A Touch Of Evil (5:44)
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“A Touch of Evil” is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, from their 1990 album Painkiller. It’s one of the Judas Priest popular songs. It is the only song on the album that was co-written by producer Chris Tsangarides who wrote the song’s guitar riff, while the rest of the song was written by the main songwriting team of Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton. Tsangarides would team up again with Tipton for songwriting eleven years later, for Judas Priest’s album Demolition, released later that year, on which the two of them wrote the songs “Subterfuge” and “Metal Messiah”.
It is the only song on the album on which the synthesizers (which had originally been featured on several songs, but had been removed) remained part of the song. These synthesizers were played by rock veteran keyboardist Don Airey. Between the slow drums and the eerie keyboards, the song was given a chilling sound, making it a sort of pseudo-ballad.
The song’s lyrics deal with demonic possession, black magic, and temptation to commit acts of evil. However, according to Halford himself, as cited in Metal Hammer in January 2004, the lyrics deal with a love-related theme, although metaphorically.[1]
The song features a classically-inspired guitar solo by Glenn Tipton.
A music video was made for the song, vividly depicting each element of the song’s lyrics. The video shows a young boy having various visions of things, while flashing images of the band playing the song in between, similar to the way the band are seen in the “Painkiller” video. The song was edited for the music video, and was cut from 5:42 to 4:54, and—among other things—a notable amount of Tipton’s guitar solo was cut out from the song.
It is the only song on the album on which the synthesizers (which had originally been featured on several songs, but had been removed) remained part of the song. These synthesizers were played by rock veteran keyboardist Don Airey. Between the slow drums and the eerie keyboards, the song was given a chilling sound, making it a sort of pseudo-ballad.
The song’s lyrics deal with demonic possession, black magic, and temptation to commit acts of evil. However, according to Halford himself, as cited in Metal Hammer in January 2004, the lyrics deal with a love-related theme, although metaphorically.[1]
The song features a classically-inspired guitar solo by Glenn Tipton.
A music video was made for the song, vividly depicting each element of the song’s lyrics. The video shows a young boy having various visions of things, while flashing images of the band playing the song in between, similar to the way the band are seen in the “Painkiller” video. The song was edited for the music video, and was cut from 5:42 to 4:54, and—among other things—a notable amount of Tipton’s guitar solo was cut out from the song.
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moreaupat wrote:
of course that's a fucking classic! I almost forgot how much....
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Frozenicequeen wrote:
A classic!!! "you're possessing me" poor genius
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black_necro wrote:
epic
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s7mon wrote:
You're possesing me!! [2] Fuckin' A, man
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aquahippie wrote:
hell bent for ME
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Henry994 wrote:
This song makes me feel like jumping.
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saumolli wrote:
666
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brunotrhash wrote:
i love judas priest, essa sim e uma banda de heavy competente.
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Nevlim wrote:
You're possesing me!!
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eban_666 wrote:
In the night please set me free. I can’t resist a Touch of Evil.
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BlackCak wrote:
Painkiller best Priest Album
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kevawesome wrote:
I think this song is about a vampire, but I can't say for sure. Great song though.
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lovesane wrote:
I like that a lot! I would say it is nearly on border of Heavy and Epic-Doom.
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smanofsteel76 wrote:
My favorite Judas Priest song ever!
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gardzia wrote:
AWESOME!
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AVITRUM wrote:
BUENA ROLA SU CONCIERTO EN GUADALAJARA FUE EXCELENTE,
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lokiase wrote:
good
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suicideangel666 wrote:
IN THE NIGHT,COME TO ME...YOU KNOW I WANT YOUR TOUCH OF EVIL.IN THE NIGHT PLEASE SET ME FREE......I CAN'T RESIST YOUR TOUCH OF EVIL..........!!
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thejackyl wrote:
so good
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Razor745 wrote:
I forgot how brilliant this song was!
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