Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 September 1990. It was the last Judas Priest album to feature long-time lead singer Rob Halford until his return for the 2005 album Angel of Retribution …
Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 September 1990. It was the last Judas Priest album to feature long-time lead singer Rob Halford until his return for the 2005 album Angel of Retribution and the first to feature drummer Scott Travis.
Tracklist:
00:00 - Painkiller
06:05 - Hell Patrol
09:42 - All Guns Blazing
13:39 - Leather Rebel
17:14 - Metal Meltdown
22:04 - Night Crawler
27:49 - Between The Hammer & The Anvil
32:38 - A Touth Of Evil
38:22 - Battle Hymn
39:18- One Shot At Glory
46:06 - Living Bad Dreams (Recorded during the 1990 Painkiller sessions)
51:28 - Leather Rebel (Live at Foundation's Forum, Los Angeles, California, 13 September 1990)
Judas Priest
Rob Halford – vocals
K. K. Downing – guitars
Glenn Tipton – guitars
Scott Travis – drums
Ian Hill – bass (credited but may not actually appear)
Additional musician
Don Airey – keyboards on "A Touch of Evil" and "Living Bad Dreams"; Minimoog bass on all other songs (uncredited for the latter)
Cover Art:
"Faster than a bullet, terrifying scream
Enraged and full of anger, he’s half man and half machine
Rides the Metal Monster, breathing smoke and fire
Closing in with vengeance soaring high"
Mark Wilkinson does this visual translation of the Painkiller, which according to Rob Halford took an idea from Sad Wings of Destiny – “How would that angel in hell look like now in the future, robotic, riding a bike?”. Among the details, the motorcycle’s wheels are chainsaws, an idea Wilkinson said “came to me because my studio at the time was above a hardware shop!”
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