Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengeance review
| Band: | Judas Priest |
| Album: | Screaming For Vengeance |
| Style: | Hard rock, Heavy metal |
| Release date: | July 17, 1982 |
| A review by: | Pierre Tombale |
01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Riding On The Wind
04. Bloodstone
05. (Take These) Chains
06. Pain And Pleasure
07. Screaming For Vengeance
08. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
09. Fever
10. Devil's Child
11. Prisoner Of Your Eyes [Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions] [2001 re-release bonus]
12. Devil's Child [Live at Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, Tennessee in December 12, 1982] [2001 re-release bonus]
Back with the real NWOBHM sound Judas Priest kick the metal ass again. (They did too with British Steel, but I didn't like that album, it's predecessor and successor are way better). Still rocking but this time no real weak song, only the title track falls slightly behind compared to the rest of the material, though the solo is very cool.
Beginning with my all time Priest favorite 'The Hellion / Electric Eye', which of course belong together but they are mentioned seperately on the back cover and they make 2 tracks on the cd, not one. What else is there left to say? Difficult to tell, but this album is so full of atmosphere and energy that it is my favorite Priest album, I like it even better than the famous Painkiller, which is in general said to be Judas Priest's best work until today. But 'Screaming' is not so full of aggression, 'Painkiller' sounds more like a chainsaw massacre.
It is even hard to divide this album into favorite songs and generally good song, but if I should I'd say favs are besides Hellion/ Electric Eye: 'Riding On The Wind', 'Bloodstone' You've Got Another Thing Coming', 'Fever' and 'Devil's Child'. 'Prisoner Of Your Eyes' is one of, I guess, three different versions of this ballad, later also recorded by Halford on the 'Live Insurrection' album as studio track.
As mentioned I think this album is Judas Priest's best album, though I like 'Painkiller' I kind of prefer their classic sound of 'Screaming For Vengeance'. If you say Painkiller is the best you should at least consider this one being second best. It is a masterpiece indeed, filled with classics, filled with rocking NWOBHM.
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Well, I think it is a sort of good album  But as an album, I liked 'British Steel' better  . This only has a few good songs I like. This may come as a shock, but I am not fond of the 2 opening tracks 
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10094  |
Written by [user id=160] on 21.11.2006 at 02:23  this is unheard of lol. as for the album, i think it's not their best, or second best, but it's a nice work. definetely not the best, but it's not bad either. sad wings of destiny, british steel, painkiller...are just better.
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| Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262  |
This might be my favorite Judas Priest album. Every song on this album is great...Riding on the Wind is bonerific.
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| Lord TJ Posts: 1522  |
If you guys love this album, check out the DVD "Live Vengeance 82" Its my favorite concert DVD!
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Staff Posts: 9718  |
I really enjoyed this album, I cant agree whether or not its there best album, since it is my first Priest album (but wont be my last), though it very well could be, just great.
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| Wintermute Posts: 34  |
I love this album. It's a lot more commercial then most of their works, but it has some classic Priest tracks. The Hellion/Electric Eye, Bloodstone, Take These Chains, Pain and Pleasure and You've Got Another Thing Coming are all fantastic Judas Priest songs. A lot of fans don't like this album, I've discovered but it is a great album, nontheless.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Written by [user id=26806] on 29.03.2008 at 15:21 Exactly. British Steel is almost on a par with Turbo and Point Of Entry when talking about commerciality. And the original British Steel release has probably two of the worst JP tracks ever on it (United, a football club will even be ashamed to have such a song as anthem, and You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise) but on the remastered re-release they even manged to surpass those two songs with the utter crapfest called Red, White & Blue.
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| Baz Anderson Staff Posts: 13254  |
forget the reputation "Turbo" has - I think it is a great album.. obviously it is different to the usual metallic Judas Priest - but it can be appreciated for what it is
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| IronBlackZepp Posts: 180  |
This is better then Brittish Steal in almost every way, in fact it almost sounds like a different band. I still like Brittish Steal though, its just not as great as this.
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| Murder Posts: 255  |
wow this album is a fucking Judas classic... simply I love it! one of their heaviest albums I think... I love Electric eye and Riding on the wind... awesome!
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| Elio Red Nightmare Posts: 4920  |
Surely not a 10 in my book, Sad Wings and Painkiller are way better.
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| Metalbound7 Posts: 229  |
9.9? IMO its 10, this album is the meaning of perfection, Riffs, Rithm base, Energy, Power, and Halford's Voice are Huge in this album and doesn´t matter how old is this album all the songs still sounds like if they have been recorded yesterday, if you have to resume Heavy Metal in 3 songs Devil's Child, You've Got Another Thing Comin' and Electric Eye can do that work just fine.
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| Mountain King K i K o Posts: 1361  |
When I first heard this album especially the first 3 songs i couldn't stop listening to it. Even the bonus track is amazing. This album was a milestone in 1982 with Scorpions' Blackout
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| Deadmeat Necrobutcher Posts: 2437  |
I don't like this one... only songs 2 and 7 sound good. pain and pleasure ssssucks...
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157  |
Good album i'd give it a 7.5 or an 8 
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| JohnWayneGacy666 Posts: 86  |
Written by Boxcar Willy on 27.11.2009 at 19:05 YOU are insane this is Judas priest not iron maiden priest invented most of what we called heavy metal today in the mid 70s GOOD ALBUM? HAA very funny this is a awesome album most priest albums are perfect fuking ownage this is 10 out of 10 idiot
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 9157 |
Written by JohnWayneGacy666 on 29.03.2010 at 06:10 dude calm down! iron maiden and metallica made metal not judas priest besides power metal sucks!!!!
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| Dangerboner Lactation Cnslt Posts: 7262 |
Written by JohnWayneGacy666 on 29.03.2010 at 06:10 You should learn punctuation before you insult others. Anyways, I agree -
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| I_Die_Often Posts: 697  |
Written by [user id=160] on 21.11.2006 at 02:23 DUDE! Those are the best two IMO, and they NEED to be played together! 
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Account deleted Written by I_Die_Often on 10.04.2010 at 17:03 Agreed, best tracks on the album
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Account deleted Written by [user id=160] on 21.11.2006 at 02:23 You didn't like The Hellion/Electric Eye??? That's your opinion after all...
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| Bad English Tage Westerlund Posts: 62020  |
I disagree whit 1th statement, part of review, British Steel is much better album even not their best, as media and some of people including my friends and me back in a days thought. But this is way below priest level, even rock a rolla is better, being not heavy album as this, still its better. Maybe weakest whit Rob? I will tell later
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