Lineup:
* Rob Halford
* Glenn Tipton
* K.K. Downing
* Ian Hill
* Dave Holland
Track Listing:
1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye
3. Riding On The Wind
4. Bloodstone
5. (Take These) Chains
6. Pain And Pleasure
7. Screaming For Vengeance
8. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
9. Fever
10. Devil's Child
11. Prisoner of Your Eyes (bonus)
after a highly successful 70's career with outstanding albums, Priest started sounding a bit different with their 1982 effort Screaming for vengeance. when i say sound a bit different, the hard rock guitar riffs & typical 70's guitar tones seem to have slowly evolved into a more metalic, more heavier sound.
the opening intro "The Hellion" which leads to the speed metal tinged "electric eye" seems to have been recorded sometime in the 90's & definitely not 1982!. a power metal track in totality, one listen makes u wanna jump in the air flashing the devil horns when Tipton & Downing start to shred. The riff is just head banging material.
"You've Got Another Thing Comin" perhaps their most favourite song they play live, is the best and biggest hit they managed to churn out.
"Riding on the wind" is typical Judas Priest tracks while the former starts with a crazy sounding drum intro a la Dave Holland and as the track progresses, it becomes very catchy, with riffs & solos everywhere. "Bloodstone" again starts with a electric guitar solo & slowly builds to a rocking track. Robs vocals are fine here.
"(Take These) Chains" actually had me fooled thinking it was a tribute to The Police, with its start and chorus. nice melodies, & strong rhythm section.
"Pain and Pleasure", "Fever" & "Devil's Child" are good tracks, where Rob vocals soars above everyone else.
all in all a great album, but as stated earlier, this album was their very first metallic sounding one. a lot of newer people got to liking them thanks to this album while the older fans didnt really know if the newer metallic approach was a good thing for them.
my rating
7/10
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