One album that almost every metal head or rocker has had in their collection is Judas Priest‘s Defenders of the Faith. The album launched a history of dreams and inspiration to young heavy metal and hard rock fans during the 1980’s. It is one amazing album and we are very excited to announce that their will be a remastered/expanded version of Defenders of the Faith released in 2015.
The newly expanded three CD version of the album is set to be released on March 10, 2015 through Columbia/Legacy. The album which includes the original ten-track album remastered by producer Tom Allom, and a complete live recording from the ‘Defenders’ tour, recorded at the Long Beach Arena in California, on May 5, 1984. As the band states in the liner notes to the reissue, “It’s 30 years since we released ‘Defenders of the Faith’ – we’re very proud to say it has become a classic that’s beloved by Priest fans throughout the world”
We are very excited for the new release and in case you missed our coverage of Judas Priest as they performed in San Jose last month, check it out here: Judas Priest performance in San Jose. It was an amazing concert that will still top my lists of best tours this year. Check out some photos from our Rockin Ryan of the set in San Jose:
Check out the track listings for the new reissue:
CD1 ‘Defenders of the Faith’ Re-Mastered
- Freewheel Burning
- Jawbreaker
- Rock Hard Ride Free
- The Sentinel
- Love Bites
- Eat Me Alive
- Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
- Night Comes Down
- Heavy Duty
- Defenders of the Faith
CD2 Live at Long Beach Arena, California 5th May 1984
- Love Bites
- Jawbreaker
- Grinder
- Metal Gods
- Breaking the Law
- Sinner
- Desert Plains
- Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
- The Sentinel
- Rock Hard Ride Free
CD3 Live at Long Beach Arena, California 5th May 1984
1. Night Comes Down
2. The Hellion
3. Electric Eye
4. Heavy Duty
5. Defenders of the Faith
6. Freewheel Burning
7. Victim of Changes
8. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
9. Living After Midnight
10. Hell Bent For Leather
11. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
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Information & Links:
- Website: http://www.judaspriest.com/
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- Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/judas-priest/id154707
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