Best 80s hard rock / heavy metal records ROUND 2

[JohnRogers]

11 minutes ago, Rick N. Backer said:

I think if you listened to more than 1 of those in the same week, it would be harmful to you.  Try some Giuffria instead.

Anything heavier than The Babys greatest hits album is really unnecessary.

[Malignant Narcissist]

On 10/8/2022 at 3:33 PM, Derek19 said:

What song from Triumph have you heard, and listened to?  You should try listening to them more.  I think they are a really good Canadian band, and group.  From Judas Priest, do you mean "Devil's Child", or "Electric Eye"?  Both songs are from "Screaming For Vengeance".  Judas Priest don't have a song called "Devil's Eye".  "Revolution" is from "Angel of Retribution".  Judas Priest has always been heavy metal.  They've had, and needed to change their sound, but stayed true to their heavy metal sound.

 

As you seem to be the forum's Judas Priest rep, you may be glad to hear that I'm listening to British Steel and thoroughly enjoying it, even Breaking the law. Maybe it's just the chorus of that song that used to bug me!

For my money, Priest had a good run of stylish album covers and then changed to a more vivid type from Screaming onwards. I quite like the Screaming for Vengeance cover but they style change seemed to be a bit of a dip in quality as the following albums were released. 

Breaking the law, Rocka Rolla, Killing Machine, Stained Class and Sad Wings were all quite cool and distinctive covers to my mind. The brighter more cartoonish covers of later years don't do it as much for me as much as those 'more stylish' early ones. Just my op.