Every Judas Priest Albums Ranked Worst To Best
12. Sin After Sin
Released in 1977 as the band’s profile was beginning to skyrocket, Priest initially wanted to self-produce the album after the bad experience they had recording Rocka Rolla a few years prior. The label refused and insisted on getting an experienced producer the band would supposedly get along with. In this case, Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover.
This compromise turned out to be something a trick on the band’s part, as they sacked Glover after a single session and insisted they would finish it themselves. After weeks of struggle and going nowhere with sessions, Priest put their hands up and admitted they needed help. Glover was brought back to finish the record with only six days to the deadline. If you need help you really should ask.
Whilst largely ignored at the time of its release - the English Punk scene drawing the industry’s attention at that time - Sin After Sin was nonetheless a modest commercial success for the band and was generally well-received by critics.
Much praise was given to the band’s cover of Joan Baez’s Diamonds & Rust which charted highly enough to warrant radio play at the time and remains in strong rotation in Priest live performances to this day.