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Defenders of the Faith
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Defenders of the Faith
Judas Priest
- Type:
- Full-length
- Release date:
- January 24th, 1984
- Label:
- Columbia Records
- Reviews:
- 11 reviews (avg. 90%)
| 1. | Freewheel Burning | 04:24 | Show lyrics |
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| 2. | Jawbreaker | 03:27 | Show lyrics |
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| 3. | Rock Hard Ride Free | 05:36 | Show lyrics |
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| 4. | The Sentinel | 05:06 | Show lyrics |
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| 5. | Love Bites | 04:48 | Show lyrics |
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| 6. | Eat Me Alive | 03:35 | Show lyrics |
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| 7. | Some Heads Are Gonna Roll | 04:07 | Show lyrics |
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| 8. | Night Comes Down | 04:01 | Show lyrics |
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| 9. | Heavy Duty | 02:26 | Show lyrics |
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| 10. | Defenders of the Faith | 01:32 | Show lyrics |
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| Band members | |
| Rob Halford | Vocals |
| Dave Holland | Drums |
| Ian Hill | Bass |
| K. K. Downing | Guitars |
| Glenn Tipton | Guitars |
| Miscellaneous staff | |
| Buddy Thorton | Engineering |
| Ben King | Engineering |
| David Roeder | Engineering |
| Bruce Hensal | Engineering |
| Christian Eser | Engineering |
| Mark Dodson | Engineer |
| Tom Allom | Producer |
| Doug Johnson | Design |
| Rob Halford | Vocals |
| Dave Holland | Drums |
| Ian Hill | Bass |
| K. K. Downing | Guitars |
| Glenn Tipton | Guitars |
| Buddy Thorton | Engineering |
| Ben King | Engineering |
| David Roeder | Engineering |
| Bruce Hensal | Engineering |
| Christian Eser | Engineering |
| Mark Dodson | Engineer |
| Tom Allom | Producer |
| Doug Johnson | Design |
| Thrusting to the hilt | 90% | autothrall | May 8th, 2012 | |
| Some flaws in their... | 82% | hells_unicorn | March 5th, 2012 | |
| Awesome, But It Falls On... | 90% | Metal_Jaw | February 27th, 2012 | |
| A skullcrushing metal... | 94% | MetalSupremacy | December 29th, 2010 | |
| Defender Of The Faith | 100% | Sabbath1776 | December 12th, 2009 | |
| One Of The Best 80's Priest... | 97% | Luvers666 | July 2nd, 2007 | |
| Defenders of the Metal | 88% | Mikesn | May 12th, 2007 | |
| Too Inconsistent to Own | 73% | DawnoftheShred | January 5th, 2007 | |
| All Fear The Sentinel | 98% | drewnm156 | January 1st, 2007 | |
| The last classic | 89% | OlympicSharpshooter | August 24th, 2004 | |
| Their faith hath been... | 91% | langstondrive | July 4th, 2004 |
Videos were made for the songs "Freewheel Burning" and "Love Bites."
2001 remaster bonus tracks:
- Turn On Your Light (previously unreleased, originally is from the August 1985 Turbo sessions at Compass Point Studios, Nassau)
- Heavy Duty / Defenders Of The Faith (live, recorded at Long Beach Sports Arena, Long Beach, CA. May 5, 1984)
An interesting little-known fact: "Freewheel Burning" was originally released as a single in 1983 shortly before the "Defenders Of The Faith" album release. The 12" maxi-single features a dual-guitar intro to the song that didn't make the final album-cut. Unfortunately, Priest missed the opportunity to include this rare intro on The Re-Masters version of the album.
"Rock Hard Ride Free" was originally written around 1981-82 during "Screaming for Vengeance" sessions, but did not make the final cut on that album. The original version of "Rock Hard Ride Free" can be heard on the 2001 reissue of "Hell Bent for Leather".
All tracks by Halford, Downing, & Tipton (Except track 7 by Halligan Jr.)
2001 remaster bonus tracks:
- Turn On Your Light (previously unreleased, originally is from the August 1985 Turbo sessions at Compass Point Studios, Nassau)
- Heavy Duty / Defenders Of The Faith (live, recorded at Long Beach Sports Arena, Long Beach, CA. May 5, 1984)
An interesting little-known fact: "Freewheel Burning" was originally released as a single in 1983 shortly before the "Defenders Of The Faith" album release. The 12" maxi-single features a dual-guitar intro to the song that didn't make the final album-cut. Unfortunately, Priest missed the opportunity to include this rare intro on The Re-Masters version of the album.
"Rock Hard Ride Free" was originally written around 1981-82 during "Screaming for Vengeance" sessions, but did not make the final cut on that album. The original version of "Rock Hard Ride Free" can be heard on the 2001 reissue of "Hell Bent for Leather".
All tracks by Halford, Downing, & Tipton (Except track 7 by Halligan Jr.)
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