Album
Painkiller
1990 · Rock
35 collectors on Gatefold own this
Painkiller is a Metal album by Judas Priest, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 185 pressings tracked, owned by 35 collectors.
About
Judas Priest spent most of the late ‘80s trying to catch a wave into the pop-metal mainstream, stretching their sound without covering meaningful new ground. Fast, mean, and relentless, <i>Painkiller</i> was reinvention by regression, stripping out the synths and arena-rock flourishes of albums like <i>Turbo</i> in favor of the thrash and speed metal that brought them to prominence in the first place. Fierce as it is, the album also has a camp approach that keeps things from ever feeling too self-serious, whether it’s Rob Halford wailing about boiling clouds of thunder on the title track or the operatic drama of “Touch of Evil.” In other words, the metal one thinks of when they think of—horns up—<i>metal</i>.
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Tracklist
- 1Painkiller6:05
- 2Hell Patrol3:36
- 3All Guns Blazing3:57
- 4Leather Rebel3:34
- 5Metal Meltdown4:47
- 6Night Crawler5:44
- 7Between the Hammer & the Anvil4:49
- 8A Touch of Evil5:44
- 9Battle Hymn0:56
- 10One Shot at Glory6:48
- 11Living Bad Dreams5:21
- 12Leather Rebel (Live)3:39
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- crunchy
- aggressive
- punky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Recorded at Miraval Studios, France. Recorded and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Holland. Mastered at The Townhouse Studios, London.
Housed in a pictures sleeve with printed inner bag. Lyrics printed on the inner bag.
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Note: while Ian Hill is credited as a bassist on the album, actually all bass parts were doubled by Don Airey (Deep Purple) on his Moog bass synthesizer.
Don Airey also played keyboards on "A Touch Of Evil" and "Living Bad Dreams".
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Attie BauwPROGRAMMED BY , SYNTHESIZER , SAMPLER
- Don AireyPERFORMER , SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS
- Glenn TiptonGUITAR LEAD GUITAR PERFORMER , LEAD GUITAR
- Ian HillBASS BASS GUITAR PERFORMER , BASS GUITAR
- K. K. DowningGUITAR LEAD GUITAR PERFORMER , LEAD GUITAR
- Rob HalfordLEAD VOCALS PERFORMER , VOCALS VOCALS
- Scott TravisDRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS
35 collectors on Gatefold own this · 185 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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