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Painkiller by Judas Priest
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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Painkiller | 6:06 | 240,690 | ||
| 2 |
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Hell Patrol | 3:36 | 117,346 | ||
| 3 |
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All Guns Blazing | 3:56 | 98,350 | ||
| 4 |
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Leather Rebel | 3:34 | 94,761 | ||
| 5 |
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Metal Meltdown | 4:46 | 107,824 | ||
| 6 |
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Night Crawler | 5:45 | 126,496 | ||
| 7 |
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Between The Hammer & The Anvil | 4:46 | 69,870 | ||
| 8 |
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A Touch Of Evil | 5:44 | 124,591 | ||
| 9 |
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Battle Hymn | 0:56 | 64,759 | ||
| 10 |
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One Shot At Glory | 6:46 | 76,163 | ||
| 11 |
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Living Bad Dreams | 5:20 | 23,515 | ||
| 12 |
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Leather Rebel (Live) | 3:38 | 10,906 |
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About this album
Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by Judas Priest, their 12th studio album. The album was recorded at Miraval Studios, Brignoles, France in early 1990, and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, the Netherlands later that year. It was the first album with drummer Scott Travis. The original LP, cassette and CD versions were released on September 3, 1990. A re-mastered CD was released in May 2001. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance at the February 20, 1991 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.
Following the poor sales of the album Ram It Down, which was itself an attempt at reconciling with the public over the perceived sellout, Turbo, Judas Priest returned to their classic ’70s style, while borrowing contemporary speed metal techniques, resulting in their most critically acclaimed album in a decade. The album is viewed by some as the quintessential speed metal album and the style proved highly influential to European power metal bands such as Gamma Ray and Primal Fear.
Following the tour for this album, singer Rob Halford left the band and maintained little contact with his former bandmates throughout the 1990s. The reason for this was due to growing tension in the band, although not, as popularly attributed, because of Halford’s homosexuality. Halford wanted to create his new band, Fight, and had to legally leave Judas Priest to allow his creation to be sold. Judas Priest declared that they did not exist anymore after Halford had left. However, they would record and tour a few years later, with singer Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, on the albums Jugulator and Demolition.
Following the poor sales of the album Ram It Down, which was itself an attempt at reconciling with the public over the perceived sellout, Turbo, Judas Priest returned to their classic ’70s style, while borrowing contemporary speed metal techniques, resulting in their most critically acclaimed album in a decade. The album is viewed by some as the quintessential speed metal album and the style proved highly influential to European power metal bands such as Gamma Ray and Primal Fear.
Following the tour for this album, singer Rob Halford left the band and maintained little contact with his former bandmates throughout the 1990s. The reason for this was due to growing tension in the band, although not, as popularly attributed, because of Halford’s homosexuality. Halford wanted to create his new band, Fight, and had to legally leave Judas Priest to allow his creation to be sold. Judas Priest declared that they did not exist anymore after Halford had left. However, they would record and tour a few years later, with singer Tim ‘Ripper’ Owens, on the albums Jugulator and Demolition.
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hammerstrikebg wrote:
Yep, it is power speed metal :)
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MrRafaelBCK wrote:
This was the only Judas Priest album I owned for a while once and I have to say it doesn't do justice to their earlier stuff. That said, it's still a bad ass power metal album with some of the most furious lead breaks I ever heard.
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jehf-rock wrote:
Nesse álbum o Halford faz jus a seu titulo de deus do metal.
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hammerstrikebg wrote:
@nilzzzzbegham try power speed metal bands from the 80s and 90s (early Helloween, early Gamma Ray, Iron Savior, Grave Digger, Running Wild, some of Saxon's albums, even Manowar get close to this, though I don't like them very much)
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nilzzzberghman wrote:
Someone needs to point me to more over the top heavy high pitched fast albums with phat solos like this one.
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mullein_ wrote:
обожаю хард-рок ;)
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opianista81 wrote:
BEST FUCKING ALBUM EVER
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Woaaw wrote:
can't explain how awesome this album is.
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rafael_freitas wrote:
Speeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed!
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TheJudasMaster wrote:
lol'd hard at this and Ram It Down being top 3 material.
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fatalportrait99 wrote:
Definetly in the 3 finest Priest albums-the other two being Ram It Down and Defenders Of The Faith. Amazing, classic album from start to finish.
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dxvolt wrote:
British steel, this and Angel of retribution are the quitessential Priest albuns
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IBrokeTheOath wrote:
This album gives me a boner. Especially One Shot at Glory.
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brutalpassion wrote:
The best Metal album in all Metal History! [2]
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OmarCandelas wrote:
The best Metal album in all Metal History!!!
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Cynthuain wrote:
a touch of evil!!! the best!!!
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JMFG2112 wrote:
#1 JP and Heavy Metal album.
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Romulus666 wrote:
Too many hearts on this album
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Romulus666 wrote:
The A touch of evil on this is a live track.
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KeIemvor wrote:
vv Not really. This has not much to do with 80s Priest.
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