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Isbjørn · 01-08-2015, 09:23 AM

Devil's Dancefloor

Artist: Judas Priest
Album: Screaming for Vengeance
Year: 1982
Genre: Heavy metal/hard rock

You all know Judas Priest. Those who don't, shame on you. After Black Sabbath created metal, Judas Priest made sure to render it a distinct style from regular hard rock. Regardless of whether you like them or not, you should know and respect them. But you really should like them, too.

Four years prior to this release, Judas Priest released Killing Machine, and entered full pop metal mode. This pissed many people off, but by making metal a more accessible style, Priest helped many get into the genre for the first time, and who knows how many good metal bands wouldn't have formed if it weren't for this? Anyway, on Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest continued in the same, poppy path they had been going for some years already, but the band did in no way lay off the heaviness. On the contrary, with songs like “Electric Eye” and “Screaming for Vengeance”, the band helped lay the foundations of speed metal, and proved that they could make you sing along as well as rock your socks off. Standout tracks include “Electric Eye”, “Riding on the Wind”, “Screaming for Vengeance” and “You've Got Another Thing Comin'”.

4.5/5

01-08-2015, 09:23 AM	#323 (permalink)
Isbjørn cooler commie than elph Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: In a hole, help Posts: 2,811	Devil's Dancefloor Artist: Judas Priest Album: Screaming for Vengeance Year: 1982 Genre: Heavy metal/hard rock You all know Judas Priest. Those who don't, shame on you. After Black Sabbath created metal, Judas Priest made sure to render it a distinct style from regular hard rock. Regardless of whether you like them or not, you should know and respect them. But you really should like them, too. Four years prior to this release, Judas Priest released Killing Machine, and entered full pop metal mode. This pissed many people off, but by making metal a more accessible style, Priest helped many get into the genre for the first time, and who knows how many good metal bands wouldn't have formed if it weren't for this? Anyway, on Screaming for Vengeance, Judas Priest continued in the same, poppy path they had been going for some years already, but the band did in no way lay off the heaviness. On the contrary, with songs like “Electric Eye” and “Screaming for Vengeance”, the band helped lay the foundations of speed metal, and proved that they could make you sing along as well as rock your socks off. Standout tracks include “Electric Eye”, “Riding on the Wind”, “Screaming for Vengeance” and “You've Got Another Thing Comin'”. 4.5/5 __________________ fast(ml) Hear me play the guitar Look, mom! I got a journal