Sea Of Tranquility



The Web Source for Progressive Rock, Progressive Metal & Jazz-Fusion
  Search   in       
Main Menu




Judas Priest: Screaming for Vengeance (remaster)

The power and majesty of Judas Priest instantly hits you when the opening chords of "The Hellion" begin and the mood set by "Electric Eye" leave little denying that you are listening to one of the best Heavy Metal bands of all time. Screaming For Vengeance would follow the blockbuster hit making "British Steel" and to fans delight the record would not be as largely commercial as its predecessor would. Primarily a Heavy Metal album, the band was more and more moving from Hard Rock displays and showing the world just how it is done with this genre. The very popular album had an imposing feel that worked along well with the bands image of leather and spikes in songs like "Chains" as well as "Pain & Pleasure" but the bottom line was continually about Metal delivery. Personal favorites of mine include "Screaming For Vengeance", "Devil's Child" and "Bloodstone" for I felt the guitar work and Halford's vocals were simply exemplary during them. The band would also find another radio hit in "Another Thing Coming" and this track would join its brothers from British Steel as concert mainstays. The guitar wizardry of Downing and Tipton was relentless on this release while the drumming of Holland plugged along a little better than it seemed to on Steel. Still mainly 4/4 time but worked in the context of the tunes a lot better on this one. I recommend this remastered edition to any Metal fans who might not already own the album, for a 1982 release it still sounds great and is one of the best from the bands back catalog.

The Judas Priest remasters come with enhanced artwork and photographs along with two bonus tracks (one live and one unreleased studio).


Track Listing
  1. The Hellion
  2. Electric Eye
  3. Riding The Wind
  4. Bloodstone
  5. Chains
  6. Pain & Pleasure
  7. Screaming For Vengeance
  8. Another Thing Coming
  9. Fever
  10. Devil's Child
  11. Prisoner Of Your Eyes
  12. Devil's Child - live

Added: July 30th 2006
Reviewer: Ken Pierce
Score:
Related Link: Judas Priest Website
Hits: 3432
Language: english

[ Printer Friendly Page Printer Friendly Page ]
[ Send to a Friend Send to a Friend ]

  

[ Back to the Reviews Index | Post Comment ]


» Reader Comments:

Judas Priest: Screaming for Vengeance (remaster)
Posted by Hob Ralford on 2016-09-01 11:07:49
My Score:

This review states:

Screaming For Vengeance would follow the blockbuster hit making "British Steel" and to fans delight the record would not be as largely commercial as its predecessor would.

Wrong - Point of Entry was released in 1981 and, for anyone who doesn't have it, worth getting for the roar of Heading Out To The Highway, Don't Go and the majesty of Desert Plains. Rock on!

Judas Priest: Screaming for Vengeance (remaster)
Posted by Harry Farrar on 2007-04-06 23:13:29
My Score:

Priest is THE ULTIMATE metal band. From Robs 9 oct. vocals to Glen and KK's twin leads to Ians brilliant bass playing and how can you not mention the Godfather of the double bass drum.




© 2004 Sea Of Tranquility
For information regarding where to send CD promos and advertising, please see our FAQ page.
If you have questions or comments, please Contact Us.
Please see our Policies Page for Site Usage, Privacy, and Copyright Policies.

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all other content © Sea of Tranquility

SoT is Hosted by SpeedSoft.com