10 Perfect Metal Albums With ZERO Flaws
6. Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest
There's a good reason why fans have sung the praises of Judas Priest for years now. Though bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin planted the seeds for what metal would become, Priest were the first band who claimed the genre moniker and set the benchmark for what a metal band truly is. Many people would point to British Steel as the band's masterpiece, but if you're talking an album that is non-stop energy from back to front, Screaming for Vengeance is a far more deserving candidate.
After years of laying the groundwork for later metal acts, Priest suddenly found themselves standing amidst competition in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. With this record, Priest not only proved that they could change with the times, but also play this new kind of music better than any of their contemporaries. From the opening surge of "Electric Eye," the record is an assault on the senses, with Rob Halford delivering some of the most powerful vocal acrobatics ever heard by man.
Even the album's pop-friendly single "You've Got Another Thing Comin" holds together as one of the best Priest songs of the era and a staple at the band's shows. They may have been going strong for a decade, but with Screaming for Vengeance, Priest showed the world they were still better than the rest.