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metal was at its peak with so many great bands releasing or making fine debuts, and so Priest needed to keep that momentum going.
totally shedding its hard rock sound, this one is balls out metal. lightning fast guitar solos, heavy guitar sections & epic operatic vocals, this had it all. "Free wheel burning" is just pure speed metal, with the ultra high range of Robs vocals & shredding the guitar to bits solo parts. "the sentinel",and "Jaw Breaker" are all fast paced tracks while "Eat me Alive" had its share of controversy where it was alledged that the song was about oral sex. so what? it doesnt suck? (pun intended)
"Night comes down", "Love Bites", and "heavy duty" slow down the pace a bit, but can stand on its own, thanks to the addictive melody & guitar riffs. my favorite track here " Rock hard RideFree" is just one of those songs u would want to listen to all day, while driving along an endless road. beautiful solo, fantastic sense of melody & just brilliant!
its safe to say that this was their best metal album is the entire 80's. fans were only getting worried as their music was starting to sound a bit mainstream & whether the tag "sell outs" would be conferred to the mighty Priests of metal sooner than later.
whats with the gobots meets the transformers cover anyways??
must have album nevertheless
my rating
8/10
- Rob Halford
- Glenn Tipton
- K.K. Downing
- Ian Hill
- Dave Holland
- Freewheel Burning
- Jawbreaker
- Rock Hard Ride Free
- The Sentinel
- Love Bites
- Eat Me Alive
- Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
- Night Comes Down
- Heavy Duty
- Defenders Of The Faith
metal was at its peak with so many great bands releasing or making fine debuts, and so Priest needed to keep that momentum going.
totally shedding its hard rock sound, this one is balls out metal. lightning fast guitar solos, heavy guitar sections & epic operatic vocals, this had it all. "Free wheel burning" is just pure speed metal, with the ultra high range of Robs vocals & shredding the guitar to bits solo parts. "the sentinel",and "Jaw Breaker" are all fast paced tracks while "Eat me Alive" had its share of controversy where it was alledged that the song was about oral sex. so what? it doesnt suck? (pun intended)
"Night comes down", "Love Bites", and "heavy duty" slow down the pace a bit, but can stand on its own, thanks to the addictive melody & guitar riffs. my favorite track here " Rock hard RideFree" is just one of those songs u would want to listen to all day, while driving along an endless road. beautiful solo, fantastic sense of melody & just brilliant!
its safe to say that this was their best metal album is the entire 80's. fans were only getting worried as their music was starting to sound a bit mainstream & whether the tag "sell outs" would be conferred to the mighty Priests of metal sooner than later.
whats with the gobots meets the transformers cover anyways??
must have album nevertheless
my rating
8/10
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