why do record companies have to hard limit and increase volume on cds to make them sound louder.all your doing is destroying the sound.tinny highs,flat bass.dont get me wrong i love this album but im sick of epic and sony destroying sound.i guess they like distorsion and no dynamic range.for the album i give it 5 stars.for sound quality i give it zero.time to get back into vinyl.crisp highs and deep warm bass.

The first Priest song I ever heard was "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" back in 1982 when it came out. Oh, man...what an introduction to Judas Priest!! At this stage, I was going on 15, and just beginning to open my mind and my ears to heavy metal. I had previously just assumed that Judas Priest and Black Sabbath were total noise, without even hearing anything by them; such was my prejudice.

The first time I heard "YGATC," I was quite surprised at how melodic it was, at well as being heavy. It sure didn't sound like noise to me! My mind slowly started opening, and eventually, I bought the album on vinyl. Now that I have SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE (REMASTERED) on CD, I want to share how I feel about each song on it:

"The Hellion" is a nice slow electric (and instumental) buildup to the fast, smokin' "Electric Eye." Rob Halford growls the song out menacingly, his voice going thru a voice synthesizer for an 'electric' feel. "Ridin' On The Wind" is a total blazing, speed-of-light experience which gets your heart beating FAST; it's the precursor to "Freewheel Burning." Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing trade off Stratocaster leads that are sharp enough to cut through marble. One of Priest's fastest songs ever! "Bloodstone" is THE perfect follow-up to "Ridin' On The Wind." It starts with a great slow, but intricate, electric guitar intro which melds into a catchy groove...and then the bass of Ian Hill and the drums of Dave Holland kick in. It's a great mid-tempo metal tune. "(Take These) Chains" is the one slow song on this album; it's a power ballad that existed even before the term first got into use (with Dokken's "Alone Again"). Written by the talented-yet-much-maligned songwriter Bob Halligan, Jr, it has been unfairly criticized by many Priest fans as being boring and trite. I say just the opposite: It is the perfect slow number, placed in just the right spot on the album, which provides a nice respite from the faster, heavier tracks before it and the ones to come after. "Pain and Pleasure" is a pumped-up mid-tempo song with some coy allusions to S&M. But then it's the title song, "Screaming For Vengeance" which is an ultra-blistering, ultra-screaming, ultra-muscular, ultra-speed-metal workout. It screams, shrieks, and skids right into "You've Got Another Another Thing Comin'" which is one of the greatest driving songs ever, and still one of Judas Priest's greatest tunes ever. The guitar solo is to die for. I've heard this song at least a thousand times in my life by now, and I never get sick of it. Next comes "Fever", which starts off soft (and is slower-paced in general) but it eventually turns into another great song to listen to while driving. "Devil's Child" is really cool, with a great Strat lead guitar solo and a catchy chorus ("I believe you're The Devil/I believe you're The Devil's child"). It provided a great end to this album when it was released back in '82.

But wait! Now there's more: We now get a previously unreleased song recorded in 1985 during the TURBO sessions, the seven-minute-plus epic love song "Prisoner of Your Eyes." Uncharacteristically for a Priest song, it begins with slow, swirling keyboards, and builds gradually into a rare Priest epic (that contains one hell of a beautiful extended guitar solo). Then we get a blistering live version of "Devil's Child" to finish things off.

Putting it simply, SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE is one of the 10 greatest heavy metal albums EVER made. I wish that I could give the Remastered version TEN stars! MOST RECOMMENDED

I'm gonna give u a little rundown on this album here. Okay?

The Hellion/Electric Eye: Very good opener for a bombastic album like this. Love the Electric Eye riff.

Riding On The Wind: Very cool song. Great to drive to.

Bloodstone: Not the best song on the album. Nothing to go nuts over

(Take These) Chains: Kinda commercial, but very good nontheless.

Pain And Pleasure: Wonderful, catchy chorus amid cool riffin'.

Screaming For Vengeance: A very heavy, speedy song. Definitely a metal classic.

Youv'e Got Another Thing Comin': The most famous Priest song. A wonderful metallic groove.

Fever: The very definition of melodic metal. Cool chorus and dazzling lyrics.

Devil's Child: Kinda commercial, but exremely good.

Prisoner Of Your Eyes: Another dazzling melodic song. One of the best bonus tracks ever to be put on an album.

Overall, this is a great album. A little commericial at times, but nonetheless great. Go and buy it.

Screaming for Vengeance is without a doubt one of the world's greatest Heavy Metal albums ever created, proving once again that the mighty Judas Priest are the Metal Gods of Heavy Metal. I don't know how they did it but the Priest just kept cranking out great album after great album over the years, and this one may just be their greatest ever.

The musical onslaught starts out strong with The Hellion/Electric Eye which assaults you with a blast of those amazing trademark twin guitars and monster beats accompanied by Halford's amazing vocals singing "Up here in space, I'm looking down on you, My lasers trace, Everything you do." This song is one of Judas Priest's most popular songs and a known concert staple, but that is only the beginning.

The next song is Riding on the Wind, an epic song just made for blaring loud while riding a Harley down the Highway. The cool mechanical bird on the album's cover (The Hellion) also comes to mind here as well.

Next is Bloodstone which is another great song, (Take these) Chains, Pain and Pleasure, and the superb title song, Screaming for Vengeance. And scream Halford does like a banshee. I just love it when he hits those high notes in this song, "Screeeaaaminnnnnnng for vengeance!" It gives me chills every time I hear it. And those amazing killer guitar riffs from Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing and Ian Hill are unmatched excellence.

And just when you think it can't get any better, it does with the mega hit song, You've Got Another Thing Comin'. This is one of Judas Priest's most popular songs ever recorded. I can still remember back in the Hey Day of MTV in the early Eighties when this album was first released and viewing the video for this song which was played over and over again. It was always a highlight for me and my friends when it was shown, as all eyes were always glued to the screen when it would air, without fail.

The album comes to an end with yet even two more great tunes, the fantastic Fever, and the awesome closer, Devil's Child. Damn, this album is literally a greatest hits compilation! There is no filler here, folks. Every song is a winner. In my review for Judas Priest's British Steel album, I title it Judas Priest's Greatest Hits Volume 1. Well, this one may as well be called Judas Priest's Greatest Hits Volume 2. It's that good.

I know it's been said to the point of redundancy, but it's the truth...Judas Priest are the reigning Metal Gods of Heavy Metal and this album proves it once again.

Standout Tracks are : ALL OF THEM.

Oh man, this is THE metal album! 5 stars all the way. Few may know that 'The Priest that is the Beast" was already pushing , what... seven years of metal already?!? This was the album that finally broke the American membrane, and unleashed them in the West. True die-hards knew of 'British Steel', but for the most part, we only knew of the MTV video of "Another Thing Comin'"

Every song on the album is real... searing... 'Priest' (except for the melodical 'Take These Chains') but listen to it with your metal babe, and I think you won't care to much. Don't worry, they bring it right back with 'Devil's Child' which is one of the greastest 'fillers' I've ever heard.

This album is essential Metal 101 for the collector of the 'Fine Heavy Arts'. Buy it, put it in, and offer your faith to the 'True Metal Gods'.