"Sad Wings of Destiny" will always remain number one for me. The material is so hypnotic and mesmerizing. Truly groundbreaking record.

The best to your Father in law PETE. Most importantly!

Sorry to hear that your father in-law is not doing well. I hope he gets well soon!

'Defenders Of The Faith' - masterpiece.

3) Sad Wings Of Destiny (1976) 2) Stained Class (1978) 1) Screaming For Vengeance (1982)

When Stained Class came out we used to pile into the car for "cruises" listening to metal and we said at the time there will NEVER be anything better than that album. 🤘

I love Point Of Entry. Not in style of other Priest albums but still really fun!

Stained Class is a top 5 album of all-time to me. Fell in love with it in 78 as soon as it was released. Classic...

If I was only allowed to listen to one band for the rest of my life, it would be Priest simply because their material is so varied.

I can't list the albums because it's Judas Priest and all of their albums are number 1 to me.

Sad Wings Of Destiny has always been my number one, and actually is one of my favorite albums of all time, a timeless masterpiece!

What I love about Priest is they have such a varied catalogue. Even the weird left turns (Point of Entry, Turbo, Nostradamus) have gems. You could rank the albums in just about any order and I’ll agree with you.

#10 Favorite band of ALL TIME !!! 1. Hell Bent For Leather 2. Stained Class 3. Screaming For Vengeance 4.British Steel 5.Sin After Sin 6. Sad Wings Of Destiny 7.Point Of Entry 8.Defenders of the Faith 9.Ram It Down 10.Firepower 11.Painkiller 12.Redeemer of Souls 13.Turbo Lover 14.Angel Of Retribution 15.Jugulator 16. Demolition 17.Rock A Rolla 18. Nostradamus

My top ten : 1. Sad Wings 2. Sin after sin 3. Firepower 4. Screaming for vengeance 5. Defenders 6. Painkiller 7. Stained Class 8. British Steel 9. Killing machine 10. Redeemer A very strong discography!

I was visiting my Father in the summer of '90, he lives in Nevada, and I got to sit in on the Judas Priest trial, they played Better By You Better Than Me forwards and backwards, and they had Rob on the stand singing it as well, seeing The Metal God scream in a court room was kick ass.

Nostradamus is one of the greatest masterpieces ever cut if you can really dedicate the time to read along to each track which form a single story beautiful sung in almost an operatic style with orchestra like instrumental It's one of my all time favorite records

The DVD they did with Ripper Owens, "Live In London", is one of my favourite DVDs of all time. The way they filmed it, you feel as if you are actually onstage with the band, and there are no special effects or anything, just the guys all playing their asses off in front of a very enthusiastic crowd.

Not a studio LP of course, but "Unleashed in the East" was insanely good - the vibe, production and intensity of the songs are killer!

Sending well wishes Pete. My top 10 Priest picks and favorite cuts: 1. Defenders of the Faith (I picked this as #1 because I heard it all the way back in 1990, way before I heard any other songs by them, of the balance between the extreme metal and the hard rock styles it incorporates at different points throughout the album. Jawbreaker, Eat Me Alive, Freewheel Burning, The Sentinel, Love Bites, man even Some Heads Are Gonna Roll, my faaaaaaavorite song as a kid) 2. Screaming for Vengeance (The runner-up for me. Guitar work on this album is an 80s metal clinic. Never need to hear You've Got Another Thing Coming on the radio again, the rest of the album is gold. Take These Chains, Devil's Child, The Hellion/Electric Eye, Screaming for Vengeance, Riding On the Wind) 3. Painkiller (The revenge album after the PMRC era. The nightly news media had turned against the band, and the band fired back with a statement of an album. For my money, some of Rob Halford's best vocal performances ever. Includes my all-time favorite Judas Priest song A Touch of Evil, Painkiller, Leather Rebel, Metal Meltdown, All Guns Blazing) 4. Sad Wings of Destiny (Has one of their galloping early tracks Genocide, way up there for me, along with the no-brainer of a favorite Victim of Changes, Island of Domination, Dreamer Deceiver, love the track Tyrant, etc.) 5. British Steel (This used to rank higher but over time other albums eclipsed it. Living After Midnight I never need to hear on the radio again. United is in my Top 10 tracks by the band, other favorites include Metal Gods, Grinder, The Rage, and You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise) 6. Firepower (One of my favorite sounding metal albums ever. Could rank even higher as time goes on. I could go on all day listing favorites from this one, for now I'll settle with Traitors Gate, Children of the Sun (SO catchy), Evil Never Dies, Flamethrower, Spectre, and the opener Firepower.) 7. Stained Class (Disclaimer: I haven't heard this album as much as others. It's probably better than 7th. They have a lot of great albums, and it just happened to make it here. Beyond the Realms of Death, Exciter, Invader, Better By You, Better Than Me) 8. Hell Bent for Leather (Good album in general, in my opinion no real high point or low point that overshadows anything on the album. Consistent front to back. Take On the World, Delivering the Goods, always enjoyed the title track Hell Bent for Leather, and Killing Machine) 9. Point of Entry (For Hot Rockin' alone this has to be in my top 10. Always dug Heading Out to the Highway. Troubleshooter is awesome. Solar Angels is a classic.) 10. Angel of Retribution (Very strong album by them. Angel is one of my favorites on here. Lochness, Worth Fighting For and Revolution are my other picks.)

Spot on, Pete. And well wishes to your FIL and family.

Painkiller is near the top for me. There's about 5-7 albums that in any order you can't go wrong ranking at or near the top. They really knocked it out of the park with Firepower. Amazing album and will be hard to top.

Thank you for your rockin ranking of JP Priest. Prayers for your father in law.🎤🎸🎵🥁

Defenders of the Faith is probably my favorite. I love the last two songs together: Heavy Duty and Defenders of the Faith. That duo reminds me of my favorite one-two combination of songs: Heartbreaker/She's Just a Woman by Led Zeppelin. Strangely enough, my favorite Priest song is Rocka Rolla. Go figure.

These rankings are great! Keep up the good work.

Judas Priest... oh my god, they have soooo many great and different songs. Love them!

I have always been a huge fan of Stained Class too, having grown up with the early LP's.. My Top 10-- 10. Firepower / Point Of Entry (Tie) 9. Defenders of the Faith 8. Painkiller 7. Rocka Rolla 6. Screaming For Vengeance 5. Hell Bent For Leather 4. Sad Wings Of Destiny 3. Sin After Sin 2. British Steel 1. Stained Class Thanks Pete.. Enjoy your shows!.

Thanks for your video's, I really enjoy them.

I was blown away when Defenders came out. Being also in my teens at the time,it is just a killer album with not a bad track on it. The tour was amazing ! Twice !

My most favourite Heavy Metal band and a big influence. Priest forever \m/

1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. British Steel 3. Point of Entry 4. Hell Bent for Leather 5. Defenders of the Faith 6. Stained Glass 7. Sad Wings of Destiny

Thanks, Pete. Always enjoy your videos and insight. Prayers going up for your father in law.

Waited this video for ages ❤️

Yeah Im a 70s Judas Priest person to. I agree with your list.

Priest has been my favorite band for 35 years this year. We have the same top album. :) The album that has grown on me the most over the years is actually Point of entry. When Firepower came out I felt like a king. What a gift. Almost the same punch in the gut as Painkiller was so long ago. Love them!

Defenders Of The Faith was the 1st cassette I owned back in the day as a young metal head. \m/ \m/ I will disagree with you about "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"

Priest and AC/DC are my two favorite bands...Great review here...

I got into Priest, who are from my hometown of Birmingham, England, with "Unleashed In The East." I've seen them play live twice, and they are one of those bands you have to see live to truly appreciate. I still love that album a lot.

Saw JP last year with my 11 year old son. Uriah Heep opened. Unbelievable show. Rob Halford's voice is ridiculously good at any age... just an amazing show.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and wishing a speedy recovery for your father in law. Fantastic show as always. 1. Hell Bent for Leather 2. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Stained Class 4. British Steel 5. Sad Wings of Destiny 6. Sin After Sin 7. Defenders of the Faith 8. Painkiller 9. Firepower 10. Rocka Rolla

18:demolition 17:nostradamous 16:rock n rolla 15:juggulator 14:angel of retrobution 13:ram it down 12:reedemer of souls 11:point of entry 10:firepower 9:turbo 8:killing machine 7:sin after sin 6:british steel 5:sad wings of destiny 4:defenders of the faith 3:painkiller 2:stained class 1:screaming for vengeance

Absolutely my favorite Priest platter is “Stained Class”.

I'll just throw my top 7 out there: 1. Sin After Sin 2. Sad Wings of Destiny 3. Firepower 4. Screaming for Vengeance 5. Stained Class 6. Hell Bent for Leather 7. British Steel

Prayers for your Father in law Pete. And for your whole family. Great list today!

So glad i found your page 👍😊

Can't go wrong with any early Judas Priest albums really. Love them all. British Steel being my favorite album and Victim of Changes my favorite song. I would rank Point of Entry and Ram it Down a little higher also. Best metal band ever.

My first introduction to priest was stationed in Las Vegas early 80s and remember picking up the album British Steel what a great name for an album an awesome cover and great songs breaking the law living after midnight Metal Gods can't beat this one

Sad Wings of Destiny is a brilliant album

Funny story on Turbo. I was sixteen when I bought the cassette in '86. My football team was working a fundraiser at our ballpark over the summer and the DJ took a break and told me to play some tunes while he was out. Of course I run over to my car, grab my cassette, and absolutely BLAST it on the stadium PA system!! My buddies and I rocked it out for most of the album. To this day I love this album....can still here Locked In and Turbo Lover echoing downtown! 😆

My introduction to Judas Priest was through my boss when I was about 16 or 17. Interestingly, he played Turbo all the time and I liked it. My first Priest album was Priest...Live! which featured a number of Turbo songs, as well as several classics. So...I jumped right on Ram It Down when it came out...and my bubble burst. I ended up retro-filling my Priest collection and didn't follow them forward. Sometimes it's what you hear first that hooks you and even as you explore the catalog what you first heard remains interesting to you.

One of my top 5 bands ever! Really hard to rank, so many incredible and equivalent albums. Anyway, TODAY this is may list: 1. Screaming for vengeance 2. Defenders of the faith 3. British steel 4. Painkiller 5. Stained class 6. Sad wing of destiny 7. Hell bent fot leather 8. Firepower 9. Sin after sin 10. Rocka rolla 11. Turbo 12. Nostradamus 13. Ram it down 14. Point of entry 15. Demolition 16. Angel of retribution 17. Redeemer of souls 18. Jugulator METAL GODS!!!!!!!

Thanks for the video! You made me start listening more Judas Priest. It became my favourite band.

A special shout-out to the title track from "Stained Class". The album itself is also my favorite JP album, but it seems like the title track doesn't often get the attention I feel it deserves. Blisteringly fierce, with some of Halford's best lyrics ever.

Stained Class will always be my favorite from a music perspective, but the cover art of Sin After Sin and Screaming For Vengeance both blow me away. That eagle has missiles!

Jugulator is my favourite Priest album. Ripper was fantastic and the songwriting was brilliant. Cathedral Spires is truly epic. And HEAVY!

Thanks for the vid! Sin after sin is my #1 followed closely by Stained class and Hell-bent for leather.

Best wishes for your family. Great list, here is my rankings : 1 - Painkiller 2 - Stained Class 3 - Defenders Of The Faith 4 - Sad Wings Of Destiny 5 - Sin After Sin 6 - Screaming For Vengeance 7 - Hellbent For Leather 8 - Firepower 9 - British Steel 10 - Point Of Entry 11 - Angel Of Retribution 12 - Redeemer Of Souls 13 - Ram It Down 14 - Rocka Rolla 15 - Turbo 16 - Nostradamus 17 - Jugulator 18 - Demolition

Great list! After mostly! Blessings for your father in law!🎸🎸🎸

I havent heard many of these albums in full, but with what I've heard so far I'm gonna rank them like this 1. Painkiller 2. Firepower 3. Screaming for vengeance 4. Sad wings of destiny 5. Stained class 6. Defenders of the faith 7. Jugulator

Yes! On my way back from work I wondered wether you will do Priest.

'Stained Class' #1, YES! 'Hell Bent for Leather', 'Sad Wings....', and 'Sin After Sin' are all close seconds, but IMO 1982's 'Screaming for Vengence' was the last great Preist album for many years. From 1984 - 2005 I was not a buyer (with one exception), but still listened to the old stuff. I was glad to hear you say (for a time) you felt they were just trying to get too commercial - me too. Today I love the new stuff, but still not as much as 1974 - 1982. To give you some perspective, I graduated HS in 1980 (the year of 'British Steel'), and I did love and play the hell out of 'Point of Entry' the following year. I saw every tour between 1980 and 1990. Those concerts were soooo great. I recall a show in '88 where I was so jacked to hear them do 'Beyond the Realms of Death'. Great memories. Thanks Pete.

1 Defenders 2 Painkiller 3 Stained class 4 Screaming 5 Hell bent. Of course if we’re including live albums Unleashed is their best!

" Blood Red Skies" from Ram it Down album (1988), is a Great, Great song!!

So happy I found this channel. Probably gonna stay up late watching some of those videos. Im gonna rank Priest by band's era. Favorite 70's priest - Stained Class, favorite 80's Defenders of the Faith/British Steel, can't pick one between those two, favorite 90's Painkiller, and after Halford's come back - Firepower. Great channel man, keep it going.

I actually really love Nostradamus. I appreciate Judas Priest jumping out of their comfort zone and doing a very admirable job with the concept theme. It isn’t easy, but they did well.

Point of Entry is essentially a hard rock album, not really metal. And you know what? I freakin' LOVE it!!!!

All the best Pete my prayers go out to you and your family.

Sorry to hear about your Father-In-Law Pete, and I hope he gets well soon and All The Best to You and Your Family. My favourite Judas Priest album is British Steel hands down! Every Track is a Killer and Excellent! Saw them do this whole album live on the 30th Anniversary Tour of British Steel! I have British Steel on both 8-Track Tape Cartridge and CD! The 8-Track still plays well! I bought the CD so I do not wear out the 8-Track! Living After Midnight is my favourite Judas Priest song! I can listen to British Steel from beginning to the end with no issues and play it again a few more times! I never get bored or tired of it! It has to be their best selling album of all time! 👍🤘😎🎸🎸🥁🎙🎤🎼🎵🎶🎛🎛

My favourite metal band! Hard to rank but I'd put Firepower at 2 and Stained Class at 1. All the best to your father in law, Pete!

I saw Priest on their 30th Anniversary British Steel tour. KK gave me the sign of the horns and a head nod. I was 17 and it BLEW my mind.

Sad Wings Of Destiny and Stained Class are two of my favorites.

This brings back some memories I wish I could remember! Saw Judas Priest open for UFO in 1979 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. Pete, you should have been there! Hell Bent For Leather! Lights Out! Hoping all is well with family.

My list: Painkiller Sad Wings Screaming for Vengeance Stained Class Hell Bent for Leather Defenders of the Faith Sin After Sin British Steel Firepower Angel of Retribution Turbo Rocka Rolla Point of Entry Redeemer of Souls Ram It Down Jugulator Nostradamus Demolition On a side note, I remember that for the longest time, Best Buy could not sell the big LP boxset of Nostradamus even at a discount. Ditto for the Queen/Paul Rogers album. It also seemed to be the only new records they had in the late 2000's for some bizarre reason.

During their golden age of commercial success (1980-1986, I think), their early studio albums were a little bit forgotten. But then, with the pass of time, albums like Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin after Sin, Stained Class, Killing Machine became cult classics of Heavy Metal and rock history. I love British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith (this one is my favorite from this period, probably underrated), but the other albums I mentioned before are just from another world. Complete and undeniable masterpieces. I wish they could bring way more attention to their classics from this albums while touring. I know many people that after discovering the early Priest, they said that was their best time.

GREAT RANKING! Next we need Motörhead, Dio, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Saxon, Van Halen, Aerosmith, Bad Company, and KISS. Hope your father-in-law gets better.

So pleased you made Stained Class your top, it’s mine too. And I have the absolute privilege of playing most of those songs live with the drummer on the album in Les Binks’ Priesthood.

I totally love Turbo. My first concert. Yep the heavy metal parking lot Maryland show.

My first concert was JP on Defenders tour when I was in the 10th grade! Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, with Great White opening, when GW had some great tunes, like "Down On Your Knees."

Wow, for the most part, I thought you were in my head. I've always been a huge Priest fan, but when Halford left, I never got fully engaged. Screamin was my 2nd concert ever, and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was going through old ticket stubs, and realized I saw them on the Turbo tour. I guess that tells you how memorable that was. I missed Defenders of the faith because I didn't hear about it until the day after. I could get on board with your rankings overall, but I would probably move Point of Entry up a little. I've only heard a couple of tracks off of Firepower, but I like what I've heard. I need to check their last 2 out based on what you said. Your taste and mine seem to line up well.

Like you Pete , I drifted in the mid 90's away from modern metal and grunge but just listened to back catalogue. My top Priest, well today! 1. Stained Class 2. Sad Wings 3. Killing Machine 4. Screaming 5. Sin After Sin 6. British Steel 7. Firepower 8. Point of Entry 9. Defenders 10. Painkiller 11. Turbo 12. Angel 13. Rocka Rolla 14. Nostradamus 15. Ram It Down 16. Redeemer

Thanks for the video love the early priest. Hope your father in-law gets well soon Family is always first...Aloha all the best..

Good video SoT. I agree that 'Stained Class' deserves a No:1 ranking. Favorite JP song on the album? Can't separate them....it's a trilogy of 'Saints in Hell, 'Savage' and 'Beyond the Realms'...Priest at the top of their game.... Agree with a previous comment that the album you hear first of a band tends to be your favorite. First song I heard was Burnin Up' and that was it....I would rate 'Killing Machine' as my no: 2 then 'Sad Wings'....Brilliant.

Nice list! Priest, my fave band of all time! My list: 1 painkiller 2 Stained 3 sad wings = perfect/4 sin 5 killing = excellent/6 Screaming 7 Defenders 8 firepower = very good/9 redeemer 10 british 11 ram 12 retribution = good/ 13 rocka 14 point 15 turbo = meh/ 16 jugulator 17 demolition 18 nostradamus =unlistenable. Did I miss something?

Hey,Pete! Been really enjoying your channel awhile and just sub'd,at last😃 Love your reviews and retrospectives. They are so raw, honest and low key. Just awesome! And I'm totally on board with almost all of them🤘 Well,I also have a request: I'm a big fan of german heavy/prog-act ELOY. Their catalogue are a little hit and miss, but they've got som good efforts. Would dig if you could do a retro-/review of them! Rock on, and keep them great videos going🤘 Hails from Morten, Norway.

I am a Defenders man, through and through. But, I also admit personal bias there as it was such a big album for me as a teenager and I have a slew of great memories connected to it. Music is truly a powerful thing. Glad to see someone enjoy it as much as I do. Great ranking video!

Nostradamus was amazing. I saw the tour and loved it, and bought all three formats

British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class and Hell Bent for Leather are my top 5 favorite Priest albums.

The first Priest album I had was Defenders lf the Faith. Absoloutely loved it! I had the same reaction with Turbo and Ram it Down lol. Thanks for the list! Im checkin the others out for sure! Stay safe!

Sad Wings, Stained Class, Hell Bent for Leather, Screaming for Vengeance, British Steel my top 5. Saw them in 1986 and 2018. They killed it live.

Very good list! IMHO, "Firepower" should have been ranked a few notches higher because it's an absolutely blistering album from start to finish. Not only does that album rank very close to their classic albums from the late 70's to early 80's, but has some of the best guitar playing by Richie Faulkner and Glenn Tipton. The best Priest album in more than 20+ years!

Great video... I have British Steel as number one, Hell Bent as two and Stained Class at three... I also like Point of Entry more than you do also... lol. Thanks for ranking the Priest!

my top 6 1. British Steel 2. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Hell Bent for Leather 4. Sad Wings of Destiny 5. Point of Entry 6. Defenders...

I'd have a hard time ranking Priest, but like you, I don't have the Ripper albums because they're so hard to find. I do really like Nostradamus, but perhaps for different reasons than others. I bought it when it came out (my first Priest album bought on release date), and inside the album came a voucher for a free lawn ticket to any show on the then current tour, while supplies lasted. I immediately went to the family computer and redeemed my ticket, with the knowledge that I had no way of driving to the show--parents would never have let me drive the car to the city. Eventually found a friend who also redeemed a free ticket (and also had his own car). This was the Testament/Motorhead/Heaven And Hell/Priest tour of 2008. One of the best shows I've ever been to, and it was free. And that's why I like Nostradamus so much.

I love Point of Entry. It's one of the very few albums that I can listen to right through without skipping a track. On the Screaming for Vengeance tour, they opened the show with Solar Angels and it just blew the audience away.

"Green Manalishi" should have made your "best remakes" show. What a killer (re)interpretation.

Glad you put sad wings so high, its become my favorite album in the last couple months

Great video. I wish your father-in-law all the best in his recovery. My top three is actually the same, which was quite an interesting coincidence. Stained Class will always be my #1, that's some great stuff there. Depending on the day, I might put Sin After Sin and Sad Wings into any order, but they both remain in top three. There's such legendary songs on those, just gets me every time. Awesome trio! My next favorite is Defenders of the Faith, that's also such a powerful album. Killing Machine comes fifth, followed by Painkiller and Screaming for Vengeance. As much as I love British Steel, it drops to eigth place since it's quite overplayed. Angel of Retribution is one of the best comeback albums of all-time and Firepower shows the band still going strong. Those two fill my top ten.

I know it’s not a studio album, but as teenagers my friends and I wore the grooves off unleashed in the east.

Great ranking of the albums. My favorite is also Stained Class. Such a fantastic album

Wishing a speedy recovery for your father in law. And all the best for you and your family.

Awesome man. Thanks