JUDAS PRIEST - JUGULATOR (1997)/DEMOLITION (2001)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Rob Halford left Judas Priest after the Painkiller album.  His replacement was Tim "Ripper" Owens. Owens was on board for the next two releases, which we'll cover together here.  Neither album received a certification and they both performed poorly on the music charts.  I knew nothing of the band during this time, but my guess would be the absence of Halford didn't help those two matters. The albums are heavy, no doubt about it.  They certainly seem to have more of a modern feel to them, but neither of those talking points help the albums as far as I'm concerned.  By the way, I do not own either of these releases.  I listened to both of them in their entirety on Youtube. Truthfully, I'd rather not pick a song from each for the playlist I'm compiling, but since it's a rule, I will.  What do you think about these two?

Album Ranking List:

1. British Steel

2. Killing Machine/Hell Bent For Leather

3. Stained Class

4. Sin After Sin

5. Screaming For Vengeance

6. Unleashed In The East (Live)

7. Priest...Live! 

8. Rocka Rolla

9. Sad Wings of Destiny

10. Point Of Entry

11. Defenders Of The Faith

12. Turbo

13. Painkiller

14. Ram It Down

15. Demolition

16. Jugulator

RJ's Ultimate Judas Priest Playlist (at least one but no more than two from each album):

1. Run Of The Mill

2. The Tyrant

3. Diamonds & Rust

4. Last Rose Of Summer

5. Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest

6. Dissident Aggressor

7. Better By You, Better Than Me

8. Invader

9. Savage

10. Beyond The Realms Of Death

11. Heroes End

12. Fire Burns Below (Did Not Appear On The Original Album)

13. Delivering The Goods

14. Evening Star

15. Hell Bent For Leather

16. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)

17. Killing Machine

18. Before The Dawn

19. Victim Of Changes (Live)

20. Rapid Fire

21. Breaking The Law

22. Grinder

23. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise

24. Living After Midnight

25. Heading Out To The Highway

26. Don't Go

27. Desert Plains

28. Electric Eye

29. (Take These) Chains

30. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

31. Fever

32. Prisoner Of Your Eyes (Did Not appear on original album Screaming For Vengeance)

33. Rock Hard, Ride Free

34. Love Bites

35. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll

36. Night Comes Down

37. Turbo Lover

38. Reckless

39. Out In The Cold (Live)

40. Freewheel Burning (Live)

41. Blood Red Skies

42. A Touch Of Evil

43. Blood Stained

44. Subterfuge