the fuel of the furnace
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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 40th 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.
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 2: The 40th Anniversary of “Jawbreaker” and “Defenders Of The Faith”
40 years ago Judas Priest unleashed its masterpiece “Defenders Of The Faith”. The Fuel Of The Furnace dives in to the origins of the record and the song “Jawbreaker”, with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/TheFueloftheFurnace/jawbreaker/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 2: The 40th Anniversary of “Jawbreaker”
By 1984 Judas Priest were superstars. With their previous album “Screaming For Vengeance” the band had broken the US market and lengthy tour across the stadiums of America had cemented their position as the leading group of the NWOBHM. Everyone was now watching their next step with bated breath.
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.11: The 40th Anniversary of “Screaming For Vengeance”
Judas Priest’s classic “Screaming For Vengeance” celebrates 40th anniversary! Check out Steel Mill’s tribute to the album and its fast and furious title track from link below. 40 years after its release “Screaming For Vengeance” and the title track are still a rousing call to arms for metal heads around the world. The album is…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace Pt.11: The 40th Anniversary of “Screaming For Vengeance”
As 1981 morphed into 1982, Judas Priest arrived Ibiza Sound studios in Spain with both sun and pressure on their side, beginning to record their eighth studio LP. The reception to group’s latest album 1981’s “Point Of Entry” had been lukewarm, not everyone applauding its more commercial tunes and different approach. With new writing sessions…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 13: The 20th Anniversary of “Feed On Me”
The second album of Judas Priest’s Ripper Owens era, “Demolition” is not often mentioned in the annals of Judas Priest as one of their land mark efforts. That credit usually is reserved to any number of albums the band recorded between 1976 and 1990. Even their reunion CD “Angel Of Retribution” is in many metal…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 9: The 40th Anniversary of “Desert Plains” and “Point Of Entry”
If one sets out to find Judas Priest’s most controversial and debated album, “Point Of Entry” might be the first one on the list. 40 years on from its release, The Fuel Of The Furnace looks back to the record and its highlight, dramatic and powerful “Desert Plains”, with K.K.’s comments on the song included:…