Best Judas Priest album

[The Ozzman]

I shouldn't have to explain the details of these anymore.

Choose 2 in the list.

 

[Zephyrus]

Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller, but I'm basing this on the Metal Works '73-'93 compilation, which is the only Priest I own so far.

 

[The Ozzman]

Poll is up. My choices are Stained Class and Screaming for Vengeance.

 

[The Ozzman]

I'm going to go ahead and order the Priest albums I own from best to worst

Stained Class/Screaming for Vengenace
Sad Wings of Destiny
Painkiller
Hell Bent for Leather
Defenders of the Faith
British Steel
Sin After Sin

 

[Manic Ferocity]

Sin After Sin and Stained Class.

 

[IWP]

Painkiller and Stained Class definently. Though, I also really like Turbo, Sad Wings of Destiny, Defenders of the Faith, and Sin After Sin.

 

[Unfaithfully Metalhead]

Screaming and British Steel...

 

[Krilons Resa]

Sad Wings of Destiny by a long shot. I didnt see that you said to choose two before I voted or my 2nd choice would have probably been Sin After Sin.

 

[Vitor]

piankiller is the best, but i coudn't choose just another one

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

I, sadly, do not own Rocka Rolla or (perhaps less sadly) either of the Ripper albums, so I have to make my decision without having heard much from either of those. I also haven't been able to find my copy of Stained Class for like two and a half years, so... Luckily I have the Metalogy so it's not all bad. ANYWAY...

I picked Sad Wings of Destiny and Hellbent For Leather. I used to really love 80's (and onward) Priest material, but I simply don't enjoy it these days nearly as much as I used to. 70's Priest is far superior (this is actually a scientific fact). I just feel that they were a lot more creative and different back then.

By the way, anyone know when the new album is supposed to come out? I really don't know what to expect.

 

[Faint]

Painkiller for me.

 

[ramses]

Sin After Sin and Stained Class.

Saints in Hell, and Dissident Agressor....Indeed!

 

[Hatebreeder]

Painkiller. I actually haven't heard much of their other albums, so I didn't vote for any others.

 

[byrne]

Sad Wings of Destiny - but I often bounce between this and Stained Class.

 

[Evil?]

The two obvious choices here are Sad Wings and Stained Class.

 

[skeptik]

The two obvious choices here are Sad Wings and Stained Class.

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[Rabid Headbanger]

Hell bent for leather is certainly a good choice.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

I've only heard Painkiller so far, and I found that to be thoroughly mediocre aside from "Leather Rebel". I'm sure their earlier stuff must be better, so I'm reserving judgment on them until I've heard the '70s albums.

 

[skeptik]

Painkiller is Judas Priest jumping on a bandwagon; it's not even remotely representative of their creative capacity. Given your tendencies, I highly recommend you check out their first 4 albums.

 

[Rabid Headbanger]

It's actually a pretty wicked album, and it's better that priest re-work themselves then keep making same sound albums. Just look at the differences in all thier albums.

There the one band I don't mind when it comes to changing sound (usually)