Fuel of the Furnace
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 6: The 40th Anniversary of “Before The Dawn”
The punk rock revolution had reached its zenith as Judas Priest prepared to record their fifth studio album in the summer of 1978. For the album – the last one for 12 years not to be produced by Tom Allom – Priest gave reins to James Guthrie. Guthrie had produced the song “Better By You,…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 12: the 40th anniversary of “Exciter”
When one lists the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1970’s, Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” cannot be excluded from the list. And yes, we are talking about heavy metal, a very fragile term in that day and age. In 1978 it was still virtually non-existent, with such benchmark bands as Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.10: The 20th anniversary of Cathedral Spires
In late 1997 Judas Priest prepared to bounce back after several years of absence from the forefront of heavy metal. Vocalist Rob Halford had left the band after a year of uncertainty in 1993. By that point the band had released a double compilation “Metal Works” and promoted it with a video and several interviews.…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 1: The 40th Anniversary of “Sinner”
By 1977 Judas Priest were on the verge of something big. A new deal with CBS Records was signed and the band kicked off new year by recording their third album at Ramport Studios. Former Deep Purple bass player Roger Glover was drafted in to produce. For the first time Priest had a proper record…
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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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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…