Rob Halford on Judas Priest's British Steel: The making of a heavy metal landmark
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A retrospective feature on Judas Priest's landmark 1980 album "British Steel," exploring its creation, impact, and legacy in heavy metal history. The article delves into the band's ability to merge industrial grit with theatrical bombast, and includes reflections from frontman Rob Halford on the album's iconic moments and his own persona.
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· 3 pulledIt made me sound like Clint Eastwood from A Fistful Of Dollars, clutching a condom.
British Steel, the Birmingham group's sixth studio record, was a masterclass in leather-and-studs bombast.
What separated Judas Priest from the heavy metal crowd was their ability to marry the primal, industrial pounding that had reverberated around their industrial
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