i may be only 13 but let me tell you i trully appreciate my music.Sin After Sin of one Judas Priests finest and in my opinion "here come the the tears" to "dissident aggressor" is one of the greatest fade ins of all time. the songs on this album show so much emotion its amazing. its also no wonder how judas priest set the stage for many bands. Thanx for reading this, jake

This record had the impossible task of following up the greatest metal album ever made, and still shines despite not quite measuring up to Sad Wings Of Destiny. 'Sinner' is a great piece in the same vein as 'Victim Of Changes'. 'Dissident Agressor' is pure power (later covered by Slayer).'Last Rose Of Summer' is a nice piece with a lighter acoustic texture, a variation that Priest would lose forever after Hell Bent For Leather. The almost disco 'Diamonds And Rust' is the only weak spot. That song was done way better on Unleashed In The East, a version that I love.All in all their second best though.

The first album in Columbia / CBS by Priest. IT's just astonishing how Judas could always change their sound completely from one album to another, and still sound good !! As for the music here, reviewer DAniel Pinto said it all. I particularly love this album, love all the PRIEST albuns with the following exceptions: TURBO, RAM IT DOWN, JUGULATOR and DEMOLITION. They do not suck, but are not in the same league of their other albuns.

This has been and always will be my favorite Judas Priest album. Sad Wings would be a very close second. Much more feeling than the leather and spikes era soon to follow. If you are a big fan of Turbo or Ram it Down you may not appreciate it as much. Dissidant Agressor is one of the best songs ever written by J.P. (Slayer remade this on South of Heaven, while not the same it was still good.)If you haven't listened to this, give it a try.

This is a bridge between the doomy excellence of "Sad Wings of Destiny" and the unqualified brilliance of "Stained Class". Does it stack up to either of those? Not really, though it is certainly worth checking out.

This is an uneven work. There is plenty of good, heavy stuff on offer. "Sinner" and "Dissident Aggressor" are two of the best songs they've ever done. However, the two ballads, "Last Rose Of Summer" and "Here Come The Tears" let the album down, as does the hit-single attempt of "Diamonds and Rust" (subsequent live versions, both heavy and acoustic, are much better) and the almost danceable (!) "Starbreaker".

You get a taste of what's to come with the heaviness and twin guitar harmonies of "Call For The Priest/Raw Deal" and "Let Us Prey" (the latter giving some personal insight into our Halfie's interests). Downing and Tipton are fine, you can actually hear Ian Hill (unlike throughout most of the '80s) and session drummer Simon Phillips is quite good.

Even though this is not their most consistent work, it is still worthy of a place in your collection.