British Steel |  | Artist: Judas Priest
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 2081
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 85752
UPC: 696998575226
EAN: 0696998575226
ASIN: B00005K9LN
Release Date: May 29, 2001
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| Tracks:
| • | Rapid Fire | | • | Metal Gods | | • | Breaking the Law | | • | Grinder | | • | United | | • | Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise | | • | Living After Midnight | | • | The Rage | | • | Steeler | | • | Red, White & Blue | | • | Grinder (live) |
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The guitar riff from "Breaking the Law" is one of the most recognizable from early 1980s heavy metal. Though British Steel sounds dated these days, it's also a classic slice of metal, one of the best from a band that defined the genre in the late '70s and early '80s. Everything that ultimately became characteristic of heavy metal is here, from the lightning-fast riffs on "Rapid Fire," the anthemic "Metal Gods," and "United" to the obligatory party song "Living After Midnight" to the equally obligatory youth-rebellion song, "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise." British Steel is unquestionably Priest at their peak. The 2001 remastered reissue includes two bonus tracks--a previously unavailable studio selection called "Red, White & Blue" and a live take on "Grinder." --Genevieve Williams
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 Top 10 Metal Album!! December 8, 2009
R. Wong
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am not a fan of everything metal but there are some albums I think of as classics and this is one of them. This is one of those albums that isn't just a single with a bunch of filler, but something that makes sense from start to finish. The BAND is tight and plays as a single unit. This was Judas Priest at its peak. While the new stuff is great, this album, even in its 30 year anniversary, sounds as good as ever. Really excited that these guys are still touring and doing a special one for British Steel this year. If you love this album and they're in your area, be sure to check them out. Halford still has it!! The guy can scream like nobody's business.
 Unstoppable priest! November 30, 2009
Judas777
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Priest Just keep releasing great albums. British steel is another gem, though i find it hard to give this one 5 stars with the likes of breaking the law, living after midnight, and the poor mans Queen like anthem "united". not like those songs are horrible, but they're not vintage either. The vintage priest songs here are rapid fire, metal gods, grinder and "the rage". Once again, priest delivers the goods!
The Colours Red, White & Blue...!!! September 20, 2009
Reijo Piippula (Turku, Finland)
This was one of the first Priest albums I have ever heard. I don't remember which was first...this or "Painkiller". Well anyway, this album is the classic one! This is often said to be the best Judas Priest album because there's hits "Living After Midnight", "Breaking the Law", "Rapid Fire", and "United". I cannot blame them who think that way. Still, I think that "Sad Wings of Destiny" and "Stained Class" would deserve better treatment, because they are a little bit better than this. This is true metal, I'm not saying anything against it. This album is quite short too which is kinda nice because I like short albums. The 35 minutes of great metal which must have inspired many metal bands.
Stars: United, Rapid Fire, Breaking the Law
British Steel Remastered July 29, 2009
Dr. Feelgood (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this one when it originally came out in the 80's on vinyl, and now more recently on CD Remastered. One of Judias Priest's best records and one of the best heavy metal records as well. Up there with AC/DC Highway to Hell and Back in Black.
The album that made Judas Priest metal legends still phenomenal nearly 30 years on July 14, 2009
Terrence J. Reardon (Lake Worth (a west Palm Beach suburb), FL)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Metal Gods Judas Priest released its sixth studio album British Steel in May of 1980.
The album was a change for the band in several ways. First, the band (which consisted of lead singer Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and KK Downing and bass player Ian Hill) got a new drummer out of ex-Trapeze drummer Dave Holland (who would be their second long serving drummer (only his successor Scott Travis has been with them for 19 years)). Second, the band recruited producer Tom Allom (beginning a decade long association with the band after being an engineer for Black Sabbath in the early 1970s and also produced Def Leppard's superb debut album). Third, the band released their first album of the decade they would reign supreme, the 1980s. Recorded at Titenhurst Park (the estate of Beatle Ringo Starr (previously owned by his deceased bandmate John Lennon)), they created a masterpiece which is still one of the best albums ever made (as I found out when I bought the original US cassette edition in 1997 (I was familiar with three tracks on the disc "Breaking the Law", "Metal Gods" and "Living After Midnight" as they were on the 2-CD best of Metal Works)).
The original US album opened with "Breaking the Law" which is one of the band's best loved tracks and a great song still to this day. Next is the track "Rapid Fire" (which opened the UK issue of the album and opens the remastered CD (the US version switched tracks around)) which is a fast, prototype speed-metal kick*ss rocker. Great lyrics and superb guitar dueling by Tipton and Downing. Next is the great rocker (which became the band's nickname by fans and rock journalists) "Metal Gods". Halford's superb singing and sci-fi lyrics coupled with Downing and Halford's riffing makes this a killer rocker. We then have "Grinder" which is another rocker with raunchy, in a good way, lyrics, and another staple of the band's. The first half ends with the track "United". Like "Take on the World" (on 1979's Hell Bent For Leather), this is an uplifting, singalong anthem and is also one of the greatest rock/metal anthems ever written.
"Living After Midnight" (which kicked off Side Two of original US/Canadian release) is next and was one of Priest's first US rock radio hits and became a staple of American rock radio. This track may have been seen as sellout city but its hook, riffs and lyrics make this song rock. Next is "You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise" (which was the first track on Side Two of the UK release of the album) and is an underrated, great track. Next is "The Rage" which starts with a cool bass guitar riff from Hill before turning into an epic rocker with some uneartly Downing guitar solos. We close the album with the fast heavy rocker "Steeler". It has more classic guitar work, singing and lyrics. A kick*ss way to close the album.
British Steel became Judas Priest's first US Top 40 charting album and first Gold seller (would hit Platinum after the success of 1982's Screaming For Vengeance) for good reason. The songs, production, playing and the resurrection of hard rock and metal at the time made this a timeless album.
The remastered CD version of the album features the tracks in its UK sequence ("Rapid Fire", "Metal Gods", "Breaking the Law", "Grinder", "United", "You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise", "Living After Midnight", "The Rage" and "Steeler") plus an outtake from the scrapped double Twin Turbos album (which became Turbo in 1986) entitled "Red White and Blue" which was a great power ballad. It's ironic that Judas Priest, (a British metal band), wrote a song about what is also construed as an anthem for American pride. There's also a live version of "Grinder" from 1984's Defenders Of the Faith Tour.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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