Question about Judas Priest

[IWP]

Are they considered Thrash or Power? Just wondering.

 

[Wyvern]

Neither...They're Heavy Metal, with touches of Speed Metal on Painkiller.

Yap. Judas Priest is one of the pioneers of heavy metal, from the more hard rock "Rockarolla" to the speed/power hints on "Painkiller" they have consistently show what pure heavy metal is about and the influence they had on bands from the late 80's up today.

And if they stray from the path with "Jugulator" (more modern US metal oriented) and "Demolition" (more mallcore/industrial oriented), they have re-taken their ways with "Angel Of Retribution".

NP: Alice Cooper - 'Sister Sarah'

 

[sixxswine]

Heavy Metal!!!!!!!

 

[Death Animal]

How can priest sound like Thrash.

 

[TheWhisper]

'Traditional Metal'...if you like,

 

[Consuming Impulse]

Heavy Metal.

 

[sumairetsu]

How can priest sound like Thrash.

Because so many trademarks of the Judas Priest sound are found in Thrash.

 

[Fangface]

Are they considered Thrash or Power? Just wondering.

Nah, they're considered Metal Gods

 

[Break Zero]

While they aren't Thrash, I'd say that "Tyrant" is one of the first Thrash songs, with the only song preceeding it being Black Sabbaths "Symptom of the Universe"

 

[Death Animal]

Because so many trademarks of the Judas Priest sound are found in Thrash.

What.
Have to listen more carefully

 

[Wyvern]

While they aren't Thrash, I'd say that "Tyrant" is one of the first Thrash songs, with the only song preceeding it being Black Sabbaths "Symptom of the Universe"

I may agree on SOTU but 'Tyrant' is more power IMO, although Overkill did a great thrashy cover.

 

[Nemesis_lxix]

Despite of all that,they are still the definition of heavy metal !

 

[The Heartbreak Kid]

N.W.O.B.H.M

Heavy metal indeed. Metal Gods!

 

[Wyvern]

N.W.O.B.H.M

Negative. NWOBHM started roughly in 1979 and Judas Priest have been recording since 1974 ("Rockarolla").

 

[TheVaine]

Didn't they form late 1969? Or was 1970...

Agh can't remember...

They orignaly started out hippieish in their EARLIEST of days. The late 70's came their leather image.

But yeah, I place them into "Classical Metal/Rock" along with "Kiss" and "Queens" and "Black Sabbath" blah blah blah...

 

[Wyvern]

Didn't they form late 1969? Or was 1970...

1969, but they didn't record the debut until 1974. And indeed in the beginning Rob had long hair and dress in chiffon

NP: Iron Maiden - 'Number Of The Beast'

 

[oldthrasher]

Heavy Metal - Gods

Don't say more.