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Friday, August 18: Judas Priest, "Solar Angels"

R.I.P. Dave Holland (1948-2018)

Point of Entry was an album of mixed emotions, a record where Judas Priest aimed for American radio rock and somewhat succeeded on a qualitative if not commercial level.  There was little in the way of real heavy metal, but there were hooks and strong riffs and choruses to be found throughout.  And in the case of “Solar Angels”, a rare instance of Priest just riding a steady groove and building a story around it.  Dave Holland’s drumming regularly took heat for being more simplistic and less imaginative than his predecessor and successor, but on his first 3 albums with the band he knew exactly how to propel the songs forward, giving them an unyielding momentum that perfectly supported Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing’s riffs and frequently gave Priest a steamrolling quality that made them a lethal force on stage.  With “Solar Angels” Holland’s 4/4 rhythm gave Tipton and Downing ample space to chug, sway and solo, while Rob Halford largely floated over all of it.  The bridge essentially functioned as a wordless chorus, and there wasn’t a single pummeling moment that announced itself- in a way, this was arguably one of their more experimental tracks, since it had the basic sound of early ‘80s hard rock but without a conventional song structure.  And that was what made it awesome: here was Priest flexing their prowess without showing off, vamping a bit without being overindulgent and letting the groove do the lifting and speak for itself.

#heavy metal #metal #heavy metal rules #heavy metal music #listen to metal #metal song of the day #metal song #song of the day #song #judas priest #rob halford #glenn tipton #kk downing #k.k. downing #ian hill #dave holland #tom allom #point of entry #columbia records #80s music #80s rock #80s metal #heavy music #heavy rock #metal rock #metal music #listen to music #long live rock #Youtube

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REVIEW: Judas Priest - Invincible Shield (2024 Deluxe with bonus tracks)

JUDAS PRIEST – Invincible Shield (2024 Epic Deluxe with bonus tracks) I don’t usually write “first impressions” reviews, because I like the albums to have time to sink in, and to consider my opinions. I’ll break some rules this time. Invincible Shield tops Firepower and could be the best Priest album since Defenders.  Or maybe even before that… The highlights are many and the riffs are strong. …

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#Andy Sneap #classic rock #deluxe edition #Epic #glenn tipton #heavy metal #ian hill #Invincible Shield #judas priest #kk downing #Richie Faulkner #rob halford #scott travis #Sony #Tom Allom

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This Day in Metal 🤘

Apr 25th 1983 - Krokus released the album "Headhunter"

Headhunter is the seventh studio album by the Swiss hard rock band Krokus, released in 1983. It achieved Gold status in the United States.[5] The track "Screaming in the Night" was the band's biggest hit to date,[6] and is still played on classic rock radio stations. Headhunter is the only Krokus album to feature Steve Pace on drums, and includes the Bachman–Turner Overdrive cover "Stayed Awake All Night

Side one

1.) "Headhunter" (Chris von Rohr, Fernando von Arb, Marc Storace, Butch Stone) – 4:30

2.) "Eat the Rich" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:14

3.) "Screaming in the Night" (von Rohr, von Arb, Mark Kohler, Storace, Stone) – 6:38

5.) "Ready to Burn" (von Rohr, von Arb, Kohler, Storace, Stone) – 3:54

Side two

6.) "Night Wolf" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:10 (written for the animated motion picture Metal Hollywood)

7.) "Stayed Awake All Night" (Randy Bachman) – 4:41 (Bachman–Turner Overdrive cover)

8.) "Stand and Be Counted" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 4:07

9.) "White Din" (von Rohr, von Arb) – 1:50

10.) "Russian Winter" (von Rohr, von Arb, Storace, Stone) – 3:31

Krokus

Marc Storace – lead vocals

Fernando von Arb – lead and rhythm guitar, bass, piano

Mark Kohler – rhythm and lead guitar, bass

Chris von Rohr – bass, piano, drums, percussion

Steve Pace – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Rob Halford – backing vocals on "Ready to Burn"

Jimi Jamison – backing vocals on "Screaming in the Night"

Bob Ketchum – sound effects recorded at Cedar Crest Studios

Production

Tom Allom – producer

Andy De Ganahl – engineer

Butch Stone – director

#thisdayinmetal #Krokus #head hunter #album release #heavy metal

[metalcultbrigade]

Def Leppard 'On Through the Night' Released March 14 ,1980

The album was produced by Tom Allom. It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart

#metalcultbrigade #metal #heavy metal #hard rock #nwobhm #def leppard #80's music #80's

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#repost

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Today in Priest History:

Defenders of the Faith is released on January 4th, 1984! The album charted at

#11

on the UK Albums Chart and at

#18

on the Billboard 200 in the US, where it remained on the charts for a whopping 38 weeks. Its highest charting position was on the Swedish Albums Chart, where it reached

#2

! The first single released from the album was Freewheel Burning in December of 1983, followed by Some Heads Are Gonna Roll in February of 1984. The last single released was Love Bites in April of ‘84. Both Freewheel Burning and Love Bites had a music video made for them, which you can see above!

The album was produced by Priest and by Tom Allom, who produced all of Priest’s 80s albums. As for the artwork of the album, Doug Johnson returned from his work on the Screaming for Vengeance cover and designed a similar creature for this album, this time known as the Metallian. As with Screaming for Vengeance, the back cover of the album contains a message:

“Rising from darkness where hell hath no mercy and the screams of vengeance echo on forever, only those who keep the faith shall escape the wrath of the Metallian... master of all metal.”

Additionally, on this album the Priest logo remains in the same style as it appeared on Screaming for Vengeance. This version of the logo is probably the most well known variation of the Judas Priest logo!

Additionally, of course, this album landed Priest in trouble with the infamous PMRC in 1985. With its suggestive lyrics, “Eat Me Alive” earned itself the

#3

spot on the PMRC’s Filthy Fifteen list, as it was deemed inappropriate for its lyrical content. Priest, of course, responded with “Parental Guidance” a year later on Turbo!

#Judas Priest #defenders of the faith #1984 #today #album release #album art #80s metal #heavy metal #rock n roll #classic metal #metal #rock #rob halford #kk downing #glenn tipton #ian hill #david holland #80s #my fav #my fab band #album of the day #heavy metal is the law

[pastelwell]

You write really good tomgreg fics but what Tomgreg fics are your favourite? Always interested to know what authors are enjoying, as sometimes, even with ao3's filters, there's a lot of fics to choose from - kind of like asking a bookstore employee to help me choose but for fic 🤣

I love this analogy so much, I will hereby do my best!

So, my terrible confession is I don't read a lot of fic, I am so super fussy, and I haven't deep-dived the tomgreg tag all that much. I am very lucky, though, in that I have many friends with splendid taste, so a lot of the below were recommended to me in the first place. It's nice that I now get to recommend them onwards.

It does mean, though, that the fics I rec may end up being, like... The super popular fics everyone has already read haha. But we shall see. (ETA: oh my god this got so huge, I'm so sorry).

~

Apple Tree Metaphor (Rating: E) - rulebreakingmoth Honorary mention, I know EVERYONE has read this fic, but to me it is just the fic of all time. One of the first tomgreg fics I ever read, and I read it every day for about two weeks upon discovery. Something about it just really spoke to me, I can't describe it. It's very accomplished and I still return to it even now. Such a classic.

From Ithica, with love (Rating: G) - windlefin I adore this fic. It's Shiv POV and a little glimpse into tomgreg life post-Shivorce. It is absolutely just... The warmest thing, I adoreeee seeing the life T&G have built for themselves in this universe, it is absolutely dripping with love, charm and character, but very true to each character. Seeing it through Shiv's eyes is just the icing on the cake.

The Allomancy Series (Rating: E) - princemousetrap A big investment, in terms of reading/wordcount, but SO worth every moment you pour into it, I cannot stress that enough. I think it's another one of those iconic series' that everyone has already read, but I had to put it in bc it's so un-put-downable. Beautifully written and so much warmth (can you tell I love warmth?)

A look from you and I would fall from grace (Rating: M) - brandyalexanders Gorgeous quick(ish) read that's so unexpectedly romantic and sexy. I return to this one a fair amount, it's suuuch an enjoyable read and idk, it just feels cosy to me. I love the dialogue and I can see it all so perfectly in my head.

Domus Aurea (Rating: E) - rubyduck This one is very new but I LOVED it, it's Tom & Greg how I love to read/write them - desperately in love and desperately horny (lol). Delicious tension, delicious kissing, delicious getting together fic. The whole thing is just yummy. Plus Tom buys Greg a crazy expensive watch and even that in itself is satisfying to me.

White Truffle (Rating: T) - neglectedtuesday This author has done a fair few AUs, this is the newest one and ohhhh I loved it. In this world, Tom is a food critic and Greg is a photographer. Something soooo perfect about it, really charming fic, really sexy, too. I also recommend (by the same author) the Academic Credential series where Tom is a Professor. It's soo tasty, so hot, and such a perfect take. Both worlds you can really entrench yourself in.

Prompts on tumblr by ezlebe (Rating: Unrated) - ezlebe I am a big ezlebe fan and I enjoy everything she does both here and over on AO3. There are a couple that spring to mind that I wanted to rec. The first one is the one about sand mites lol. Idk, I recommend it to everyone, it feels so warm to me, there is such an atmosphere throughout the whole thing. Nothing really happens, but everything happens. Plus I am a bit weak for Tom taking care of Greg. The other is the one where Greg has a cat. Sounds bonkers but you muuust trust me, it's so cute and charming. The dialogue is fun and it's just an all round enjoyable read. Big big fan.

no other shelter (Rating: E) - champagnedproblems & lanceslot This is unfinished BUT there's no cliffhanger and it works perfectly as a oneshot. This is another one of those desperately horny desperately needy DESPERATE DESPERATE vibe fics that makes your heart race. I mean, you know me by now, I am all about desperate horniness and this has it in spades, it's very tasty. I also love detention by the same authors. Just as steamy and hot, but like.. Angrier and dirtier. So good.

Summer daze (Rating: G) - regent This is just one of those fics that makes you feel warm and cosy and nice. I am so weak for glimpses into establish tomgreg domestic life, and this is suuuch a nice little window into that world. Really comforting and lovely.

Ohhh you know what, I could go on forever, I do have a few more but fear I've already gone on way too long here - let me know if you’d like some more. Alternatively, if there's anything YOU love and wanna rec me, please do, I always read fics that are recced to me x

#ask #anon #answered #long post sorry #q

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Judas Priest - New Haven 1988 full live (official Tom Allom remaster)

#Youtube

[theart2rock]

Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith - Die Geschichte dahinter

Als sich Judas Priest im September 1983 auf den Weg nach Ibiza, Spanien, machten, ritt die Band gerade auf dem Kamm einer hohen und mächtigen Welle. Sie hatten gerade die Tournee für Screaming for Vengeance beendet, das im April desselben Jahres mit Platin ausgezeichnet wurde, und versuchten, das Erfolgsrezept des Albums zu wiederholen, indem sie nur 16 Monate nach Abschluss der Aufnahmen zu Screaming mit dem Produzenten Tom Allom in die Ibiza Sound Studios zurückkehrten. Der Plan ging weitgehend auf, und als Defenders of the Faith am 4. Januar 1984 auf den Markt kam, galten Judas Priest als Meister des Metal, als wahre Verteidiger des Genres, welches sie mit aufgebaut hatten. Wie sein Vorgänger war auch Defenders of the Faith durch und durch Metal, beginnend mit dem wilden Twin-Gitarrenriff, dem donnernden Schlagzeugbeat und dem Falsett-Gesang von "Freewheel Burning" bis hin zum stampfenden, melodischen Schlussstück des Albums, "Heavy Duty / Defenders of the Faith". In vielerlei Hinsicht sind Screaming und Defenders wie Buchstützen, zwei parallele Veröffentlichungen, die aus derselben Energie und aus denselben Quellen der Außenseiter-Empowerment schöpfen. "Freewheel Burning" ähnelt "Electric Eye", "Some Heads are Gonna Roll" ähnelt "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" und "The Sentinel" hat die Attitüde und Zähigkeit von "Screaming for Vengeance". "Wir sind wirklich mit demselben Zug gefahren, wenn man so will", sagte Rob Halford 2011 in einem Interview. "Das war Teil dieser Zeit in den 80ern, als wir jedes Jahr eine Platte machten und gleichzeitig auf Welttournee gingen, und wenn man das tut, verlässt man sich wirklich auf seinen Instinkt. Aber wenn man auf allen Zylindern brüllt und kreativ ist, dann kann man das auch tun. Ich würde also zustimmen, dass diese beiden Platten aus einem ähnlichen Holz geschnitzt sind, aber jede steht für sich allein, und das ist das Erstaunliche." Dass Judas Priest in der Lage waren, in nur wenigen Monaten 10 neue Hymnen und Mitsinglieder zu produzieren, ist schlichtweg bemerkenswert. Und das zu einer Zeit, in der die Tage der Band auf Ibiza voller Ablenkungen waren. Es gab einen wunderschönen Strand, Unterhaltung aller Art und Genuss an jeder Ecke. "Wir waren sehr hedonistisch und hatten eine tolle Zeit. Es waren die 80er Jahre. Es war die große Ära der Metal-Dekadenz, und wir hatten definitiv unseren Anteil daran. Aber am Ende des Tages wussten wir, dass wir dort waren, um eine Platte zu machen, also stellten wir im Hinterkopf sicher, dass wir stabil genug und nüchtern genug waren, um den Job zu erledigen." Es ist unklar, ob es etwas mit den Substanzen zu tun hatte, die sie zu sich nahmen, oder mit dem Alkohol, den sie tranken, aber während des Songschreibens schrieben Judas Priest "Eat Me Alive", was sie direkt ins Fadenkreuz der politischen Überwachungsorganisation Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) brachte, die sich darum bemühte, Alben, die sie für anstößig hielten, mit Warnhinweisen zu versehen. Und "Eat Me Alive" zählte zu den "filthy fifteen" der Gruppe. Die Zeilen, die das PMRC beanstandete, lauteten: I'm gonna force you at gun point... to eat me alive." Susan Baker, die Ehefrau des ehemaligen Finanzministers James Baker, nannte den Song "den Song über erzwungenen Oralsex mit vorgehaltener Waffe". Heute lacht Halford über den Wirbel, den der Song verursachte, aber damals hatte er das Potenzial, sich zu einem PR-Albtraum zu entwickeln. "Wir waren alle total besoffen auf Ibiza und ich schrieb, was mir in den Sinn kam", erzählt Halford. "Wir fielen im Studio um, weil wir alle dachten, es sei wirklich lustig. Natürlich wurde daraus ein ernstes Forum, das uns, die Musiker, als die Bösen erscheinen ließ. Deshalb waren wir auch so wütend. Wir dachten: 'Wow, das ist eine Frage des ersten Verfassungszusatzes'. Und das hatte eine sehr negative Auswirkung auf einige sehr wichtige, talentierte Musiker." Natürlich hat sich die Kontroverse zu Gunsten von Judas Priest ausgewirkt, vor allem wegen der Welle der Unterstützung, die sie zu dieser Zeit hatten. Als die Band im November 1983 das Studio verließ, war klar, dass Judas Priest ein grundsolides Metal-Album aufgenommen hatten, das den Test der Zeit bestehen und einige der dauerhaftesten Songs der Band hervorbringen würde, darunter "Freewheel Burning", "Love Bites", "Eat Me Alive", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" und "The Sentinel". Die erste Single von Defenders of the Faith war "Freewheel Burning", die im Dezember 1983, etwa einen Monat vor der Veröffentlichung des Albums, herauskam. Es folgten "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" und "Love Bites", aber von der Zeit der Veröffentlichung an sahen die Fans Defenders of the Faith als ein Album an, das man von vorne bis hinten durchhören konnte, und nicht als eine Sammlung von Singles mit ein paar Filler-Tracks dazwischen. Obwohl das Album kein bestimmtes Thema hatte, gab es Botschaften von Selbstermächtigung, Rache und Freiheit sowie ikonische Bilder von Monstern und Chaos, die zu dem mechanischen Biest auf dem Albumcover passten. "Es war ein Teil davon, unseren Metal-Fussabdruck in die Welt zu setzen", sagte Halford. "Und es ist eine großartige Platte. Sie ist kraftvoll, sie ist bemerkenswert, sogar heute noch. Wir waren wild auf Leder, wir schrien nach Rache und jetzt verteidigten wir unseren Glauben. Nicht, dass wir diese Dinge sagen mussten, aber es gab dem, was wir taten, in gewisser Weise einen Sinn." Lesen Sie den ganzen Artikel

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Friday, October 27, 2023 5:15pm ET: Feature LP: Def Leppard - On Through The Night (1980)

On Through the Night is the debut studio album by the English rock band Def Leppard, released on March 14, 1980. The album was produced by Tom Allom. It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 51 on the Billboard 200. The album features re-recorded versions of “Rocks Off” and “Overture”, tracks from the band’s original independently released EP, The Def Leppard E.P.. Other tracks are…

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#1980 #Def Leppard #Feature LP #RadioMax #Wikipedia

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Firepower is the eighteenth studio #album by #heavy #metal #band Judas Priest. Released on March 9, 2018, it is the band's first studio album since 1988's Ram It Down to be produced by Tom Allom and the first one with Andy Sneap as co-producer.[4] The album sold around 49,000 copies in the United States within its first week of release, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US.[5] The album also reached No. 5 in the UK, making it their first top-ten album in the UK since British Steel.[6] Music videos were made for "Lightning Strike",[7] "Spectre"[8] and "No Surrender".[9] A lyric video was made for "Never the Heroes".[10] The record also produced three singles.

#on this day #this day #on this date #date today #classic rock #today in music #today in history #today in music history #today in the history #this day in music #full album today #fullalbum #full metal #full albums #full album #album this date #album this day #album today #this date #firepower #judaspriest #judas priest #today in metal #today in rock #on this day in history #this day in rock #on this day in rock #this day in history #this day in metal #music metal

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Judas Priest - Mudd Club 1979 full live (official Tom Allom remaster)

#youtube

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Flame Thrower by Judas Priest from the album Firepower

#music #judas priest #glenn tipton #glenn raymond tipton #rob halford #robert john arthur halford #scott travis #richie faulkner #richard ian faulkner #ian hill #ian frank hill #andy sneap #tom allom #rock #hard rock #metal

[mikeladano]

RE-REVIEW: Def Leppard - On Through the Night (The Early Years Disc 1)

RE-REVIEW: Def Leppard – On Through the Night (The Early Years Disc 1)

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#box sets #classic rock #Def Leppard #heavy metal #Hello America #Joe Elliott #On Through the Night #Pete Willis #rick allen #rick savage #Steve Clark #The Early Years #Tom Allom #Wasted

[m3t4ln3rd]

Judas Priest announce massive 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music box set

Official press release: Frontman Rob Halford comments: “Judas Priest’s curated box set representing 50 heavy metal years is the ultimate treasure trove defining the bands unwavering commitment to keeping and defending the heavy metal faith.” Guitarist Glenn Tipton adds: “If there’s one box set you should have in your Heavy Metal collection it should be this one – it’s immortal – proclaiming…

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#50 Heavy Metal Years of Music #Abbey Road Studios #Alex Wharton #Judas Priest #La Cucina W8 #Sony Music #Tom Allom

[metalsongoftheday]

Friday, February 2: Judas Priest, “All Fired Up”

“All Fired Up” was a logical successor to “Freewheel Burning” that was quite likely intended to be the opening track on Twin Turbos, but instead sat on the shelf for nearly 20 years before finally surfacing as a bonus track on the single-disc Turbo reissue.  The track offered a slightly alternate history for both Judas Priest and Turbo, featuring that album’s electronic sheen but also staying true to the fast-paced and barnburning heavy metal that cemented Priest’s popularity and legacy over their previous 2 records.  Rob Halford wasn’t quite wailing away, but his vocals were gritty, energetic and passionate, and even if Tom Allom’s production deliberately buffed the rough edges to a sheen, Glenn Tipton’s and K.K. Downing’s riffing still sizzled.  Given the musical climate at the time, and Priest wanting record sales that matched their concert attendance, “All Fired Up” was arguably a more natural move than the most of the overly commercial tracks that ultimately ended up on Turbo, since it split the difference between the “hi-tech” flavors of 1986 and the traditional heavy metal that was not only Priest’s calling card, but also incredibly popular in its own right.  And if it had made the final album, the song would’ve gone a long way towards making Turbo feel like less of a sell-out.

#heavy metal #metal #heavy metal music #heavy metal rules #LISTEN TO METAL #metal song #metal song of the day #song of the day #song #Judas Priest #rob halford #Glenn Tipton #KK Downing #K.K. Downing #Ian Hill #dave holland #tom allom #halford #metal god #the metal god #fight #turbo #80s music #80s metal #british music #british metal #british steel #pop metal #CBS Records #columbia records

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CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Def Leppard – “On Through The Night” was Released 40 Years Ago

The 1980s was a transition time for Rock and Heavy Metal. Led Zeppelin would disband soon after a loss. AC/DC would lose a leader but gain new life. Ozzy was out of Sabbath, they had yet to unleash the Dio era, and Ozzy had yet to deliver his solo début. Michael Schenker quit UFO. Uriah Heap was changing key members left and right. Queen, Thin Lizzy, and Ultravoxwere adding new sounds and…

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#&039;Rock Brigade&039; #Classic Albums #CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Def Leppard – “On Through The Night” #Def Leppard #heavvy metal #Joe Elliott #Nick Tauber #NWOBHM #On Through The Night #Pete Willis #RIP Steve Clark #rock #Tom Allom #Wasted