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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 ...
Wonderful dun trust fund
  06/07/12
British Steel, obviously.
Opaque bateful university
  06/07/12
Isn't that one a lot older than the others? How do I know it...
Wonderful dun trust fund
  06/07/12
You don't. You gotta understand what really put them on the ...
Opaque bateful university
  06/07/12
Screaming for vengeance, Painkiller. Then maybe a greatest h...
nudist hyperactive trump supporter
  06/07/12
What about Nostradamus?
Wonderful dun trust fund
  06/07/12
Some liked it. Some didn't. It has modern production and fl...
nudist hyperactive trump supporter
  06/07/12
Ram It Down is hugely underrated. Title track, Hard As Iron,...
translucent casino rigpig
  01/09/25
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Boyish Site Telephone
  01/09/25
lmao
tripping exhilarant ratface
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tripping exhilarant ratface
  04/09/26
Lord Halford's peak performance "Fucking Your Ass! (for...
vengeful business firm
  01/09/25
I'd go with Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance, B...
Boyish Site Telephone
  01/09/25
Another way to go would be the Metal Works compilation, whic...
Boyish Site Telephone
  01/09/25
OP here. Thanks for the recs
Wonderful dun trust fund
  04/10/26


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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:01 PM
Author: Wonderful dun trust fund

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: Opaque bateful university

British Steel, obviously.

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:23 PM
Author: Wonderful dun trust fund

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: Opaque bateful university

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: nudist hyperactive trump supporter

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

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:27 PM
Author: Wonderful dun trust fund

What about Nostradamus?

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:32 PM
Author: nudist hyperactive trump supporter

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: translucent casino rigpig

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: Boyish Site Telephone



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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:45 AM
Author: tripping exhilarant ratface

lmao

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Date: April 9th, 2026 10:04 PM
Author: tripping exhilarant ratface



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Date: January 9th, 2025 5:25 AM
Author: vengeful business firm

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

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Date: January 9th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: Boyish Site Telephone

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: Boyish Site Telephone

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
Author: Wonderful dun trust fund

OP here. Thanks for the recs

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