JUDAS PRIEST — Screaming For Vengeance (review)

JUDAS PRIEST — Screaming For Vengeance album cover Album · 1982 · Heavy Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Warthur
Fans reacted against Point of Entry, and Judas Priest got the message loud and clear; Screaming for Vengeance saw the band tighten up their act, play heavier riffs, and take a tip or two from the NWOBHM (you can't tell me the Hellion/Electric Eye opening two-fer isn't at least partially inspired by Ides of March/Wrathchild from Iron Maiden's killers). The result is the freshest-sounding Priest album since Killing Machine, and whilst it bogs down towards the end - Devil's Child and Fever get kind of repetitive and outlast their welcome - it's still a cracking release which reinvigorated the band's sound at a time when it was beginning to flag.
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