The Essential Judas Priest

Infobox Album | Name = The Essential Judas Priest
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Judas Priest


Released = April 11, 2006
Recorded = 1976-2005
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 2:34:22
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"The Essential Judas Priest" is a 2006 compilation album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It contains 34 songs from throughout their career right up to their then-most recent album (Angel of Retribution), but excludes the Tim "Ripper" Owens era.

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton except where noted.

Disc one

#"Judas Rising" - 3:52
#*Originally released on "Angel of Retribution", in 2005
#"Breaking the Law" - 2:35
#*Originally released on "British Steel", in 1980
#"Hell Bent for Leather (Tipton) - 2:40
#*Originally released on "Killing Machine", in 1978
#"Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez) - 3:26
#*Originally released on "Sin After Sin", in 1977
#"Victim of Changes" (Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) - 7:47
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Love Bites" - 4:47
#*Originally released on "Defenders of the Faith", in 1984
#"Heading Out to the Highway - 3:45
#*Originally released on "Point of Entry", in 1981
#"Ram It Down" - 4:48
#*Originally released on "Ram It Down", in 1988
#"Beyond the Realms of Death" (Halford, Les Binks) - 6:51
#*Originally released on "Stained Class", in 1978
#"You've Got Another Thing Comin'" - 5:09
#*Originally released on "Screaming for Vengeance", in 1982
#"Jawbreaker" - 3:25
#*Originally released on "Defenders of the Faith", in 1984
#"A Touch of Evil" (Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides) - 5:54
#*Originally released on "Painkiller", in 1990
#"Delivering the Goods" - 4:16
#*Originally released on "Killing Machine", in 1978
#"United" - 3:35
#*Originally released on "British Steel", in 1980
#"Turbo Lover" - 5:33
#*Originally released on "Turbo", in 1986
#"Painkiller" - 6:06
#*Originally released on "Painkiller", in 1990
#"Metal Gods" - 4:04
#*Originally released on "British Steel", in 1980

Disc two

# "The Hellion" - 0:41
#*Originally released on "Screaming for Vengeance", in 1982
# "Electric Eye" - 3:39
#*Originally released on "Screaming for Vengeance", in 1982
#"Living After Midnight" - 3:30
#*Originally released on "British Steel", in 1980
#"Freewheel Burning" - 4:42
#*Originally released on "Defenders of the Faith", in 1983
#"Exciter" (Halford, Tipton) - 5:33
#*Originally released on "Stained Class", in 1978
#"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)" (Peter Green) - 4:42
#*Originally released on "Killing Machine", in 1978
#"Blood Red Skies" - 7:05
#*Originally released on "Ram It Down", in 1988
#"Night Crawler" - 5:44
#*Originally released on "Painkiller", in 1990
#"Sinner" (Halford, Tipton) - 6:43
#*Originally released on "Sin After Sin", in 1977
#"Hot Rockin'" - 3:17
#*Originally released on "Point of Entry", in 1981
#"The Sentinel" - 5:04
#*Originally released on "Defenders of the Faith", in 1984
#"Before the Dawn" - 3:23
#*Originally released on "Killing Machine", in 1978
#"Hell Patrol" - 3:37
#*Originally released on "Painkiller", in 1990
#"The Ripper" (Tipton) - 2:50
#*Originally released on "Sad Wings of Destiny", in 1976
#"Screaming for Vengeance" - 4:43
#*Originally released on "Screaming for Vengeance", in 1982
#"Out in the Cold" - 6:27
#*Originally released on "Turbo", in 1986
#"Revolution" - 4:42
#*Originally released on "Angel of Retribution", in 2005