70’s PRIEST
Talk about problematic procrastination: only twenty-three years AFTER they were first eligible to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, JUDAS PRIEST will FINALLY have their day!
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Few bands in the history of metal have matched the long, prosperous, and influential career of JUDAS PRIEST, who have been collectively “screaming for vengeance” and “defending the faith” (as it were) for more than ½ a century, continuously honing, evolving, and intensifying their trailblazing, twin-guitar, “rapid fire” metal sound for over 50 years.
For the sake of preventing our discussion from getting out of hand and turning into a 29.5-hour “megalathon” episode, we decided to break things up by decade, starting with the first full decade of the “Metal Gods”.
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Rocka Rolla (1974)
Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
Sin After Sin (1977)
Stained Class (1978)
Killing Machine (1978)
Behold the transformative power of twanglification, cowbell, and harmonica.
It’s time to discover which Priest album has two names (Because “snowflakes” much?), find out what constitutes “the metal girl scent” (there’s really, like, two “main ingredients”), enjoy a listener’s “bucket list request” (oh we definitely gotta!) and JOIN US for an introduction to the legendary, twin-guitar metal attack hailing from Birmingham, England as we tour the 1970’s with JUDAS PRIEST: Volume 1.
Show Notes:
(00:01): #timetoenjoy ***WELCOME BACK TO THE METAL NERDERY PODCAST!!!*** #thisclinkyoftheepisode #RMRose #PeachAndLemonWhisky #cheers / #deadlegtentacle / #thisepisodesbeeroftheepisode #TerrapinBeerCompany #Luau #sixpointfiveabv #letsgobacktothebeer #recordscratch and #wordpower #barforama and #pukesounds and #talkies and #pornnoises #jogginginflipfops (and the #transformativepower of #Twanglification) #andtherewego / WEL’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT! / #industrialmetal and the smell of #metalgirls / #adderallmuch #crushed GIVE US A CALL AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL AT 980-666-8182!!! #ThePost and #makeawish #ohwegotta #lmao #ror / #inthenow and more with #RussellsReflections and #dragracing and #rail and #funnycars and even more #RussellsReflections and the importance of #roomservice (***Keep an eye on that #whitematter***) #pronk #hearsayyourhonor #whaddyamean / Update on the Ozzy stage banter project that’s yet to be started (I’m getting too #twanglified again!) / ***#METALNERDERYPODCAST IS NOW ON YOUTUBE!!! LOOK FOR “METAL NERDERY MUNCHIES ON #YOUTUBE!!! Like & subscribe!!!*** / #thekeymaster
(20:53): The Docket: JUDAS PRIEST (the 70’s) #nwobhm and the further evolution of the sound of #heavymetal and #progressivemetal / *Why the different naming convention for “Hell Bent For Leather” vs “Killing Machine”?* #init #yeah / *Some quick high points through some of the 70’s Priest records* (Rocka Rolla-1974): ROCKA ROLLA #titlee #twinguitarmetal (*A discussion of some of the most prominent twin guitar “metal” bands in the 70’s*) / #ireland vs #greenland vs #iceland #nobroccoli CHEATER #cowbell #harmonica (*a necessary accessory for any stoner band: a harmonica*) #igottasayit
(34:21): The difference between fans of bands who span several decades #onmicburp / Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976 #softintro VICTIM OF CHANGES / #trickquestion regarding #alabama and #england / #comedygoals THE RIPPER (definitely #earlypowermetal)
(42:43): Sin After Sin – 1977 #notthesameone #onmicburp DIAMONDS AND RUST #discoburps / It’s not THAT different…but it IS a little different / DISSIDENT AGGRESSOR #killercloser #softintro #weirdintro #weirdsoftintro #heavyaf #nwobhm #alltheballs / #dontdenythepowerof #sneezefit
(49:09): Stained Class – 1978 #flatballs #ExciterMoment #killeropener EXCITER (definitely early power metal) / BETTER BY YOU, BETTER THAN ME (*go look up #backmasking*) / See also the #BillHicks joke regarding the #JudasPriestTrial #spookytooth #cover BEYOND THE REALMS OF DEATH #waitforit #badcompany #noteven SAINTS IN HELL #psychedelicstonermetal ***If you’d like to give us a #stonermetalbandname suggestion, hit us up on the socials or leave us a voicemail at 980-666-8182!!!*
(58:47): Killing Machine / Hell Bent For Leather – 1978 #killeropener DELIVERING THE GOODS #theballsdepartment HELLBENT FOR LEATHER #godfathersofpowermetal #fleetwoodmac #cover THE GREEN MANALISHI (WITH THE TWO-PRONGED CROWN) #yeahyeah
(1:07:39): #technically #partoftheseventies #killeropener BRITISH STEEL – 1980 BREAKING THE LAW #earworm #tracklisting METAL GODS #whichone #heavier GRINDER / ***Prepare to celebrate the induction of Judas Priest into the #RockAndRollHallOfFame!!!*** #hoveringcardinals and #vagrantdeers #natureweirdness #newwingflavors ***GO SUPPORT THE MIGHTY JUDAS PRIEST!!!*** Also, #MetalNerderyPodcast is now on #YouTube!!! Go check out the #metalnerderymunchies on #thetube*** #thefinalword GO BUY OUR SHIT AT metalnerdery.com/merch / #outrobloopage #goblincork #letmeenjoy
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