Judas Priest - British Steel LP (1980)

"Pounding the world like a battering ram!"

Antara album Judas Priest yang paling di minati.tak kisah la orang nak cakap aku poser ke apa,(pasal pengakuan Rob Halford yang beliau ni gay)heheh..album yang telah di riliskan 14 April 1980 ni merupakan album ke 6 JP dengan memperkenalkan pemain drum baru mereka pada ketika tu iaitu Dave Holland.album ni juga telah di riliskan kembali dalam bentuk special edition (cd dan dvd versi live)pada tahun 2010.sempena ulang tahun ke 30 JP ni.mereka juga telah memainkan kesemua lagu dalam album British Steel ni untuk pertama kali nya ketika tour 30 Anniversary JP di US.

LP ni takda gatefold,gambar cuma depan dan belakang je.kenapa album ni paling aku suka sebab sound nya,sound heavy metal Britsih yang original.sememangnya JP ni pencetus 'new wave of british heavy metal' bersama2 dengan Iron Maiden,Def Leppard dan juga Saxon.

Lp side one :
1.Breaking the Law
2.Rapid Fire
3.Metal Gods
4.Grinder
5.United
Side two :
1.Living After Midnight
2.You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
3.The Rage
4.Steeler

side one

side two

Lagu yang aku suka : 'Breaking The Law', 'Rapid Fire', 'Metal Gods','United' dan 'Living After Midnight'.

British Steel saw the band reprise the commercial sound they had established on Killing Machine. This time, they abandoned many of the dark lyrical themes which had been prominent on their previous releases. British Steel was recorded at Tittenhurst Park, home of former Beatles Ringo Starr, after a false start at Startling Studios, a recording studio located on Tittenhurst's grounds. Digital sampling was not yet widely available at the time of recording, so the band used analog recording of smashing milk bottles to be included in "Breaking the Law", as well as various sounds in "Metal Gods" produced by billiard cues and trays of cutlery.It was released in the UK at a discount price of £3.99, with the advertisements in the music press bearing the legend "British Steal". Songs "Breaking the Law", "United", and "Living After Midnight" were released as singles. - Wikipedia

So,kalau nak dengar sound British metal era 80an yang asli,boleh cuba layan 'British Steel' ni.lagu 'Rapid Fire' menjadi trek favourite Metallica dan pernah beberapa kali Metallica jemput Rob Halford untuk nyanyikan lagu ni bersama.