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Released 14 years ago this June

The Complete Albums Collection

Judas Priest · 2012

948 min · 206 tracks · heavy metal · traditional heavy metal

A comprehensive anthology showcasing Judas Priest's heavy metal evolution through diverse sonic landscapes and aggressive guitar work.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic journey with peaks
  • wave-like pacing throughout
  • comprehensive exploration of themes
  • for long listening sessions
  • intense energy for active participation

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer concise, standalone tracks
  • seek immediate gratification only

Where this album fits

Themes
British Steel legacy· heavy metal evolution
Career context
Released in 2012, 'The Complete Albums Collection' encapsulates Judas Priest's extensive career, spanning from their formation in 1969 to their reunion tours. By this point, the band had solidified their status as pioneers of heavy metal, following successful albums like 'British Steel' (1980) and 'Painkiller' (1990). This collection not only highlights their musical journey but also marks their enduring legacy in the genre.
Stylistic neighbors
Iron Maiden· Black Sabbath· Accept
Sounds like this from elsewhere
The Number of the Beast by Iron Maiden — Shares thematic intensity and complex guitar work typical of British heavy metal's golden era.
Heaven and Hell by Black Sabbath — Explores similar heavy riffs and dark, atmospheric themes while showcasing a shift in metal sound.
Balls to the Wall by Accept — Features aggressive guitar-driven tracks and anthemic choruses that align with traditional heavy metal roots.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 One for the Road 4:39
  • 2 Rocka Rolla 3:05
  • 3 Winter / Deep Freeze / Winter Retreat / Cheater 9:29
  • 4 Never Satisfied 4:52
  • 5 Run of the Mill 8:32
  • 6 Dying to Meet You 6:17
  • 7 Caviar and Meths 2:06

Disc 2

  • 1 Prelude 2:02
  • 2 Tyrant 4:27
  • 3 Genocide 5:50
  • 4 Epitaph 3:20
  • 5 Island of Domination 4:15
  • 6 Victim of Changes 7:53
  • 7 The Ripper 2:50
  • 8 Dreamer Deceiver 5:52
  • 9 Deceiver 2:45

Disc 3

  • 1 Sinner 6:45
  • 2 Diamonds and Rust 3:27
  • 3 Starbreaker 4:49
  • 4 Last Rose of Summer 5:37
  • 5 Let Us Prey / Call for the Priest 6:12
  • 6 Raw Deal 6:00
  • 7 Here Come the Tears 4:36
  • 8 Dissident Aggressor 3:07
  • 9 Race With the Devil 3:06
  • 10 Jawbreaker (live) 4:00

Disc 4

  • 1 Exciter 5:32
  • 2 White Heat, Red Hot 4:19
  • 3 Better by You, Better Than Me 3:25
  • 4 Stained Class 5:17
  • 5 Invader 4:11
  • 6 Saints in Hell 5:28
  • 7 Savage 3:28
  • 9 Heroes End 5:00
  • 10 Fire Burns Below 6:58
  • 11 Better by You, Better Than Me (live) 3:40

Disc 5

  • 1 Delivering the Goods 4:17
  • 2 Rock Forever 3:19
  • 3 Evening Star 4:06
  • 4 Hell Bent for Leather 2:41
  • 5 Take On the World 3:00
  • 6 Burnin' Up 4:07
  • 7 The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown) 3:23
  • 8 Killing Machine 3:01
  • 9 Running Wild 2:58
  • 10 Before the Dawn 3:23
  • 11 Evil Fantasies 4:15
  • 12 Fight for Your Life 4:06
  • 13 Riding on the Wind (live) 3:15

Disc 6

  • 1 Exciter 5:38
  • 2 Running Wild 2:53
  • 3 Sinner 7:31
  • 4 The Ripper 2:44
  • 5 The Green Manalishi (with the Two Pronged Crown) 3:16
  • 6 Diamonds and Rust 3:30
  • 7 Victim of Changes 7:12
  • 8 Genocide 7:19
  • 9 Tyrant 4:32
  • 10 Rock Forever 3:27
  • 11 Delivering the Goods 4:07
  • 12 Hell Bent for Leather 2:40
  • 13 Starbreaker 6:00

Disc 7

  • 1 Rapid Fire 4:08
  • 2 Metal Gods 4:00
  • 3 Breaking the Law 2:35
  • 4 Grinder 3:58
  • 5 United 3:35
  • 6 You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise 5:04
  • 7 Living After Midnight 3:31
  • 8 The Rage 4:44
  • 9 Steeler 4:30
  • 10 Red, White & Blue 3:43
  • 11 Grinder (live) 4:49

Disc 8

  • 1 Heading Out to the Highway 3:47
  • 2 Don't Go 3:18
  • 3 Hot Rockin' 3:17
  • 4 Turning Circles 3:41
  • 5 Desert Plains 4:36
  • 6 Solar Angels 4:03
  • 7 You Say Yes 3:29
  • 8 All the Way 3:42
  • 9 Troubleshooter 4:00
  • 10 On the Run 3:47
  • 11 Thunder Road 5:12
  • 12 Desert Plains (live) 5:08

Disc 9

  • 1 The Hellion 0:41
  • 2 Electric Eye 3:38
  • 3 Riding on the Wind 3:10
  • 4 Bloodstone 3:53
  • 5 (Take These) Chains 3:07
  • 6 Pain and Pleasure 4:15
  • 7 Screaming for Vengeance 4:43
  • 8 You've Got Another Thing Comin' 5:10
  • 9 Fever 5:21
  • 10 Devil's Child 4:51
  • 11 Prisoner of Your Eyes 7:12
  • 12 Devil's Child (live) 5:02

Disc 10

  • 1 Freewheel Burning 4:24
  • 2 Jawbreaker 3:27
  • 3 Rock Hard Ride Free 5:35
  • 4 The Sentinel 5:04
  • 5 Love Bites 4:47
  • 6 Eat Me Alive 3:35
  • 7 Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:07
  • 8 Night Comes Down 4:01
  • 9 Heavy Duty 2:25
  • 10 Defenders of the Faith 1:28
  • 11 Turn On Your Light 5:23
  • 12 Heavy Duty / Defenders of the Faith (live) 5:26

Disc 11

  • 1 Turbo Lover 5:32
  • 2 Locked In 4:19
  • 3 Private Property 4:29
  • 4 Parental Guidance 3:26
  • 5 Rock You All Around the World 3:38
  • 6 Out in the Cold 6:27
  • 7 Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days 4:39
  • 8 Hot for Love 4:11
  • 9 Reckless 4:20
  • 10 All Fired Up 4:45
  • 11 Locked In (live) 4:24

Disc 12

  • 1 Out in the Cold 6:51
  • 2 Heading Out to the Highway 4:53
  • 3 Metal Gods 4:11
  • 4 Breaking the Law 2:42
  • 5 Love Bites 5:27
  • 6 Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4:23
  • 7 The Sentinel 5:13
  • 8 Private Property 4:51

Disc 13

  • 1 Rock You All Around the World 4:41
  • 2 Electric Eye 4:19
  • 3 Turbo Lover 5:53
  • 4 Freewheel Burning 5:01
  • 5 Parental Guidance 4:10
  • 6 Living After Midnight 7:24
  • 7 You've Got Another Thing Comin' 8:05
  • 8 Screaming for Vengeance 5:55
  • 9 Rock Hard, Ride Free 6:42
  • 10 Hell Bent for Leather 4:42

Disc 14

  • 1 Ram It Down 4:48
  • 2 Heavy Metal 5:58
  • 3 Love Zone 3:58
  • 4 Come and Get It 4:07
  • 5 Hard as Iron 4:08
  • 6 Blood Red Skies 7:50
  • 7 I'm a Rocker 3:58
  • 8 Johnny B. Goode 4:39
  • 9 Love You to Death 4:36
  • 10 Monsters of Rock 5:31
  • 11 Night Comes Down (live) 4:32
  • 12 Bloodstone (live) 4:05

Disc 15

  • 1 Painkiller 6:05
  • 2 Hell Patrol 3:36
  • 3 All Guns Blazing 3:57
  • 4 Leather Rebel 3:34
  • 5 Metal Meltdown 4:50
  • 6 Night Crawler 5:44
  • 7 Between the Hammer & the Anvil 4:49
  • 8 A Touch of Evil 5:44
  • 9 Battle Hymn 0:56
  • 10 One Shot at Glory 6:48
  • 11 Living Bad Dreams 5:21
  • 12 Leather Rebel (live) 3:39

Disc 16

  • 1 Judas Rising 4:13
  • 2 Deal With the Devil 3:54
  • 3 Revolution 4:42
  • 4 Worth Fighting For 4:18
  • 5 Demonizer 4:37
  • 6 Wheels of Fire 3:46
  • 7 Angel 4:24
  • 8 Hellrider 6:23
  • 9 Eulogy 2:52
  • 10 Lochness 13:29

Disc 17

  • 1 Dawn of Creation 2:31
  • 2 Prophecy 5:26
  • 3 Awakening 0:52
  • 4 Revelations 7:05
  • 5 The Four Horsemen 1:35
  • 6 War 5:04
  • 7 Sands of Time 2:36
  • 8 Pestilence and Plague 5:08
  • 9 Death 7:33
  • 10 Peace 2:21
  • 11 Conquest 4:42
  • 12 Lost Love 4:28
  • 13 Persecution 6:34

Disc 18

  • 1 Solitude 1:22
  • 2 Exiled 6:32
  • 3 Alone 7:50
  • 4 Shadows in the Flame 1:10
  • 5 Visions 5:24
  • 6 Hope 2:09
  • 7 New Beginnings 4:56
  • 8 Calm Before the Storm 2:05
  • 9 Nostradamus 6:43
  • 10 Future of Mankind 8:29

Disc 19

  • 1 Judas Rising 4:23
  • 2 Hellrider 5:37
  • 3 Between the Hammer & the Anvil 4:34
  • 4 Riding on the Wind 3:28
  • 5 Death 7:52
  • 6 Beyond the Realms of Death 6:51
  • 7 Dissident Aggressor 3:03
  • 8 A Touch of Evil 6:10
  • 9 Eat Me Alive 4:35
  • 10 Prophecy 6:07
  • 11 Painkiller 7:12

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