings of destiny is my favorite Priest album, then SFV.

[@tntfreddan3138]

In my humble, but honest, opinion, Firepower is a fucking great album. My personal 5 favorite songs on there are Evil Never Dies, Lone Wolf, Traitors Gate, Never the Heroes and Rising From Ruins.

[@19megamustaine85]

invincible shield is ewen better than firepower in my opinion !

[@DamnableReverend]

Interesting takes on the 70s stuff. It's by far my favourite of the band, or at least, the trilogy from Sad Wings to Stained Class,w ith, in my opinion, Stained Class being the pinnacle of everything for this band. Sad to see a lack of enthusiasm for this album from you but, on the otehr hand, nice to see some love for the perhaps somewhat underappreciated Sin after Sin. I like Rocka Rolla for what it is, but it's true they were riding their influences pretty hard on that one. Still, there's enough of them to keep it pretty interesting, for me, with 'Run of the Mill" even showing a heavy Floyd influence that I don't think I hear in anything else from the band. "Dying to meet You" is underrated if you ask me and "Cheater" has a pretty killer stomp to it and some surprisingly violent lyrics. It's not in the greats but for me it's a fine 70s rock record.

[@ej0117]

Damn! You know a record is absolute garbage when The Metal Meltdown Mentions Judas Priest and Dream Theater in the same sentence,lol. Great video!

[@nopenope3512]

yeh man i love dissident aggression and last rose of winter!

[@NavarroSkyrim]

So many awesome albums, but Sad Wings has always been my favorite, in fact is one of the best albums ever in metal imo 10 - Angel Of Retribution 9 - Ram It Down 8 - British Steel 7 - Killing Machine 6 - Screaming For Vengeance 5 - Defenders Of The Faith 4 - Sin After Sin 3 - Stained Class 2 - Painkiller 1 - Sad Wings Of Destiny

[@godetonter4764]

My list of Judas Priest albums 1. Sin After Sin 2. Painkiller 3. Killing Machine 4. Stained Class 5. British Steel 6. Sad Wings of Destiny 7. Turbo 8. Screaming For Vengeance 9. Defenders of the Faith 10. Jugulator 11. Fire Power 12. Rocka Rolla 13 . Angel of Retribution 14. Redeemer of Souls 15. Point of Entry 16 . Nostradaumus = Demolition ( They both have been equally successful in finding new ways to make music suck )

[@StoneColdClassics]

1. Sad Wings of Destiny - 10/10 2. Sin After Sin - 8.5/10 3. Stained Class - 10/10 4. Hellbent for Leather - 7/10 5. British Steel - 8.5/10 6. Point of Entry - 5/10 7. Screaming for Vengeance - 10/10 8. Defenders of the Faith - 10/10 9. Turbo - 6.5/10 10. Ram it Down - 5/10 11. Painkiller - 10/10 12. Jugulator - 3/10 13. Demolition - 1/10 14. Angel of Retribution - 7.5/10 15. Nostradamus - 6/10 16. Redeemer of Souls - 5/10 17. Firepower - 8.5/10 Maybe my favorite band of all time but they have some really shitty albums, I’ve only listened to a couple of songs off the debut and they sucked so I never bothered to check it out all the way through.

[@masterzombie161]

I’d say give Winter another chance, but your gonna have to edit it down to about 5 mins when it leads to cheater. Cheater is definitely a rocking beat that still me and my friends play.

[@hemlock399]

Run of the Mill is excellent, too. I also like Never Satisfied and Dying to Meet You / Hero, Hero, but I think that's my quirky taste. I think that Rocka Rolla is under-rated.

[@neuroisis85]

Rocka Rolla is great better than crap like Point of Entry or Nostradamus especially

[@harvesterofstorms4932]

I’ve always had a soft spot for Nostradamus, but I’ll be the first to tell you it could have used a decent trimming in terms of length.

[@EattheApple666]

one of my favorite Priest songs is "Last Rose of Winter" LOL Hard core fan here and I can enjoy each and every album for what it is. One of the things I love about Priest is that everyone doesn't get it. I don't listen to the "hits" and they still have 18 good albums.

[@Questformetal]

Great vid would be cool to see it with megadeth like someone already said or even slayer 🍺

[@blackwaterrust476]

He should do Opeth or Cannibal Corpse Next

[@Questformetal]

@@blackwaterrust476 Or six feet under :P

[@blackwaterrust476]

@@Questformetal Oh no🤣🤣🤣🤣 PICK UP THE PIECES of MY FRUSTRATION!!!!! Lol

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Six Feet Under might be fun... with the right amount of vodka...

[@Questformetal]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial Now you have to do it! Drink after each album

[@alexandruarnautuvraciu]

15:27 1968, dude? ☝🏻🤪

[@MetalTrenches]

The way you pronounce “genre” makes me want to punch a bear 😂. Jk. I love Screaming for Vengeance

[@josephniemec6644]

Excellent summary that I generally agree with. I would re-listen to point of entry there are a bunch of good songs including solar angels etc I like this review so much that I'm going to check out your rating on iron maiden because I stop listening to them basically after power slave and want to see what you think of the stuff since then

[@JxT1957]

Painkiller and Ram it Down are my favorite albums

[@docvader82]

Of course I've got some disagreements with you early on(your up to Point while i start this), but that's what it's all about. We don't have to love the same things equally. Point of reference, I'm 50, really discovered them when I hear 'another thing comin' on the radio(and then realized I'd heard a couple British steel tunes before). Ok, here goes(the top 5-6 have a lotta differences, and therefor can change based on my cravings at the time). I kind of separate it into 3 groups, cuz I think the bottom five are clearly, easily the worst. 18. Demolition 17. Rock a rolla 16. Nostradamus 15. Point of Entry 14. Ram it Down 13. Angel of Retribution 12. Jugulator 11. Turbo 10. Redeemer of Souls 9. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Firepower 7. Sin After 6. Screaming for Vengeance 5. Sad Wings 4. Stained Class 3. Painkiller 2. British Steel 1. Defenders of the Faith I thought Ripper was better than you, but the records were bunk. The writing(and lyrics, c'mon Glen) was the issue. Now, I fukkin luv Burn in Hell and Jugulator, but I don't like too many others. Ripper was so much better than Blaze in Maiden though.

[@williamfernetducharme]

Yes! Turbo is an underrated album! It's a great or even incredible album for me. 6 of the 9 songs on here are bangers. And there's not a single song I dislike on this album.

[@emsig70]

That was very entertaining, thanks! I agree on most of the ratings. (And, yes, I despise the existence of Nostradamus, too. Gosh, I would be ashamed to have my name on an abomination like this.) Where we differ slightly is Ram It Down. The title track, Blood Red Skies and Hard As Iron are imho decent tracks. But nonetheless it pales in comparison to Turbo and Painkiller, of course. So maybe a 2.5 out of 5? Yeah, that looks about right. Cheers!

[@technomad1770]

I'm with you on Nostradamus. Don't get me wrong, I like 'Prog Rock' ( ELP, Yes, Genesis) , just NOT from Priest.

[@robertmccauley754]

1. Stained 2. Screaming 3. Steel Rest of the albums are cool, but those are the three in the regular rotation.

[@kevinbrown1893]

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

[@macm3081]

I thought rocka roller was great for their very first record.

[@metaloverkill6217]

I know people have different opinions and I respect that, but any priest fan can't say there are no good songs off Ram it Down especially when their favorite album is Painkiller. Ram it Down and Hard as Iron alone have ballsy riffs, powerful choruses, and honestly the best solos glenn and kk have ever played. I get disliking the rest of the songs off that album, but I really can't see any priest fan disregarding those songs which are just as badass as songs from Painkiller.

[@stevelamonica2297]

I thought "Ram It Down" came out in 1988, not 1968. Who knows, I could be wrong...

[@hemlock399]

I agree that Ram It Down is a relatively crap album by Priest standards, but it does have an excellent song on it: Blood Red Skies.

[@MetalManiac1911]

That song is absolutely an epic banger!

[@yoiamhere4737]

Don't forget about the title track, fucking phenomenal!!

[@keepthemetalflowing]

I would like to argue that "Hard as Iron" is a massively heavy, high tempoed masterpiece with a killer guitar solo by KK and Tipton. This track is one of the few that keeps me returning to the album. And before it's brought up: yes, I know that on this track especially, a drum machine was employed for the faster parts, and Dave Holland does fills, cymbal hits and accents, and when the track slows down after the solo section. It's actually a masterwork of editing human performance with a machine to get the desired effect. Dave couldn't perform at this level so he did the parts of the track that needed the human touch that machines, at that time, just couldn't do. The song is a banger, hands down. And lets not forget Rob's vocal performance is out of this world on it.

[@Doughnuts-jn3ok]

No love for Blood Red Skies? 😔

[@steliosemmanouilidis5050]

Rob said that the new album about to come out is as heavy as the Painkiller album. I cant fucking wait

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Pumped to hear it! Here's hoping it lives up to that incredibly bold statement!

[@joshalan5125]

I agree with you 100% that Painkiller is their best album; Night Crawler is my personal favorite Priest song of all time. What a killer beast of a record! I also agree with you that Nostradamus is complete dog pile; their absolute worst. Where I disagree with your ranking of Angel of Retribution; I thought songs like Demonizer and Hell Rider were absolute bangers!

[@bengibbons376]

Between The Hammer And The Anvil!!!

[@fourseasons4105]

1. Stained class 2. Sad wings of destiny 3. Sin after sin 4. Screaming for vengeance 5. Defenders of the faith 6. Killing machine 7. Painkiller 8. Point of entry 9. British steel 10. Firepower

[@natemurray311]

It blows my mind away that you did not enjoy "run of the mill" at all... One of the most epic Judas Priest songs ever in my opinion. Very proggy and sounds like Floyd with Sabbath.

[@mickyt8063]

I just finished up my dive into Judas Priest's discography today and my thoughts are as follows: - Rocka Rolla is for sure a weak beginning to their discography but after that the rest of their 70's stuff is really good with Sad Wings of Destiny and Stained Class being some great albums from that era, they're also some of my favourites in their discography. - Their 80's work has some fantastic classics in the form of British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of Faith, but the rest of the albums they made in that timeframe do absolutely nothing for me and are really underwhelming. - Painkiller is by far their best album in my opinion, it's damn near flawless and it's one of the most badass and fun Heavy Metal albums I've ever heard, love the fuck out of that album and the title track is legit one of the greatest Metal songs of all time (it's the first Judas Priest song I ever waaaaaaaay before I got to check out their discog so that's also a factor to why I love that song so much, it kills and so does Death's cover of it). - The era that had Ripper Owens is awful, I fucking hate those albums, they are some of the most boring, derivative and embarrassing records in Priest's discography and while Ripper isn't a bad vocalist he is just so goddamn derivative and boring that it hurts. - The rest of their discography is hit-or-miss, the only true highlight past that point was Firepower which is really good, outside of that Redeemer of Souls and Angel of Retribution are solid but not that great and Nostradamus is a slog to get through.

[@MelomanoAdicto]

Man, I mostly agree with your takes! Would you do Black Sabbath and Rush discography?

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Already done Black Sabbath, but Rush would be a great idea. Maybe in the future...

[@alex_flamer]

15:27 1988*

[@oldenyz3148]

When you're that young I suppose it's all the same.

[@c4gam1ng12]

I have some similar opinions, though I don’t have as many negative opinions as you. Rocka Rolla: 6/10 Sad Wings of Destiny: 9.5/10 Sin After Sin: 9/10 Stained Class: 9/10 Killing Machine: 7/10 British Steel: 8/10 Point of Entry: 6.5/10 Screaming for Vengeance: 8.5/10 Defenders of the Faith: 9/10 Turbo: 7.5/10 Ram It Down: 6.5/10 Painkiller: 10/10 Jugulator: 7.5/10 Demolition: 2.5/10 Angel of Retribution: 5/10 Nostradamus: 3.5/10 Redeemer of Souls: 5.5/10 Firepower: 8/10

[@jblazeby]

I think Point of Entry is forgotten a lot. Troubleshooter is a great song.

[@archibaldsalyards926]

You lost me at Rock A Rolla... give it a try again after youve listened to Priest for 25 years.. thanks for the video. Peace.

[@matthewmacdonaldchannel1]

We don’t deserve you, but we love you. \m/

[@Nazman06]

I love Rocka Rolla

[@Bryan-ce6bo]

Metal

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

correct

[@curly_wyn]

British Steel is awesome and is a classic for a reason. Anyone who says it’s overrated is a not-to-be-taken-seriously hipster. 😎

[@veljkocvetkovic9517]

Rocka rolla 3/5 Sad wings 5/5 Sin....4/5 Stained.. 5/5 Killing.. 4/5 British..4/5 Point...3/5 Screaming.. 4/5 Defenders..5/5 Turbo 2/5 Ram it.. 4/5 Painkiller 5/5 Jugulator 2/5 Demolition 2/5 Angel...3/5 Nostradamus 2/5 Redeemer.. 3/5 Firepower 4/5

[@metalhead7319]

Rocka Rolla 2/5 Sad Wings Of Destiny 5/5 Sin After Sin 5/5 Stained Class 5/5 Killing Machine 5/5 British Steel 4/5 Point Of Entry 3/5 Screaming For Vengeance 5/5 Defenders Of The Faith 5/5 Turbo 3/5 Ram It Down 5/5 Painkiller 5/5 Jugulator 3/5 Demolition 1/5 Angel Of Retribution 4/5 Nostradamus 2/5 Redeemer Of Souls 5/5 Firepower 5/5

[@jonmallek7746]

This guy is high! Rocka Rolla is incredible!

[@thediesel387]

This may make you want to off yourself but I've seen any number of JP fans rank Nostradamus as a top 3 or 4 Priest album. Some people love it. Just saying.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Shame on them

[@DrDanka69]

Reckless off of Turbo rules

[@scooter29]

Sad wings is 5/5 Stained Class 5/5 Screaming for Vengeance 5/5 Defenders of the Faith 5/5 Firepower 4/5

[@FortniteEmoter981]

Painkiller is in my top 10 metal songs!

[@snaggletooth1500]

I'm doing a discography dive for Priest and I just finished Angel of Retribution (which I wasn't super fond of) and that means the next album for me is...Nostradamus. I must say I'm not looking forward to this album AT ALL. In fact, I think I might just want to skip this album entirely, as I can't imagine myself enjoying it in the slightest. Given what you said in your review for the album, the album appears to be much more Dream Theater, and much less Judas Priest. The way I see it, if I didn't like Images and Words (the album that's often considered to be Dream Theater's magnum opus), then what chance do I have at enjoying Nostradamus? So yeah, I think I'll just skip that record. I can't imagine it being anything else other than a waste of time.

[@davidknichal6629]

Well you surely do not have to listen to this album, but this album offers much much more than only a brainless lyrics and kinda selfparody albums kinda Angel of Retribution.

[@davidburns6284]

I agree with you on most of these, except for Turbo. I think that album is total dog manure. Really dumb and embarrassing. And yes, Nostradamus is garbage. The only album I hate more than Turbo. 1. Painkiller 2. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Defenders of the Faith 4. British Steel 5. Invincible Shield 6. Stained Class 7. Hell Bent for Leather 8. Firepower 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Redeemer of Souls 11. Sad Wings of Destiny 12. Sin After Sin 13. Jugulator 14. Demolition 15. Ram it Down 16. Point of Entry 17. Rocka Rolla 18. Turbo 19. Nostradamus

[@diabeticmonkey]

The first album really proves how much of a difference a vocalist can make. What happened to that guy that sang on that?

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

No way is nostrodamus a 0. There is good on there.

[@curly_wyn]

Even the stuff that could be seen as good are just way too long

[@mr.immortal1614]

I agree with what you said about rocka rolla. 1 or 2 songs are ok and the rest is kinda forgettable. The album is kinda boring. The album cover is good though

[@echoesofautumn6690]

Nostradamus is my favorite album

[@blackwaterrust476]

Priest is a Great Band band for sure but they are pretty inconsistent as well. Rocka Rolla (it’s ok, I do like some of the hard Rock feel of this album but the production is not that good, songwriting is not there yet, 6.5/10) 2 Sad Wings of Destiny (This is a overrated album, many have said this is their best, but it’s middle of the Road of this era of the band, I would be fine giving this a 9/10 since it does have some of their most iconic songs but it’s just not my favorite by them.) 3. Sin after Sin (THIS is a great album though, I love how Prog rock inspired this album feels at times. Does remind me of Deep Purple, Sabbath and Rush. This is a little more consistent 9.6/10) 4. Stained Class (The masterpiece of the early era, One of my favorite heavy metal albums of all time, There are truly no bad songs here 10/10) 5. Killing Machine (Truly love every song on this album as well, I feel like this is their most underrated album from this era, another masterpiece 10/10) 6. British Steel (One of the most overrated albums ever. This is nowhere near Priest’s best It’s good but near the bottom of my rankings of Priest. It’s got some overplayed classics that are fun but there are some STINKERS *cough *cough United 7/10) 7. Point of Entry (It’s better......... but still nowhere near their best 7.3/10) 8. Screaming for Vengeance (Amazing, Hellion/Electric Eye might be the greatest priest song ever, I love you got another thing Coming, the title track. 10/10) 9. Defenders of the Faith (The most disappointing Priest album ever There are great tracks like the Sentinel etc, but also Horrible tracks like Eat me Alive, Love Bites. 7/10) 10. Turbo (I hate glam metal with a passion so I am a bit biased here, but the title track and a few other songs are amazing but the rest I don’t like it’s ok. It’s probably my favorite glam album 5/10) 11. Ram it Down (A great Heavy Metal album, sounds like a huge return to form for me. I love every track except for that GODAWFUL Chuck Berry Cover, if that cover was not on the record I would say this is a flawless album. 9.5/10) 12. Painkiller (One of my top 5 Metal albums of all time. Beyond a Masterpiece might be one of my top 10 favorite albums from ANY GENRE) 13. Jugulator (One of the most under appreciated Priest albums. I really do like Ripper Owens a lot. This album is pretty consistent. Not any amazing songs though in my opinion. 9.3/10) 14. Demolition (BURN IT WITH FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!0.5/10) 15. Angel of Retribution (Felt again like a True return to Form. Halford sounds great. Lochness is a top 5 priest song to me. Production is decent. Some eh songs here and there but fantastic record 9/10) 16. Nostradamus (WTF was Priest thinking here? This was the Asstonishing before DT did the ASStonishing, WAY TO LONG, The story is uninteresting, It’s BORRRIIINGGGG. I can’t remember a Single song off this thing. 2.5/10 awful) 17. Redeemer of Souls (Priest Redeemed themselves here, this is such a HUGE step up. Getting rid of KK Downing must have been the right move. The songs are catchy some great solos Richie Faulkner was a great addition 8.5/10) 18. Firepower (Their best since Painkiller, one of my top 10 favorite heavy metal albums of the 2010s. The band lives up to their album name. This feels like Painkiller pt 2. 10/10 I love it so much)

[@curly_wyn]

Hipster.

[@StevenBeverage]

I think Painkiller is their only great album. Then Screaming for Vengeance is good..the rest of them either have a couple good songs each or are just not very good in my opinion. I can make a great 15-20 song playlist out of the rest of their 18 album catalog or 16 excluding those 2.

[@Jayagebee]

Well, my fav album by Priest is “Firepower”. Not one song I’d cut off of it, a fucking masterpiece! British Steel on the other hand, the most overrated album in metal history, so basic and meat-and-potatoes as can be compared to the albums both before and after it. Yes, I prefer Point Of Entry over it, because it to me is more fun with better hooks.

[@scottthompson4193]

I will never understand the hate for DEMOLITION

[@Nazman06]

If you cant find anything good on Rocka Rolla them you are a bozo

[@jeremiahrussom9031]

Bro go back and listen to ram it down again it's in my top 3

[@katiedelafuente]

Rocka Rolla is like what you described it as: a middle of the road, bland, and to me, a tiresome record to get through. The tracks aren't horrible, but they're not that great either (4.5/10).With that though, I would say if I had to choose a favorite era of the band, it would have to be the 70s. The three records after Rocka Rolla are all just really great. They're all 9/10s. Hell Bent for Leather could have been as good as them if they left off Evil Fantasies and Take on the World (7.5/10 to maybe a light 8/10). British Steel is an overrated record. I really cannot see how anyone would call this one of the greatest metal records of all time. There's probably as many as good, solid tracks as there are middle of the road songs on the record (6.5/10). Point of Entry is just a boring album; there isn't much to say about it (4/10). Screaming for Vengeance is a weird record for me because I remember when I heard Electric Eye, I thought it was going to be an amazing record. Then I heard the rest of the album, and I didn't like it. After more listens, it did start to grow on me, and now while I do like it, it's another overrated record to me. Fever and Pain and Pleasure aren't songs that belong on a record considered to be a masterpiece within the genre; You've Got Another Thing Coming is also one of the most overrated metal songs of all time (7/10). Defenders of the Faith is easily their best record in the 80s. It could have been perfect if they left off Heavy Duty and Defenders of Faith though (9/10). I don't feel as positively of Turbo as you do. A lot of songs with cheesy melodies that don't appeal to me. Even with a song like Locked In which is one of the better songs of the record, has that terrible line with an even worse melody, "You've got the key, the key to my heart"(4/10). Ram it Down is just a mixed bag overall to me with Blood Red Skies being one of the most overrated Judas Priest songs. I heard many give high praise to that song, but once I heard it, it was just a big disappointment. I was expecting so much more from it (5/10). Here though, Priest completely bounced back with Painkiller. It's just an amazing record start to finish with one of the greatest opening tracks and title tracks of all time. It's also a special record for me because I had only heard Screaming for Vengeance and British Steel, and I kind of wrote them off to be overrated as a whole with their music, but once I heard Painkiller, I really saw what Priest were capable of (10/10).I can't say anything about Jugulator because I haven't heard it yet. Demolition though is just an awful record. I hate the downtuned riffs, I hate the industrial like solos, and it probably has the absolute worst Judas Priest song with Metal Messiah. To add even more, the record is just bloated. Each song just felt too long by the 2 to 3 minute mark (1/10). Kind of disappointing to say, but unlike Iron Maiden with Brave New World, Angel of Retribution didn't really feel like a return to form or even that much of a comeback record. It should have felt much bigger since Rob was back, but the music doesn't reflect that. It's a fine record, but nothing too special (5.5/10). I was going to listen to Nostradamus, but after the first couple of tracks, I really didn't have the desire to sit through more than an hour and a half of it. From what I remember of those tracks is that they had some good parts, but overall, not the greatest thing ever. Redeemer of Souls is a nice record. I like it, but I think it would have benefited if they cut the track listing down (6/10). Firepower is definitely their best record in a long time. Great production, riffs, and energy. There are songs that aren't as great as the others, say for instance, Lone Wolf, but no bad tracks are found on the record (7.5/10). Thanks for the video.

[@docvader82]

It's a shame Nostradamus sucked so bad, I thought they could have done that well. I only own it, and Demolition, on vinyl to complete the collection. How the fuck did that one guy play it daily for a year or whatever.

[@attrouter1962]

Megadeth would be killer

[@hemlock399]

I literally HATE the song Living After Midnight, and Priest is my favourite band. I definitely rank early Priest albums Sad Wings, Stained Class and Sin After Sin above British Steel, which I put about on par with Hellbent. It's an excellent album, but not Priest top tier.

[@docvader82]

Angel of Retribution really disappointed me. There's a song on there that rips off one of the shittier songs on.....RELOAD. Are you kidding me. JP wasn't really back, in the studio, until Redeemer, which is every bit as good as Firepower minus a radio hit or two. KK must have just been done. And I absolutely hate how he's conducted himself.

[@jonmallek7746]

I just realized what's most forgettable, this guy's KZbin channel.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

And yet you remembered to leave two comments 🤔

[@jonmallek7746]

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[@Tudmiriensis]

You are very unfair to Nostradamus. Maybe you should grow a bit older to fully appreciate it. The same goes for Kiss and The Elder album.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

This album has been out for 13 years and I bought it when it came out. If thats not enough time to 'appreciate' anything, let alone a Judas Priest record, then what in your opinion is?

[@Tudmiriensis]

@@themetalmeltdownofficial Í wonder if you have listened to it enough these 13 years. Don Airey's work in that album is superb. I am 53 now and Nostradamus has become one of my fav albums.

[@themetalmeltdownofficial]

Bruh, if an album requires multiple listens over the course of 13 years to fully appreciate, then honestly you're forcing yourself to say you enjoy it. I don't intend to do that.

[@Tudmiriensis]

As I said in my first post, maybe it is a question of the listener's age, not of how many times one listens to it. Anyway, I do think that a 0 is very unfair when it comes to the PRIEST.

[@randygonzalez1375]

Ripper owens n jugulator kicks ass. Wtf is wrong with u. Generic how? Ive yet to hear someone that sounds lik him. He was the perfect choice for the time. He got a chance of a lifetime joining the band he was inspired by. He was pre-qualified already knew how to sing tge songs. Whats with all the hate. Its called judas priest but yet u dont want him to sound like Halford