British Steel
Studio album by Judas Priest
Released	April 14, 1980
Recorded	January - February 1980 at Startling Studios, Ascot, England
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:10(w/o bonus tracks) 44:36(w/ bonus tracks)
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Tom Allom
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Judas Priest chronology
Unleashed in the East (1979) British Steel (1980) Point of Entry (1981)

British Steel is a heavy metal album by Judas Priest, released on April 14 1980 (see 1980 in music). The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added. It is one of their most popular recordings and is widely regarded as one of the band's best efforts, along with Sad Wings of Destiny, Stained Class, Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller. Image File history File links Judas_Priest_British_Steel. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year (105th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 261 days remaining. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Statistics Population: Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU925685 Administration District: Windsor and Maidenhead Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Ambulance service: South Central Post office and telephone Post town: ASCOT Postal district: SL5... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Epic Records is an American record label, owned and operated by Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tom Allom is a producer who is most famous for producing Judas Priest. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ... Unleashed in the East is Judas Priests live album that was recorded live in Tokyo, Japan during the Hell Bent for Leather tour in 1978. ... Point of Entry is a heavy metal album from the band Judas Priest. ... Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in Birmingham. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 list of years in music 1980s in music. ... Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. ... Considered by most fans to be one of the high points of Judas Priests catalogue, Stained Class showcased a more streamlined songwriting style, while not compromising on the bands trademark heavy metal riffs. ... Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certifed album of British heavy metal band Judas Priest. ...

"Breaking the Law", "United", and "Living After Midnight" were released as singles. Breaking the Law is a Judas Priest song featured on their 1980 album British Steel. ... United can refer to: // In the main, United refers to one of two professional football teams in England: Manchester United and Sheffield United. ... Living After Midnight is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally featured on their 1980 album British Steel. ...

The album was recorded at Tittenhurst Park, which was the home of the Beatle Ringo Starr. Sampling did not yet exist at the time of recording, so the band recorded the sounds of smashing milk bottles to be included in "Breaking the Law", as well as various sounds in "Metal Gods" produced by "trays of cutlery" and "billiard cues." Home of John Lennon and Yoko Ono from the late summer of 1969 until the end of 1971, located on a hundred-acre estate in Ascot, England. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award and Grammy Award-winning English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of The Beatles. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Billiard (as a noun, adjective or verb) may refer to: A type of shot in cue sports (such as pool, carom billiards and snooker) The traditional European name for the number 1015 in mathematics (called quadrillion in modern science) A dynamical system of particle trajectories within a closed reflective boundary...

The bonus track "Red, White, and Blue" was written sometime during the earlier years of Priest's career. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau in July of 1985. Judas Priest explains this track in the remaster booklet as follows: For other uses of Nassau, see Nassau (disambiguation). ...

"This is a great song which was written as an anthem for audience participation AKA "United" or "Take On the World" and although a little tongue-in-cheek, it is also very patriotic and may bring a tear to your eye! We felt that the end tag of Rule Britannia was very fitting for a British band especially on an album entitled British Steel."

The second bonus track, a live performance of "Grinder", was recorded during the U.S. British Steel tour in 1980. Sarcasm is the making of remarks intended to mock the person referred to (who is normally the person addressed), a situation or thing. ...

Anthrax guitar player, Scott Ian said in an interview in the documentary Heavy Metal: Louder than Life that British Steel was probably the album that really defined heavy metal, because it, according to him, did away with the "last shards of blues" that had otherwise been characteristic of the genre. He said, "Even the title... how does it get more metal than that?" Scott Ian Rosenfeld (born December 31, 1963) is the rhythm guitarist for the metal band Anthrax who uses the stage name Scott Not Ian. ...

Track Listing

All songs by K.K. Downing/Rob Halford/Glenn Tipton K.K. Downing of Judas Priest K.K. Downing was born as Kenneth Downing on October 27, 1951 in Walsall, England. ... Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Glenn Raymond Tipton (born October 25, 1948 in Blackheath, England) is one of the lead guitarists for British heavy metal institution Judas Priest. ...

1. "Rapid Fire" – 4:08
2. "Metal Gods" – 4:00
3. "Breaking the Law" – 2:35
4. "Grinder" – 3:58
5. "United" – 3:35
6. "Living After Midnight" – 3:31
7. "You Don't Have to be Old to be Wise" – 5:04
8. "The Rage" – 4:44
9. "Steeler" – 4:30

Living After Midnight is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally featured on their 1980 album British Steel. ...

2001 Bonus Tracks

10. "Red White & Blue" – 3:42
11. "Grinder" (Live) – 4:49

Personnel

• Rob Halford: Vocals
• K.K. Downing: Guitars
• Glenn Tipton: Guitars
• Ian Hill: Bass Guitar
• Dave Holland - Drums

Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... K.K. Downing of Judas Priest K.K. Downing was born as Kenneth Downing on October 27, 1951 in Walsall, England. ... Glenn Raymond Tipton (born October 25, 1948 in Blackheath, England) is one of the lead guitarists for British heavy metal institution Judas Priest. ... Ian Hill of Judas Priest Ian Frank Hill (born January 20, 1951) is a founding member and bass player for Birmingham heavy metal band Judas Priest. ... Dave Holland, born on April 5, 1948 in Northamptonshire, Wolverhampton, England was the drummer for the rock band Trapeze. ...

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Known covers

Djungelduetten - Metal gods

External links

• Extensive album info