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Paul Elliott

“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound. You’re seeing a movie running through your head”: In a house that was home to two Beatles, a heavy metal masterpiece was born

Rob Halford in the Breaking The Law video.

In 1980, a golden year for heavy music, Judas Priest delivered the goods with their classic album British Steel.

There were many other great hard rock and heavy metal albums released that year, including AC/DC’s Back In Black, Motörhead’s Ace Of Spades, Iron Maiden’s self-titled debut, Ozzy Osbourne’s solo debut, Blizzard of Ozz, and Black Sabbath's first record without Ozzy, Heaven And Hell.

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