Richie Faulkner, Scott Travis, Rob Halford, Ian Hill and Glenn Tipton

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969.

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  • From an unknown land and through distant skies came a winged warrior. Nothing remained sacred, no one is safe from the Hellion as it uttered it's battle cry... Screaming for vengeance.
    • From the back cover of the 1982 album Screaming for vengeance.
  • Rising from darkness where Hell hath no mercy and the screams for vengeance echo on forever. Only those who keep the faith shall escape the wrath of the Metallian... Master of all metal.
    • From the back cover of the 1984 album Defenders of the Faith.
  • As mankind hurled itself forever downwards into the bottomless pit of eternal chaos, the remnants of civilization screamed out for salvation - redemption roared across the burning sky... the painkiller.
    • From the back cover of the 1990 album Painkiller.
  • Sad wings of destiny rise up from the abyss into the metal heavens, heralding a new age that beckons revenge from the angel of retribution.
    • From the booklet of the 2005 album Angel of Retribution.
  • Death, doom and destruction rain down upon the forsaken
    One being stands alone to save humanity
    A soldier born from the past on sad wings of destiny
    Powerful, unflinching and hearing the eternal force
    that will proclaim and assert metal's deliverance -
    The Redeemer of Souls!
    • From the back cover of the 2014 album Redeemer of Souls.

Song lyrics

Where would you be without music?
You would be nowhere at all
We wouldn't be here doing this now
If you weren't having a ball

All songs written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K. K. Downing, unless noted.

Rocka Rolla (1974)

  • Where would you be without music?
    You would be nowhere at all
    We wouldn't be here doing this now
    If you weren't having a ball
    • One for the Road, written by Rob Halford and K.K. Downing
  • Now winter wind fades from my face
    My heart will no longer race
    Sun smiling down from the sky
    Melts away ice from my eye
    Warmth eases back to my soul
    Bitterness shrugs then it goes
    • Winter Retreat, written by Rob Halford and K.K. Downing
  • Love is gone along with fun
    Now we're reaching for the gun
    Changing cast, changing fast
    No more tether
    We are never satisfied
    • Never Satisfied, written by Al Atkins and K.K. Downing
  • I know that the prospects weren't all that good
    But they improved, and I'd have thought that you could
    Have strived for that something we all have deep inside
    Not let it vanish, along with your pride

Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)

He said in the cosmos
is a single sonic sound
That is vibrating constantly
And if we could grip
and hold on to the note
We would see our minds were free...
oh they're free
  • You'll soon shake with fear
    Never knowing if I'm near
    I'm sly and I'm shameless
    Nocturnal and nameless
    Except for "The Ripper"
    Or if you like "Jack The Knife"
  • He said in the cosmos is a single sonic sound
    That is vibrating constantly
    And if we could grip and hold on to the note
    We would see our minds were free...oh they're free
    • Dreamer Deceiver, written by Al Atkins, Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton
  • Sin after sin I have endured
    Yet the wounds I bear are the wounds of love
    • Genocide, written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton
  • But spare a thought as you pass him by
    Take a closer look and you'll say
    He's our tomorrow, just as much as we are his yesterday
    • Epitaph, written by Glenn Tipton
  • Skyrider supersonic flyer
    Nightdriver demon of desire
    Spinesnapper tried your best to break us
    Throatchoker thought that you could take us
    • Island of Domination

Sin After Sin (1977)

With you by my side I shall ride every storm.
  • Thirty years now sleeping, so sound
    War raises its head, and looks slowly around
    The Sinner is near, sensing the fear
    And the beast will start movin' around
    • Sinner, written by Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton

    When your back's to the wall come along one and all
    We shall fight all the slander that's penned
    It's us we shall choose let the bigoted lose
    For our triumph's the means to their end

    With you by my side I shall ride every storm

      • Let Us Prey/Call For The Priest
    • Sacks like a hurricane, wrapped in and shattered
      I was barely holding on to this flying body symphony
      I guess I dream in pictures, not colors
      The true free expression I demand is human rights - right
      • Raw Deal, written by Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton

    Stained Class (1978)

    Who is this man?
    Where is he from?
    Exciter comes
    For everyone.
    You'll never see him
    But you will taste the fire upon your tongue
    • Who is this man?
      Where is he from?
      Exciter comes
      For everyone.
      You'll never see him
      But you will taste the fire upon your tongue
      • Exciter, written by Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
    • Who are not cut out to fight this day will surely fall.
      The few who stand to take command forever and ever are men.
      • White Heat, Red Hot, written by Glenn Tipton
    • Long ago when man was king, his heart was clean now he's stained class
      Time has slashed each untouched thing, so now he's just a stained class king
      • Stained Class, written by Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton
    • How many like him,
      Are there still
      But to us, all
      Seem to have lost the will
      They lie in thousands
      Plagued and lost
      Is nothing worth this bitter cost
    • If you gaze across timeless years you'll find them always there
      And many gods will join the list compiled with dying care
      Hungry mouths are waiting to bite the hand that feeds
      And so the living dead carry on immortal deeds
      • Heroes End, written by Glenn Tipton

    Killing Machine (1979)

    There's many who tried to prove
    that they're faster, but they didn't last and they died as they tried.
    • So when you get those blue days,
      Here's just what to do
      Switch into this lifeline
      And feel it rushing through
      Before you know it, blue days
      Are better left behind
      By juicin' up your system
      With this beat of a heavy kind
    • I travelled to a distant shore
      I felt I had to go
      An inner voice had called me there
      But why I did not know
      I saw the evening star rise up
      Shining out to sea
      And now I understand at last what it means
      What it all means
    • There's many who tried to prove that they're faster
      But they didn't last and they died as they tried
      • Hell Bent for Leather, written by Glenn Tipton
    • Put yourself in our hands, so our voices can be heard,
      And together we will take on all the world.
    • No chains can hold me down
      I always break away
      I never hear society
      Tell me what to do or say
      I taste the life that pleases me
      And raise a storm for all the world to see
      I never stumble, never fall
      Never stop for rest
      I rebel but I walk tall
      And I demand respect
      • Running Wild, written by Glenn Tipton

    British Steel (1980)

    I have my licence
    It came with birth
    For self reliance on this earth
    • So much for the golden future
      I can't even start
      I've had every promise broken
      There's anger in my heart
      You don't know what it's like
      You don't have a clue
      If you did you'd find yourselves
      Doing the same thing too
    • Fast devastating and
      Desolisating the curse
      Blasting the cannons of
      Truth through each man
      Of this earth
      • Rapid Fire
    • I have my licence
      It came with birth
      For self reliance on this earth
      • Grinder
    • Out on my own
      Gonna go it alone
      When I need it then I'll ask for advice

      You don't have to be old to be wise

      • You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
    • From a fire ball we came
      Cross sea and mountain
      We were drinking beauty with our eyes
      We were given all
      To make our own
      Let us be left alone
      • The Rage

    Point of Entry (1981)

    Wild mountain thunder
    Echoes my quest
    My body aches but I'll not rest
    Quartz light to guide me
    Till sunrise leads
    My passion screams,
    my heart it bleeds
    • Well I've said it before, and I'll say it again
      You get nothing for nothing: expect it when
      You're backseat driving, and your hands ain't on the wheel
      It's easy to go along with the crowd,
      And find later on that your say ain't allowed
      Oh that's the way to find what you've been missing
    • I'm goin' out in search of the bright lights.
      Somehow I feel that tonight is the right night!
      I'm almost there, I've got the vibration.
      It's coming strong from this generation.
      My blood is hot, from now on I'm set free!
      My pulse is hot, so don't try to stop me!
      Cuz this is it, and I'm Hot Rockin'!
      • Hot Rockin'
    • Wild mountain thunder
      Echoes my quest
      My body aches but I'll not rest
      Quartz light to guide me
      Till sunrise leads
      My passion screams, my heart it bleeds
      • Desert Plains
    • Golden halos radiating higher
      Diamond visions softly breathing fire
      Sky processions we are watching you arrive
      • Solar Angels
    • Forget about tomorrow
      Go for it today
      Cause I'm on, on the run
      • On the Run

    Screaming for Vengeance (1982)

    We are screaming for vengeance
    The world is a manacled place
    Screaming, screaming for vengeance
    The world is defiled in disgrace
    • We are screaming for vengeance
      The world is a manacled place
      Screaming, screaming for vengeance
      The world is defiled in disgrace
      • Screaming for Vengeance

    Defenders of the Faith (1984)

    Let's all join forces
    Rule with iron hand
    And prove to all the world
    Metal rules the land
    We're heavy duty
    So come on let's tell the world
    We are defenders of the faith
    • Look before you leap
      Has never been the way we keep
      Our road is free
      Charging to the top
      And never give in never stops
      The Way to be
      Hold on to the lead
      With all your will and concede
      You'll find there's life
      With victory on high
    • Deadly as the viper
      Peering from its coil
      The poison there is coming to the boil

      Ticking like a time bomb
      The fuse is running short
      on the verge of snapping if it's caught

      • Jawbreaker
    • No denyin we're goin' against the grain
      So defiant they'll never put us down
      • Rock Hard Ride Free
    • Sworn to avenge
      Condemn to hell
      Tempt not the blade
      All fear the Sentinel
      • The Sentinel
    • Now facing one another
      The stand-off eats at time
      Then all at once a silence falls
      As the bell ceases its chime
      Upon this sign the challengers
      With shrieks and cries rush forth
      The knives fly out like bullets
      Upon their deadly course
      Screams of pain and agony
      Rent the silent air
      Amidst the dying bodies
      Blood runs everywhere
      The figure stands expressionless
      Impassive and alone
      Unmoved by this victory
      And the seeds of death he's sown
      • The Sentinel
    • The power-mad freaks who are ruling the earth
      Will show how little they think you're worth
      With animal lust they'll devour your life
      And slice your word to bits like a knife
    • Let's all join forces
      Rule with iron hand
      And prove to all the world
      Metal rules the land
      We're heavy duty
      So come on let's tell the world
      • Heavy Duty
    • We are defenders of the faith
      • Defenders of the Faith

    Turbo (1986)

    Around me I feel the shock waves,
    Building for the energy
    A force field no one can break through
    Solid as rock no wonder
    I am indestructible
    First placed in everything I do
    • Well, we don't care in the least
      Cause our metal is a feast
      But there's always someone trying to put it down
      So we crank the music louder
      And our voices turn to power
      With a wall of sound we'll blow 'em all away
      • Rock You All Around the World
    • Around me I feel the shock waves,
      Building for the energy
      A force field no one can break through
      Solid as rock no wonder
      I am indestructible
      First placed in everything I do
      • Reckless
    • A bolt of light that sears the night
      Of things supreme
      To chase the sun, forever on
      And live the dream
      • All Fired Up

    Ram It Down (1988)

    As the sun goes down,
    I move around
    Keeping to the shadows
    Life, hangs by a thread
    And I've heard it said,
    that I'll not see tomorrow

    If that's my destiny,
    it'll have to be
    So I'll face the future
    Running out of time
    I'm on the line
    But I'll go down fighting

    • An armour plated raging beast
      That's born of steel and leather
      It will survive against all odds
      Stampeding on forever
      • Heavy Metal
    • Shouting out together
      Boiling like the sun
      Metal lives forever
      Blazing on and on
      • Come and Get It
    • As I destroy, last thing you'll hear me cry, is victory, is victory
      • Hard as Iron

      As the sun goes down, I move around
      Keeping to the shadows
      Life, hangs by a thread
      And I've heard it said, that I'll not see tomorrow

      If that's my destiny, it'll have to be
      So I'll face the future
      Running out of time
      I'm on the line
      But I'll go down fighting

        • Blood Red Skies
      • As the end is drawing near
        Standing proud, I won't give in to fear
        As I die a legend will be born
        I will stand, I will fight
        You'll never take me alive
        • Blood Red Skies
      • Took the sound across the seas, the people stood in awe
        At last the sound had come to them
        That they'd been waiting for

        And millions roared, and millions cheered
        This spectacle on stage
        And everyone went crazy as it bellowed out in rage

        • Monsters of Rock

      Painkiller (1990)

      Like a renegade
      All alone I walk through fire
      Till I crash and blaze
      I'm living on the edge
      • He is the Painkiller
        This is the Painkiller
      • Faster than a lazer bullet
        Louder than an atom bomb
        Chromium plated boiling metal
        Brighter than a thousand suns
        • Painkiller
      • Twisting the strangle grip won't give no mercy,
        Feeling those tendons rip torn up and mean!
        • All Guns Blazing
      • Like a renegade
        All alone I walk through fire
        Till I crash and blaze
        I'm living on the edge
        • Leather Rebel
      • Hiding in the darkness
        Is so futile from its glare
        Death comes in an instant
        As they hoped it would
        Souls ascend to heaven
        While it feasts on flesh and blood
        • Night Crawler
      • Storm warning
        But there's no fear
        • Between the Hammer & the Anvil
      • Fighting on with dignity
        In life and death we deal
        The power and the majesty
        Amidst the blood and steel
        • One Shot at Glory

      Jugulator (1997)

      Read in my obituary
      Defiance breeds victory
      • And while such predators
        Stalk this earth
        Disguised as saints
        They kill our faith

        Obsessed by greed
        Lying through their teeth
        They cannot wash
        The blood stains off

        • Blood Stained, written by Glenn Tipton
      • Read in my obituary
        Defiance breeds victory
        • Dead Meat, written by Glenn Tipton
      • Windows illuminating stains
        Breakdown closing in again
        Freefall as I close my eyes
        Voices talking many lies
      • They have blown away the daylight hours we had
        Left a legacy, a deadly aftermath
        We cannot exist in godforsaken lands
        As we spiral down into oblivion
        Breathing the fumes of fires that they ignite
        Losing ground and we are all just losing sight
        We shall never see another setting sun
        Time to rise up and ascend, the end has come
        • Cathedral Spires, written by Glenn Tipton

      Demolition (2001)

      My world and yours
      are not the same
      I am in a different lane
      • I am the awful truth
        I am the fearless youth
        I am the cross to bear
        And the one who dares to return your stare

        I am the fist of God
        I am the underdog
        I'll always stand my ground
        While the others scatter all around

        • One on One, written by K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton
      • Say my whole life I've always been disliked
        Ignored unless you're spitting insults at me
        And I don't know why you felt so justified
        In all the degradation that you dished on me
        • Hell Is Home, written by K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton
      • My world and yours are not the same
        I am in a different lane
        • In Between, written by Glenn Tipton
      • Subterfuge deludes the views of you and me
        We're confused but still we choose to disagree
        Subterfuge consumes us but defiantly
        We refuse to bow down to conformity
        • Subterfuge, written by Glenn Tipton and Chris Tsangarides
      • He's the man
        Armageddon
        Walking through fire
        Metal Messiah
        He's the one
        The Father, the Son
        Creator destroyer
        Metal Messiah
        • Metal Messiah, written by Glenn Tipton and Chris Tsangarides

      Angel of Retribution (2005)

      We built our world of metal
      Watched it grow
      Fuelled the fury solid to the bone
      • War in the heavens
        Vengeance ignited
        Torment and tempest
        Attacks like a swarm
        Forged out of flame from chaos to destiny
        Bringer of pain forever undying

        Judas is Rising

      • We built our world of metal
        Watched it grow
        Fuelled the fury solid to the bone
        • Deal with the Devil, written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton and Roy Z
      • Time to come together
        Revolution
        Living on forever
        Revolution
        Get ready for the evolution
      • For they know only too well
        That the story they will tell
        Conjures up an ageless spell
        Guarded by the sentinel
        • Eulogy
      • This legend lives
        Through centuries
        Evoking history's memories
        Prevailing in eternities on and on and on
        • Lochness

      Nostradamus (2008)

      I always tried to keep the faith
      And held my head up high

      I stood against those tides of fear
      And held onto my pride

      Never lost the will to live
      And this can't be denied
      In the calm before the storm

      • Many years ago a boy was born
        A boy with a gift
        A gift that would be the envy of all mankind
        To see what no other could - great visions
        of the future
        Or would a curse be bestowed on the boy
        The boy whose name was Nostradamus
        • Prophecy
      • As the evening comes to pass
        I prepare myself to ask
        Never knowing what may come
        Close the door and turn the key
        Reeling in uncertainty
        As my heart begins to race
        • Awakening
      • Horsemen raised from the light
        Omens filled with dread
        Discreation I beheld
        A world of men gone mad
        The final age comes to pass
        Apocalypse is here at last
        A call to arms - the end to all
        Peace on earth no more
        • The Four Horsemen
      • The winds of change
        Are in the air
        The winds of change
        Are everywhere
        • Sands of Time
      • Seasons come and go
        Every man's a child to someone
        Learning as we grow
        Love and you'll live
        Forgive
        • Peace
      • As the day begins to fade
        Eventide's when I'm afraid
        I'll never know if you appear
        But my senses say you're near
        • Shadows in the Flame
      • Hope in my heart
        As a new day has dawned
        I see your light on the wings of a dove
        Lifting me up as the dark clouds retreat
        Courage transcends and you make me complete
        Hope in my heart with the advent of spring
        I am reborn with the love that you bring
        • Hope
      • I always tried to keep the faith
        And held my head up high

        I stood against those tides of fear
        And held onto my pride

        Never lost the will to live
        And this can't be denied
        In the calm before the storm

        • Calm Before the Storm

      Redeemer of Souls (2014)

      So remember this
      We can never fall
      In our hearts we're all for one
      and one for all
      • We have roamed so far away
        We have found there“s no turning back
        We have seen so many things
        We have been to hell and back
        • Hell & Back, written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner
      • His immortal soul at stake
        Hear the storm clouds break
        He will find you goes for your throat
        Mesmerize you he is the metalizer
        • Metalizer, written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner
      • Too much information messes with your mind
        Pushing back the enemy blind leads the blind
        World of smoking mirrors leaves you in a daze
        Find your own solution out of the maze
        • Crossfire, written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner
      • When the dark skies came along to test our steel
        We came together and showed the world just how we feel
        So remember this
        We can never fall
        In our hearts we're all for one and one for all
        So now we will rejoice
        Tonight with one voice
        • Never Forget, written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and Richie Faulkner
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