Coming off an era which saw several JUDAS PRIEST albums that have gone down as some of the greatest in the entire history of heavy metal (namely, 1980's "British Steel" and 1982's "Screaming For Vengeance"), the band from Birmingham knew that their next release had to "deliver the goods," to cement their standing as the leaders of metal. And deliver they did, with their platinum-certified 1984 release, "Defenders Of The Faith", which spawned such headbanging classics as "Freewheel Burning", "Jawbreaker", "The Sentinel", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" and "Love Bites". And on March 10, 2015, a newly expanded three-CD version of the album will be unleashed via Columbia/Legacy, which includes the original ten-track album remastered by producer Tom Allom, and a complete live recording from the "Defenders" tour, recorded at the Long Beach Arena in California, on May 5, 1984. The 21-track concert (split up over two discs) perfectly balances the then-new material from the groups ninth studio offering overall, including such classics as "Metal Gods", "Breaking The Law", "Sinner", "Electric Eye", "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)", "Victim Of Changes" and "You've Got Another Thing Coming", among many others. As the band states in the liner notes to the reissue, "It's 30 years since we released 'Defenders Of The Faith' we're very proud to say it has become a classic that's beloved by PRIEST fans throughout the world." CD1 "Defenders Of The Faith" remastered 01. Freewheel Burning 02. Jawbreaker 03. Rock Hard Ride Free 04. The Sentinel 05. Love Bites 06. Eat Me Alive 07. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 08. Night Comes Down 09. Heavy Duty 10. Defenders Of The Faith CD2 Live at Long Beach Arena, California - May 5, 1984 01. Love Bites 02. Jawbreaker 03. Grinder 04. Metal Gods 05. Breaking The Law 06. Sinner 07. Desert Plains 08. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 09. The Sentinel 10. Rock Hard Ride Free CD3 Live at Long Beach Arena, California - May 5, 1984 01. Night Comes Down 02. The Hellion 03. Electric Eye 04. Heavy Duty 05. Defenders Of The Faith 06. Freewheel Burning 07. Victim Of Changes 08. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 09. Living After Midnight 10. Hell Bent For Leather 11. Youve Got Another Thing Coming A clip of JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford, bassist Ian Hill and guitarist Glenn Tipton discussing "Defenders Of The Faith" and the album track "Love Bites" can be seen below.
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