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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 8: The 40th Anniversary of “Reckless”
After finishing the “Defenders Of The Faith” world tour in Japan late 1984, Judas Priest took their first ever lengthy time off. During 1985 Priest only played one live show, the famous Live Aid appearance in Philadelphia which took place in July. Although this was hardly a full show with only three songs played. Shortly…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace Pt. 8: the 40th anniversary of “Turbo” and “Reckless”
As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of “Turbo”, take a look at The Fuel Of The Furnace focusing on album’s closing track “Reckless.” Check out in depth article on the song, “Turbo” and its legacy with K.K.‘s comments included. What is your opinion on “Reckless”? Do you think its inclusion on Top Gun would have…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace Pt. 7: The 50th Anniversary of “Tyrant”
For their second album for Gull Records Judas Priest knew they were in a crucial position. After “Rocka Rolla” it was obvious the band needed to fulfil their true potential if they wanted to move ahead and gain proper foothold in the metal market. Some of the material used for the album was already an…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 7: The 50th Anniversary of “Tyrant” and “Sad Wings Of Destiny”
For their second album for Gull Records Judas Priest knew they were in a crucial position. And with “Sad Wings Of Destiny” they delivered. The Fuel Of The Furnace focuses on the classic track “Tyrant.” Check out in depth article on the song, “Sad Wings Of Destiny” and its legacy. How do you view “Tyrant”…
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Judas Priest – Sad Wings Of Destiny
Can’t believe this masterpiece is already 50 years of age. By that time many rockers have been long dead and gone but Judas Priest still persist. All credit to Black Sabbath for starting the genre but songs like “Victim Of Changes,” “The Ripper” and “Tyrant” were light years ahead of everything else done in 1976.…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 5: The 20th Anniversary of “Lochness” and “Angel Of Retribution”
Judas Priest returned with Rob Halford once more with “Angel Of Retribution” 20 years ago. One of the more polarizing tracks was the record’s epic conclusion “Lochness”. Read Steel Mill’s The Fuel of the Furnace -article on the song with K.K.’s comments included: https://kkdowning.net/steelmill/lochness/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace Pt. 5: The 20th Anniversary of “Lochness”
In the early 2005 expectations for the first Judas Priest album by the definite line-up in nearly 15 years were sky high. In many regards meeting those was simply impossible since the band had never stuck to one formula before, one man’s meat was one man’s bad luck and so forth. What Priest did with…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 14: The 50th Anniversary of “Never Satisfied” and “Rocka Rolla”
50 years have passed since Judas Priest’s debut album “Rocka Rolla”. As the band celbrates it with a new remix by Tom Allom, it’s right time to delve back into backgrounds, impact and tales of the album and one of its highlights “Never Satisfied”. Check out Steel Mill’s The Fuel Of The Furnace article with…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 14: The 50th Anniversary of “Never Satisfied”.
As hard as it is to believe Judas Priest have been around now well over 45 years. Despite many hardships and turmoil, they are still touring the world, in many ways more popular than ever.