Stained Class is a Metal album by Judas Priest, originally released in 1978. On Gatefold: 159 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- distorted
- aggressive
- punky
About
One of the best metal albums of the ’70s, this was the blueprint for the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Judas Priest are utterly convincing while embracing dark themes and psychodramas (“Beyond the Realms of Death,” “Saints in Hell”). Opening cut “Exciter” is great speed metal, and Glenn Tipton steps up as the lead guitarist on this album, shifting the band’s dynamics while shredding at a million miles an hour. <i>Stained Class</i> is immensely heavy, with an emphasis on menacing, paranoid riffs.
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Tracklist
- 1Exciter5:32
- 2White Heat, Red Hot4:18
- 3Better By You, Better Than Me3:22
- 4Stained Class5:17
- 5Invader4:09
- 6Saints In Hell5:28
- 7Savage3:27
- 8Beyond the Realms of Death6:49
- 9Heroes End4:57
- 10Fire Burns Below6:58
- 11Better By You, Better Than Me (Live)3:40
Credits
Performers
- Ian HillBASS BASS GUITAR
- Les BinksDRUMS
- K. K. DowningGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Glenn TiptonGUITAR VOCALS BACKING VOCALS
- Rob HalfordVOCALS LEAD VOCALS
18 collectors on Gatefold own this · 159 pressings tracked on Gatefold