JUDAS PRIEST - NOSTRADAMUS (2008)

[RJhog (Admin)]

Judas Priest released Nostradamus in 2008.  It's the band's sixteenth studio album, and it's a double album, and it's a concept album.  To date, it was the band's highest charting album, rising to the number eleven position.  Despite that, it has not received any certification as of today.  I won't get into the concept, because quite honestly, I'm not a fan of following a tidy little story ( I prefer loose concepts).  I'll just say that, although one of my good friends (he's Danish) isn't a fan of the album in the least, I think it's okay.  Don't get me wrong, it's not British Steel or Killing Machine, but it's not at the bottom of the band's catalog either.  The first CD is actually quite decent, and only the second CD seems to bog the album down for me.  By the way, I bought this album a few years ago and never listened to it.  Then, I got it duplicated when I bought the band's complete albums box. And I still had not listened to it until now.  Anyway, what do you think of Nostradamus?

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. Angel Of Retribution

7. Unleashed In The East (Live)

8. Priest...Live! 

9. Rocka Rolla

10. Sad Wings of Destiny

11. Point Of Entry

12. Defenders Of The Faith

13. Nostradamus

14. Turbo

15. Painkiller

16. Ram It Down

17. Demolition

18. 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

45. Revolution

46. Worth Fighting For

47. Angel

48. Revelations