JUDAS PRIEST’S live CD/DVD/BLU-RAY, BATTLE CRY, released today

26th March 2016 Thomas Nielsen News 0

Today (Friday, March 25th, 2016) marks the release of the new live set from legendary Judas Priest, Battle Cry, via Epic Records. Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Germany’s Wacken Festival in front of an audience of 85,000, Battle Cry is available on a 15-track CD, with the entire show on Blu-ray and DVD (running over 94 minutes), as well as digital audio and video formats. The DVD and Blu-ray also contains 3 bonus tracks shot in Poland on December 10th, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

Amazon sales links: http://smarturl.it/BattleCryAmzn

iTunes sales links: http://smarturl.it/iTunes.BattleCry

What makes the show’s track listing so appealing is it balances new classics (“Dragonaut,” “Halls of Valhalla,” “Redeemer of Souls”) along with headbanging classics (“Metal Gods,” “Electric Eye,” “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming”), as well as key album tracks from yesteryear (“Devil’s Child,” “Beyond the Realms of Death,” “Jawbreaker”).

Originally formed during the early ’70s in Birmingham, England, Priest is responsible for offering metal fans worldwide some of the genre’s most influential and landmark albums (1980’s ‘British Steel,’ 1982’s ‘Screaming for Vengeance,’ 1990’s ‘Painkiller,’ etc.), while helping spread metal music to audiences not normally associated with the genre (Live Aid in 1985, and a surprise appearance on American Idol in 2011), and helping popularize the now instantly recognizable “denim and leather” look.

For decades, Judas Priest has been one of the greatest live bands in the entire heavy metal genre. And as evidenced by Battle Cry, Priest rock harder and more ferociously than ever.

Battle Cry CD sequence:

1. (Intro) Battle Cry

2. Dragonaut

3. Metal Gods

4. Devil’s Child

5. Victim of Changes

6. Halls of Valhalla

7. Redeemer of Souls

8. Beyond the Realms of Death

9. Jawbreaker

10. Breaking the Law

11. Hell Bent For Leather

12. The Hellion

13. Electric Eye

14. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming

15. Painkiller

Battle Cry DVD/Blu-ray sequence:

1. (Intro) Battle Cry

2. Dragonaut

3. Metal Gods

4. Devil’s Child

5. Victim of Changes

6. Halls of Valhalla

7. Turbo Lover

8. Redeemer of Souls

9. Beyond the Realms of Death

10. Jawbreaker

11. Breaking the Law

12. Hell Bent For Leather

13. The Hellion

14. Electric Eye

15. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming

16. Painkiller

17. Living After Midnight

Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Wacken Festival, Germany.

BONUS TRACKS

18. Screaming for Vengeance

19. The Rage

20. Desert Plains

Recorded live on December 10th, 2015 at The Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland.

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When my old buddy Kenn Jensen asked me if I wanted to contribute to the new site he had created, then called powermetal.dk, I didn't hesitate. My love for metal music was and is great. I wrote my first review during the summer of 2004 (Moonspell's 'Antidote' album). In 2015, I took over the editor-in-chief role.