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Painkiller (Judas Priest album)

Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas
Painkiller
Priest, released in September 1990. It is the last Judas Priest album to feature
lead singer Rob Halford until his return for the 2005 album Angel of
Retribution and the first to feature drummer Scott Travis.

Contents
1 Recording
2 Release
3 Reception and Legacy
4 Halford's departure
Studio album by Judas Priest
5 Track listing
5.1 CD Released 3 September 1990

6 Personnel Recorded JanuaryMarch 1990

7 Charts Studio Miraval Studios,
8 Certifications Correns, France and
9 References Wisseloord Studios,
Hilversum, Netherlands
Genre Heavy metal,[1][2][3]
Recording speed metal[1][4]
Length 46:08
Painkiller is the first Judas Priest album to feature drummer Scott Travis, who
replaced long-time drummer Dave Holland in 1989. Travis was previously a Label Columbia
member of Los Angeles band Racer X. The album was recorded at Miraval Producer Judas Priest and Chris
Studios, Brignoles, France in early 1990 and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Tsangarides
Hilversum, the Netherlands later that year. It was produced by the band and Judas Priest chronology
Chris Tsangarides, marking the first time since 1978's Killing Machine that
Ram It Painkiller Jugulator
Judas Priest had not worked with Tom Allom.
Down (1990) (1997)
(1988)
Release Singles from Painkiller
Despite the album being finished in March 1990, the album's release was
delayed due to the pending, much-publicized subliminal message trial that 1. "Painkiller" / "United"
began on 16 July 1990. The band was the subject of a civil lawsuit alleging their Released: September 1990
recording was responsible for the suicide attempts of two young men in Reno, 2. "A Touch of Evil" / "Between the
Nevada on 23 December 1985. The case was eventually dismissed on 24 August Hammer and the Anvil"
1990. With the trial behind them, the band finally released the album on 3 Released: March 1991
September 1990 on LP, cassette and CD. 3. "Night Crawler" / "Living After
Midnight (live)"
Released: April 1993
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The album was certified Gold by RIAA in January 1991. A remastered CD was
released in May 2001, including a live recording of "Leather Rebel" and a Professional ratings
previously unreleased song, "Living Bad Dreams". The album received a
Review scores
Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 33rd Annual Grammy
Awards, losing to Metallica's cover of the Queen song "Stone Cold Crazy". Source Rating

AllMusic [4]

Reception and Legacy Sputnikmusic 5.0/5.0[1]

The critical reaction to Painkiller has been overwhelmingly positive, especially
from the metal community. On metal-archives.com, the album holds an average score of 93% based on 23 reviews.[5]

When polls of the greatest all-time metal albums are conducted, Painkiller is typically highly regarded. For example, the
website Metal Storm conducted a top 200 metal albums poll and Painkiller ranked number six.[6]

Halford's departure
Following the tour for this album, singer Rob Halford left the band in May 1992 and maintained little contact with his
former bandmates throughout the 1990s. The reason for this was growing tensions within the band, along with Halford's
desire to explore new musical territory by creating a new band of his own, Fight, which forced him to legally leave Judas
Priest to allow this creation to be sold. Judas Priest remained inactive for several years after Halford had gone; however,
the band would eventually re-vamp, record, and tour, recruiting new singer Tim 'Ripper' Owens in 1996, who would
perform on the studio albums Jugulator and Demolition.

Track listing

CD
All tracks written by Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford and K. K. Downing, except where noted. On the original LP and cassette,
Side 1 is tracks 1-5 and Side 2 tracks 6-10.

No. Title Length

1. "Painkiller" 6:06
2. "Hell Patrol" 3:35
3. "All Guns Blazing" 3:56
4. "Leather Rebel" 3:34
5. "Metal Meltdown" 4:46
6. "Night Crawler" 5:44
7. "Between the Hammer & the Anvil" 4:47
8. "A Touch of Evil" (Tipton, Halford, Downing, Chris Tsangarides) 5:42
9. "Battle Hymn" (Instrumental) 0:56
10. "One Shot at Glory" 6:46
2001 bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Living Bad Dreams" (Recorded during the 1990 Painkiller sessions) 5:20
12. "Leather Rebel" (Live at Foundation's Forum, Los Angeles, California, 13 September 1990) 3:38

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Personnel
Judas Priest Production

Rob Halford lead vocals Produced by Judas Priest and Chris Tsangarides
Glenn Tipton rhythm and lead guitar Engineered by Attie Bauw and Patrice Rouillon
K.K. Downing rhythm and lead guitar Equipment management by Tom Calcaterra
Ian Hill bass guitar Recorded and mixed by Tipton, Halford, Downing, and
Scott Travis drums Tsangarides
Remastered by Jon Astley (2001 reissue)
Additional musician Cover illustration by Mark Wilkinson, based on an
original concept by Judas Priest
Don Airey - keyboards on "A Touch of Evil" (uncredited) Original graphics by Peacock Marketing & Design

Charts
Peak
Chart (1990)
position

Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 60

Austrian Albums (3 Austria)[8] 22

German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 7

New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 27

Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 19

Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 19

Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 14

UK Albums (OCC)[14] 26

US Billboard 200[15] 26

Certifications
Region Certification Certified units/Sales

Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^

United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^

Worldwide sales: 2,000,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
1. Stagno, Mike (4 August 2006). "Judas Priest Painkiller" (http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8546/Judas-Priest-Pai
nkiller/). Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

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2. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2007). Metal: The Definitive Guide (https://books.google.com/books?id=KNrV3iQ_qrIC&pg=PA

39). Jawbone Press. pp. 3940. ISBN 9781906002015. "All in all, Painkiller put Judas Priest back at the top of the
heavy metal pile."
3. Popoff, Martin (2004). The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. ECW Press. pp. 634. ISBN 9781554902453.
4. Huey, Steve (4 August 2006). "Judas Priest Painkiller" (http://www.allmusic.com/album/painkiller-mw0000690117).
AllMusic. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
5. http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Judas_Priest/Painkiller/465
6. http://www.metalstorm.net/bands/albums_top.php
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 19882010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
8. "Austriancharts.at Judas Priest Painkiller" (http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Judas+Priest&tite
l=Painkiller&cat=a) (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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er&cat=a&country=de). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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Priest&titel=Painkiller&cat=a). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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t&titel=Painkiller&cat=a). Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
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fwp_gp_search=Screaming+for+Vengeance%20Judas+Priest). Music Canada.
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active=default-award&ar=Judas+Priest&ti=Screaming+for+Vengeance#search_section). Recording Industry
Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

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