Judas Priest was never on my want list when initially creating it, and remained relatively out of mind until July of 2022, when one day, "You've Got Another Thing Comin' popped into my head. It was like a lightbulb that had turned on. "Oh yeah," I said to myself. "I know that song." Searching for it, I found that the 1982 album Screaming For Vengeance was not only where it was from, but that it was relatively cheap. So, I picked it up.
The band remained no more of interest to me beyond it, but when I came across 1980's British Steel, and 1986's Turbo at a used CD shop in January of 2024, I picked them up. Again, life went on, and Judas Priest remained generally just another part of my ever-expanding CD collection, but not a priority to dig into further. August of 2025, and another used CD store visit added 1984's Defenders Of The Faith to my collection, but still, no interest in really looking into the band.
Enter April 2026. I'm going through my list of albums to play for a Retro Spin post, and I decide that it's time to focus in on them. It made sense. I was presently in a heavy metal phase, picking up bands and discographies based on what a co-worker was recommending, as well as others which I happened to come across in diving deeper into the rabbit hole. It was finally at this point that I looked into just how many albums the band had in the 80's and got around to actively completing my collection with 1981's Point Of Entry, and 1988's Ram It Down.
I was hyped to hear this one, and playing through it, I got everything I was expecting. What I did notice was that the tracks were harder than those of 1980's British Steel, and 1981's Point Of Entry. Whereas those focused on mainstream pop rock radio friendly type tracks, Screaming For Vengeance was punchier, more so geared towards straight up hard rock.
Overall, it was enjoyable from start to finish, and at this point, I'll even go so far as to call myself a Judas Priest fan. For me, the standout tracks included The Hellion, Bloodstone, Fever, and of course, You've Got Another Thing Coming. But again, as a whole, I liked it from start to finish.
Tomorrow I'll swing back around to the history of the band, picking up where I left off with my post on 1981's On The Run. I'll also be running through their 1984 released Defenders Of The Earth. It's been a good time so far, and I'm down with keeping it that way.
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