Ian Hill

The legacy of the father of fetish rock has finally been reviewed! With the cream of the music industry on hand with their insights, we present the music, the sex, the leather and the scandals! "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law" are just two of the classic heavy metal songs that British rockers Judas Priest are best known for. This entry in the Music in Review series takes a look at the band's remarkable achievements and some of the controversy they have generated over the years.

This DVD was recorded live on 19th December, 2001 at the Brixton Academy, London - an exclusive live performance by the Heavy Metal legends - rare concert footage of this show featuring an extended set of many Priest classics as well as material from their latest album Demolition. Also, rare backstage footage, the band during sound check, being interviewed and travelling the world - this package is a must for every Priest and metal fan on the planet!

This collection encapsulates Judas Priest's debut (ROCKA ROLLA) and a majority of their classic sophomore album (SAD WINGS OF DESTINY) for Gull Records, along with an early version of "Diamonds and Rust," and mixes them all up in the running order. Seeing as it's missing "Epitaph," "Island of Domination" and the immortal "Ripper" from SAD WINGS, this CD does not allow one to get the band's first two albums in one package. However, the ROCKA ROLLA tracks have been remixed (some fans argue that they are better) and the title track re-edited, and those changes along with the track arrangement and fantasy-inspired cover art make this package worthwhile for obsessive collectors, even though the gatefold vinyl edition was actually more visually striking…

Judas Priest - Demolished Birmingham (2CD) (2001)
MP3 320 Kbps | 312.7 Mb
Heavy metal | 2CD

Judas Priest is a British heavy metal band who rocked the charts in 1980 with "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law".The founder members were childhood friends K.K. Downing and Ian Hill. They were approached by Al Atkins, the singer of a defunct band called Judas Priest, and he asked if they would like to form a band using the Judas Priest name. The new band toured around the local area refining their sound until it developed its characteristic heavy metal thud, and though they lost Atkins along the way they picked up Rob Halford as their new singer. By 1974 they released their debut.