10 Rock Bands That Bounced Back From Bad Albums

The '80s were a good look at both the best and worst times in Judas Priest's career. After opening up incredibly strong off the strength of albums like British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance, the sounds of albums like Turbo along with the lawsuits regarding teen suicide left the founders of all things metal a bit adrift in the eyes of the mainstream. While the '90s should have killed them in the wake of the grunge revolution, the Priest rose yet again with Painkiller.

Much like their first renaissance in the early '80s, this version of Priest saw them with no gimmicks, consistent as hell, and getting even heavier as they matured. The title track alone would be enough to sell you on the project as a whole, as the band takes cues from the more extreme sides of metal all while Rob Halford reaches some of the highest sonic peaks he has ever attempted in a song.

Things did end up going a bit too well though, with Halford eventually deciding to leave Priest a few years later after wanting to pursue other musical projects. While it would be years before we eventually got back to the Priest that we knew and loved, this was still one hell of a way to kick off the next decade of metal mayhem.