This is why Jugulator ACTUALLY is so (dis)liked | Judas Priest Reaction

[@slasherdope8065]

I love Jugulator. It is an underrated masterpiece.

[@krzysztofherdzik1500]

No. It sucks balls :D

[@omniken66]

No, it has the proper rating. There's nothing on it that's worthy of being called "Masterpiece" It's a forgettable train wreck!

[@IllustrateTheHorror]

@@omniken66 you're a poser! you don't know anything about metal, go listen to butt rock

[@IllustrateTheHorror]

@@omniken66 you're a poser! you don't know anything about metal, go listen to dad rock

[@IllustrateTheHorror]

@@omniken66 you don't know anything about metal, go listen to dad rock

[@aldersmoke1]

"Cathedral Spires" is one of the best songs this band has ever done. Price of admission right there.

[@aaronzegas5270]

Agree 100%. I'd also love to hear Rob sing "Cathedral Spires" at some point. That'd probably sound great.

[@pleasuretokill]

Was just going to type this. Cathedral Spires is Top 5 ALL TIME Priest song for me. One of the most epic songs ever written.

[@jeffbudd7678]

Cathedral Spires for the win. I hear KK's Priest will be doing it live soon. It deserves a proper full production live performance at least once in judas priest's history.

[@aldersmoke1]

@@jeffbudd7678 This is of course wishful thinking, but given all the vocal layering in the song, it would be perfect for Halford and Owens to perform together.

[@soyelGabo666]

Agree with you

[@stephencaveney4840]

It frustrates me that this album isn't in back catalog on Spotify as I think it's a totally sick album and one of thier strongest.

[@jagrattlehead]

Agreed

[@DanPellegrino486]

Weird that they have Demolition though. Juggulator must be under some other terms or something.

[@madmanmark8387]

It's not on Amazon either. Now the 50 years album is out it's more like a sampling of the band. I was hoping each album would be on it. Nope it's not again Tim gets screwed once again.

[@blissiplin]

Sad Wings us also missing.

[@SamPlaysBass49]

All four of the Ripper albums (the two studio albums and two live albums) are in the new 42-cd boxed set. Jugulator was in purgatory for a long time due to SPV going under but their current label at least has rights to put it out in album format. Streaming rights might take longer, but it wouldn't surprise me if it popped up in Apple Music/Spotify/etc.

[@jaimegomez8450]

Jugulator was and is a breath of fresh air, really. Heavy to the maximum! Almost a return to form and a continuation from the Painkiller era.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Finally! Someone who speaks my language! I've been saying that for years in that Jugulator is the natural sequel to Painkiller. Hails to you Bud \M/

[@freakazoid4691]

A breath of fresh air? They ripped off the sound from the new bands that were popular at the time. I'd say it was uninspired.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@@freakazoid4691 Jugulator is pretty much an album best left to what the fans make of it and people either like it or they don't. I would say that they updated themselves to what was going on at the time. In the 90's, post thrash and groove metal was popular and detuning guitars made for a thicker and more powerful sound, so Priest did that accordingly. They clearly had some pent up rage inside given the harshness of the songwriting (especially with songs about corruption, death sentences, beheading, brain death, abductions and the end of the world). They've always done that. In the late 80's for example, they went for a faster and more aggressive sound with Ram It Down and Painkiller to match the intensity of thrash metal groups.

[@Incomudro1963]

That's why it sucks, because Painkiller sucks.

[@wannabecliffburton4275]

@@Incomudro1963 bait lol

[@frfoljek68]

I may be the minority, but I actually think Jugulator is sick🤘

[@deadchannellmao1242]

Most people i've seen say that this album is great, and I agree.

[@Vorticy135]

It's awesome but those intros should've been shortened or cut

[@DEEAD666]

Me too.

[@j_freed]

@@Vorticy135 Whenever bands lose perspective, they lose the ability to self edit their material and focus on ‘packaging by quantity’ rather than really adept creative choices.

[@luigi1456]

It's definitely the better of the Tim Owens Judas priest albums, although I don't see those albums as Judas priest. His stuff he did with Iced Earth is 👌👌

[@yerah1]

Jugulator is such a mastetpiece, I love it! Please make a vid about Tim Owens.

[@brentalanadamlandgrave7635]

"Cathedral Spires" is fucking amazing.

[@MetalBlade70]

The title track is borderline Bay Area thrash, I love downtuned Priest. Tim's rendition of Diamonds and Rust on Live '98 Meltdown is one of the best performances I ever heard from a metal vocalist.

[@NZLatic]

Totally agree about that Diamonds and Rust performance. Best live rendition of all time.

[@Faethordz]

Agreed, and Rapid Fire is transformed on that live release. Fantastic Era. Love Rob, but glad we got The Ripper doing some Priest Mayhem for a while.

[@leblon712]

@@Faethordz totally agree. Priest could still use that format to do some killer music, and heavier

[@TheStrengthofBeer]

Oh yea. I cannot drive a vehicle and listen to Tim sing Duamonds and Rust because my eyes are closed and I am attempting to sing along with the same passion.

[@TheMightyBubbs]

That was also one of the best live albums ever. Sounded fantastic.

[@viro0123]

Nothing wrong with Jugulator. It's a great album, like Ripper is a great vocalist 🤘🤘

[@silvanikock3512]

It was a different record and resurgence of a legendary metal band

[@K3b1bisLtu]

The only thing i dislike about this album is the over usage of samples

[@fanofgodjimindiva2497]

Demolition is the one that sucked and brought down the Ripper era. Jugulator was great

[@StaticResurreXion]

@@fanofgodjimindiva2497Demolition is a great album. Yeah there’s duds but that’s true of Jugulator too

[@specs8426]

I love Jugulator. It’s an amazing album - great dark vibes and the most heavy riffs in bands discography is kind of natural continuation of Painkiller. And Tim is killing it - he fits here like a glove.

[@darknotered7425]

I wasn't happy when Halford left. But I was blown away by this album. I wasn't expecting it. I don't understand the hate.

[@frfoljek68]

Agree

[@dowens3781]

I do. The songs are pretty generic and unmemorable and Tim Owens vocals sound fake, forced and lack personality.

[@theprepubescentgrandpa7999]

@@dowens3781 Shit comment

[@dowens3781]

@@theprepubescentgrandpa7999 Nope - brutally honest and accurate evaluation. Sometimes the truth hurts.

[@theprepubescentgrandpa7999]

@@dowens3781 No, it is an absolute shit wrong statement. Clearly you don't know what you are talking about

[@JavierRomero-ku2xn]

Love this album! It’s more brutal, but miss the melodic twin guitar solos. Ripper have a great voice and fits excellent with old music. 8.5/10

[@Maidenintime86]

It's more brutal for sure, but it's generic, I don't like Tim's voice, sounds cheesy as fuck, 6/10.

[@joelmix6822]

very happy with Jugulator! nine heavy songs in a row, and then you have a fantastic heavy ballad called Cathedral Spires.The song is 9 minutes long and the perfect way to end the album. My favorite song on Jugulator is Abductors.

[@vondeckbar72]

Cathedral Spires is a fucking masterpiece!

[@metalpianomusic5635]

I don’t care what people think I flipping love Jugulator

[@omniken66]

You care what they think or you wouldn't have said you don't care!

[@Maidenintime86]

Mediocre album.

[@cpirazzo]

I love this album, bought it when it came out. Remember hearing Bullet Train in a promo CD before the release of the album and it blew my mind. Awesome record.

[@jfwhatahwhat7408]

Bullet Train was awesome when Priest did it live!

[@MichaelWH]

Same...only it was a cassette

[@03cobra4]

Happy they didn't pick Ralf, as Primal Fear, with Ralf, has brought me 1000s of hours of musical enjoyment.

[@yeahsure8323]

Very underrated band

[@imaouima]

No knock on Owens, but Ralf would have been a better fit.

[@jerseyforhawks]

Sadly, I am in the ' I took a break during the Ripper years', but after hearing and watching 'Live in London' , I love Ripper's contribution in revitalizing Priest with a huge young fan base, Rob should be thanking him everyday. Yes, please do a vlog on How Ripper was picked, others not.

[@greghunter6951]

I guess many didn't like Mr. Owens so much is mainly due to the love we have for Mr. Halford, his voice and showmanship. Over the years I have grown to appreciate Ripper more and more. I also love his singing with KK's Priest. Awesome tunes!!

[@bradkneely2798]

Everybody loves Ripper. He did great and Jugulator is a great Priest album. I think most Priest fans love it.

[@omniken66]

@@bradkneely2798 You're stretching way too far with that comment.

[@omniken66]

KK's Priest album is cliche

[@scottsiglinhd2777]

Jugulator is underrated 🤘🏻

[@omniken66]

It's properly rated.

[@RenegadeAngel]

Tim did an amazing job here and some really cool headbangers here, but miss those amazing twin guitar harmonies and amazing melodies. Songs like 'Burn in Hell' are very different and you have to take it for what they are. Certainly some amazing groove there, but at cost of melody. This is brings some great variations to their other songs. Too bad that they dont play any of these songs live. It would have been interesting to hear how they would have sounded with Rob.

[@stoneysopranoyukon9398]

I'm a life long PRIEST fan and Jugulator is their HEAVIEST album. Better than Nostradamus hands down . 🤘❤🇨🇦

[@garydetarron7331]

I AGREE !! I love this album ! 🤘♥️🇨🇭

[@toddbinder2620]

As a priest fan nostradamus didn't do anything for me as well, just didn't get it. Now demolition on the other hand just freaking slammed. Hell is home, what a concept. Loved ripper on those 2 albums. I'd like to hear Rob sing a couple from those tunes off those albums.

[@ctfan1486]

Nostradamus is a good album but should have been released under a different name not Priest.

[@NZWarriors1995]

Ive been able to convey this differently and better before but I consider it...."A Nostradamus album performed by Judas Priest" rather Than a "Judas Priest album called Nostradamus."

[@Incomudro1963]

Heaviest isn't best, and better than their worst album - doesn't make it good either.

[@tupacamaruiv5804]

I was able to see Ripper with his cover band British Steel. It was 1994 in a tiny bar in Streetsboro, OH. There were 10 of us. Friends of the band and me and my friends. I lived in an apartment about 1/4 miles from the bar. Ripper kicked ass. We all had a great time.

[@maud3444]

Awesome!

[@weshoward450]

I love the album. I love the old stuff... I love the new stuff.... I love Ripper... I love Rob... My music library is big enough for any great metal!

[@TheStrengthofBeer]

Well said

[@s60416]

Jugulator is the first Priest album I've heard...bought it back in 2004,thought it was awesome!! Bullet Train and Burn in Hell are my favorite from it ,didn't know people dislike that album until years later.

[@JanVosecky]

Jugulator is a great album. I love Priest albums all the way from the 70s and 80s and since Jugulator was released I always thought it had some awesome creative atmospheric musical elements. It's also an album where Ian Hill truly shines. Priest has always been a band that evolved and experimented with their sounds and style and this album definitely continues in that vein. Much more so than their latest 3 albums, which sounds much more like recycling old ideas instead of pushing the boundaries further like they used to do all the way since the 70s until Angel of Retribution...

[@LadyFairChildVideo]

Jugulator was my first "new" Priest album, and at the time i was more into heavier stuff like death metal , black metal. so for me an "oldie" band to sound so brutal was actually really cool. love Jugulator.

[@ButcherGrindslam]

"Cathedral Spires" must be performed with Rob.

[@davidknichal6629]

That intro is one of Priest's most wicked one along with Electric Eye and Hellrider

[@vinaymulukutla358]

Actually, I initially disagreed with you but I erased that comment. Now when I think about it, it would be epic to see Rob doing that song.

[@aaronzegas5270]

I'd love to hear his interpretation of it. Rob's never done any Ripper stuff in concert, though he has, apparently, considered doing so. But when Bruce does Blaze's stuff live, particularly huge, epic tracks like "Sign of the Cross" and "The Clansman," it sounds tremendous. I think Rob would sound similarly great doing Ripper's stuff.

[@scottricci5063]

I think vocally Rob is starting to wane. He can't hit that high registry aswell as his younger days. Ripper still can, but he ain't as old... yet!

[@joeallegra3122]

Even Tim ( although doing it admirably live ) struggles with this song live. I personally do not think Rob could hit the actual octaves required at this point in his career. Maybe a down tuned version? Doubtful.

[@andresdur]

I love Jugulator as much as any other Priest record! I was there since Defenders of the Faith, Turbo, Ram it down, Painkiller, I had to work in farms to buy those records, I still remember how different they were, 84 to 97 ...I can tell!!!! I lived in a rural area in my contry Costa Rica, I felt bad when I knew Rob left, but when Jugulator came it made happy, I was teaching guitar to some guys, and the New Metal thing was poping up, it was great!!!, Jugulator is a Judas Priest record!!! maybe you are too young to really enjoy, or maybe you never were in a place like me or many other Judas fans in the same position I was, I learned how to enjoy true music, Me and friends went crazy!!!! see ya!

[@robtrimblett7095]

I love this album. People forget, to especially here in the States, how passe and unacceptable Metal had become in the mainstream. I was glad that the band had not resorted satisfying the fans on the internet that would say things like..."I don't follow any new bands. I check the internet to see what Accept is doing." Priest is Heavy Metal and they were trying to bring it back through the underground.

[@zedddddful]

Fans on the internet hahaha it was 1997-1998 nobody was conversing on dial up.

[@robtrimblett7095]

@@zedddddful People we're conversing all over notice boards. Google has removed all of them years ago.

[@jackkaraquazian]

@@zedddddful Were you even around back then? Things used to get pretty heated on USENET and every ISP had a USENET feed (a lot still do).

[@zedddddful]

@@jackkaraquazian were you?how old are you anyway?

[@jackkaraquazian]

@@zedddddful yup, 47. I can distinctly remember arguing with a strident Cliff Richard fan who didn't appreciate Metal 😂

[@badbirdkc]

Jugulator is actually what got me into Judas Priest. I would not have called myself a fan prior, though I did like Painkiller. I was curious about the singer change and gave the album a chance, and I really liked it. Though I do have a few thoughts about it. I fully believe that they knew coming out with a new singer would be a tough sell, so they decided to go as heavy as they could in order to blow the doors off anyone who was a skeptic. I think they came up with the harshest, most brutal lyrics they could, which resulted in some real groaners to be sure. I mean, "Decapitate" is just a song about getting your head cut off. Just silly, dumb shit. But getting past that (which I totally understand if people can't), there are some real bangers. Blood Stained, Burn in Hell, Abducted, Bullet Train, etc. Just killer songs. I think once they figured out Tim's ability better, they dialed in a better album with Demolition, which I think is an absolute masterpiece. I missed out on the chance to see them live during this era and have been kicking myself since.

[@soyelGabo666]

Everything I can write wouldn't be enough to describe what I feel about this album. I think I wrote to you previously, how much I like Defenders of the faith and Painkiller, but... Jugalator is number 3 in Judas Priest Albums in my opinion. I really love this album, I regret so much not to watched them play alive. This is the only thing I hate about that album, I missed the tour!.

[@RB3Author]

Jugulator and Demolition are two of my favorite Priest albums. As others have mentioned, Cathedral Spires is one of the best Priest songs, hands down. And because of the split, we got all the Halford side projects (Fight, Halford, Two) and Tipton's Baptizm of Fire. Also, I'm glad Ralf Scheepers didn't get the job because then we got Primal Fear and they're awesome. So, really... it all worked out for the best as far as I'm concerned.

[@V3ntilator]

I'm one of the 5 people who loved this album on release. The cover have even been my channel banner for many years.

[@novalover5033]

I have VERY fond memories of jugular. It was a banger. & i loved the direction they went for. Im always completely OPEN to new changes in bands that try something new. If it's good it's good. I also had positive memories in the early 2000's with the cd Demolition. In my opinion those albums deserved much higher praise. Im east coast. So there wasn't a huge push for hate here exactly. That was something i discovered later. Like i said. Nothing but love for those albums coming from THIS GUY.

[@hockeyeverything4339]

Angel of Retribution, the first album in Halfords return blows them both away. It's one of the most underrated Priest masterpieces

[@dionisioramirez6706]

No way.

[@TruthnautBegins]

I was very surprised at how little a deal Priest made their reunion album. And it blows no Priest album away. It was just another album. Halford put more energy into War Of Words, Voyeurs, Resurrection, than that album. Judas Rising...Fair but Halford sung slow, there was nothing innovative or special about it. No catchy Priest intro. Deal With The Devil...Not even metal. A filler song. Revolution...Seemed like a forced attempt at pleasing the mainstream. Not metal, fell flat. Worth Fighting For...Maybe the best song on the album though not a classic. Demonizer...A weak attempt at a Painkiller type of song. Wheels Of Fire...Not bad but nothing special. Angel...The album was too light on energy already. This song dragged the album down even more. Eulogy...Priest teasing their retirement and still put out material almost 20 years later. It was also slow and more filler material. Lochness....Actually was performed well. But a song about the Lochness Monster can not ever be cool. Dragged out for 13 minutes. Which helped make well over half the album filler material. It was unforgivable of Priest in 2005 to sell their devoted fans who had hung in there...that lazy effort. But it signalled the coming of a new, slower, Codger Priest who could no longer play metal and in four albums since their reunion....not one single great, classic song. If more Tribute To Judas Priest Albums come about, few bands will seek to cover their post reunion songs.

[@hockeyeverything4339]

@@TruthnautBegins lol. I love every track

[@stacieg4377]

❤HALFORD

[@hockeyeverything4339]

@@stacieg4377 Arguably one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time. Not just metal. The guy is simply amazing. 50 plus years, and the newest release is legit too

[@BUCA_BILL]

Jugulator is a beast of an album and one of my top 5 Priest albums.

[@Maidenintime86]

Generic album, Tim's voice is cheesy as fuck man.

[@pcaviator687]

I would love to see you do a bit of history regarding Tim Ripper Owens and his rise to Judas Priest! That would be epic. I look forward to all of your videos and keep doing the great job that you've been doing. Can't wait for the t-shirt that I ordered to arrive!

[@MetalPilgrim]

Thank you so much! This means a lot to me!

[@deantodd8103]

Jugulator stripped out the pop metal elements of classic Priest, as exemplified in classics like "Living After Midnight," and "You've Got Another Thing Coming." Instead, they built on the heavier and more aggressive elements of Painkiller and certain other really heavy tracks from the band's back catalogue. Astute listeners can also detect definite influences from Pantera and a bit of South of Heaven era Slayer. Personally, I love Jugulator! I mean, I have tremendous respect for Rob Halford, and I hold classic Judas Priest in high esteem. But Tim "Ripper" Owens recorded a brilliant debut with the band.

[@amosamaralmarao7846]

Comentário brilhante,o seu!!!

[@dowens3781]

I love Pantera and Slayer, but when I listen to Judas Priest, I want them to sound like Judas Priest. So those elements didn't work, IMO. And I can't stand Tim Owens forced try-hard vocals.

[@jordanseley1117]

I love Jugulator! It was the first Judas Priest album I ever owned/heard. I bought it in November of 1998 when I was 13 years old.

[@acordeperdido]

I remember when I first saw Burn in Hell videoclip that it blew my mind, amazing sound and incredible voice. At that time I was also discovering classic Priest with Halford, but it fascinated me their much heavier streak developed in Jugulator. Jugulator and Demolition from my point of view are the logical evolution after Painkiller. I really hope these two albums are reissued soon...Regards

[@NZWarriors1995]

Demolition stank though

[@oliverl.5834]

Wait, what version of the picture hasn't been released until recently? Certainly not the one that's in the picture when you mention this. It's on the inside of the Back Cover in the original CD. That came in a transparent case. I always wondered why they didn't take it as the cover and went with only a part of it that they enhanced badly. Looks very pixelated. Anyway, "Jugulator" was only my second album by Priest, after "Defenders of the Faith". I bought it because it had a TV Commercial on German TV (the following live album had one too). I always liked it. Now, knowing all the albums, it's not near my top spot. But there're some I like less. I always wanted to hear Halford sing "Cathedral Spires".

[@DavePainkiller]

I remember that full pic being the screen background on my computer back in, like, 2004ish. Definitely not a "recently released" pic.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

If you think about it , think that as KK & Glenn said , Jug was a prolongement of Painkiller darker and heavier , but as it have almost 7 years between both its like 2 stepping albums missing if rob stayed to go into jugulator . But , if you break it down the riff section of the solo of raw deal with the double bass drums , the last chorus riff of Killing machine , and more evidently Dissident Agressor , not only it was a prototype of heavier stuff and groove metal , and if you change the production slightly and down tune it , the composition isn't that different of Jug ., the riff is similar , the drums are already there .its updated on that Painkiller prolongement hard edge wise.

[@suzannecoholic1467]

loved both Jugulator and Demolition and Cathedral Spires is one of The Best metal songs from Priest during this era

[@1dswylde]

Jugulator is a good album, I didn't think the following album Demolition was as good and IMHO Nostradamus failed miserably. Absolutely love the new one! It's pure unadulterated Judas Priest... 🤘😎🎸

[@aberezyuk]

+1.Nostradamus is the worst album of JP. It was professionally played and recorded, as usual, but ... conceptual-metal-opera-wanna-be-power-metal style of album just does not fit JP ( despite I generally like the the experiments, but this one is failed IMHO )

[@michaelgibsontv]

Nostradamus is as bad as that album Metallica did with Lou Reed. 2 unlistenable albums from 2 of the best bands ever. Yes, even if you’re great you can still really screw up big time.

[@kresimirmandic3807]

@@aberezyuk for me Nostradamus is a masterpiece and one of the best records from JP. I don't understand why people dislike it. I love it.

[@kresimirmandic3807]

@@michaelgibsontv This is by far the stupidest comment regarding a Heavy Metal topic I ever came across. You may not like Nostradamus (God knows why because it's excellent) but comparing it with Metallica/Lou Reed nonsense is pure madness.

[@machupikachu1085]

I really couldn't get into Nostradamus either originally. Then I cut the double album down to the most "Judas Priest" sounding songs, and haven't looked back. It's still got the same epicness of the concept, but, for me, really works as a single traditional - yet simultaneously experimental - Priest release. I recommend people give this a try, you just might get into it in this form. Cheers! My version: 1. dawn of creation 2. Prophecy 3. awakening 4. Revelations 5. War 6. sands of time 7. Death 8. peace 9. Conquest 10. Persecution 11. solitude 12. Alone 13. shadows in the flame 14. calm before the storm 15. Nostradamus 16. The Future of Mankind

[@scootterpootter]

Personally, I LOVE this album!! I saw them when they came to Detroit for the tour for this album, and really think that show was where my hearing loos started. lol Then saw them at a tiny place (Hard Hat Cafe) in Toledo, OH, for the next album. That show was incredible, maybe 200 people seeing Judas Priest play in basically a warehouse. We were able to walk right up to the stage and watch the show. I think it was a "tune up" show, to work the bugs out of their stage show for the big tour. Such an incredible memory. What i really love about Jugulator is that it is way heavier than other JP albums. Before they broke up, they seemed to be getting a bit stale to me. I knew that Glenn had the ability to do some incredible guitar stuff, but with the exception of songs like Metal Meltdown and Painkiller, we never got to hear him shred like a true metal guitarist. Once Ripper came into the mix, we got to hear the songs as Glenn and KK wanted the band to be, since the songs were already written when Ripper came into the band. When Rob came back, you can hear how much the band changed, on the subsequent albums. They are heavier and the lyrics are much more complex and mature, and more "Intelectual" I guess would be what I mean. Not just breaking the law and partying. lol I love all Judas Priest eras, but have a special place in my heart for the Ripper Year. My dram would be that the band would do something like Bullet Train or Machine Man (From Demolition), in their live set. But I guess if we got all of our favorite songs in a show. the live set would be 10 hours long. lol

[@jimthar17]

I love the album. Abductors is the only song I don't really get into. If this exact same album was released with Halford, people would love it.

[@Watergrovey]

Yes to the Tim Ripper Owens video! Jugulator is a good record, it’s problem IMO is the lyrics. Up until them, Rob wrote the lyrics and I think this was the first time Glenn and KK had to do it.

[@justsomedude5727]

I agree the vocals are great but the lyrics are kinda cringey and stale

[@TheMetalOG70]

I'm pretty sure that Glenn and KK have always contributed to the lyrics.

[@Watergrovey]

@@TheMetalOG70 For sure, from time to time, although if you see a song which has a Halford credit, it most certainly meant Rob wrote all or most of the lyrics because that’s what Rob’s writing forte is. Of course he had to have had input from KK, but mostly from Glenn. I made a mistake before stating all of Jugulator’s lyrics where written by KK and Glenn. They were actually written by Glenn on his own, and you’ve got to admit they aren’t that good. Cheers!

[@TheMetalOG70]

@@Watergrovey I haven't listened to the entire album since around the time it came out, so I don't really remember the lyrics, but based on the few songs I've relistened to recently, they seem pretty cheesy. The lyrics from the KK's Priest album are even worse though - totally cringe worthy.

[@43captrexkramer]

Absolutely love Jugulator, very dark and sinister vibe to it. Cathedral Spires is one of the best songs they've ever done and probably one of my favorites in that time frame by anyone and still have the tour shirt.

[@powerslave0606]

The full artwork was also released in Poland (cassette), and Germany (inner sleeve of the Vinyl edition). Ukraine, Russia, and Bulgaria also had it featured on their unofficial tapes according to Discogs.

[@eamonahern7495]

I think it's a great album. Very heavy songs with intense solos. Ripper did a great job on the vocals.

[@Maidenintime86]

No he didn't man, his voice sounds cheesy as fuck.

[@RedCornerMovies]

You released a video about my 2nd favorite singer a day after my birthday. Happiness. Lol but yes!! Please do a Tim Ripper video! One of the most underrated and disrespected singers in metal! The man is a gem on the mic and off of it.

[@Angelstealth]

I really love it, because Tim is an absolutely beast. And I really miss it on the music apps to listen in a good quality, because Judas has exiled of the album’s set, as all the Ripper albums.

[@canadianintheukbrian]

Being a Priest fan since 1978 you hit the nail on the head the direction of Priest after Painkiller or the followup was Jugulator Priest where headed in a heavier direction same fans just could not get on the Jugulator bus when I heard it I love it, it's prob the heaviest Priest record, really sad and stupid how Priest has basically written off the Ripper years, not even a mention in the Rock and Roll of Fame , the guy came in with massive shoes to fill, did the best he could kept Priest alive , as you stated when Rob left Priest could of just hang up it, they had their success the 90's Metal scene was headed in a different direction , they found Ripper to keep the band afloat, moving forward KK's Priest with Ripper on vocals is killer, I don't know the politics of the Ripper years but Iron Maiden has not removed Blaze or the records they done with him from their catalogue, it's a part of the bands history, funny Priest in someway cancelled the Ripper years :(

[@josephwolcott1751]

It was better than what Halford was doing at the time.

[@majurbludd]

he was doing techno junk with trent reznor

[@aaronzegas5270]

I really liked his first album with Fight and the second album was okay, but I could never get into 2wo.

[@aaronzegas5270]

Though, his solo album Resurrection is amazing.

[@josephwolcott1751]

@@aaronzegas5270 that wasn’t until 2000 and thanks to Roy Z it resurrection sounded like priest.

[@stopmotionmovie123]

Man thus album is actually really great, extremely underrated, and I'm probably wrong in this, but I think pretty much everyone hates on it since rob Halford isn't on it, and honestly that's really stupid to expect something to be bad from a bad since their most Iconic singer isn't singing.

[@raindream1983]

Jugulator is a fantastic heavy metal album!

[@Maidenintime86]

No it isn't, mostly because of Tim's vocals, cheesy.

[@TruthSurge]

skip to 9:06 to get answer to video's question.

[@keng.2468]

This album is killer. The riffs are heavy and the songs literally rip through the skin!

[@jeffbudd7678]

Ripper killed it on Jugulator. He has always been a super cool dude (I will admit his ego has got the better of him on more than one occasion since leaving JP). He hooked me up with a bunch of signed Dio stuff before Ronnie passed, as well as signing some old Winters Bane stuff for me. Odd to me though how his first JP album was his best with them, his first Iced Earth album was his best with them, his first Charred Walls of the Damned album was his best with them....seems to be a pattern developing.

[@DamonMurphy1]

I had a unique perspective of this time. Having lived in Cleveland everybody in the scene knew of Tim. Tim (and Priest) totally delivered a superb album. One of my favorite Priest albums. I will defend the quality of this album until I'm blue in the face. Great album. Fantastic tour. \m/ \m/

[@Kassarth]

Funny story, I actually became a metal fan because of this album and totally by chance. In late 1997, a metal magazine (Rock Brigade from Brazil) was delivered to my home by mistake. I didn't know anything about rock music in general much less metal so everything in this magazine was mystical to me at that point, and bear in mind I was 9 at a time and place where there weren't many available appliances to keep a child's attention so this magazine entertained me for a long time, also I was poor and didn't have video games so this shit was the hype at that moment even though I didn't know ANYTHING about the music lol... didn't even imagine what it was like. Inside it there was the listing of recent launches where the cover of Jugulator really stood out for me and again by chance (or not), I'm with my mom at a CD store and find this gem then kindly ask (beg) her to buy it. The musical influences I had till then was classical music, local pop and country music, had never heard anything like that (could make a case for the classical music) before and it didn't quite blow my mind right away but listening alone in the car again and again (nothing else to do lol) it became my thing. My friends were all into Green Day and The Offspring so they hated this, but eventually they became metalheads too a few years later. I still have it in my playlist, Cathedral Spires has been always my favorite but there are so many great ones in this album. Cheers from Brazil!!

[@leblon712]

Jugulator is awesome. The sound is killer. I wish Priest would continue to play some of its songs.

[@GodsmackAR69]

Yes, you should definitely do a video on Ripper Owens! His music with Priest and Iced Earth were top notch!

[@ronaldclayton8347]

Jugulator is awesome, bought it the day it came out and listened to it constantly for a year.Heaviest album they ever made and the best album they came out with since defenders of the faith.

[@JorgeGonzalez-wn3wv]

love the defenders of the faith series!! would love it if you reviewed all the albums breaking down all the songs on the albums

[@shawnevarts511]

I think both Juggulator and Demolition are criminally underrated.

[@the_motherfucker]

Jugulator is extremely underrated but Demolition is pretty bad

[@shawnevarts511]

@@the_motherfucker ok, I liked the majority if Demolition. But Cyberface…sheesh!

[@DurbanNiks101]

I love the comments. Shows that media/critics[What do they know] got it wrong. We love this JP album, and Demolition. Same thing with Maiden and Blaze. They carried the bands with total ability and so we still have them with us to date. AND WE ARE LOVING IT.

[@FatherStack]

I actually love Jugulator! Those vocals are astounding!

[@jasonboulet6415]

I want an episode on ripper only! I love you content... thank you!! Jugulator is one of my favorite ever from priest .. EVER!!!

[@Severeign-sf5uq]

Both Jugulator and Demolition are fucking awesome albums! I love them maybe even more than any other Priest's albums.

[@windyrush97]

Jugulator was not the first Judas Priest album that i've heard... But the first one i bought in 2014 when i.was 14 years old... That artwork stunned me

[@crowhite]

I started my adventure with Painkiller and loved it, but the previous JP albums (except for few songs) just weren't interesting to me. And then came Jugulator. I loved it. Much more power. A bit of darkness. Awesome.

[@KlounAda]

Me too!

[@Incomudro1963]

So, you like the crappy era of Preist.

[@johnmclaughlin9147]

I actually enjoy Jugulator, thought it was one of their heaviest albums. Cathedral Spires is my favorite song off this album. Actually caught this tour twice, and they were great shows. Actually got to meet Priest at this time. KK, Glenn, and Ian hung out with us fans after the show for about 45 minutes. Got pictures and autographs. Really down to earth guys. Scott was really the only on that somewhat seclusive. And Tim was a little apprehensive at first, but warmed up after awhile.

[@chrispalahicky8169]

The album is an absolute banger! It deserves a lot more credit.

[@Pepio]

Jugulator is a masterpiece with a magnificent vocalist, completely underrated by the hardcore-purist and almost religious J.P. fans. It is counted along the long list of great music made by bands who've changed their vocalists, like Born Again, Seventh Star, Headless Cross, Tyr and Cross Purposes from Black Sabbath, for example.

[@toddbinder2620]

I actually really liked this album. It's hard rocking, and just raw power. I loved detonater as well!

[@toddbinder2620]

I meant demolition sorry.

[@jacobthomas9365]

@@toddbinder2620 Detonator would've been a better album title.

[@Beegees75]

Tracks 6, 8,and 10 on this album are masterpieces. Love this album. The Ripper kicked ass on this one.

[@blackholeson3788]

4:58 Jesus, that's fucking terrible.

[@bryanstellfox8521]

I remember being a kid when this came out, and my dad had this in the tape deck forever. I love this album!

[@georgelawrence5695]

I love this album

[@roymauler]

I was very impressed that they would make such a heavy album at their advanced ages (at the time) LOL. Definitely unique in their catalog and their heaviest top to bottom. I've always thought RIpper Owens sounds much more like Dio than Halford.

[@thanoskaraliopoulos1140]

make a tim owens vid pls

[@mikenagoda]

I love this record. It doesn't sound a damn thing like Judas Priest- and that's why I like it. It's different, and HEAVY!!! Cathedral Spires alone is one of the best Priest songs ever. Jugulator makes my top 5 Priest records, easy.

[@redradhako]

"Jugulator is the most hated JP album" Demolition: *am i joke to you?*

[@stefanssmellsvictory105]

Actually, I prefer Demolition significantly more than Jugulator. Demolition is in my top 5 most listened to JP albums.

[@redradhako]

@@stefanssmellsvictory105 Demolition is my guilty pleasure

[@BUCA_BILL]

Demolition has 3 great songs on it Just like 80% of JP albums. I regularly put that album on

[@ElizondoAbelardo]

Awesome video Metal Pilgrim, been a Priest fan for a long time and you really impressed me with your research. Personally, I love Jugulator and it's probably in my top 5 Priest albums. It's so aggressive that you can feel the Groove/Death Metal influences and, at least to me, I don't see any weak moments through the 10 tracks. In fact, it's one of the Priest albums which I can often listen from start to finish. I could talk about any song, but Cathedral Spires is probably the most underrated Priest song for me. Now, you made me really curious about the original demos thought for Halford. I really wish they would release those and hear a Jugulator that would be a more natural progression of Painkiller (my favorite Priest album).

[@makouras]

There's no problem with this album, it's an absolute metal masterpiece 🤘

[@Maidenintime86]

Masterpiece? you must be kidding, if masterpiece means uninspiring riffs, and cheesy vocals then that album is for you, it's mediocre, and it fails at accomplishing anything, they went for that Pantera type of sound, Groove metal and failed at it, and please don't compare Jugulator and Demolition to Pantera because that's a crime, anything Pantera ever wrote blows those 2 albums out of the water.

[@enuffsaid7310]

I've been a fan of Priest since the 70's and I don't give a fuck what other fans think! Jugulator is one of my favorite JP albums!

[@LockedownSEO]

Jugulator was their heaviest album, And has a lot of good tracks. Demolition was their weakest album, but the first one with Ripper Owens was good.

[@didiervancampo9384]

Couldn’t agree more. Loved Jugulator and it finds it’s way to the CD player regularly. Demolition was very weak and sits in the cd rack collecting dust.

[@LockedownSEO]

@A Antonson "One on One", "Machine Man", "In Between", and "Feed on Me" are bangers. I think some of these songs, if Rob did them, people would love them. Jugulator is a stronger album front to back. As Metal Pilgrim alluded to, the tension between KK and Glenn started around this time. Would have been interesting to see how the sound would have evolved with Tim, but I also see why there was no way his time in the band was going to be acknowledged much once Rob came back. The KKs Priest album with Ken and Tim is pretty good, though it doesn't hit me as strong as other offshoot projects, like the first Fight album. I'm grateful Tim Owens kept the band active with new music in the time Rob was gone. It's part of their legacy.

[@vinaymulukutla358]

I couldn't care less if people dislike Jugulator and wish that Halford sang on it. That leaves more of it for me to enjoy. The album is one of the grandest and most epic heavy metal masterpieces ever made.

[@MetalPilgrim]

Українські субтитри будуть через пару годин :)

[@deansch6089]

Count me among the people who would love to see more on Ripper's audition process and the other names involved.

[@jacobthomas9365]

It's pronounced "Juh-gulator", not "Jew-gulator". Lol

[@MetalPilgrim]

Thanks ;) and I mean it

[@jacobthomas9365]

@@MetalPilgrim No problem - your English is a lot better than my Russian 😎

[@TheStrengthofBeer]

I love every song on Jugulator and am sad that it is not in the Pandora catalog (especially since new vehicles no longer come with cd players). Burn in Hell is awesome but Cathedral Spires is their epic Stairway to Heaven, Dream On, One, etc. "Time to rise up and conspire In cathedral spires Watching as our world expires From up above the clouds In cathedral spires."

[@TheMetalOG70]

Ripper Owens is lame. End of story. Especially now - he sounds horrible on that KK's Priest album. The music and lyrics suck too, but his vocals are ridiculously shitty. He's a glorified karaoke singer with a fake-sounding voice and a thin weak falsetto. Ralf Scheepers destroys him in every way - he would've been a far better replacement.

[@IraSiegel]

I bought Jugulator the day it dropped on my lunch break (Virgin Records Times Square) and loved it back then. It’s a really solid release and I love Ripper, but not something I typically reach for when I want to hear Priest. Would rather hear any of the 70s or 80s classics; I still even listen to Firepower which is a latter era release . That one is a recent classic in my book.

[@TheOnemanmoshpit]

Jugulator and Demolition are 2 of my favourite Priest albums. There, I said it! 🤘🏽

[@ozgurmizrak2431]

We definetely need the episode for Tim Ripper Owens

[@Quusikko]

It is actually bs that you can't find the Ripper albums from YT Music. I was so bummed when I learnt this. In my youth Death Row was one of the heaviest, if not the heaviest, song I had ever heard. I love Ripper's work, I think it was really fresh coming after Painkiller. They tried something new and pulled it off!

[@martymcfly3837]

One of the best Priest albums...great guitar sound, amazing riffs and vocals...its different, thats all...