Judas Priest is one of the most famous heavy metal bands of all time. They've sold over 50 million albums worldwide. They were formed way back in 1969, but only really started to take off in the late 1970s. Their big breakthrough was the album "British Steel" in 1980, which allmusic.com has said is the album that "kick-started heavy metal's glory days of the 1980's." It sold over a million copies in the U.S. Their 1982 album "Screaming for Vengeance," which was their most recent album at the time of this festival, did even better. It sold two million in the U.S., helped by the hit single "You've Got Another Thing Comin'."
So at the time of this festival, they were probably at the peak of their popularity, since no other album would sell nearly as well as "Screaming for Vengeance." However, the band has had a steady career since, and is still in existence as I write this in 2024.
Here's the band's Wikipedia page if you want to know more:
Gil Moore, drummer for Triumph (the next band to play), later recalled, "The heat for all the bands was tremendous. I remember watching Judas Priest go out. They had on the leather, and it wasn't just a little bit of leather – we're talking pounds and pounds of it. Each one of their outfits must've weighed ten pounds in black leather and studs. I’m laughing – 'these guys are going to absolutely melt.' It’s like 110 degrees, full-on sun."
I found the music here from a soundboard quality bootleg. All of the music is officially unreleased. The lead vocals were low in the mix, so I boosted them using the UVR5 audio editing program.
This album is an hour and one minute long.
054 talk (Judas Priest)
055 Electric Eye (Judas Priest)
056 Riding on the Wind (Judas Priest)
057 talk (Judas Priest)
058 Heading Out to the Highway (Judas Priest)
059 talk (Judas Priest)
060 Metal Gods (Judas Priest)
061 talk (Judas Priest)
062 Breaking the Law (Judas Priest)
063 talk (Judas Priest)
064 Diamonds and Rust (Judas Priest)
065 talk (Judas Priest)
066 Victim of Changes (Judas Priest)
067 talk (Judas Priest)
068 Living After Midnight (Judas Priest)
069 talk (Judas Priest)
070 The Green Manalishi [With the Two-Pronged Crown] (Judas Priest)
071 talk (Judas Priest)
072 Screaming for Vengeance (Judas Priest)
073 You've Got Another Thing Comin' (Judas Priest)
074 talk (Judas Priest)
075 Hell Bent for Leather (Judas Priest)
https://www.upload.ee/files/17028262/VA-1983USFstvlDay0204JdasPrest_atse.zip.html
alternate link:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/9oGPco8X
The cover photo shows guitarist K.K. Downing at this exact concert.
Thanks so much! They're a wild heavy metal band. I've seen them once.
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