British Steel

Judas Priest | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000025IE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #53,912 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Breaking the Law

2. Rapid Fire

3. Metal Gods

4. Grinder

5. United

6. Living After Midnight

7. Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise

8. The Rage

9. Steeler

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pounding the world like a battering ram!, May 17, 2000

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Richard P. Mayhew (Silver Spring, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: British Steel (Audio CD)

This is simple. British Steel is the best album of the Heavy Metal 80s era, hard to believe it is 20 years old now. I first bought this album when it was released in 1980 (I was 14), I recently bought the CD, the songs still sound powerful, you can easily damage your hearing cranking each tune louder and louder. No cheesy sythesizers here. I only wish a digital remastered version was available. I am a big fan of American bands, Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Blue Oyster Cult ect..but Judas Priest set the benchmark with this one, and all that followed fell short. This is a must have CD for Rockers, it will blow your head off!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars METAL-CLASSIC HERE, January 16, 2000

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"metalheadmissy" (Ogdensburg,NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: British Steel (Audio CD)

ahhhhhhhh yesssss one the best metal albums ever .its true sometimes the classic bands are better. this is a excellent cd .old priest as well as metal classics "breaking the law" "grinder" "living after midnight" and countless bands have tried to cover grinder but no one does it like priest ..they are the best metal band ever.hail j.p they rule.get this true metal fans this is a album one has to have to call themselves a metal freak....outta here.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hell Bent or British Steel--Their Best, June 30, 2007

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Drummin' Joe (Granada Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: British Steel (Audio CD)

This was a great review:
"This was one of those rare ocasions when everything falls into place to make a masterpiece since the band line-up to the chemistry between band producer, recording company and even the studio chosen to record the album. The result: an unforgetable metal album, one of the best of all times. Raw, simple and diect to the point, but not vulgar or cheap"

As a drummer, I loved Dave Hollands pure groove and metronomic timekeeping. His drum sound was perfect and it stands up today. The general reviewer who said this recording sounds dated is insane. This recording is fresh and it comes.

Les Binks was a great drummer as well. His stuff on Hell Bent for Leather and JP Live in Japan is so underrated. That guys was a perfectionist and played perfect parts for the songs. No wasted notes, just brillant drumming. His drums sound was also great and the double bass work tasty. Great bass drum sound as well. The recording back in the 70's is superior to today. Ya gotta have a great booming Bonham-esq BD sound!

British Steel is perfection and Steeler in mindboggling rock N roll. The guitar sounds are what metal is about. BUY THIS CD!

Also, Hell Bent & BS have two of the best looking album covers!