Killing Machine - Judas Priest

'Killing Machine' is a real turning point in Judas Priest's career, departing from the heavy, dark, blues-influenced works of their earlier career and instantly jumping to something simpler, shorter and more accessible to the American market, an a commercial attitude that would unfortunately be the band's undoing in the following decade. While there are too many weak or otherwise distinctly average songs here to proclaim the album a classic, its significance shouldn't be understated, and there are a few more classic Judas Priest tracks here that the heavy metal world would be a less fun planet without. Leaving behind the often thought-provoking lyrics of their ...  Read the complete review