Screaming for Vengeance

"From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior.

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Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 band Judas Priest

Judas Priest

Judas Priest is an England Heavy metal music band formed in 1969 in Birmingham. Judas Priest's core line-up consists of bass player Ian Hill, vocalist Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K....
. The album featured a much more mainstream sound than previous albums. The album was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain

Ibiza

Ibiza is an island and town located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands autonomous community ....
 and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Florida

Florida

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. It was first released on July 17, 1982. A re-mastered CD

Compact Disc

A Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store Data , originally developed for storing digital audio. The CD, available on the market since October 1982, remains the standard physical medium for sale of commercial Sound recording and reproduction to the present day....
 was released in May 2001.

"From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior. Nothing remained sacred, no one was safe from the Hellion as it uttered its battle cry...Screaming for Vengeance."

-- Album back cover

The album reached #11 in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 and #17 on Billboard 200 Pop Albums and made Judas Priest much more popular than they were after their British Steel album. It went Gold (RIAA) on October 29, 1982, Platinum on April 18, 1983 and Double Platinum on October 16, 2001, being their first album to achieve the two latter awards.

This album also includes their hit "You've Got Another Thing Comin'

You've Got Another Thing Comin'

"You've Got Another Thing Comin" is a song by United Kingdom Heavy metal music band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 in music album Screaming for Vengeance as a filler track, and released as a single later that year....
" and one of their most-popular on-stage performances, "Electric Eye

Electric Eye (song)

"Electric Eye" is a song by United Kingdom heavy metal music rock band Judas Priest, from their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance, and released as a single later that year....
".

The band wrote about the bonus track "Prisoner of Your Eyes" in the remaster booklet as follows:

"This is one of two versions of this particular song - the second version having a different chorus. The majority of this track is still as it was put down at the time but with lead breaks from Glenn and K.K. added at a later date. It's very emotional and epitomises the light and shade style of Judas Priest which is the trademark of the band."

The album came 15^th on IGN

IGN

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's 25 most influential metal albums.

The album also came 10^th on Metal-Rules.com's 100 greatest metal albums.

The title song "Screaming for Vengeance" is played on the main site for the upcoming game Brütal Legend

Brütal Legend

Br?tal Legend is an action adventure game under development by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3....
, in which Rob Halford plays a character in the game named General Lionwhyte.

This album is the first entire album released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band

Rock Band

Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV, and distributed by Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band....
 (Xbox 360, Playstation 3 versions only).

The band was supported by Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English Heavy metal music band from Leyton, East London, England, formed in 1975. The band is led by founder, bassist and songwriter Steve Harris ....
 on their 1982 U.S. tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Rob Halford

Rob Halford

Robert John Arthur Halford is an England singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Halford has almost a four octave vocal range, from D2-B5....
, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

Glenn Raymond Tipton is one of the guitarists for the British heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Prior to joining Judas Priest, he was in The Flying Hat Band....
, except where noted.

1. "The Hellion" – 0:41
2. "Electric Eye
   Electric Eye (song)
   
   "Electric Eye" is a song by United Kingdom heavy metal music rock band Judas Priest, from their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance, and released as a single later that year....
   " – 3:39
3. "Riding on the Wind" – 3:07
4. "Bloodstone" – 3:51
5. "(Take These) Chains" (Bob Halligan, Jr
   Bob Halligan, Jr
   
   Bob Halligan, Jr. is the founder of and lead vocalist for the band Ceili Rain, which combines Celtic, rock and contemporary Christian music.Halligan has contributed songs to two Judas Priest albums: " Chains" on Screaming for Vengeance and the single "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" from Defenders of the Faith....
   ) – 3:07
6. "Pain and Pleasure" – 4:17
7. "Screaming for Vengeance" – 4:43
8. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'
   You've Got Another Thing Comin'
   
   "You've Got Another Thing Comin" is a song by United Kingdom Heavy metal music band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 in music album Screaming for Vengeance as a filler track, and released as a single later that year....
   " – 5:09
9. "Fever" – 5:20
10. "Devil's Child" – 4:48

2001 Bonus Tracks

11. "Prisoner of Your Eyes" – 7:12
12. "Devil's Child" (Live) – 5:02

Personnel

• Rob Halford
  Rob Halford
  
  Robert John Arthur Halford is an England singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Halford has almost a four octave vocal range, from D2-B5....
  : vocals
• K.K. Downing: guitar
  Guitar
  
  The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
  s
• Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton
  
  Glenn Raymond Tipton is one of the guitarists for the British heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Prior to joining Judas Priest, he was in The Flying Hat Band....
  : guitars
• Ian Hill
  Ian Hill
  
  Ian Hill moving there in 1955 is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Heavy metal music band, Judas Priest.Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player for local jazz acts....
  : bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  
  The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  
• Dave Holland
  Dave Holland (drummer)
  
  David Holland is an England rock drummer, best remembered from his stint with Judas Priest. He is currently in prison for attempted rape of a wheelchair bound, 17 year old boy....
  : drums
  Drum kit
  
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....
  

Covers

• Sepultura
  Sepultura
  
  Sepultura is a Brazilian Heavy metal music band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1984. The band was a major force in the death metal and thrash metal realms during the late 1980s and early 1990s, and their later experiments melding hardcore punk and industrial music with extreme metal provided a blueprint for the groove metal gen...
   performed a cover of the title track "Screaming For Vengeance" on their Dante XXI
  Dante XXI
  
  Dante XXI is the tenth studio album by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura, released in 2006 through SPV GmbH.It is a concept album based on the three sections of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, The Divine Comedy#Inferno , Purgatorio , and Paradiso ....
   album.
• Iced Earth
  Iced Earth
  
  Iced Earth is an United States Heavy metal music band from Tampa, Florida, Florida that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal, opera, speed metal and New Wave of British Heavy Metal....
   performed a cover of the title track "Screaming for Vengeance" on the tribute album Tribute to the Gods
  Tribute to the Gods
  
  Tribute to the Gods is a tribute/cover album by heavy metal music band Iced Earth. It is notable as the last Iced Earth album featuring Larry Tarnowski on lead guitar, and the last featuring singer Matt Barlow on vocals until his 2007 return, and their last album with Century Media....
  .
• Stratovarius
  Stratovarius
  
  Stratovarius is a Finland power metal band that formed in 1983. Their material contains elements of power metal and symphonic metal....
   performed a cover of "Bloodstone" on the album Intermission
  Intermission (Stratovarius album)
  
  Intermission is a compilation album by the Finland power metal band Stratovarius. This album is compiled of covers, live and bonus tracks, and four new songs....
  
• Helloween
  Helloween
  
  Helloween are a Germany power metal/speed metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band is known as one of the pioneering power metal bands, being part of the German Heavy metal music/speed/power metal scene that included Accept, Running Wild , Blind Guardian, Grave Digger , Sinner , and Rage ....
   performed a cover of "The Hellion / Electric Eye" on the single The Time of the Oath. The cover also appears on the album Treasure Chest
  Treasure Chest (Helloween album)
  
  Treasure Chest, released on 9 April 2002 is a 3 disc box set by the Germany power metal group Helloween.Originally seen as quite the collection for fans/collector's worldwide the box consists 2 discs compiling some of their finest works of their 1986-2000 albums as well as a third featuring many rare b'sides from the band's past singl...
  
• Godsmack
  Godsmack
  
  Godsmack is an American heavy metal music band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band comprises founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill and drummer Shannon Larkin....
   covered a medley of The Hellion/Electric Eye
  Electric Eye (song)
  
  "Electric Eye" is a song by United Kingdom heavy metal music rock band Judas Priest, from their 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance, and released as a single later that year....
   for the Vh1
  VH1
  
  VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
   Rock Honors.
• Saxon
  Saxon (band)
  
  Saxon are an England heavy metal music band, formed in 1977 in music in Burnley, Yorkshire. As leading lights in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal they had huge success in the 1980s with 8 UK Top 40 albums including 4 UK Top 10 albums....
   performed a cover of "You've Got Another Thing Comin'
  You've Got Another Thing Comin'
  
  "You've Got Another Thing Comin" is a song by United Kingdom Heavy metal music band Judas Priest. It was originally released on their 1982 in music album Screaming for Vengeance as a filler track, and released as a single later that year....
  " on a Judas Priest tribute album.
• Virgin Steele
  Virgin Steele
  
  Virgin Steele is a Heavy metal music band from New York. Originally formed in 1981, the band is worldwide considered one of the founders of Epic metal music....
   also covered "Screaming for Vengeance". It can be found on the "Legends of Metal Vol. II - A Tribute to Judas Priest" album

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