Painkiller
by Judas Priest
- Type: Album
- Released: 17聽September聽1990
- Label: Columbia, CBS
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 55:00
- Community rating: 4.43/5 from 25 ratings
Artists on this release: Scott Travis, Ian Hill, Rob Halford, K. K. Downing, Glenn Tipton
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Defined by the thunderous double-bass drumming of new member Scott Travis, 'Painkiller' is a ferocious display of speed metal that revitalized the band's sound with intricate, high-speed guitar riffs from Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing and one of Rob Halford's most aggressive vocal performances. The album, co-produced by Chris Tsangarides, was seen as a powerful comeback and became a benchmark for the genre, serving as the final studio recording with Halford for over a decade.
Genres
Descriptors: shredding, falsetto, fast, powerful, relentless
Tracklist
- Painkiller (06:05)
- Hell Patrol (03:36)
- All Guns Blazing (03:57)
- Leather Rebel (03:34)
- Metal Meltdown (04:47)
- Night Crawler (05:44)
- Between the Hammer & the Anvil (04:49)
- A Touch of Evil (05:44)
- Battle Hymn (00:56)
- One Shot at Glory (06:48)
- Living Bad Dreams (05:21)
- Leather Rebel - Live (03:39)
Credits
- Rob Halford - vocals, arranged by, written-by, recorded by, mixed by
- Glenn Tipton - lead guitar, arranged by, written-by, recorded by, mixed by
- K. K. Downing - lead guitar, arranged by, written-by, recorded by, mixed by
- Ian Hill - bass
- Scott Travis - drums
- Don Airey - keyboards, moog bass synthesizer
- Judas Priest - cover design, concept by, producer
- Chris Tsangarides - producer, recorded by, mixed by
- Attie Bauw - engineer
- Patrice Rouillon - engineer
- Peacock Marketing & Design - graphics
- Mark Wilkinson - illustration
- Tom Calcaterra - equipment manager
- Jon Astley - remastered by
- Jayne Andrews - coordinator
- Bill Curbishley - management