British Steel

Some catchy tracks, but a bit repetitive by the end.

I never realized that priest was this much of a thrash band. I really only knew breaking the law and living after midnight, which are nothing like the rest of the songs on this album. Reminded me a lot of iron Maiden and megadeath

2.4

Kicks ass like a good metal album should, if inconsistently. The best songs are obviously Breaking the Law and Grinder, or really the first four, after United tho, which is a terrible song... it starts losing steam pretty quickly, but I still enjoyed my time with this one, Hopefully if other Judas albums are on the book they will be even better

Slaps! Loved it.

Not my favorite, some hits, but others were meh

3 Not my taste. Can hear why it is well liked though.

Enjoyed, second half is better than the first I think. The rage is my favourite track.

Discazooooooooooo

Conociendo otros discos de judas este we termina sintiendo lento

This was a fun listen. That early British metal sound is unmistakable here, and it holds up well, although by comparison to modern sounds, it's probably not as hard as it used to seem. Still, it's definitely a good album to jam to.

A logical mix of OG metal lyrical themes and aesthetic meeting the demand for slower groovier sounds like Def Leppard and AC/DC. The sound predicts how much of the 80s would go, with bands like Motley Crue and Poison continuing the sound forward. Some anthemic songs sound a little corny but the album stands the test of time.

Finally had to admit to myself I'm just not going to get through it.

3.75

Hell yeah

It’s got some classics but it’s not my style

This album is a pretty standard 3 stars for me, not bad but not something that really wowed me. Perhaps on the low end of 3 stars, 2.75 rounds to 3.

Eh, it's just pop metal. Especially Living After Midnight. It's fine, but it's not their best work.

OK, so I never really got into Judas Priest when I was really into metal, I mean I liked the idea them but never really listened to them (beyond "Breaking the Law" mostly of course because of Beavis and Butthead), but after giving this listen now -- this is boss! So far no real misses, some definite standouts -- but no duds either.....

On one level it’s an absolute stone cold classic. 100 stars. Rob halford seems a great guy and can really sing. The rest of the band is a crack unit. But priest never really grabbed me for some reason. So personally I’d give this a three. But I can’t deny its value. So it’s a 5.

That one called Breaking the Law has 3820000 plays on Spotify, I think Nietzsche put is best when he said "say what?" So I listened to tracks 1-3-5-7-9 just to see if there was anything beyond Spinal Tap and Some Kind of Monster. There is not. Goodnight and all the best to you all.

Well, this is fucking great heavy rock. It made me go back and re-watch Heavy Metal Parking lot, which is possibly the greatest rock documentary of all time. Judas Priest learned to dumb it down, keep it short and simple, and it rocks hard. They aren't great musicians (only marginally better than Black Sabbath, in that they can play a bit faster), but it is tight and heavy and dramatic and big dumb rock. But what lifts this record above a sea of mediocre metal is Rob Halford. He is massively charismatic and incredibly compelling, even when singing frankly ridiculous material. He is always committed to the bit. Halford is also a reminder that much of what is best about rock and roll is intrinsically queer. Despite not being out at the time, was anyone was under the misapprehension that he was straight? The leather and studs, the spandex, the motorcycles, the homoerotic posturing, the operatic vocals, the camp drama of it all. It's great _because_ it is camp, as is true of much great rock and roll (Fredie Mercury, Bowie, Little Richard, etc). Rob Halford seems like a genuinely nice guy, on top of being a legendary front person. It's a fun and drama, designed to entertain. And entertain it does. Four stars.

I still think I like *Screaming for Vengeance* more, but that could also be because that was my first Judas Priest album. Also, that album might not exist without this one. "Living After Midnight" is still an awesome song, but, like Kiss's "Rock and Roll All Night," the album version sounds like a demo compared to how it's played live. Still a great album, though I'm wondering if I'll run into *Vengeance* later, as that's not only a fiercer album, it marked when they captured MTV.

Yup, that's Judas Priest. Fun if I am in the mood. 3

HEAVY METAL. Painkiller and Screaming for Vengeance are their two masterpieces in my opinion but I do like this one too.

Rawk!!!

Good

This is actually less heavy than I expected. I don't really feel compelled to turn the songs off, even if they aren't songs I would generally choose to listen to. Breaking the Law is super catchy though.

I never was a Judas Priest fan back in the day. Didn’t love them or hate them, so never listened to this album until now. Hearing it for the first time, almost all songs are bangers and had a very nostalgic feel for me. Like every song was so familiar, probably heard as background in smoky pool halls during my mid-spent / misfit youth. Brought me back to that time! The drums, that guitar, and signature vocals really make for a cohesive album.

Lacks the speed and intensity that Judas Priest has come to be known for in the 21st century, but its still a great early heavy metal record. Steeped in counter culture and bluesy riffs, this isn't Judas Priest at their best, but its fucking fun.

Not my favorite metal band but metal nonetheless. Two big songs on this album.

Pas mon style

Kinda cheesy, kinda cool

Notable only for being a lot better than I assumed it would be. If there's anything this Project has taught me, it's that I like nothing better than judging a book by its cover, except maybe judging a rock band by how much hair might be in their metal. Anyway, this was pretty decent really.

Aces

Iconic rifs and vocals. Love it

Breaking the law breaking the law dumdumdum Some good tracks, it gets quite samey. Lyrics are pure corny metal. For those that thought Judas Priest was cooler, go listen to Painkiller

I will give it an extra point for 'breaking the law' because I sing that a lot and did not know it was Judas Priest.

The most enjoyable album of this genre I've listened to through this project. Seems to have a sense of humour that isn't based on tedious innuendo like so many others. Some entertaining choruses and melodies too, and not just overwrought guitar theatrics.

Fun listen. One hair away from hair metal. I love they went all trash later on.

This is what metal should sound like, dammit.

!!!

Con la cabeza baja, doy mis 5

Surprised by how lacking the instrumental is. On first glance it has everything you would expect from an early metal album. Heavy trudging guitar riffs. Occasional frantic solos. But everything feels so slow. Like the sound is caught in a layer of molasses or something. The end result is an album that sounds no heavier than Helter Skelter, and would be easily toppled by Metallica a few years later.

Too britishy and not my type of metal for me not terrible at all just not my cup of tea need to listen too again some time highlights: breaking the law, metal gods, living after midnight

Hells yes

British Steel by Judas Priest has undeniable energy and metal craftsmanship, but for me, none of the songs really stuck after the last note faded

Yes.

Pedestrian music. Sophomoric lyrics. Rocks pretty hard, but does not move me at all.

See note on Black Sabbath: I think I was just exposed to jokes about this kind of music before hearing the music itself, and I can't un-hear those when I listen.

The album that made me a leather daddy.

Honestly the metal is kinda fun it’s just not my kind of music and I don’t anticipate to ever return. But where other genres that I appreciate from afar can really blow me away with a distinctive sound, this is just for head banging. The last song is unintentionally hysterical: “GRINDER! (du nuh nuh) Searching for MEAT”

Loved it. Man I was born 10 years too late to have heard this sooner. Love the vibe, what it represents, and the sound.

Quite enjoyed listening but nothing stayed with me afterwards.

Pretty solid hard rock record. You could see how it would inspire/influence some of the classic metal bands and albums that came out in the years following. You could also hear the influence of some of what came before it. There were a few pretty good songs on here, and the rest were solid at worst. The only negative I can really say about it is that I didn't find anything here particularly great. It kind of hit a ceiling at pretty good. But the overall quality of the album stays at that level pretty much the whole way through. The main reason I don't rate this higher is just that other albums on the list did it better. Not taking away from this on being good; it just wasn't "great" and wasn't as good as some of the other hard rock stuff I've gotten here from that era. Still, I enjoyed it and could see myself listening again. Overall: 3.4/5

Metal not my thing, but enjoying listening to stuff I wouldn’t usually - didn’t like enough to search out more stuff, but not bad at all

Sorprendentemente me ha gustado

3.4

It has been interesting hearing the evolution of heavy metal music from Deep Purple through Judas Priest to Metallica. I am sure there will be more bands to fill in the gaps as I continue this project. I am all in for the Deep Purple leg of the trip and would be nowhere in sight by the time Metallica came around. I think I'd be on board for Judas Priest but would know where the exits were in case things kept going in the same direction. Lots of power and energy but I like music with more of an emphasis on melody.

Judas Priest was not on my bingo card for my commute today BUT I must say solid album. I certainly arrived in a better mood than when I listen to podcasts on current affairs. Rating it a 3 as it’s not my type of music but respect.

Judas Priest, seemingly at their poppiest here. The tracks differ between good old heavy metal to some awful 80's cheese. This really isn't their strongest album, but it's fun to listen to nonetheless. Songs like Grinder and Breaking The Law are great and metal classics. This album is brought down by some of the more anthemic poppy songs on here. This could've been a great album with shit like United and Red, White & Blue.

Overplayed to death. Great production props up okay material. Iconic? Sure. Essential? Debatable.

I enjoyed a couple of the songs.

Amazing Judas Priest . A great collection of classic, iconic metal songs. Nothing bad to say about any of it.

I was not expecting to like this but this was great. Easy 5. Stand out song - Living after Midnight

Personally I think one of the best albums the band released.

Have already listened to this too.

Plus intéressant que Black Sabbath.

I knew who Judas priest where and listened to a few of their hits but never a whole album, this was such an amazing surprise. I enjoyed some of the songs that where not released as there big hits even more and thought the album had no bad songs and was fantastic start to finish. I listened to this in the gym and it was great for that uptempo beat and big powerful energy, a new favorite.

Es bueno (si te gusta el heavy metal)

Good.

Not their strongest stuff but still some solid tracks

Just one long “fuuuuuucccckkkk yessssss” throughout the whole album. Rapid Fire is one of the best opening tracks to any album.

This is a weird one - I I liked all the songs individually but by the time I finished, I realized I didn’t really like the album.

I'm not the biggest rock / metal fan but this was lowkey the shit

Not my favourite priest album but still a classic nonetheless :)

Lyrics are kinda bad, but the energy and Halford voice makes this a nice album

Energético.

Never heard these guys before, in earnest, and was digging it!

(Beavis Voice) Breaking the law, breaking the law!

Surprisingly me gusto bastante, estare escuchando mas musica asi. Roca y rueda o algo

Great album

well, it was definitely a piece of music. moderately enjoyable! I'm thinking.. 6.1/10

Fast and loud. Just as l expected

Boring. Pretentious.

Sure it’s a bit dated but still so good. The live set on the anniversary collection is power metal at its best

An excellent example of British metal of the late 70s/early 80s. The band were probably a bit old to be considered part of the NWoBHM. This is album is all killer no filler.

Sounds like spinal tap

Breaking the Law is a jam.

Does absolutely zero for me. Objectively it’s probably not terrible given their longevity and all. But this is the type of so-called metal that I really don’t enjoy.

What can i say? I love British Steel. I have had some experience with listening to Judas Priest though i don't think that anything i really listened to by them was from this album. I am glad i did find this album though as it is an excellent listen. Of course some of my favorite songs off this album are the singles like Breaking The Law, United and Living After Midnight but the other songs are no slouches either. These songs are mainly so good due to their excellent guitars and bass. Listening to the bass really made me think about how much modern metal pushes the bass into the background and makes me appreciate it being in the forefront here. I really enjoyed this album as expected. Best Song: Breaking The Law Worst Song: Rapid Fire

Out of classic rock bands, Judas Priest might be the least up my alley, but I still had my fun.

Surprisingly loved it? Banger of an album — I think I heard “metal band” and was skeptical but I’m pretty sure I just don’t like a lot of modern metal. This was great. 7/10

"Rapid Fire" fucking rocked. I've never really listened to Judas Priest but that was electric. It was likely a less abrasive Iron Maiden mixed with an un-satirized Tenacious D. I didn't write down any further songs because they were all absolutely ripping. I was entranced by the metal. This album was so sick. Sorry for not listeing to you before Judas Priest. 9/10

10

Pah

Breakin the what?

This was a fun album. What I was expecting to be slow hard and dreary was instead almost popy and straight ahead. I really enjoyed the listen.

A very strong kind of british steel.

My opinion of metal is much the same as my opinion of hip hop - it's fine, can be well made, but except for a few tracks it's not really for me. This is fine.

I keep forgetting that the grandaddies of metal are barely metal by today's standards - Hard rocking but still very accessible, a perfect gateway drug to today's more extreme sounds. If choose, as someone who's already listening to today's note extreme sounds, some of this really comes of as meandering and a bit too radio friendly. Still good though!

Not my usual go-to but I'm familiar with the album because Judas Priest was my ex-husband's favorite band. I didn't hate it, but not my thing.

Solid

Fand die Texte spannend und den Sound gut, denke es ist ein sehr gutes Album an sich Aber leider einfach nicht ganz mein Geschmack, muss dafür in der richtigen Stimmung sein

Feels dated, but I still enjoyed it.

Some great classic songs here. Grinder could be Big Black

Metal

I dunno. Don't get it, really. Why do they sound so American if they're British? I was just kinda put off by a number of the songs and lyrics, even if their style is cool.

I'm Robbing my Halford right now.

It's not bad, classic rock, but I keep on getting distracted by something more interesting.

Tan guapos los judas

From the 1st track I’m reminded of Motörhead, which came first? My 1st exposure to Judas Priest came at the hands of my cousins in KC, pre-teen me didn’t have a ton of other music playing around me so that was memorable

who cares

I've heard better 70s hard rock. There's nothing horrible here, but nothing that I want to come back to either. Maybe this era of music is not my thing.

Needed to rock out today

Excellent record, super powerful and energetic Heavy Metal. Halford's voice is super powerful, he nails the mix of operatic but heavy hitting. The guitars riffs and solos are great, and the drumming is on point, super powerful. The mix is very well done too, they sound super crisp. Lyrically, I liked that they have some social commentary, almost punk message in some tracks. When they do fiction, they don't over do it to the point of being corny or too much. For favourite tracks, the classic "Breaking the Law" is a banger, "Grinder" and "The Rage" are superb too. A weak point would maybe be the lifeless chorus of "Metal Gods" (although I think it's on purpose) and maybe the chorus on "United" felt a bit too glam rock for my taste but it was still really catchy. I didn't consider "Red, White & Blue" as it wasn't part of the original release (and I didn't like it much).

honestly great listen. love the guitar tones

Hui abfahre. Weeeg demit. Monday morning, i can not handle. Aber wärs es 2 oder es 1

It’s Heavy Metal for sure!

Cool guitar playing, but really cheesy as a whole.

Not bad

7/10 A really enjoyable metal album, especially when the songwriting comes through on the less heavy tracks.

...

nice

The difference between rock and metal isn’t always obvious. Unless we’re talking about Judas Priest. Then it’s very clearly metal. Amazing musicianship and while the Lycia aren’t going to win any awards, Rob Halford’s voice is top tier. Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight are standouts.

Lo escuché hace años y no me gustó nada su sonido. A ver ahora... Pues me ha gustado más que la otra vez. Me han resultado incluso melodiosos.

Nope

Another Rock Classic but leaning on the Metal side a bit. Can appreciate the work just not my tempo.

A landmark in metal history, no doubt — but not quite my thing. Rob Halford’s dynamic voice is impressive, but can feel a bit over-the-top after a second listen. The riffs are tight and the songs punchy, but as someone not deeply into heavy metal, I found it more interesting as a genre milestone than something I’d return to often.

I tried listening to Judas Priest before, but it clicked this time!

Pre-listen: This should be interesting, I am not super familiar with JP, just by name only, and maybe if I head a song I'd recognize it. Incredibly cool percussion elements, sounded like a hammer on metal for grinder. And I think the first song had what sounded like a shovel, shoveling coal into a furnace or something. I'm really enjoying all the production elements they were messing around with on this album. I bet this was pretty wild to hear this kind of music when it first came out and to hear some of the more unique production techniques being used. I wonder if anyone even cared back then? Overall an interesting listen, not quite my tempo, there are others in this genre I am more fond of.

I think just by nature of hearing different heavy metal developed over the past 45 years, this album feels a little milquetoast. Still, a fun listen. Favorite song: United

Surprised how enjoyable this is? Same shock as I felt about Iron Maiden. Turns out I like heavy metal as long as it's what was deemed heavy in the 70s (aka operatic and entertaining). The chorus of Metal Gods is good. Breaking the Law is fun. "Grinder - looking for meat" - true of the app today amiRITE. (Fun song too.) United is sweet. Steeler - I like the relentless bridge.

Ok

Perfect for 1980! Songs are nice and focused.

I was familiar with Breaking the Law but don't have a lot of other Judas Priest in my background. It was much chiller then I was expecting. It has some really good guitar riffs (The Rage). On a lyrical side I had to go back and listen again. At first I thought, wow not a fan could be a little too right/conservative for me. Looking at the song United and thinking through the typical Metal fan, I was a little bothered. The songs aren't super deep, lyrics are pretty obvious and seem to be lacking substance. But doing a little research, Rob Halford is gay and not a fan of uber conservatives...he does say the band members disagree on political things but it gives me a little hope that he signs these songs with his personal background and feelings in mind. That maybe Red, White and Blue means something different to him (and maybe it is tongue and cheek because he is British, but wants to become an American citizen). Knowing this raises it a bit, because maybe they are simplistic but he is the key to the deepness they lack on the surface. They are not my favorite, but a good reminder to not judge music or people without digging a little deeper

This album doesn't have my favorite Judas Priest song (You've Got Another Thing Coming). But it does have Breaking the Law (Beavis & Butthead's favorite song) and Living After Midnight. The rest of the songs were okay but didn't especially move me.

I haven’t spent too much time with Judas Priest up to this point. Loved their punchy rock/metal. It holds way up 45 years on.

Meh. This was just too much, it feels like 'try too hard' rock and I feel nothing from it.

"Not sure why this is considered such a classic. It has their one big hit single on it I suppose, but other than that there's not a lot here. There are far better Priest albums to listen to before you die. I suggest starting with Screaming For Vengeance." That was going to be my review, typed out before playing it, being familiar with the band and having heard the album not too long ago. Now though, listening back through it, perhaps I have judged it too harshly. The opening riff of "Metal Gods" is great. Nice solo too. Breaking The Law was their biggest hit for a reason. Grinder also great. United is cheesy in an embarrassing way, rather than a fun way. Almost like something you would hear in the west end. More Queen than Judas Priest. I am not the type of person to skip album tracks, if I am listening, I want to hear the whole thing. This is a track I would definitely skip on my next listen. "Old To Be Wise" didn't make much of an impression on me, but it's saved by a ripper of a solo. Living After Midnight also kinda passed me by. The pseudo reggae intro of The Rage is actually awesome. Its good to hear them trying something different, even if it doesn't entirely come off. Halford's vocals are on point as always. Steeler is a solid closer too. I'm not going to include any "Bonus Tracks", I always try to rate the original release. All in all, a couple of awesome tracks, a few passable if unremarkable ones, and one I don't care to ever hear again. Not quite the dud I remember. I'd still rather listen to "Screaming For Vengeance" though.

Judas Priest is my favorite band. i have this album tattooed on my body. i’m a little biased here

Metal has never been my cup of tea, but I think this album changed that for me. I loved some of the tracks on it, but to be honest it’s right in the middle, since I didn’t like some of the tracks. It’s good though!

I only know three Judas Priest songs, and lo and behold, two of them are on this album. The metal albums I've reviewed so far have been really hit-or-miss with me. Metallica and Black Sabbath have been my favorite metal artists so far, but Slayer and Motörhead were really disappointing. I own a copy of Screaming for Vengeance on vinyl, but sadly, this will be my first time listening to a Judas Priest album. I'm hoping that this album will land pass up Motörhead, and land amongst Metallica and Sabbath. I'm ready to break the law with Rob Halford and company! I enjoyed British Steel more than I did Motörhead and Slayer, but this fell short of Metallica and Sabbath. Overall, it was a fine album with some bright moments, but the moments that didn't stand out felt like standard heavy metal music. Judas Priest are all very good musicians, especially Rob Halford, but not all of this album landed with me. I do understand what some reviews pointed out about the drumming though; it never took center stage, but it served as a steady and stable road for the guitars and vocals to drive on. As for the songs that I enjoyed: -I loved the guitar on "Metal Gods," and that backing vocal on the chorus was great. I see why the drumming on this album is noteworthy: it's tight and clean, and it allows the guitars to do their thing while completing the sound. That metal marching sound at the end kicks ass, and it was the perfect exclamation point on this song. -"Breaking the Law" is a classic. I love Halford's vocals, and how he goes from a lower register to those high notes with such ease. That guitar riff on the chorus is so excellent, and the sirens are an awesome touch too. I love the slamming of the drums and rhythm guitar coming out of the bridge, giving this song even more of a hard sound. -"United" had some unique guitar playing that I really enjoyed. I loved Halford's vocals too; there was a dated sound to the tone of them, but I love it. -"Living After Midnight" doesn't have a lot of depth, but what it lacks in depth, it more than makes up for with its incredibly fun chorus. There might not be a lot of meat to British Steel, but it's a decent album, and I think it's a good showcase of Rob Halford's talents as a vocalist, and the rest of the band's solid musicianship.

Growing up in the punk scene, I always thought these guys were buffoons. (The "Breaking the Law" video didn't help.) I'm less judgmental these days, and this album is fun, though probably not something I'd return to much.

I love that Judas Priest exists as a band. Distinct sound, epic look, killer guitars. But it all feels a little on the silly side of metal compared to Sabbath, Metallica, Maiden, etc. And lets face it those bands are not exactly unsilly.

Is it really any different than steel from anywhere else?

1. fire - 1.5 2. metal - 1.5 3. lauu - 2 4. grinder - 1.5 5. united - 1 6. old - 1.5 7. midnight - 2 8. rage - 2 9. zteeler - 1.5 10. blue - 1

No.

Not my cup of tea

metal guapo con mucho ritmo la vd

This one wasn’t for me, but I can of course appreciate those who enjoy Judas Priest.

Damn, this is such a cool album. It’s classic heavy metal from front to back, with frankly perfect vocals. There is plenty of melody, but just the right amount of distortion to go along with them. This is similar with the guitars too - plenty of ear worms with just enough distortion to avoid getting messy. There isn’t a single song here that I didn’t love. That album is absolutely banging.

Pretty boring

Always considered JP second rate. This confirms it.

Rockin heavy record

That was fun! Nice guitarwork. I like their sound

He estado mirando cables y alfombrillas porque me hacen falta. Solo he encontrado un cable. Judas Priest no es mi estilo de música, pero no está mal el álbum, aunque, repito, no es mi estilo.

Didn't know what to expect but really liked most of the songs.

Boys who ride motorcycles like Judas Priest. Can you imagine?

Not something I want to listen to all the time, but its great. Definitely the master mold for 80s metal.

Pretty solid imo

I always thought I disliked the singer's voice, but this wasn't actually that bad. The guitar (as it always is on late 70s/early 80s metal) was LOVELY. Standout tracks: - Breaking the Law: 4/5 (that riff will always be one of my faves) - The Rage 3.5/5

Judas Priest are British?!?? Did Beavis and Butthead know this? Hell, they probably didn't care since Breaking the Law is a banger of a song.

breaking the law

Fuck yeah! I saw Judas Priest once and loved their show. This is one of my personal favorites along with Screaming For Vengeance, Killing Machine and Sad Wings Of Destiny. Killer riffs and powerful vocals.

Classic 80's metal. Solid, heavy grooves. Breaking the Law is the best. This is still a 3 for me.

I always associate this with the episode of Beavis and Butthead where they stuck a poodle in a washing machine and were chanting, "Washing the dog, washing the dog!" High energy and powerful vocals, fun in and over the top way.

Some cool riffs and I know this is supposed to be an iconic band,.but I just couldn't get into it. I think it's the vocals that threw me off.

It’s funny listening to the bands that my dad had so many opinions on as I was growing up, and finally getting to form my own. Lyrics were forgettable for sure, but the face melting guitar that cuts through this whole album was fantastic.

This is it.

3,25

A+, very good.

Quintessential 80’s metal band.

It was exactly what I thought it would be. Rock on.

Despite only having one big hit on the album, it was overall great. It had a cohesive sound and it is distinct sound.

🤘

i really like the guitar and the music isn’t bad jsut not my thing

I didn’t know “living after midnight” was a Judas Priest song. This was much poppier than I thought it would be, but I’m also listening to it with ears 45 after this album came out. The songs were catchy, Rob Halford’s voice was super cool, and it piqued my interest to finally check out the rest of the catalog.

‘Breaking the law’ is a tuuuuune!

Things were looking pretty tenuous, but the back half pulled me in. The Rage totally rocks and Steeler is positively jumping. Though Iron Maiden remains my preferred provider of 🤘🏾🤘🏾 …

Punk patriotic in the worst way

Ja lach maar, maar ik vond dit best leuk. Goeie muziek om bij te klussen, ook. Kabam, gewoon vlammen met die gitaren en die maar doorbeukende drums. Het is niet al te donker allemaal, het doet eerder denken aan stampende machines en andere industriële processen, en er staat zelfs een soort voetballied op. Ik lees dat dit hun nieuwe, commerciële sound is, maar als dat betekent dat zelfs ik het leuk vind, dan mag het van mij.

Dit is weer een album waar ik op hoopte toen ik aan de 1001 begon. Een overbekende band, waar ik nooit iets van heb geluisterd. (Of wel, maar dan was het een vergeetbare 3.) De band is groot wat betreft de vermeende kwaliteit en expressie en wat betreft de kwantiteit (wiki toont mij zo'n 20 albums). Het internet spreekt vooral over Heavy Metal. Het geeft de richting wel aardig weer. Maar het is niet overdreven Heavy (vanuit mijn perspectief vanaf het jaar 2025). Het is wat rauw, maar tegelijk best toegankelijk. Wellicht ook omdat het allemaal prima is elkaar zit. Ik moet wel moeite doen om de instrumenten te beluisteren. De zanger trekt mijn aandacht naar zich toe. En dan heb ik het over het geluid. Want het internet roemt vooral de visuele presentatie van de zanger. De stem pakt mijn aandacht dus, maar dat bieden andere zangers uit het genre ook. En Judas Priest is niet de enige die kwalitatief goede Heavy Metal brengt. Vandaar waarschijnlijk dat ik het nooit gehoord heb of het niet meer weet. Het onderscheidt zich niet zo goed. In die zin klopt de vergeetbare 3 wel. Tegelijk tikt Wiki me op de vingers. Deze band was er vroeg bij en de inspiratie voor velen.

Ik vraag me af of ik uberhaupt een nummer ken van Judas Priest, misschien Breaking the Law. Ze zijn meer bekend qua naam en van de extravagante pakjes van zanger Rob Halford. Ik zou het bijna gay willen noemen, en dat mag in dit geval ook, want de zangert is uit de kast gekomen lees ik. De muziek varieert van vrij harde en strakke thrash metal naar 80s glammetal. Sowieso is alles vrij strak, industrieel bijna. Ik kan me goed voorstellen dat dit best een startpunt was voor veel andere metalbands en stromingen, nu ik dit zo luister. Daarmee lijkt het me een zeer terechte uitverkiezing in de 1001. En muzikaal zit het ook echt wel goed in elkaar. Hoewel het ietwat gedateerd is, kan ik het prima luisteren. Het zit qua score op een ruime 3, maar of het voor mij genoeg is voor een 4, dat betwijfel ik.

Nice and accessible. I'd give this to someone saying they want to get into metal and don't know where to start.

It could have gotten a four but it actually has some pretty boring songs that brings it down

Tried to listen to this so many times but couldn’t get through it, not to my liking.

Крепкий и хлёсткий.

Driving sound and some interesting musical elements, but very much a sound of its time - do I need that much more of it? Metal Gods was cool. 2.5/5 stars.

Unlistenable. I don't know why people like it.

Pioneers of heavy metal but I never really listened to them. Great album and some songs saved to playlist

Favorite track: Rage other picks: breaking the law, rapid fire, living after midnight

Yet another band for whom I had never listened to an album in its entirety. There are 2 classics here that received tons of radio play that 16 year old me heard - “Breaking The Law” and “Living After Midnight”. Those are classics for a reason. While I appreciate the role of JP as standard bearers and the forefathers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, these two classics are offset by some really cheesy rock, namely “Red, White & Blue”. Solid but flawed in my opinion.

Fire 🔥

i can’t think about the fact that people sincerely consider this good music for too long or i will actually get angry. just looking at the comments on youtube makes me want to throw up.

i don't know what else to say in these heavy metal album reviews. it's not good.

I liked it, heavy metal stuff yaknow. Some of the lyrics weren’t bad either, but I honestly wasn’t paying too much attention. It was nice noise

The British always had the US beat in music

It’s not my jam, but it also isn’t as heavy as I thought it would be: it’s quite quaint compared to metal nowadays.

Generally have a soft spot for heavy metal, especially of the operatic rather than roaring type. I’d bump it up to 4, but none of it really stood out. 3.5.

This is everything that I dislike in a metal record. It’s like Rob Halford sat down one day and decided to write the cheesiest bullshit imaginable and call it metal. I struggled my way through the 10 studio recordings here, but there’s no way in hell I’m going to listen to the live tracks that Apple Music is offering. If I never hear another Judas Priest song, it will be far far too soon. Yuck.

Absolutely asinine. If this is what the new wave had in store, they should’ve let British heavy metal die with dignity. Meaningless lyrics and boring, predictable, uninspired guitar hooks. Hard to overstate how little I enjoyed this album.

Pretty fun. The drums on Rapid Fire hit like crazy. Good shit.

Meh, not my stuff, and not their best

376/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Great album, not great if you are stuck in a van with your brother and he is obsessed with Priest but otherwise it's a fun go.

Nice riffs and right rhythms. Lyrics and melodies / song structure I didn't vibe with so much. Can see the importance but not for me personally. Might listen again

Very traditional rock, not my style but didn’t hate it

I had heard of Judas Priest but I’m Not big on heavy metal bands, especially those from the UK. When listening, I found that I knew one song that song was breaking the law. The album was good didn’t want to turn it off but I probably wouldn’t listen to it again.

When I was a kid, I would be browsing at Sam Goody in the 1980’s and pass the “J’s” and see Judas Priest albums. I was more frightened by the covers than I was interested in what they might sound like. So scarred I was that at 48 years old this is the first Judas Priest album I’ve ever heard. It’s a shame because I probably would have dug this album more I had listened to it back then in my heavy metal phase of music. It is typical 80’s heavy metal that served a time and place for the metal genre.

It was fine

I’m doing an experiment today. Earlier this week, Captain’s Beefheart’s Trout Mask Replica was generated for me, but I didn’t have a chance to listen to it, because it’s only available on YouTube for me and I figured I could use a day off after 1060 albums. So today, I’m playing catch up, but I figured I’d make it an insane listening experience: I’m going to go back and forth between this album and Trout Mask Replica and review them simultaneously. So, I’ll listen to 5-10 minutes of Beefheart and then switch over to Judas Priest, back and forth until I finish both records. This review is either going to be a work of art or I’m going to loose my goddamn mind in the process. I started with the first 10 Minutes of Beefheart and then fired up British Steel - I’ll probably break up British Steel into two track chunks. Rapid Fire and Metal Gods are up first: Ok, so the contrast between these two records isn’t as wide as I would be thought at first. Judas Priest is clearly more focused compared to Beefheart, but the amount of superfluous guitar solos going on in these two tracks feels not too far off from the free jazz guitar noise that’s happening on Trout Mask Replica. Judas Priest’s guitar solos that punctuate the lyrics in the back half of Rapid Fire feel weirdly improvised and sort of ill fitting in the same way that Trout Mask Replica’s reckless abandon does. (Beefheart Break) “Breaking the Law / Grinder” - Breaking the Law got me thinking about Beavis and Butthead and their escapades. Grinder…well, were people really that shocked when Rob Halford came out? Kind of seems like the clues were there, hearing this song. (Beefheart Break) “United / You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise” - Beefheart started singing “Gimme that old time religion” in Moonlight on Vermont right after I listened to the last two Priest tracks, which provided an interesting contrast, at least from a thematic perspective. As for “United” and “…Old to Be Wise” - again, I’m really surprised at how the transition between Beefheart and Priest is a lot less jarring that I thought it would be. In fact, I feel like Halford’s vocal delivery in the verses of “United” feels strangely similar to Beefheart’s vocal delivery. (Beefheart Break) “Living After Midnight / The Rage” - At this point, writing two in-depth reviews of these two records is proving to be time consuming, so I’ve settled on writing a short review later to encapsulate my thoughts on Trout Mask Replica and will focus on documenting my experiment here… The contrast between Beefheart and Judas Priest is now really evident as the pop-Metal of “Living After Midnight” plays. I used to know a guy who would play this song anytime he came around for a party and there was acoustic guitar around. It was obnoxious, but not quite as obnoxious as this experiment I’ve chosen to undertake today. Also, are Judas Priest trying to play Reggae on intro to “The Rage”? It’s really clunky, but also does not feel so far removed from some of the weirdness on Trout Mask Replica. (Beefheart Break) “Steeler” - So, I just listened to China Pig and My Human Gets Me Blues from Trout Mask Replica and it’s weird how nonplussed I am by the transitions between these two records. I’m glad this is the last track, though. This experiment was a terrible idea. I fucking hate the electric guitar right now and I still have a ton of Captain Beefheart to listen to. Conclusion: Going to give this record 3 stars, since it was pretty enjoyable. I DO NOT recommend listening to it in the fashion I did, however. I only did this experiment so that you didn’t have to. You’re welcome.

ta Wapo

Rating (1-5): ✩✩✩ Will I be listening to this again: Not really, but it's good What do I like about it: It's sounds like a very classical rock british band, so it's not necessarily my 'cuppa tea' hahahhha What I dislike about it: I'm not very used to listening to this genre of music Higlighted songs: Red, White & Blue

This rips. One of my favourite discoveries from this list.

Liked it better on 2nd listen, would actually rate a 2.5.

Hell yeah. This is some of the finest metal I ever did hear.

I will preface this by saying I've heard a lot of Judas Priest's songs and most of them off of this album and Painkiller. And... I'm still not a huge fan of them even after 30+ years or so of listening to their songs. I do like Breaking the Law, and Grinder and United are decent, but the rest of the album is just repetitve and boring. 2/5.

It’s an important album but a little to by the numbers for me. Good god the drums on that opening song though. Breaking the Law and Livjng After Midnight are fantastic United and Red, White, and Boue are terrible. Rest of the album is okay.

Excellent

great rock record!

10/10. Judas Priest is one of the most superb metal bands ever, and Rob Halford is a metal god. :)

Ujevnt

Det blei med den eine gjennomhøyringa

I’m not really a big fan of Heavy Metal but, this album was okay. “Breaking The Law” and “Livin’ After Midnight” are two awesome songs. Everything else was just average.

heavy metal, 1980 -> 3

This was a super fun listen for me. I dread 80s Rock based on bands like Def Leppard, Poison, etc, but this was actually super enjoyable. This album influenced Metal as a whole, and I think it holds up 40+ years later.

This wasn’t bad. Never listened to Judas Priest before, so was refreshing listening to something new. Enjoyed it but I don’t think it has much playback value for myself

Great to revisit this album today. Enjoyed this album. Several great tracks.

Crazy amount of bangers packed into this album! And it’s Judas fucking Priest! Rapid fire into metal gods into breaking the law?! Insane! Slight dip at the end but I won’t even penalize that because banger after banger after banger.

Slow songs are not great; R,W and B and united. Other stuff rips, vocals are awesome as expected from priest. Have listened to this a bunch in the past but never really to judge it. Id like to give it a 3.5 honestly

Clásico heavy metal. Me gustó más que el álbum antes recomendad de Motorhead. Este está mejor producido. Insisto en que no es un estilo que me guste, pero suena muy bien y tiene su groove.

5/10… 80s hard rock

I enjoy expanding my metal catalog. This is a solid album, and holds its weight against Black Sabbath. I bet it would be a lot better live or with a stronger sound system. For Bluetooth headphones, I rate this a strong 3.5-4 stars.

Short, tight, and to the point fun rock. I cannot believe "Metal Gods" hasn't been pitched down and sampled for some bling rap. I really enjoyed this one!

Good album. Breaking the Law is an all timer but not too much.of a drop off. Rob Halford is a bit gimmicky, but hey - it's heavy metal.

Quality gen 1 metal, chugga chugga chugga. Me likey.

I thought melodies are for weaklings made from inferior metals, but United suggests otherwise.

Metal to the core.

I liked it way more than I thought I would

I had fun listening to it, but is it one of the greatest albums of all time? I would have liked more tempo changes. Everything started to sound the same after a while.

Clássico da NWOBHM. Bem divertido. Letshuoer D-13.

classic heavy metal album, with a surpise anthem at the end. it sounds dated now, but you gotta respect it for it's influence on so many bands to come.

Pretty standard 70s/80s British metal album. Judas Priest is listed as an influence by so many bands that have come after that it's hard to quantify their influence. This is a good album but not one of my favorites, overall. Pretty middle of the road for me.

JUTASI PRAISTI VOI JUNALAUTSI, mitkä aistimukset mussa aikaan saikaan. Hittilevy. Hevi määrää. 4/5

Verrattuna viime viikon Metallicaan niin tämä se taas toimii! Vaikeaa toki suhtautua vakavasti kys. bändiin kulttistatuksen vuoksi, mutta hyvä levy. 4/5

Zelfde als MEtallica, moet je van houden

Easy 4 stars.

One of the key British Metal Albums

Just enough cheese. Did the 80s think this was cheesy? Either way- good metal.

Break the law is definitely nostalgic from when I was a kid. Was a fairly enjoyable listen and Living after midnight is a classic. Probably a 2/5 for me

There are about two songs from Judas Priest that I really like, but neither are present on this disc. Strangely this is one of those cases where the whole is LESS than the sum of the parts. It's likely due to the songwriting where most of the songs seem like a parody of metal music, bordering on the silly or stupid. I give it a weak 2.

Understand of the importance of this, just not for me.

Niet mijn genre, maar toch wel genoten

I had extremely low expectations for this album. I've never been a fan of this particular brand of metal. But British Steel seems to pre-date the horrendous throes of glam metal by a few years and it shows. These songs...rock? There's a bit of edge. There's some pace and thrash. I thoroughly enjoyed this listen. A very unexpected 4/5.

Fun album. I’m biased to anything metal. Judas Priest always has a lot of skips for me, but the good ones rock.

Fuck, YES! Judas Priest rock the hell out. Of course I own a physical copy of this classic. This album is great. Not every album has to be some deep philosophical retrospect that makes me feel like I’m falling English class. Sometimes you just want to crank that stereo up to 11 and bang your fucking head. Got a chance to see Judas Priest and Sabaton last year. Great fucking show. Mad respect to these guys for still crushing it in their 70’s. I’m gonna spin my copy of Screaming For Vengeance next 🤘🏻🤘🏻

The radio hits are still good....but I greatly prefer the faster stuff on this album. Not a fan of "United." What is this arena rock sing-a-long bullshit?

Favorite track: Living after midnight. Overall score: 6,2/10

Really solid metal album. Thoroughly enjoyed

I’ve known of Judas Priest and heard some of their music second hand from old school metal heads throughout my life, but never really listened to them. I had lowish expectations for this album and they totally blew through those expectations. This album was pretty damn good. The lead singer has a great metal voice and the band can really shred. This album is a perfect bridge from 70s metal (Sabbath/Motörhead/Deep Purple) to the 80s that will just takeout off with so many great metal bands (Metallica/Anthrax/pantera/Megadeath and so many more). This has the sounds of the 70s but with strong fire shadowing of what the next decade of metal will bring. I will definitely give this a another listen or two and can see why it’s on this list. This album, and band, have their fingerprints all over 80s metal, and beyond. 7/10 #62/1001

Awesome, classic.

Mye bedre enn forventet

Mmmm 4 i think. It rocks

I had already heard this album at least a couple times before. It's a pretty good metal album but without much of the harshness that a lot of metal stuff can have. It has some really big songs in Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight, but the whole album is worthwhile. Would listen again.

Classic metal album! "Breaking The Law", "Living After Midnight"... man, what a cool album.

Sounds like acdc. Hate the British flag song. But I’m Irish. Some cool songs on there, never really listened to metal

chanting breaking the law, breaking the law is funny otherwise I've got no use for this

Too bad the last song is so dopey, but it doesn’t matter. Judas Priest rules, Halford rules. Can’t believe this is the same band that also did Painkiller years later. One of the greats.

Butthead: Uh huh huh huh, Beavis this freakin' rules! Beavis: He he he he, YEAH! Breakin the law!

Light sauce

To much, iets wat heftig

Starts off pretty high energy with Rapid Fire. Breaking the Law is a classic, obviously, probably the song I know best by JP. Well, and Living After Midnight. The singing on Grinder sounds like it inspired Dave Mustaine from Megadeth. This is probably one of those albums that will get better on subsequent listens, but not sure I love Judas Priest as much as some of the other OG metal bands. 3/5

Thought it was pretty good. Really like the 2 popular songs, couple of the others were good. Some good guitar riffs.

This album felt like it had two songs.

The rage y Living After midnight han sido mis canciones favorita sin duda, y la de Breaking The Law le gusta mucho a mi padre. Por el resto la verdad que estaba bien. Es que soy tan metalero alternativo 😍🤘🎸🎤👨‍🎤

united muy chula el resto me suena todo un poco igual pero no está mal

Energy, Best hard rock

Again, not my usual style but it has something to it. Rebellious and angry but catchy.

Best album from JP!

This album definitely captures Judas Priest in their truest and rawest form. With this album they deliberately stripped away some of the more progressive elements found in their earlier work, opting instead for shorter, faster, and more direct anthem like tracks, Like 'Breaking the Law' and 'Living After Midnight.'

Hell yeaa this is some kick ass metal. So much of this album is awesome, especially how it opens. Rapid fire is fast and crisp and sounds a lot like Black Sabbath. Metal Gods also kicks ass and the first hit, Breaking the Law, is iconic. I think two patriotic songs is a bit much and kind of funny to be on the same album as Breaking the Law, but I had a ton of fun with this album and it was almost all new to me.

This is great! I love Spin̈al Tap!

Honestly very listenable and enjoyable. A few bangers. Surprised me!

Fuck yes

Love it!

I liked this a lot. His voice is great, the music is great, the lyrics werent super outdated (unless i wasnt fully paying attention) and it was a really enjoyable album. 5/5

Some cool metal on here, but also a little dull in parts.

The 1980s were the decade for the new wave of British heavy metal and Judas Priest rang the bell for the movement with the razor sharp British Steel. Leather and studs have never looked cooler or felt snug in this nine song collection of epoch defining metal. The blueprint of all things that were to come from and for the genre in the coming decade. Favorites: Rapid Fire, Metal Gods, Breaking the Law, United, Living After Midnight, You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise.

KILL ME NOW -♾️/5

Umulig å høre på uten ironisk distanse, fordi det høres ut som en parodi på sæsjøl (ikke så rart når det vel e grunnlaget for alle parodier, men likevel). Generelt for bråkate for min del, og ikke veldig interessant, men ok.

I really do like Judas Priest and I am glad they made the HOF

This was pretty good. I would classify this more to be between heavy metal and hard rock. Good solid album. I enjoyed it for a first time listen

Fantastic album

This album rocks surprisingly hard.

PAINKILLER is their better album, but this one rocked!

5/10 - it was like a default rock album idk it was fine

Boring and unremarkable metal. The one notable song is breaking the law which is only popular because it’s fucking stupid

Rob Halford, the man that you are 🖤

Hell yeah! Metal! Now this is what I call album. This is a blessing to my ears after Adele(sorry Adele). I am a huge fan of metal. And this album is good, real good. It sounds something between iron maiden and kiss, but differs. Drums, guitars, bass are so good in this album, especially the vocals, damn he's good at singing. I looked up and they established the metal sound, just like led zeppelin, black sabbath, deep purple etc. Songs saved: 6/10