Judas Priets' Defenders of the Faith, released in 1984, is in my opinion their strongest. So much so that to judge all their other albums i had to compare them to this one. I dont beleive this album had any apprent singles so im assuming it probably isnt one of their most famous ones. I think metal fans should check this album out if they havn't already because this album and this band are one of the reasons i got into metal.
Line up at the time:
Rob Halford- (amazing) Vocals
Glenn Tipton- Lead guitars
K.K Downing- Lead guitars
Ian Hill- Bass guitars
Dave Holland- Drums
THE TRACKS:
1) Freewheel Burning
This song is REALLY great. Its fast, its heavy, the solo is remarkable and halford's singing is most impressive as usual. Its pretty much all you can want in a metal song. 5/5
2) Jawbreaker
This song isnt as powerful as the first track but it still manages to be quite heavy and has a relativly catchy solo. Not one of the best of the album. 3.5/5
3) Rock Hard Ride Free
This is in my opinion one of the best songs from Judas Priest. Its catchy, yet melodic and heavy all at the same time. The solo is so great. I love how KK and Glenn split the lead parts. It owns...
The first time i heard the song i couldnt get the chorus out of my head for litterally a month!!! 5/5
4) The Sentinel
What a song!!! Thats the only way I can really describe the song... Its just got such powerful riffs and the solo is INSANE!! They split the lead parts into 4 and it sounds great. 5/5
5) Love Bites
I dont perticularly like this track. I meen its not bad... but it just doesnt have those classic Priest riffs. The little bass intro thing sounds cool though. 3/5
6) Eat Me Alive
Apparently this is quite a contraversial song. (sumthing with Tipper Gore and the line: "I'm known to force u at gun point")
Anyway... this song took me a while to really get into. But now i think its good (especially the solo). The verse and chorus have a nice heavy sound. 4/5
7) Some Heads ARE GONNA ROLL
Like the sentinel... WHAT A SONG!!! This one is heavy, people. Very catchy as well (just like alot of these songs). The solo sounds great too. The end is kinda repetitive but yea... thats a minor detail. 5/5
8) Night Comes Down
This one is somewhat quiter and more "chill" then the rest of the album. It isnt 100% soft but its still softER. Its a good song. Definetly needed on the album. 4/5
9/ 10)Heavy Duty/ Defenders of the Faith
These 2 songs actually make one. Im am definetly not a big fan of this one. The riff is heavy... but too repetative. The drums add to that driving power but as i said, its too repetitive. 3/5
Overall I give this album 5/5. This is an underrated album!!! And British Steel is overrated.
