- Defenders of the Faith
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- This article is about the album. For the title, see Fidei defensor. For the Dungeons & Dragons optional rule book, see Defenders of the Faith: A Guidebook to Clerics and Paladins. For the Christian denomination, see Defenders of the Faith (Puerto Rico).
Defenders of the Faith Studio album by Judas Priest Released 4 January 1984 Recorded September – November 1983, Ibiza Sound Studios, Spain Genre Heavy metal Length 39:43 Label Columbia Producer Tom Allom Judas Priest chronology Screaming for Vengeance
(1982)Defenders of the Faith
(1984)Turbo
(1986)Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The LP and cassette tape were released on 4 January 1984 and later appeared on CD in July. A remastered CD was released in May 2001. Three tracks were released as singles: "Freewheel Burning", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" and "Love Bites".
"Rising from darkness where Hell hath no mercy and the screams for vengeance echo on forever. Only those who keep the faith shall escape the wrath of the Metallian... Master of all metal."
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The cover art by Doug Johnson (who also designed the Hellion in Screaming for Vengeance) depicts the Metallian, a ram-horned, tiger-like land assault creature with Gatling guns and tank tracks conceptualized by the band.
"Eat Me Alive" was listed at #3 on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen", a list of 15 songs the organization found most objectionable. PMRC co-founder Tipper Gore stated the song was about oral sex at gunpoint. In response to the allegations, Priest recorded the song "Parental Guidance" on the follow-up album Turbo. Defenders of the Faith is a guitar-related section in Guitar World Magazine in which Guitar World readers are shown along with personal information. This is referred to as "Defending the Faith".
On the tour for this album, the band had played every song live, with the exception of "Eat Me Alive". On the tour for the Nostradamus album, in 2008, the band played many songs which had never been played live before, one of them being "Eat Me Alive". This made Defenders of the Faith the only Judas Priest album from which every song had been played live (other than the first LP Rocka Rolla), until the 2009 tour where British Steel was performed in full, in order.
'The Sentinel' was covered by Machine Head for the special edition version of their 2011 album 'Unto the Locust'.
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Contents
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K.K. Downing, except where noted.
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Freewheel Burning" 4:22 2. "Jawbreaker" 3:25 3. "Rock Hard Ride Free" 5:34 4. "The Sentinel" 5:04 5. "Love Bites" 4:47 6. "Eat Me Alive" 3:34 7. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" Robert Halligan, Jr. 4:05 8. "Night Comes Down" 3:58 9. "Heavy Duty" 2:25 10. "Defenders of the Faith" 1:30 2001 Bonus Tracks No. Title Length 11. "Turn On Your Light" (Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions) 5:23 12. "Heavy Duty/Defenders of the Faith" (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California; 5 May 1984) 5:26 Personnel
Judas Priest
- Rob Halford: Lead Vocals
- Glenn Tipton: Lead Guitars
- K.K. Downing: Lead Guitars
- Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
- Dave Holland: Drums
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Rob Halford · Glenn Tipton · Richie Faulkner · Ian Hill · Scott Travis
K. K. Downing · Dave Holland · Tim "Ripper" Owens · Al Atkins · Les Binks · Alan Moore · Simon Phillips · John Hinch · Chris Campbell · John Pattridge · John EllisStudio albums Rocka Rolla · Sad Wings of Destiny · Sin After Sin · Stained Class · Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather · British Steel · Point of Entry · Screaming for Vengeance · Defenders of the Faith · Turbo · Ram It Down · Painkiller · Jugulator · Demolition · Angel of Retribution · NostradamusLive albums Unleashed in the East · Priest...Live! · '98 Live Meltdown · Live in London · A Touch of Evil: Live · British Steel: 30th Anniversary LiveExtended plays SCOOP 33 · Delivering the Goods · Priest... Live Promo · Night Crawler · Live Meltdown Promo · Nostradamus EPCompilations The Best of Judas Priest · Hero, Hero · Screaming '84 · Beyond Metal · Trouble Shooters · Super Best Judas Priest Collection · The Sharpest Cuts · Pure Classic Gold · Metal Works '73–'93 · Judas Priest Star Box · Prisoners of Pain · The Beast of Judas Priest · The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight · Priest Live & Rare · Simply the Best · Genocide · Breaking the Law · Limited Edition Collector's Box · Delivering the Goods · Metalogy · The Essential Judas Priest · Judas Priest · Greatest Hits - Steel Box Collection · Playlist - The Very Best of Judas Priest · Single Cuts · Setlist · The Chosen FewVideos Judas Priest Live · Fuel for Life · Priest... Live! · Operation Rock & Roll · Painkiller · Dream Deceivers · Metal Works '73 - '93 Video · Live - Angel of Retribution - Halford : Live at Rock in Rio 2001 · Live in London · Electric Eye · Rising in the East · Live Vengeance '82 · British Steel: 30th Anniversary LiveSingles "Rocka Rolla" · "Deceiver" · "Tyrant" · "The Ripper" · "Dissident Aggressor" · "Diamonds and Rust" · "Hell Bent for Leather" · "Exciter" · "Better by You, Better than Me" · "Before the Dawn" · "Evening Star" · "Take on the World" · "Diamonds and Rust (Live)" · "Rock Forever" · "Living After Midnight" · "Breaking the Law" · "United" · "Heading Out to the Highway" · "Sinner" · "Don't Go" · "Hot Rockin'" · "(Take These) Chains" · "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" · "Electric Eye" · "The Green Manalishi" · "Freewheel Burning" · "Love Bites" · "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" · "Turbo Lover" · "Locked In" · "Parental Guidance" · "Ram It Down" · "Blood Red Skies" · "I'm a Rocker" · "Johnny B. Goode" · "Painkiller" · "A Touch of Evil" · "Night Crawler" · "Burn in Hell" · "Bullet Train" · "Bloodsuckers" · "Feed on Me" · "Machine Man" · "Lost and Found" · "Revolution" · "Worth Fighting For" · "Alone" · "Visions"Tours and concerts Hell Bent for Leather Tour · British Steel Tour · World Wide Blitz Tour · World Vengeance Tour · Retribution Tour · 2008/2009 World Tour · Metal Masters Tour · Epitaph World TourRelated articles Discography · Members · A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal · Hell Bent Forever: A Tribute to Judas PriestBook:Judas Priest ·
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Categories:- 1984 albums
- Albums produced by Tom Allom
- Columbia Records albums
- Judas Priest albums
- New Wave of British heavy metal albums
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