Judas Priest - Painkiller (1990) [Japanese Edition 2004]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 422 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 130 MB | Covers - 66 MB
Genre: Heavy Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (MHCP 395)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 422 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 130 MB | Covers - 66 MB
Genre: Heavy Metal | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Sony Music (MHCP 395)
At the dawn of the '90s, Judas Priest were in sad shape: out of touch, seemingly creatively bankrupt, coming off the two worst albums of their career, and left for dead by many observers. Trying to right the ship, Priest jettisoned longtime producer Tom Allom and his tinny '80s sound, as well as the serviceable groove drumming of Dave Holland, and brought in veteran metal producer Chris Tsangarides and onetime Racer X skinsman Scott Travis. Most importantly, though, Priest stopped trying to be a stadium act in the midst of hair metal's heyday. All those changes come into sharp focus as soon as the title cut of Painkiller starts - Travis' thunderous (and crisp-sounding) percussive maelstrom lights an immediate fire under the bandmembers' asses; Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing tear through a crushing, diabolical riff; and Rob Halford starts shrieking like a wicked witch, giving perhaps the most malevolent-sounding performance of his career…