"A blistering, molten metal masterpiece": Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus

Judas Priest in 1991.

Judas Priest - Painkiller

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Hell Patrol
All Guns Blazing
Leather Rebel
Metal Meltdown
Night Crawler
Between the Hammer & The Anvil
A Touch of Evil
Battle Hymn
One Shot At Glory

The end of Rob Halford’s first period as Judas Priest frontman arrived shortly after the release of one of their greatest albums. Painkiller rips from start to finish and single-handedly redefined the sound of traditional heavy metal in the process. There are literally hundreds of bands out there peddling this exact same sound, but no one will ever top the original. And that title track… holy fucking shit.