GLOBALRPH MUSICATLASJudas Priest: Artist Essentials
Riff-led starting points, longer dramatic pieces and later studio selections from Judas Priest.
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: British Steel
Original 1980 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A direct opening choice built around a concise, immediately repeated guitar figure.
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1980 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: British Steel
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Original album: British Steel
Original 1980 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A melodic companion to Breaking the Law with an open, singable chorus.
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First released: 1980 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1980 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: British Steel
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1982 (year verified)
Original album: Screaming for Vengeance
Original 1982 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Let the steady rhythm establish itself before following the lead guitar details.
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First released: 1982 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1982 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1982 (year verified)
Original album: Screaming for Vengeance
Original 1982 studio album track; The Hellion introduction is a separate album track
MusicAtlas editorial note: A sharper, faster companion to the other Screaming for Vengeance selections.
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First released: 1982 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1982 studio album track; The Hellion introduction is a separate album track
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1990 (year verified)
Original album: Painkiller
Original 1990 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Choose this for the most forceful end of the opening group.
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First released: 1990 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1990 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Painkiller
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1976 (year verified)
Original album: Sad Wings of Destiny
Original 1976 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: An extended selection whose quieter passages make the returns to full volume more striking.
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First released: 1976 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1976 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Sad Wings of Destiny
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original album: Sin After Sin
Original 1977 Sin After Sin studio recording; not the earlier alternate recording or a live version
MusicAtlas editorial note: A compact melodic contrast to the heavier songs surrounding it.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1977 Sin After Sin studio recording; not the earlier alternate recording or a live version
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Sin After Sin
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Judas Priest and Sony - original UK singles chronology
Official original-single chronology identifies Diamonds and Rust in 1977, Living After Midnight and Breaking the Law in 1980, and You've Got Another Thing Comin' in 1982. It lists later single campaigns for A Touch of Evil and Night Crawler after their 1990 album appearances. Its 1984 Freewheel Burning year leaves conflicting earlier-release reports requiring review. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original album: Stained Class
Original 1978 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Give the quiet opening and the long guitar passages equal attention.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1978 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Stained Class
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1978 (year verified)
Original album: Killing Machine
Original 1978 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: A brief, urgent selection that keeps the opening group moving.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1978 (year verified)
Killing Machine was issued in 1978. The official discography's 1979 Hell Bent for Leather heading describes the later US album edition; that later market date does not replace the original year.
Recording: Original 1978 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Killing Machine
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Judas Priest 50 Heavy Metal Years - Sony Legacy original album chronology
The label explicitly identifies Killing Machine as the 1978 original album. Only that original date distinction is used, not the 2021 box-set date or the archival concert session dates. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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First released: 1986 (year verified)
Original album: Turbo
Original 1986 studio album recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Listen for the repeating electronic texture beneath the guitar and vocal.
Beyond the yearly listsRelease evidence and recording details
First released: 1986 (year verified)
Year precision identifies the original recording release. It does not assert a globally earliest day, and later single campaigns, remasters or live performances do not reset this year.
Recording: Original 1986 studio album recording
Credit: Judas Priest
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Turbo
Judas Priest - official discography
Original album track programs and stated release years, with live albums and remaster bonus tracks separately identified. The Hell Bent for Leather heading is the 1979 US issue; the original Killing Machine year is independently supported by the label. The 2024 album date is not used for the earlier Panic Attack single. | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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