http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2124&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rssBlessed with as many lives as a cat, not only have the protean "Priest" undergone nearly seasonal lineup changes, but on numerous occasions they have completely reinvented their sound to keep up with shifts in public taste. Originally deeply immersed in Progressive Metal elements (composing epic fantasy narratives in song), they soon switched roles from Conan-rockers to leather-clad, would-be Hell's Angels. Focusing their power into smoking, twin guitar testosterone fests, Judas Priest's <i>Stained Class</i> and <i>Hell Bent for Leather</i> catalyzed the so-called New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Once the arrival of Metallica and other Speed Metal acts made the Priest's mid-tempo, work-the-body assault sound outmoded and irrelevant, the band again huddled together and came up with a new game plan. They came out swinging, hoping for a swift KO. <i>Painkiller</i> (1990) was a blue ribbon entry in the Thrash category, much faster and heavier than anything else in the band's career; but when the album's tepid reception helped precipitate lead singer Rob Halford's defection from Judas Priest, the band's final transformation was already afoot. The remaining members hired themselves a new vocalist and, with a magician's finesse, turned a nine-lived cat into a chicken with its head hacked off. - Chad DriscollNew Wave of British Heavy Metalen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:21 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2124&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss Blessed with as many lives as a cat, not only have the protean "Priest" undergone nearly seasonal lineup changes, but on numerous occasions they have completely reinvented their sound to keep up with shifts in public taste. Originally deeply immersed in Progressive Metal elements (composing epic fantasy narratives in song), they soon switched roles from Conan-rockers to leather-clad, would-be Hell's Angels. Focusing their power into smoking, twin guitar testosterone fests, Judas Priest's <i>Stained Class</i> and <i>Hell Bent for Leather</i> catalyzed the so-called New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Once the arrival of Metallica and other Speed Metal acts made the Priest's mid-tempo, work-the-body assault sound outmoded and irrelevant, the band again huddled together and came up with a new game plan. They came out swinging, hoping for a swift KO. <i>Painkiller</i> (1990) was a blue ribbon entry in the Thrash category, much faster and heavier than anything else in the band's career; but when the album's tepid reception helped precipitate lead singer Rob Halford's defection from Judas Priest, the band's final transformation was already afoot. The remaining members hired themselves a new vocalist and, with a magician's finesse, turned a nine-lived cat into a chicken with its head hacked off. - Chad Driscoll http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452321&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2452321 tra.2452321 Judas Priest art.2124 0.0 Screaming For Vengeance alb.117282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/5/1425178_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true You've Got Another Thing Comin' tra.2452321 310000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452321&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452321&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838272&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838272 tra.2838272 Judas Priest art.2124 1.29 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Breaking The Law tra.2838272 156000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838272&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838272&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2442346&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2442346 tra.2442346 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Screaming For Vengeance alb.117282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/5/1425178_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Electric Eye tra.2442346 218000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2442346&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2442346&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.645836&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 3 Feb 1998 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 645836 tra.645836 Judas Priest art.2124 1.29 The Best Of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight alb.98421 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/0/7/1/1261703_170x170.jpg 1998-02-03 00:00:00.0 1998-02-03 00:00:00.0 true Living After Midnight tra.645836 213000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.645836&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.645836&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2863174&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Wed, 1 Jan 1986 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2863174 tra.2863174 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Turbo alb.88194 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/6/3/4/1264368_170x170.jpg 2002-03-19 00:00:00.0 1986-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Turbo Lover tra.2863174 334000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2863174&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2863174&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2946169&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss Metal Mon, 1 Jan 1990 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2946169 tra.2946169 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Painkiller alb.117248 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/5/3/1263537_170x170.jpg 2002-03-19 00:00:00.0 1990-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Painkiller tra.2946169 367000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2946169&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2946169&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832702&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 20832702 tra.20832702 Judas Priest art.2124 0.0 Nostradamus - EP alb.20831752 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/8/6/1246899_170x170.jpg 2008-05-20 00:00:00.0 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 false Nostradamus tra.20832702 403000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832702&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832702&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892661&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 1892661 tra.1892661 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Point Of Entry alb.124599 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/8/6/1416898_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Heading Out To The Highway tra.1892661 225000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892661&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892661&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452332&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2452332 tra.2452332 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Screaming For Vengeance alb.117282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/5/1425178_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Screaming For Vengeance tra.2452332 283000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452332&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452332&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452318&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2452318 tra.2452318 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Screaming For Vengeance alb.117282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/5/1425178_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Hellion tra.2452318 41000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452318&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452318&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041200&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2041200 tra.2041200 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Defenders Of The Faith alb.323224 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/5/2/1422527_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Love Bites tra.2041200 287000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041200&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041200&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103825&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 21103825 tra.21103825 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Nostradamus alb.21099114 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/8/1/1311871_170x170.jpg 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 true Dawn Of Creation tra.21103825 153000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103825&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103825&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103826&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 21103826 tra.21103826 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Nostradamus alb.21099114 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/8/1/1311871_170x170.jpg 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 true Prophecy tra.21103826 326000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103826&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21103826&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838468&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 6 Nov 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838468 tra.2838468 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Hell Bent For Leather alb.259686 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/5/3/1263536_170x170.jpg 2001-11-06 00:00:00.0 1979-11-06 00:00:00.0 true Hell Bent For Leather tra.2838468 160000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838468&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838468&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832703&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 20832703 tra.20832703 Judas Priest art.2124 0.0 Nostradamus - EP alb.20831752 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/9/8/6/1246899_170x170.jpg 2008-05-20 00:00:00.0 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 false Visions tra.20832703 324000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832703&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20832703&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838271&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838271 tra.2838271 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Metal Gods tra.2838271 238000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838271&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838271&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452333&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Fri, 1 Jan 1982 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2452333 tra.2452333 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Screaming For Vengeance alb.117282 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/7/1/5/1425178_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Bloodstone tra.2452333 230000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452333&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2452333&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838276&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838276 tra.2838276 Judas Priest art.2124 1.29 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Living After Midnight tra.2838276 211000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838276&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838276&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838273&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838273 tra.2838273 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Grinder tra.2838273 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838273&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838273&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.921505&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 1 Jan 1976 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 921505 tra.921505 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Sad Wings Of Destiny alb.185463 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/7/8/2/262877_170x170.jpg 2000-01-25 00:00:00.0 1976-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Ripper tra.921505 170000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.921505&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.921505&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838274&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838274 tra.2838274 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true United tra.2838274 215000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838274&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838274&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041196&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2041196 tra.2041196 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Defenders Of The Faith alb.323224 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/5/2/1422527_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Freewheel Burning tra.2041196 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041196&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2041196&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892665&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 1 Jan 1981 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 1892665 tra.1892665 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 Point Of Entry alb.124599 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/9/8/6/1416898_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1981-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Desert Plains tra.1892665 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892665&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1892665&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838270&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838270 tra.2838270 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true Rapid Fire tra.2838270 250000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838270&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838270&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838275&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave of British Heavy Metal Thu, 29 May 1980 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Judas Priest on Rhapsody Online 2838275 tra.2838275 Judas Priest art.2124 0.99 British Steel alb.270611 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/4/1/1261452_170x170.jpg 2001-05-29 00:00:00.0 1980-05-29 00:00:00.0 true You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise tra.2838275 303000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838275&variant=play&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2838275&variant=data&rws=%2Fjudas-priest%2Ftop-tracks.rss