Complete List Of Judas Priest Songs From A to Z

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Judas Priest helped define the sound, image, and attitude of heavy metal, building a catalog filled with towering anthems, deep album cuts, live favorites, and late-career triumphs. This complete A-to-Z list gathers the band’s songs across more than five decades, from Rocka Rolla and British Steel through Firepower and Invincible Shield.

Complete List Of Judas Priest Songs From A to Z

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Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England, in 1969, emerging as an integral force within the heavy metal genre. Their powerful blend of intense guitar riffs, soaring vocals, and striking stage presence quickly positioned them as pioneers within their field. The original lineup evolved significantly in the early years, ultimately solidifying with Rob Halford as the iconic lead vocalist, accompanied by guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing.

The band’s debut album, Rocka Rolla, arrived in 1974, showcasing their early blues-infused hard rock style. However, their subsequent releases Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) and Sin After Sin (1977) crystallized their signature metal sound, setting a new standard within the genre. Albums like Stained Class (1978) and Killing Machine (1978, released as Hell Bent for Leather in the US) further cemented their reputation for sonic innovation and heavy, driving rhythms.

Judas Priest’s mainstream breakthrough occurred with their 1980 album British Steel, featuring hit singles “Breaking the Law” and “Living After Midnight,” which became anthems for metal enthusiasts. The album’s commercial success significantly elevated their international profile, firmly establishing them as a household name within the metal community. Their subsequent albums, including Screaming for Vengeance (1982) and Defenders of the Faith (1984), maintained this momentum, delivering powerful hits like “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” that expanded their fanbase worldwide.

Throughout their enduring career, Judas Priest has released eighteen studio albums, achieving global sales exceeding 50 million records. The band’s contributions have been recognized by numerous accolades, including a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010 for “Dissident Aggressor” and nominations for albums like Painkiller (1990), which many consider a hallmark of their intense, technical proficiency.

Judas Priest is revered by fans for their energetic and theatrical live performances, marked by their distinctive leather-and-studs image popularized by Rob Halford, influencing countless metal bands that followed. Their ability to consistently deliver both musical complexity and sheer entertainment has solidified their status as heavy metal legends. The band’s authentic connection with their audience and relentless commitment to their craft continue to attract generations of devoted fans.

Beyond their musical accomplishments, members of Judas Priest have actively engaged in various social causes and charitable events, including supporting cancer research and disaster relief initiatives. Their willingness to lend their platform to these critical issues further highlights their broader cultural significance and their genuine concern for societal well-being.

Judas Priest’s continued relevance in the heavy metal genre is a testament to their uncompromising dedication and artistic integrity. Their ongoing influence on emerging artists and enduring popularity with fans underscore their pivotal role in shaping metal music history. Judas Priest remains a vital and celebrated force, embodying the essence of heavy metal’s relentless spirit and innovation.

(Take These) Chains – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
A Touch of Evil – Painkiller – 1990
Abductors – Jugulator – 1997
Alone – Nostradamus – 2008
All Fired Up – Turbo – 1986 (2001 bonus track)
All Guns Blazing – Painkiller – 1990
All the Way – Point of Entry – 1981
Angel – Angel of Retribution – 2005
As God Is My Witness – Invincible Shield – 2024
Awakening – Nostradamus – 2008
Battle Cry – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Battle Hymn – Painkiller – 1990
Before the Dawn – Killing Machine – 1978
Beginning of the End – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Better by You, Better than Me – Stained Class – 1978
Better by You, Better than Me (Live) – Stained Class – 1978 (2001 bonus track)
Between the Hammer & the Anvil – Painkiller – 1990
Beyond the Realms of Death – Stained Class – 1978
Blood Red Skies – Ram It Down – 1988
Blood Stained – Jugulator – 1997
Bloodstone – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Bloodstone (Live) – Ram It Down – 1988 (2001 bonus track)
Bloodsuckers – Demolition – 2001
Brain Dead – Jugulator – 1997
Breaking the Law – British Steel – 1980
Bring It On – Redeemer of Souls – 2014 (Deluxe/EP bonus track)
Bullet Train – Jugulator – 1997
Burn in Hell – Jugulator – 1997
Burnin’ Up – Killing Machine – 1978
Calm Before the Storm – Nostradamus – 2008
Cathedral Spires – Jugulator – 1997
Caviar and Meths – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Cheater – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Children of the Sun – Firepower – 2018
Close to You – Demolition – 2001
Cold Blooded – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Come and Get It – Ram It Down – 1988
Conquest – Nostradamus – 2008
Creatures – Redeemer of Souls – 2014 (Deluxe/EP bonus track)
Crown of Horns – Invincible Shield – 2024
Crossfire – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Cyberface – Demolition – 2001
Dawn of Creation – Nostradamus – 2008
Dead Meat – Jugulator – 1997
Deal with the Devil – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Death – Nostradamus – 2008
Death Row – Jugulator – 1997
Decapitate – Jugulator – 1997
Deceiver – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Deep Freeze – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Defenders of the Faith – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Delivering the Goods – Killing Machine – 1978
Demonizer – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Desert Plains – Point of Entry – 1981
Desert Plains (Live) – Point of Entry – 1981 (2001 bonus track)
Devil Digger – Demolition – 2001
Devil in Disguise – Invincible Shield – 2024
Devil’s Child – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Devil’s Child (Live) – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982 (2001 bonus track)
Diamonds and Rust – Rocka Rolla – 1974 (1987 remaster bonus track)
Diamonds and Rust – Sin After Sin – 1977
Dissident Aggressor – Sin After Sin – 1977
Don’t Go – Point of Entry – 1981
Down in Flames – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Dragonaut – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Dreamer Deceiver – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Dying to Meet You/Hero, Hero – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Eat Me Alive – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Electric Eye – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Epitaph – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Escape from Reality – Invincible Shield – 2024
Eulogy – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Evening Star – Killing Machine – 1978
Evil Fantasies – Killing Machine – 1978
Evil Never Dies – Firepower – 2018
Exciter – Stained Class – 1978
Exiled – Nostradamus – 2008
Feed on Me – Demolition – 2001
Fever – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Fight for Your Life – Killing Machine – 1978 (2001 bonus track)
Fight of Your Life – Invincible Shield – 2024 (Deluxe edition bonus track)
Fire Burns Below – Stained Class – 1978 (2001 bonus track)
Firepower – Firepower – 2018
Flame Thrower – Firepower – 2018
Freewheel Burning – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Future of Mankind – Nostradamus – 2008
Gates of Hell – Invincible Shield – 2024
Genocide – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Giants in the Sky – Invincible Shield – 2024
Grinder – British Steel – 1980
Guardians – Firepower – 2018
Halls of Valhalla – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Hard as Iron – Ram It Down – 1988
Heading Out to the Highway – Point of Entry – 1981
Heavy Duty – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Heavy Duty/Defenders of the Faith (Live) – Defenders of the Faith – 1984 (2001 bonus track)
Heavy Metal – Ram It Down – 1988
Hell & Back – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Hell Bent for Leather – Killing Machine – 1978
Hell Is Home – Demolition – 2001
Hell Patrol – Painkiller – 1990
Hellrider – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Here Come the Tears – Sin After Sin – 1977
Heroes End – Stained Class – 1978
Hope – Nostradamus – 2008
Hot for Love – Turbo – 1986
Hot Rockin’ – Point of Entry – 1981
I’m a Rocker – Ram It Down – 1988
In Between – Demolition – 2001
Invader – Stained Class – 1978
Invincible Shield – Invincible Shield – 2024
Island of Domination – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Jawbreaker – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Jawbreaker (Live) – Sin After Sin – 1977 (2001 bonus track)
Jekyll and Hyde – Demolition – 2001
Johnny B. Goode – Ram It Down – 1988
Judas Rising – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Jugulator – Jugulator – 1997
Killing Machine – Killing Machine – 1978
Last Rose of Summer – Sin After Sin – 1977
Leather Rebel – Painkiller – 1990
Let Us Prey/Call for the Priest – Sin After Sin – 1977
Lightning Strike – Firepower – 2018
Living After Midnight – British Steel – 1980
Lochness – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Locked In – Turbo – 1986
Locked In (Live) – Turbo – 1986 (2001 bonus track)
Lone Wolf – Firepower – 2018
Lost and Found – Demolition – 2001
Lost Love – Nostradamus – 2008
Love Bites – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Love You to Death – Ram It Down – 1988
Love Zone – Ram It Down – 1988
Machine Man – Demolition – 2001
March of the Damned – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Metal Gods – British Steel – 1980
Metal Meltdown – Painkiller – 1990
Metal Messiah – Demolition – 2001
Metalizer – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Monsters of Rock – Ram It Down – 1988
Necromancer – Firepower – 2018
Never Forget – Redeemer of Souls – 2014 (Deluxe/EP bonus track)
Never Satisfied – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Never the Heroes – Firepower – 2018
New Beginnings – Nostradamus – 2008
Night Comes Down – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Night Comes Down (Live) – Ram It Down – 1988 (2001 bonus track)
Night Crawler – Painkiller – 1990
No Surrender – Firepower – 2018
Nostradamus – Nostradamus – 2008
On the Run – Point of Entry – 1981
One for the Road – Rocka Rolla – 1974
One on One – Demolition – 2001
One Shot at Glory – Painkiller – 1990
Out in the Cold – Turbo – 1986
Pain and Pleasure – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Painkiller – Painkiller – 1990
Panic Attack – Invincible Shield – 2024
Parental Guidance – Turbo – 1986
Peace – Nostradamus – 2008
Persecution – Nostradamus – 2008
Pestilence and Plague – Nostradamus – 2008
Prelude – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Prisoner of Your Eyes – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982 (2001 bonus track)
Private Property – Turbo – 1986
Prophecy – Nostradamus – 2008
Race with the Devil – Sin After Sin – 1977 (2001 bonus track)
Ram It Down – Ram It Down – 1988
Rapid Fire – British Steel – 1980
Raw Deal – Sin After Sin – 1977
Reckless – Turbo – 1986
Redeemer of Souls – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Revelations – Nostradamus – 2008
Revolution – Angel of Retribution – 2005
Riding on the Wind – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Riding on the Wind (Live) – Killing Machine – 1978 (2001 bonus track)
Rising from Ruins – Firepower – 2018
Rock Forever – Killing Machine – 1978
Rock Hard Ride Free – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Rock You All Around the World – Turbo – 1986
Rocka Rolla – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Run of the Mill – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Running Wild – Killing Machine – 1978
Saints in Hell – Stained Class – 1978
Sands of Time – Nostradamus – 2008
Savage – Stained Class – 1978
Screaming for Vengeance – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
Sea of Red – Firepower – 2018
Secrets of the Dead – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Shadows in the Flame – Nostradamus – 2008
Sinner – Sin After Sin – 1977
Snakebite – Redeemer of Souls – 2014 (Deluxe/EP bonus track)
Solar Angels – Point of Entry – 1981
Solitude – Nostradamus – 2008
Some Heads Are Gonna Roll – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
Sons of Thunder – Invincible Shield – 2024
Spectre – Firepower – 2018
Stained Class – Stained Class – 1978
Starbreaker – Sin After Sin – 1977
Steeler – British Steel – 1980
Subterfuge – Demolition – 2001
Sword of Damocles – Redeemer of Souls – 2014
Take On the World – Killing Machine – 1978
Tears of Blood – Redeemer of Souls – 2014 (Deluxe/EP bonus track)
The Four Horsemen – Nostradamus – 2008
The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) – Killing Machine – 1978
The Hellion – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982
The Lodger – Invincible Shield – 2024 (Deluxe edition bonus track)
The Rage – British Steel – 1980
The Ripper – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
The Sentinel – Defenders of the Faith – 1984
The Serpent and the King – Invincible Shield – 2024
Thunder Road – Point of Entry – 1981 (2001 bonus track)
Traitors Gate – Firepower – 2018
Trial by Fire – Invincible Shield – 2024
Troubleshooter – Point of Entry – 1981
Turbo Lover – Turbo – 1986
Turn On Your Light – Defenders of the Faith – 1984 (2001 bonus track)
Turning Circles – Point of Entry – 1981
Tyrant – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
United – British Steel – 1980
Victim of Changes – Sad Wings of Destiny – 1976
Vicious Circle – Invincible Shield – 2024 (Deluxe edition bonus track)
Visions – Nostradamus – 2008
War – Nostradamus – 2008
Wheels of Fire – Angel of Retribution – 2005
White Heat, Red Hot – Stained Class – 1978
Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days – Turbo – 1986
Winter – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Winter Retreat – Rocka Rolla – 1974
Worth Fighting For – Angel of Retribution – 2005
You Don’t Have to Be Old to Be Wise – British Steel – 1980
You Say Yes – Point of Entry – 1981
You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Screaming for Vengeance – 1982