Re: Judas Priest Survivor: Ram It Down round 3 (Nov 13-15)
"Hard as Iron" is a great preview of what's to come on the legendary Painkiller album) The instrumental midpiece with its insane lead guitars is excellent. Those riffs are Iced Earth-like and that explosion at 3:00 is actually very, very, very (did I say enough very?) cool.
"Love Zone" is an obvious choice so this one gets my vote. Die, you son(g) of a bitch. It should have been voted out earlier. Reason: it is 100 times as crap as "Monsters of Rock".
Now it gets more difficult. I really like all other songs from Ram it Down that are left. Love those guitar leads (e.g. the one in "I'm a Rocker" is phenomenal), and catchy choruses and other strong parts. So, the others songs (however strong they may be) are: The overrated and too often performed "Hell Bent For Leather", and after throwing some dice: "Screaming for Vengeance".