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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 ...
costumed alcoholic brunch double fault
  06/07/12
British Steel, obviously.
Cream yapping meetinghouse
  06/07/12
Isn't that one a lot older than the others? How do I know it...
costumed alcoholic brunch double fault
  06/07/12
You don't. You gotta understand what really put them on the ...
Cream yapping meetinghouse
  06/07/12
Screaming for vengeance, Painkiller. Then maybe a greatest h...
Trip Puce Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm
  06/07/12
What about Nostradamus?
costumed alcoholic brunch double fault
  06/07/12
Some liked it. Some didn't. It has modern production and fl...
Trip Puce Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm
  06/07/12
Ram It Down is hugely underrated. Title track, Hard As Iron,...
Maize Gaping Associate
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primrose flatulent roast beef
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lmao
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nyuug
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Lord Halford's peak performance "Fucking Your Ass! (for...
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  01/09/25
I'd go with Sad Wings of Destiny, Screaming for Vengeance, B...
primrose flatulent roast beef
  01/09/25
Another way to go would be the Metal Works compilation, whic...
primrose flatulent roast beef
  01/09/25
OP here. Thanks for the recs
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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:01 PM
Author: costumed alcoholic brunch double fault

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: Cream yapping meetinghouse

British Steel, obviously.

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:23 PM
Author: costumed alcoholic brunch double fault

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: Cream yapping meetinghouse

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: Trip Puce Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm

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

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:27 PM
Author: costumed alcoholic brunch double fault

What about Nostradamus?

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Date: June 7th, 2012 12:32 PM
Author: Trip Puce Bawdyhouse Pisswyrm

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: Maize Gaping Associate

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
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Date: January 9th, 2025 12:45 AM
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lmao

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Date: April 9th, 2026 10:04 PM
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Date: January 9th, 2025 5:25 AM
Author: Vibrant Bearded Whorehouse Circlehead

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

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Date: January 9th, 2025 7:31 AM
Author: primrose flatulent roast beef

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: primrose flatulent roast beef

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

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