Judas Priest - Rеdееmеr Оf Sоuls (2014) (Japanese BSCD2, SICP 30616~17) RE-UPPED

Posted By: apocalipsys2014

Date: Oct. 20, 2014

Going into Redeemer Of Souls, I had some pretty moderate expectations but also some worries. I feared that, with 13 songs, the album would have been cluttered with filler and it would fall under it's own weight. Angel Of Retribution felt good with 10 songs, but 13 sounded like it was going to go overboard. The amount of tracks was pretty much my main worry, but after listening to the album via the iTunes stream, I was able to tell myself that I had immensely enjoyed it. I was set to purchase the album, although I was skeptical about buying the deluxe edition because 5 bonus tracks seemed like a bit much. In the end, I even managed to enjoy those.

Needless to say, I enjoyed this album much more than I thought I would. It has some classic Priest sounded stuff (Down In Flames, Dragonaut, Crossfire) along with some original sounding material that still has a Priest vibe (Halls Of Valhalla, Secrets Of The Dead) to them. If KK Downing leaving the band made you worry that the new Judas Priest wouldn't sound the same, I can assure you that this still very much sounds like Judas Priest. There are plenty of riffs scattered around that make you go "Yep, that's the band I've come to know and love all these years", there's some killer screams by Rob Halford that remind you of Painkiller, and there are even some blues-y moments that sound like something from their first couple of albums. Even with one of the major members of the band gone, their first record without him still manages to capture the feeling that you're listening to the same band.

The production seems to be a major target of criticism for people. I've seen some say it's too loud, too compressed, it sound like a demo, and so on. Although I will agree that the sound isn't nearly as polished as it was on Angel Of Retribution or even Nostradamus, I actually really like how raw it sounds. That's just my preference, although I can see where people are coming from when they criticize how the production was handled. The lyrics are mostly solid, but can come off as a bit cheesy, such as in Down In Flames ("They want blood. Yes, it's true"). For the most part though, the lyrics are far from bad, but do you really listen to Judas Priest for that?

All in all, I'm very happy to say that I really enjoyed Redeemer Of Souls. There are a couple of not so memorable tracks (Secrets of the Dead, Beginning of the End), but the positives definitely outweigh the negatives. I also recommend picking up the deluxe edition for the 5 bonus tracks.

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Musicians:

Vocals : Rob Halford
Guitars : Glenn Tipton
Guitars : Richie Faulkner
Bass : Ian Hill
Drums : Scott Travis

CD1 Track List:

01. Dragonaut [4:26]
02. Redeemer Of Souls [3:59]
03. Halls Of Valhalla [6:04]
04. Sword Of Damocles [4:55]
05. March Of The Damned [3:56]
06. Down In Flames [3:55]
07. Hell & Back [4:46]
08. Cold Blooded [5:25]
09. Metalizer [4:38]
10. Crossfire [3:51]
11. Secrets Of The Dead [5:41]
12. Battle Cry [5:18]
13. Beginning Of The End [5:08]

CD2 Track List:

01. Snakebite [3:15]
02. Tears Of Blood [4:19]
03. Creatures [4:26]
04. Bring It On [3:18]
05. Never Forget [6:26]

EAC extraction logfile

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 26. September 2014, 17:07

Judas Priest / Redeemer Of Souls (SICP 30616)

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Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 26. September 2014, 17:18

Judas Priest / Redeemer Of Souls (SICP 30617)

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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC\flac.exe
Additional command line options : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%

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