Judas Priest : Screaming for Vengeance (30th Anniversary Edition)

March 18, 2025

Judas Priest : Screaming for Vengeance (30th Anniversary Edition)

OUT THERE IS

A FORTUNE WAITIN' TO BE HAD

IF YOU THINK I'LL LET IT GO

YOU'RE MAD

YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMIN'

Screaming for Vengeance

is the eighth

studio album

by English

Heavy Metal band

Judas Priest

released on

July,1st 1982

by Columbia Records.

Considered the band's

commercial breakthrough

in North America,

it has been certified

double platinum

in the United States

and platinum

in Canada.

Screaming for Vengeance

spawned the hit

"You've Got Another Thing Comin'",

which became one

of the band's

signature songs

and a perennial

radio favorite.

Recording and Release

Screaming for Vengeance

was recorded at

Ibiza Sound Studios,

Ibiza, Spain

during this period, it was common

for UK-based musicians

to record in

continental Europe

for tax purposes

Mixing and overdubs

were done at

Beejay Recording Studios

in Orlando, Florida

and Bayshore

Recording Studios

in Coconut Grove, Florida.

It showcased a harder,

heavier sound

than

British Steel

and saw the band

revert back

into straight

heavy rock

after the

melodically styled

Point of Entry.

The album also marks

the first time a

drummer

played on more

than two

Judas Priest albums,

with

Dave Holland

having also played on

British Steel

and

Point of Entry.

The album's most

commercially successful track,

"You've Got Another Thing Comin'",

was a last-minute addition.

According to

guitarist

K. K. Downing,

"We were quite happy

with the album,

but decided late

on that we could

add one

more song.

I know we had some

of the parts,

but we set

about completing

"Another Thing Comin'"

during the mixing sessions

at Bee Jay studios.

It came together

quite quickly,

and I seem to

remember that

we all had a

good feeling about it,

as it did sound like

a good driving song

and possibly a

good radio track.

" Rob Halford expressed

surprise at

the song's success,

saying

"that track was buried.

Normally the tracks

you think are going

to do stuff

are at the front end

of the release.

But our friends at

Sony said, '

We're going to go

for this song.'

And we didn't

really know what

was going on.

But then the

feedback was

coming over:

'Hey, the record's buzzing

in this town

and that town',

and it just took off."

To celebrate the album's

30th anniversary,

a remastered CD

with bonus

1982 live tracks

and a bonus

DVD

of the band's

performance

from the 1983

US Festival

were released.

TRACK LIST

The Hellion

Electric Eye

Riding On The Wind

Bloodstone

(Take These) Chains

Pain And Pleasure

Screaming For Vengeance

You've Got Another Thing Comin'

Fever

Devil's Child

Electric Eye