Judas Priest Survivor complete: PAIN! PAIN! KILLER! KILLER!

Vote for your LEAST favorite songs!

  • Beyond The Realms Of Death

    Votes: 8 61.5%
  • Painkiller

    Votes: 5 38.5%

  • Total voters
    13
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Go to the top of the page and vote for your LEAST favorite songs!
Rules are in this post. Please read them if you don't know what's going on here.

The #3 song is: The Sentinel
The final battle is here! Bring it, sucka.

The top ten Judas Priest songs:
1. ?
2. ?
3. The Sentinel
4. The Hellion / Electric Eye
5. Sinner
6. Victim Of Changes
7. Night Crawler
8. Dissident Aggressor
9. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
10. Battle Hymn / One Shot At Glory




Beyond The Realms Of Death
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Me too. Painkiller is my favorite Judas song, no doubt about it.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Painkiller (although I love it!).

Beyond The Realms Of Death is groundbreaking. Glenn's solo alone is worth several entire songs. It's the best off the 2 remainders.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Beyond the Realms of Death.

Painkiller contains imo a cooler solo-part including the roaring backing guitar of KK, and I really think that it was much more groundbreaking as well.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Painkiller is awesome. However, Beyond The Realms Of Death gives me more goosebumps. That decides it for now.

Vote ... for ... the painkiller!
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Forostar said:
Beyond the Realms of Death.

Painkiller contains imo a cooler solo-part including the roaring backing guitar of KK, and I really think that it was much more groundbreaking as well.

I think you can't compare the impact BTROD had at the time it was released with Painkiller. Heavy Metal with that aggression had been done and with Painkiller, Priest proved that they could run at same speed of their offspring, but Stained Class was a watermark to the whole genre. More than Painkiller.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Good point. Painkiller was a landmark for Priest, but not for metal as a whole. On the other hand, in the 70s, every new Priest album was a landmark for metal. Stained Class being no exception.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Beyond The Realms Of Death
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Mega said:
Me too. Painkiller is my favorite Judas song, no doubt about it.

Mine too.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

I have both songs on an iPod playlist, and heard them both on the drive in to work.  Painkiller is awesome, but it really can't hold a candle to Beyond the Realms of Death.  For me, it's not even a close call.  BTROD is a better song in every conceivable way.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Beyond is a beautiful song yes. But...

There's quite a difference in metal before Painkiller, and after Painkiller. Yes, bands like Slayer, and other trash bands already presented such aggression, but Painkiller presented a new combination of aggression and melody. In fact it was the best combination of aggression and melody, ever. It still is. Listen to all those metal bands who have tried to play in that style. They all failed to be as good, since they didn't have a strong vocalist like Halford, but at least as important: their riffs sounded too much Painkiller, or at least: never better.

BTROD wasn't that groundbreaking. It wasn't new. It was a beautiful song, but Priest had made such a work earlier. Anyone remembers Dreamer Deceiver? The same style really. The same (also quite) beautiful solo. Anyone remembers Run of the Mill? Here Come the Tears? A bit different, perhaps, and most of you will probably find these songs less good, but the style was already there. The sad, melancholic (semi-)ballad with long guitar solo.

Jeffmetal said:
Priest proved that they could run at same speed of their offspring, but Stained Class was a watermark to the whole genre. More than Painkiller.

That's your personal view. You could say my post is also subjective, but I think you would deny the total world metal press when you say that Painkiller was a lesser watermark to the whole genre. Before Painkiller, Priest sounded thinner with their crappy computer drums. The arrival of Scott Travis was very important. Listen to that fat sound, those double bass drums. A true reborn Priest. They reinvented themselves.

Whichever song we like better, the importance of the Painkiller album (and song) in the landscape of metal is as sure as 1 + 1 = 2.
 
Re: Judas Priest Survivor FINAL BATTLE: Realms of Death vs. Painkiller (Feb 24-26)

Judas Priest Survivor Champion:
Painkiller

The top ten Judas Priest songs:
1. Painkiller
2. Beyond The Realms Of Death
3. The Sentinel
4. The Hellion / Electric Eye
5. Sinner
6. Victim Of Changes
7. Night Crawler
8. Dissident Agressor
9. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
10. Battle Hymn / One Shot At Glory



Results by series:
Series 1:
11 (tie). Rocka Rolla
11 (tie). Winter / Deep Freeze / Winter Retreat
11 (tie). Cheater
11 (tie). Dying To Meet You
11 (tie). Caviar And Meths
11 (tie). Hero Hero

Series 2:
11 (tie). Prelude / Tyrant
11 (tie). Island Of Domination
11 (tie). Let Us Prey / Call For The Priest
14. Genocide
15. Never Satisfied
16 (tie). Deceiver
16 (tie). Last Rose Of Summer
18. Epitaph
19. One For The Road

Series 3:
11. Dreamer Deceiver
12. Stained Class
13. Better By You, Better Than Me
14. Here Come The Tears
15. Invader
16 (tie). Savage
16 (tie). Heroes End
18 (tie). Run Of The Mill
18 (tie). White Heat Red Hot

Series 4:
11 (tie). Saints In Hell
11 (tie). Burnin' Up
11 (tie). Running Wild
11 (tie). Before The Dawn
15 (tie). Raw Deal
15 (tie). Evening Star
17. Rock Forever
18. Evil Fantasies
19 (tie). Starbreaker
19 (tie). Killing Machine
21. Take On The World

Series 5:
11 (tie). Breaking The Law
11 (tie). Grinder
13 (tie). Delivering The Goods
13 (tie). The Rage
15. Steeler
16 (tie). The Ripper
16 (tie). You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
18. Living After Midnight
19. United

Series 6:
11. Heading Out To The Highway
12 (tie). Desert Plains
12 (tie). Solar Angels
14 (tie). Hot Rockin'
14 (tie). Turning Circles
16. On The Run
17. All The Way
18. You Say Yes
19 (tie). Don't Go
19 (tie). Troubleshooter

Series 7:
11. Riding On The Wind
12. Fever
13. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
14. Rapid Fire
15. Metal Gods
16. Devil's Child
17. Bloodstone
18 (tie). (Take These) Chains
18 (tie). Pain And Pleasure

Series 8:
11. Diamonds And Rust
12. Exciter
13. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
14. Jawbreaker
15. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
16. Love Bites
17. Eat Me Alive
18. Night Comes Down
19. Heavy Duty / Defenders Of The Faith

Series 9:
11. Turbo Lover
12 (tie). Locked In
12 (tie). Out In The Cold
14. Private Property
15. Parental Guidance
16. Reckless
17. Hot For Love
18. Rock You All Around The World
19. Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days

Series 10:
11. Hell Bent For Leather
12. Rock Hard Ride Free
13. Hard As Iron
14. Heavy Metal
15. I'm A Rocker
16. Love Zone
17 (tie). Come And Get It
17 (tie). Johnny B. Goode
19. Monsters Of Rock
20. Love You To Death

Series 11:
11. Blood Red Skies
12 (tie). Freewheel Burning
12 (tie). A Touch Of Evil
14. All Guns Blazing
15. Hell Patrol
16. Metal Meltdown
17 (tie). Screaming For Vengeance
17 (tie). Ram It Down
19. Leather Rebel

Series 12:
11 (tie). Blood Stained
11 (tie). Cathedral Spires
13. Death Row
14. Burn In Hell
15. Abductors
16. Decapitate
17. Bullet Train
18. Brain Dead
19 (tie). Jugulator
19 (tie). Dead Meat

Series 13:
11. Metal Messiah
12. Subterfuge
13. Cyberface
14. Bloodsuckers
15 (tie). Machine Man
15 (tie). Feed On Me
17. Hell Is Home
18. One On One
19. Close To You
20. Lost And Found
21. Devil Digger
22 (tie). Jekyll And Hyde
22 (tie). In Between

Series 14:
11. Worth Fighting For
12 (tie). Demonizer
12 (tie). Hellrider
14 (tie). Judas Rising
14 (tie). Deal With The Devil
16 (tie). Revolution
16 (tie). Angel
18. Lochness
19. Wheels Of Fire
20. Eulogy

Series 15:
11. Revelations
12. Death
13. Pestilence And Plague
14. Prophecy
15. Persecution
16. Conquest
17. Dawn Of Creation
18 (tie). Awakening
18 (tie). The Four Horsemen
18 (tie). War
21. Peace
22. Sands Of Time
23. Lost Love

Series 16:
11. Future Of Mankind
12. Alone
13. Nostradamus
14. Visions
15. Exiled
16 (tie). Solitude
16 (tie). New Beginnings
18 (tie). Shadows In The Flame
18 (tie). Calm Before The Storm
20. Hope

Results by album:
Rocka Rolla
1. Run Of The Mill
2. Never Satisfied
3. One For The Road
4 (tie). Rocka Rolla
4 (tie). Winter / Deep Freeze / Winter Retreat
4 (tie). Cheater
4 (tie). Dying To Meet You
4 (tie). Caviar And Meths
4 (tie). Hero Hero

Sad Wings Of Destiny
1. Victim Of Changes
2. The Ripper
3. Dreamer Deceiver
4 (tie). Prelude / Tyrant
4 (tie). Island Of Domination
6. Genocide
7. Deceiver
8. Epitaph

Sin After Sin
1. Sinner
2. Dissident Agressor
3. Diamonds And Rust
4. Raw Deal
5. Starbreaker
6. Here Come The Tears
7. Let Us Prey / Call For The Priest
8. Last Rose Of Summer

Stained Class
1. Beyond The Realms Of Death
2. Exciter
3. Saints In Hell
4. Stained Class
5. Better By You, Better Than Me
6. Invader
7 (tie). Savage
7 (tie). Heroes End
9. White Heat Red Hot

Killing Machine
1. Hell Bent For Leather
2. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)
3. Delivering The Goods
4 (tie). Burnin' Up
4 (tie). Running Wild
4 (tie). Before The Dawn
7. Evening Star
8. Rock Forever
9. Evil Fantasies
10. Killing Machine
11. Take On The World

British Steel
1. Rapid Fire
2. Metal Gods
3 (tie). Breaking The Law
3 (tie). Grinder
5. The Rage
6. Steeler
7. You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
8. Living After Midnight
9. United

Point Of Entry
1. Heading Out To The Highway
2 (tie). Desert Plains
2 (tie). Solar Angels
4 (tie). Hot Rockin'
4 (tie). Turning Circles
6. On The Run
7. All The Way
8. You Say Yes
9 (tie). Don't Go
9 (tie). Troubleshooter

Screaming For Vengeance
1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
2. Screaming For Vengeance
3. Riding On The Wind
4. Fever
5. You've Got Another Thing Comin'
6. Devil's Child
7. Bloodstone
8 (tie). (Take These) Chains
8 (tie). Pain And Pleasure

Defenders Of The Faith
1. The Sentinel
2. Freewheel Burning
3. Rock Hard Ride Free
4. Jawbreaker
5. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
6. Love Bites
7. Eat Me Alive
8. Night Comes Down
9. Heavy Duty / Defenders Of The Faith

Turbo
1. Turbo Lover
2 (tie). Locked In
2 (tie). Out In The Cold
4. Private Property
5. Parental Guidance
6. Reckless
7. Hot For Love
8. Rock You All Around The World
9. Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days

Ram It Down
1. Blood Red Skies
2. Ram It Down
3. Hard As Iron
4. Heavy Metal
5. I'm A Rocker
6. Love Zone
7 (tie). Come And Get It
7 (tie). Johnny B. Goode
9. Monsters Of Rock
10. Love You To Death

Painkiller
1. Painkiller
2. Night Crawler
3. Between The Hammer And The Anvil
4. Battle Hymn / One Shot At Glory
5. A Touch Of Evil
6. All Guns Blazing
7. Hell Patrol
8. Metal Meltdown
9. Leather Rebel

Jugulator
1 (tie). Blood Stained
1 (tie). Cathedral Spires
3. Death Row
4. Burn In Hell
5. Abductors
6. Decapitate
7. Bullet Train
8. Brain Dead
9 (tie). Jugulator
9 (tie). Dead Meat

Demolition
1. Metal Messiah
2. Subterfuge
3. Cyberface
4. Bloodsuckers
5 (tie). Machine Man
5 (tie). Feed On Me
7. Hell Is Home
8. One On One
9. Close To You
10. Lost And Found
11. Devil Digger
12 (tie). Jekyll And Hyde
12 (tie). In Between

Angel Of Retribution
1. Worth Fighting For
2 (tie). Demonizer
2 (tie). Hellrider
4 (tie). Judas Rising
4 (tie). Deal With The Devil
6 (tie). Revolution
6 (tie). Angel
8. Lochness
9. Wheels Of Fire
10. Eulogy

Nostradamus disc 1
1. Revelations
2. Death
3. Pestilence And Plague
4. Prophecy
5. Persecution
6. Conquest
7. Dawn Of Creation
8 (tie). Awakening
8 (tie). The Four Horsemen
8 (tie). War
11. Peace
12. Sands Of Time
13. Lost Love

Nostradamus disc 2
1. Future Of Mankind
2. Alone
3. Nostradamus
4. Visions
5. Exiled
6 (tie). Solitude
6 (tie). New Beginnings
8 (tie). Shadows In The Flame
8 (tie). Calm Before The Storm
10. Hope



An interesting top ten. All great songs, but a little heavy on Painkiller songs for me. I'd have traded some of those Painkiller songs for "Diamonds And Rust", "Worth Fighting For" or "Screaming For Vengeance".

Thanks for playing, everyone!
 
*applause* Painkiller's middle section is what makes the song deserve to win. Personally, I just wish Dreamer Deceiver made it to the top 10 (and Electric Eye went a bit earlier). And maybe Exciter. But I'm happy with the results otherwise.
 
Although BTROD is my favourite, I have no problems saying Painkiller is a worthy winner. After all, the painkiller rides a very, very frightening piece of motorcycle.
 
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