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Judas Priest - Painkiller

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Format: CD
Label: SNY
Catalog: 86382
Rel. Date: 03/19/2002
UPC: 696998638228

Painkiller
Artist: Judas Priest
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. Painkiller
2. Hell Patrol
3. All Guns Blazing
4. Leather Rebel
5. Metal Meltdown
6. Night Crawler
7. Between the Hammer & the Anvil
8. Touch of Evil, A
9. Battle Hymn
10. One Shot at Glory
11. Living Bad Dreams - (previously unreleased)
12. Leather Rebel - (previously unreleased)

Reviews:

''Painkiller'' is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band 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 current drummer Scott Travis, who was recruited from the band Saints Or Sinners. The original LP, cassette and CD versions were released on 3 September 1990. A re-mastered CD was released in May 2001. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 20 February 1991 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Following the disappointing 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.

Following the tour for this album, singer Rob Halford left the band in May 1992 and maintained little contact with his former bandmates throughout the 1990s. The reason for this was the growing tension in the band. 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''. - Wikipedia

        
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