Judas Priest Events

1974 Sep 6 Judas Priest release Rocka Rolla
Rocka Rolla is the debut album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1974. It was produced by Rodger Bain, who had made a name for himself as the producer of Black Sa...
1976 Mar 23 Judas Priest release Sad Wings of Destiny
Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976. The cover art for the album, titled Fallen Angels, was illustrated by Patrick ...
1977 Apr 23 Judas Priest release Sin After Sin
Sin After Sin is the third album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1977. It was the band's first album on Columbia Records after their contract with Gull Records was ...
1978 Feb 10 Judas Priest release Stained Class
Stained Class is the fourth album by British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in February 1978. A popular album in the band's catalogue, Stained Class showcased a more streamlined...
1978 Oct 9 Judas Priest release Killing Machine/Hell Bent for Leather
Killing Machine is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978. The album saw Judas Priest head towards a more commercial style; however it ...
1980 Apr 14 Judas Priest release British Steel
British Steel is the sixth album by the British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 April 1980. It saw the band reprise the commercial sound they had established on Killing Mach...
1981 Feb 26 Judas Priest release Point of Entry
Point of Entry is the seventh album from the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released on 26 February 1981. In 1980 Judas Priest garnered some airplay with "Breaking the L...
1982 Jul 17 Judas Priest release Screaming for Vengeance
Screaming for Vengeance is the eighth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed at Beejay Recording Studios and...
1983 Jul Judas Priest appear on the cover of Guitar Player
1984 Jan 4 Judas Priest release Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 a...
1984 Jul Judas Priest appear on the cover of Guitar World
The age of metal is ushered in at Guitar World with this Judas Priest cover featuring K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton and a boatload of spandex and leather!
1986 Apr 14 Judas Priest release Turbo
Turbo is the 10th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, recorded in June – November, 1985, at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas and mixed in January and February, ...
1988 May 17 Judas Priest release Ram It Down
Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by Judas Priest, released in 1988 through Columbia Records; a remastered edition containing two bonus tracks was reissued in 2001. The album earne...
1990 Sep 3 Judas Priest release Painkiller
Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, their 12th studio album. The album was recorded at Miraval Studios, Brignoles, France in early 1990, an...
1997 Oct 16
to 1997 Oct 28
 Judas Priest release Jugulator
Jugulator is the 13th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released in Japan on October 16, 1997 and the rest of the world on October 28, 1997. It was the first o...
2001 Jul 16 Judas Priest release Demolition
Demolition is British heavy metal band Judas Priest's fourteenth studio album, and the first in the decade of the 2000s. It is the second and final studio album to feature Tim 'Ripper' Ow...
2005 Mar 1 Judas Priest release Angel of Retribution
Angel of Retribution is the 15th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 2005. It marks the return of Rob Halford, after a 12 year departure from the band. The ...
2008 Jun 13 Judas Priest release Nostradamus
Nostradamus is a concept album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, focusing on the 16th century prophet Nostradamus. The band's first concept album, it was originally intended to be...