Screaming for Vengeance

Infobox Album | Name = Screaming for Vengeance
Type = Album
Artist = Judas Priest


Released = July 17, 1982
Recorded = Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain, 1982
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 51:03
Label = Columbia
Producer = Tom Allom
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ee1m963o3ep1 link]
Last album = "Point of Entry"
(February 26, 1981)
This album = "Screaming for Vengeance"
(July 17, 1982)
Next album = "Defenders of the Faith"
(January 4, 1984)|

"Screaming for Vengeance" is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. The album featured a much more mainstream sound than previous albums, as evidenced in the single' "You've Got Another Thing Comin'. The album was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Florida. It was first released on July 17, 1982. A re-mastered CD was released in May 2001.

"From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior. Nothing remained sacred, no one was safe from the Hellion as it uttered its battle cry...Screaming for Vengeance."

:-- Album back cover

The album reached #11 in the UK and #17 on Billboard 200 Pop Albums and made Judas Priest much more popular than they were after their British Steel album. It went Gold (RIAA) on October 29 1982, Platinum on April 18 1983 and Double Platinum on October 16 2001, being their first album to achieve the two latter awards.

This album also includes their hit "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" and one of their most-popular on-stage performances, "Electric Eye".

The band wrote about the bonus track "Prisoner of Your Eyes" in the remaster booklet as follows:

"This is one of two versions of this particular song - the second version having a different chorus. The majority of this track is still as it was put down at the time but with lead breaks from Glenn and K.K added at a later date. It's very emotional and epitomises the light and shade style of Judas Priest which is the trademark of the band."

The album came 15^th on IGN's 25 most influential metal albums.

The album also came 10^th on Metal-Rules.com's 100 greatest metal albums.

The title song "Screaming for Vengeance" is played on the main site for the upcoming game "Brütal Legend", [cite news | url=http://www.brutallegendgame.com/| title=Brutal Legend |accessdate = 2008-01-19] in which Rob Halford plays a character in the game named General Lionwhyte.

This album is the first entire album released as downloadable content for the video game "Rock Band" (Xbox 360, Playstation 3 versions only). [cite news | url=http://www.licksandclicks.com/2008/04/full-albums-arr.html| title=Full Albums Arrive as Rock Band DLC |accessdate = 2008-04-18]

The band was supported by Iron Maiden on their 1982 U.S. tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, except where noted.
# "The Hellion" – 0:41
# "Electric Eye" – 3:39
# "Riding on the Wind" – 3:07
# "Bloodstone" – 3:51
# "(Take These) Chains" (Bob Halligan, Jr) – 3:07
# "Pain and Pleasure" – 4:17
# "Screaming for Vengeance" – 4:43
# "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" – 5:09
# "Fever" – 5:20
# "Devil's Child" – 4:48

2001 Bonus Tracks

#

"Prisoner of Your Eyes" – 7:12
# "Devil's Child" (Live) – 5:02

Personnel

*Rob Halford: Vocals
*K.K. Downing: Guitars
*Glenn Tipton: Guitars
*Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
*Dave Holland: Drums

Covers

* Iced Earth performed a cover of the title track "Screaming for Vengeance" on the tribute album "Tribute to the Gods".

* Stratovarius performed a cover of "Bloodstone" on the album Intermission

* Helloween performed a cover of "The Hellion / Electric Eye" on the single The Time Of The Oath. The cover also appears on the album Treasure Chest
* Godsmack covered a medley of The Hellion/Electric Eye for the Vh1 Rock Honors.
* Saxon performed a cover of "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" on a Judas Priest tribute album.

References

External links

* [http://members.firstinter.net/markster/SCREAMINGFORVENGEANCE.html Extensive album info]