Demolition - Judas Priest

Tim Owens' second and final album as frontman for Judas Priest failed to rejuvenate the band after the lacklustre 'Jugulator,' and ends up being the inferior of the two. While its predecessor at least strove to push the band's sound forwards (even if this merely meant ripping off Pantera), 'Demolition' seems like an attempt to pull back to a more traditional heavy metal approach, but forgetting the essential ingredient of fun. Every song here is slightly too long and slightly too slow to be of any real interest, and most are spoiled further by overlong introductions that aim to be atmospheric. Power ballads make an unwelcome return in the form of 'Close to ...  Read the complete review