The Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill listed in an interview with Rock Cellar Magazine four albums of the British Heavy Metal that in his opinion deserves more recognition. One of the most important Metal groups in history, Priest is known specially for the classic albums “British Steel” (1980), “Screaming For Vengeance” (1982) and “Killing Machine” (1978).
Ian Hill lists the Judas Priest albums that deserves more recognition:
“I think probably Defenders of the Faith. It was about as far as we could have took that particular route because we always try and improve and get better with every album, trying things new. And I think that was about the pinnacle of that direction. It didn’t sell as many copies as Screaming for Vengeance but it does deserve greater recognition”, Ian Hill said. Released in 1984, “Defenders Of The Faith” had great songs like “Freewheel Burning”, “Love Bites”, “The Sentinel”, and “Jawbreaker”.
The bassist continued in the interview also listing the infamous “Turbo” (1986): “Of course, after that, it was the experimental Turbo album, which met with mixed reviews. Some people loved it, some people hated it.”
“We lost fans and we gained fans. And then after that, we were off on a harder edge with Ram It Down and Painkiller. The other two albums that don’t get mentioned much as well are Jugulator and Demolition, and there’s some good material on there. It’s just a pity those albums didn’t sell as well as they should have,” Ian Hill said.
“Jugulator” (1997) and “Demolition” (2001) were the only two albums of the band with vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens who replaced Rob Halford after he left the band in the 90s.
Priest is currently celebrating it’s 50th anniversary and touring across North America
Now that guitarist Richie Falkner is fully recovered from an “aortic aneurysm” he suffered on stage back in September 27, 2021, the band continues to tour celebrating their 50th anniversary.
March tour dates
- 9 Angel Of The Winds Arena Everett, WA
- 10 Moda Center Portland, OR
- 12 Fox Theater Oakland, CA
- 13 Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Convention Center, NV
- 15 Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall Los Angeles, CA
- 16 Arizona Federal Theatre Phoenix, AZ
- 18 Irving Music Factory Irving, TX
- 20 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX
- 21 Freeman Coliseum San Antonio, TX
- 23 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
- 25 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Alpharetta, GA
- 27 Charleston Civic Center Coliseum Charleston, WV
- 29 The Met Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
- 30 Prudential Center Newark, NJ
- 31 The Theater at MGM National Harbor National Harbor