Noone really saw it coming, but in 1990, Judas Priest cut the crap and released a no-frills metal album that bordered on thrash at times, had—if we may use some food references—minimal cheese or fat and pretty much everyone agreed was a rager. The album was Painkiller, it ruled then and it rules now, which is why our own Adem
Additionalinformation: - Videos were made for the songs Painkiller and A Touch of Evil. In a 2020 interview, it is mentioned that Don Airey played a bass synth to supplement Ian Hill's basslines on the album. Recording information: - Recorded at Miraval Studios, France. - Recorded and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, Netherlands.
Perhapsthis truth is best exhibited by the choice of Death’s Chuck Schuldiner, one of a few candidates for the creator of death metal, to cap off his final album ever before his untimely passing with a Judas Priest cover. Yet it wasn’t an old classic from the 70’s or early 80’s, but rather he chose the furious “Painkiller” that was
Painkiller(LP, Album, Picture Disc)CBS: 467290 1: Europe: 1990: Recommendations. Metallica. Metallica. Released. 1991 — Europe. CD — Album. Images And Words.
