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New to Judas Priest: which albums should I check out first?

What are the best Priest albums for someone who's new to to ...
pale circlehead
  06/07/12
British Steel, obviously.
Motley jade tattoo
  06/07/12
Isn't that one a lot older than the others? How do I know it...
pale circlehead
  06/07/12
You don't. You gotta understand what really put them on the ...
Motley jade tattoo
  06/07/12
Screaming for vengeance, Painkiller. Then maybe a greatest h...
Internet-worthy Aromatic International Law Enforcement Agency National
  06/07/12
What about Nostradamus?
pale circlehead
  06/07/12
Some liked it. Some didn't. It has modern production and fl...
Internet-worthy Aromatic International Law Enforcement Agency National
  06/07/12
Ram It Down is hugely underrated. Title track, Hard As Iron,...
Bat Shit Crazy Library Knife
  01/09/25
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pearly rambunctious home
  01/09/25
lmao
impertinent station
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nyuug
  04/09/26
Lord Halford's peak performance "Fucking Your Ass! (for...
adulterous school cafeteria
  01/09/25
I'd go with Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance, B...
pearly rambunctious home
  01/09/25
Another way to go would be the Metal Works compilation, whic...
pearly rambunctious home
  01/09/25
OP here. Thanks for the recs
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:01 PM
Author: pale circlehead

What are the best Priest albums for someone who's new to to this band and isn't yet familiar with their repetoire?

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:18 PM
Author: Motley jade tattoo

British Steel, obviously.

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:23 PM
Author: pale circlehead

Isn't that one a lot older than the others? How do I know it will prepare me appreciate their later work with Tim "Ripper" Owens?

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:34 PM
Author: Motley jade tattoo

You don't. You gotta understand what really put them on the scene before you understand the rest.

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:24 PM
Author: Internet-worthy Aromatic International Law Enforcement Agency National

Screaming for vengeance, Painkiller. Then maybe a greatest hits.

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:27 PM
Author: pale circlehead

What about Nostradamus?

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:32 PM
Author: Internet-worthy Aromatic International Law Enforcement Agency National

Some liked it. Some didn't. It has modern production and flair, but it isn't classic.

Theres a lot of cheesy stuff to avoidin Priest's catalog.

Turbo and Ram it Down are to be avoided at all costs.

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Date: January 9th, 2025 1:07 AM
Author: Bat Shit Crazy Library Knife

Ram It Down is hugely underrated. Title track, Hard As Iron, Heavy Metal, Blood Red Skies are all great.

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Date: January 9th, 2025 7:15 AM
Author: pearly rambunctious home



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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:45 AM
Author: impertinent station

lmao

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Date: April 9th, 2026 10:04 PM
Author: nyuug



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Date: January 9th, 2025 5:25 AM
Author: adulterous school cafeteria

Lord Halford's peak performance "Fucking Your Ass! (for stool samples)"

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Date: January 9th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: pearly rambunctious home

I'd go with Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance, British Steel, Defenders of the Faith, Painkiller

After that then I'd say Stained Class, Sin After Sin, Ram It Down, Hellbent for Leather

None of their stuff is particularly 'bad'--even Turbo has at least one all time classic on it, and there's some decent stuff from the two Ripper albums

Anything from Angel of Retribution on (when they reunited) is okay but much more power-metally. I think it's still pretty good. Certainly I find their most recent material better than Iron Maiden's.



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Date: January 9th, 2025 7:33 AM
Author: pearly rambunctious home

Another way to go would be the Metal Works compilation, which is a solid greatest hits/best of collection. It's a good cherrypicking of tracks from the period between Sad Wings of Destiny through Painkiller, so it doesn't have their very earliest stuff (Rocka Rolla--although that's not much of a loss) and it doesn't have anything post Painkiller (again, not a huge loss--that stuff isn't core Judas Priest)

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Date: April 10th, 2026 9:11 PM
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OP here. Thanks for the recs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1965612&forum_id=2`#49809736)