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“Painkiller” is the the first song on British metal band Judas Priest’s 1990 album, Painkiller, and was released as the first single off the album later that year.
The song is about The Painkiller. The Painkiller himself is one of a series of fictional messiahs created by Judas Priest. He is described as a metal messiah sent to the world to destroy evil and rescue mankind from destruction. He is believed to be inspired by the fallen angel from the Sad Wings of Destiny album cover that Judas Priest recorded early in their musical years. The most noticeable feature of the Painkiller, besides his metal body is that he rides the metal monster: a motorcycle with a dragon for the chassis and two circular saws for wheels.
The song was covered by death metal band Death on their 1998 album Sound of Perseverance. This version also appeared on the Judas Priest tribute album Legends Of Metal - A Tribute To Judas Priest Volume II. The brazilian power metal band Angra has covered the song too on the album Freedom Call, released in 1996. Also, more recently, the British thrash/power metal band Biomechanical did a cover of the song, featuring Chris Tsangarides, who produced the Painkiller album.
The first guitar solo in the song is played by Tipton, and the second final guitar solo is played by Downing.
Rob Halford sings Painkiller exclusively in a screeching falsetto.
The song is about The Painkiller. The Painkiller himself is one of a series of fictional messiahs created by Judas Priest. He is described as a metal messiah sent to the world to destroy evil and rescue mankind from destruction. He is believed to be inspired by the fallen angel from the Sad Wings of Destiny album cover that Judas Priest recorded early in their musical years. The most noticeable feature of the Painkiller, besides his metal body is that he rides the metal monster: a motorcycle with a dragon for the chassis and two circular saws for wheels.
The song was covered by death metal band Death on their 1998 album Sound of Perseverance. This version also appeared on the Judas Priest tribute album Legends Of Metal - A Tribute To Judas Priest Volume II. The brazilian power metal band Angra has covered the song too on the album Freedom Call, released in 1996. Also, more recently, the British thrash/power metal band Biomechanical did a cover of the song, featuring Chris Tsangarides, who produced the Painkiller album.
The first guitar solo in the song is played by Tipton, and the second final guitar solo is played by Downing.
Rob Halford sings Painkiller exclusively in a screeching falsetto.
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Moderndaycowboy wrote:
incredible
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Emtay13 wrote:
I think of this song every time I take Advil
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sionborg wrote:
This Song Kicks Ass !!!!!
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XxRoflcopterxX wrote:
the one song that defines metal
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budred wrote:
"Boiling metal" to quote Rob. What an awesome fucking Priest song. Probably my favorite one. Badass!
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TERROR !!!!!!!!! \m/
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\m/
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Amon_Re wrote:
Now this is what i call Heavy Metal! \m/
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tuxjords wrote:
awesome
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Mike133 wrote:
Classic Judas Priest at its best!!
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anarhistu wrote:
My favorite song !!!!
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Liam-s wrote:
Saw this was on 666 shouts, so I thought I'd ruin it.
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yarchum wrote:
Forefathers of speed metal show how it's done!
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rossoner4o wrote:
THIS IS THE PAINKILLER !
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christerix62 wrote:
Salut les filles !!!!!!!!
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oscar2323 wrote:
Lead singer looks like the dude from The Hills Have Eyes!
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Rebell_x wrote:
Painkiller....sure...
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tsnamm wrote:
Louder than an atom bomb!!!! excellent!
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epic!
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larencem wrote:
where the hell did metal go!!!!!!!! fucking awsome
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