Defenders of the Faith
| Band | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 1984-01-24 |
| Genres | Heavy Metal |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
| Length | 39:05 |
| Ranked | #3 for 1984 , #14 all-time |
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Defenders of the Faith Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | popularity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Freewheel Burning | 4:24 | 95 | 29 | |
| 2. | Jawbreaker | 3:27 | 95.8 | 28 | |
| 3. | Rock Hard, Ride Free | 5:36 | 92.4 | 25 | |
| 4. | The Sentinel | 5:06 | 99.6 | 33 | |
| 5. | Love Bites | 4:48 | 88.1 | 28 | |
| 6. | Eat Me Alive | 3:35 | 86.8 | 21 | |
| 7. | Some Heads Are Gonna Roll | 4:07 | 88.5 | 21 | |
| 8. | Night Comes Down | 4:01 | 87.7 | 17 | |
| 9. | Heavy Duty | 2:26 | 81.3 | 18 | |
| 10. | Defenders of the Faith | 1:32 | 82.5 | 18 |
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Line-up (members)
- Rob Halford : Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
- Glenn Tipton : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
- K. K. Downing : Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
- Ian Hill : Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
- Dave Holland : Drums, Songwriting (tracks 1-6, 8-10)
Guest / additional musicians
- Bob Halligan Jr. : Songwriting (track 7)
Production staff / artist
- Tom Allom : Producer
- Mark Dodson : Engineer
- Christian Eser : Assistant Engineer
- Bruce Hensal : Assistant Engineer
- David Roeder : Assistant Engineer
- Ben King : Assistant Engineer
- Buddy Thornton : Assistant Engineer
- Doug Johnson : Cover Design, Cover Art
- Judas Priest : Original Cover Concept
2001 Remastered version bonus tracks :
11. Turn on Your Light (Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions) (5:23)
12. Heavy Duty / Defenders of the Faith (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California; 5 May 1984) (5:26)
Recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain (July - August, 1983)
Mixed at DB Recording Studios, Miami, Florida and Bayshore Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, USA, (September - November, 1983)
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
Singles :
1. "Freewheel Burning" (December 1983)
2. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" (March 1984)
3. "Love Bites" (1984)
Certification :
USA RIAA Platinum (September 26, 1988)
Chart position :
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) #2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) #12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) #17
US Billboard 200 #18
UK Albums (OCC) #19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) #21
11. Turn on Your Light (Recorded during the 1985 Turbo sessions) (5:23)
12. Heavy Duty / Defenders of the Faith (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California; 5 May 1984) (5:26)
Recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain (July - August, 1983)
Mixed at DB Recording Studios, Miami, Florida and Bayshore Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, USA, (September - November, 1983)
Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York, USA
Singles :
1. "Freewheel Burning" (December 1983)
2. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" (March 1984)
3. "Love Bites" (1984)
Certification :
USA RIAA Platinum (September 26, 1988)
Chart position :
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) #2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) #12
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) #17
US Billboard 200 #18
UK Albums (OCC) #19
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) #21
Reviews
Comments
Judas Priest Discography
| Album title | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocka Rolla | Studio | 1974-09-06 | 78.5 | 32 | 2 |
| Sad Wings of Destiny | Studio | 1976-03-23 | 91 | 41 | 5 |
| Sin After Sin | Studio | 1977-04-08 | 85.3 | 36 | 5 |
| Stained Class | Studio | 1978-02 | 87.1 | 36 | 3 |
| Hell Bent for Leather | Studio | 1978-10 | 87.2 | 35 | 3 |
| Unleashed in the East | Live | 1979-09 | 86.9 | 18 | 2 |
| British Steel | Studio | 1980-04-14 | 87.3 | 93 | 5 |
| Point of Entry | Studio | 1981-02 | 79.4 | 23 | 3 |
| Screaming for Vengeance | Studio | 1982-07-14 | 92.1 | 83 | 3 |
| SCOOP 33 | EP | 1983 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Delivering the Goods | EP | 1984 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ Defenders of the Faith | Studio | 1984-01-24 | 93.8 | 111 | 6 |
| Turbo | Studio | 1986-04 | 82.6 | 44 | 3 |
| Priest... Live promo | EP | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Priest... Live! | Live | 1987-06-29 | 92.4 | 55 | 5 |
| Ram It Down | Studio | 1988-05-17 | 89.1 | 52 | 5 |
| Painkiller | Studio | 1990-09-03 | 97 | 216 | 12 |
| Jugulator | Studio | 1997-10-16 | 82.7 | 32 | 4 |
| Live Meltdown promo | EP | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 |
| '98 Live Meltdown | Live | 1998-09-17 | 85 | 18 | 3 |
| Demolition | Studio | 2001-06-01 | 80.3 | 23 | 1 |
| Live in London | Live | 2003-01-13 | 86.8 | 15 | 1 |
| Angel of Retribution | Studio | 2005-02-28 | 84.5 | 43 | 5 |
| Nostradamus | Studio | 2008-06-16 | 75.5 | 55 | 6 |
| A Touch of Evil: Live | Live | 2009-07-14 | 62.1 | 17 | 3 |
| Redeemer of Souls | Studio | 2014-07-15 | 86.2 | 32 | 3 |
| 5 Souls | EP | 2014-11-28 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Battle Cry | Live | 2016-03-25 | 92.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Firepower | Studio | 2018-03-09 | 89.9 | 60 | 0 |
