Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. The album was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Florida. It was first released on July 17, 1982. A re-mastered CD was released in May 2001.
"From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior. Nothing remained sacred, no one was safe from the Hellion as it uttered its battle cry...Screaming for Vengeance."
- -- Album back cover
The album reached #11 in the UK and #17 on Billboard 200 Pop Albums and made Judas Priest much more popular than they were after their British Steel album. It went Gold (RIAA) on October 29, 1982, Platinum on April 18, 1983 and Double Platinum on October 16, 2001, being their first album to achieve the two latter awards.
This album also includes their hit "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and one of their most-popular on-stage performances, "Electric Eye".
The band wrote about the bonus track "Prisoner of Your Eyes" in the remaster booklet as follows:
"This is one of two versions of this particular song - the second version having a different chorus. The majority of this track is still as it was put down at the time but with lead breaks from Glenn and K.K. added at a later date. It's very emotional and epitomises the light and shade style of Judas Priest which is the trademark of the band."
The album came 15th on IGN's 25 most influential metal albums.
The album also came 10th on Metal-Rules.com's 100 greatest metal albums.
The title song "Screaming for Vengeance" is played on the main site for the upcoming game Brütal Legend,[1] in which Rob Halford plays a character in the game named General Lionwhyte.
This album was the first entire album released as downloadable content for the video games Rock Band and Rock Band 2.[2]
Judas Priest were supported by bands such as Iron Maiden and Uriah Heep (in support of their album Abominog) on their 1982 U.S. tour.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton.
| 1. |
"The Hellion" |
0:41 |
| 2. |
"Electric Eye" |
3:39 |
| 3. |
"Riding on the Wind" |
3:07 |
| 4. |
"Bloodstone" |
3:51 |
| 5. |
"Take These Chains" (Additional Writing by Bob Halligan, Jr.) |
3:07 |
| 6. |
"Pain and Pleasure" |
4:17 |
| 7. |
"Screaming for Vengeance" |
4:43 |
| 8. |
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" |
5:09 |
| 9. |
"Fever" |
5:20 |
| 10. |
"Devil's Child" |
4:48 |
2001 Bonus Tracks
| 11. |
"Prisoner of Your Eyes (Turbo session, 1985)" |
7:12 |
| 12. |
"Devil's Child (Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN, December 12, 1982)" |
5:02 |
Personnel
Covers
References
- ^ "Brutal Legend". http://www.brutallegendgame.com/. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Full Albums Arrive as Rock Band DLC". http://www.licksandclicks.com/2008/04/full-albums-arr.html. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
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