Judas Priest - The Sentinel (REACTION!) 

The Hellion / Electric Eye is a banger.

Priest formed in 69 , maiden came on the scene in 75 w a album in 76 The line of demarcation is that Maiden never had a guitarist like Glen Tipton , not even close .

This is one of my absolute favorite Priest songs. I worked for days to learn how to play the rhythm on guitar. When it switches to that quick arpeggiated part and then kicks into the lyrics, just awesome. I really want to eventually learn the solos but that will take a long time to get it down.

If you like "nasty riffs", the song Heavy Duty on Defenders of the Faith is one of the nastiest of all time. And Freewheel burning has EPIC high-speed rap verses in it. One of the classic metal albums for sure.

It never seems to make their "greatest hits" lists, but this peak Judas Priest IMO. The lyrics alone are goated. (I feel) The tempo changes represent the anticipation and build up to a massive knife street fight (slow/mid-tempo) and the flurry of death (speedy arpeggios) that ensues. They are necessary (IMO).

Try "Rock Hard Ride Free" off the same album, groovy mid tempo stomper that should be right down your alley

Rock Hard/Ride Free will absolutely get you pulled over for speeding. This entire album is a benchmark.

Some Heads . . . are gonna roll!!!!!!!!!

Great song and great album from start to finish!

For the metal head impaired. Judas Priest=Halord. Halord=Judas President

I love that you love that riff before the solos from Tipton and Downing come in, but the dueling solos from both might be the greatest dueling solos of all time. You guys should have probably watched the Priest Live '86 from Dallas to totally appreciated this unbelievable metal moment.

been a while till you got back to priest. I remember your reaction to painkiller

Glen Tiptons first solo record rocks too! Check that out!!!!

If you want to groove with priest check out a touch of evil

I just turned 68 and I would love to see you 2 react to JP 40 yrs later and their new release Panic Attack.

Screaming for vengeance is probably the best banger on the album before

I’m almost 65 now . Watching you two listening to this masterpiece was exactly my reaction 40 years ago. Rock on!!

This is what you call 100% pure Heavy Metal. It's not Thrash, it's not Glam, it's not Doom/Death/Black. It's just 100% pure Heavy Metal.

Bro ive never clicked one of your vids so fast. Favourite Priest song ever. One of the greatest Metal songs ever. Just peak Metal glory.

KK Downing had a heavy hand in writing this song. The 6 part lead swap between Tipton and Downing is just killer. They swapped the solo three times each and then came together for a joint end. Watching this live they swapped the solos and the rhythm as they went . This came out the year I was a Junior in High School, I bought this album the day it came out.

3 of Judas Priest's 5 current band members (including singer Rob Halford) are over 70 years old, and they're STILL releasing absolute bangers.

The thing about priest is that every one of their albums has its own sound and style. This entire album is perfect but that intro came directly from the pits of Tartarus. In 2022 I saw Priest at the Met. They opened with one shot at glory. When Sentinel came on, the entire atmosphere instantly changed. The room went silent. In the song both Downing and Tipton play the same riff. On stage they doubled up on one guitar and added a new melody with the second one. Everyone was silent for the intro. Rob’s vocals were amazing the entire show, but nothing compared to the last few minutes of this song. His highs stretched at least half an octave higher, and for that last note he unloaded into a full on black metal shriek. He only gets better with age. Ps I also got to see a 75 year old Glenn Tipton with Parkinson’s walk out and solo.

Ryan needs to trade mark "that was Naaassstyyy" lmfao!!

Beyond the Realms of Death - Judas Priest Best guitar solo

This album and Screaming for Vengeance (the album before this) have some of the best metal guitar tone ever, and it's not even debatable.

Ryan and George making up new genres. Medium thrash lol. Love it. You guys would love Some Heads Are Gonna Roll from the same album.

Glenn Tipton and KK Downing were untouchable in their prime.

One of the best metal songs of all time It gets better with every listen

The groove songs you're looking for are "Touch of Evil" and "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll". Ryan will love them both.

The Sentinel is the blueprint and the archetype of a great, epic and perfect metal song. To me it is probably the greatest overall metal song ever. The intro that returns in the middle of the song, the sound, the solo, the spoken dramatic part, the ending and above all Rob Halford's voice... I am 60 and I have been a metalhead since 1976 when I was 13 and I sure am not stuck in the past and I love all metal genres and the heavier and more extreme the better.

I remember hearing this for the first time in 1986 and being blown away by the guitar tone. The production on this album was amazing.

Absolute god tier song. A Rob Halford master class. That chorus is otherworldly. Rob always delivers Now do "Halls of Valhalla". So you can see that Rob can still belt as an AARP member lol

This is the kind of classic metal songs i like to hear in this channel, I also loved the reaction. Rob Halford is one of the greatest metal singers no doubt about it.

This should be a whole album reaction

Dissident Aggressor from the Sin After Sin album is also one of Judas Priest's masterpieces.

I discovered Judas Priest in highschool as a young black man. This is my favorite band of all time. I've seen them live four times, first when Painkiller was dropped and just this past year with my son who is a Metalhead just like me. Great reaction. Hellion/Electric Eye should be next.

A buddy of mine growing up introduced me to this album on a road trip to go out camping in the desert. One of those few albums where every song is fire. So glad you liked this one.

What a great tune...it's been a hot second since i heard that one....priest at the height of their powers...freewheel burnin is also a sick one off this album

Defenders is a Masterpiece. Especially for metal guitar player's. Defenders had the best guitar work by KK and Glenn. On this album. 🤘🤘🤘

You guys would love beyond the realms of death. A power ballad with a slower tempo. Also doesnt have that "high fantasy" feel to it.

Do more reactions for Judas Priest. They have tons of great songs. Legends of metal music!

Freewheel Burning must be a great request.

King diamond - no presents for Christmas. like c'mon

George and Ryan I was headed to bed and then I caught Lost in Vegas dropped the Sentinel.

Tipton/Downing together with Shermann/Denner are THE best twin guitar solo duo ever!

We demand more Priest reactions since they are THE heavy metal band on earth.

Defenders of the Faith came out in 1984 and at the age of 72 Rob Halford can still do it and they will be touring 2024 to support their new album, your reaction is priceless.

Glad you did this one... Early Christmas for us Priest fans 😅

My favorite JP song. Enjoy guys!

These dudes are hilarious. The slow groove bias is too much LOL.

Got goosebumps listening to this song again with you guys, after 40 years

This is one of my favorites from Judas Priest.

It's time for Nightcrawler!

'The Sentinel' is one of Judas Priest's popular songs and it was never a single... fans always go nuts when they play it live 🤘🤘🔥🔥 K.K.Downing's new band K.K.'s Priest has sequel songs - 'Return of the Sentinel' ... 'Sons of the Sentinel' However, Judas Priest has plenty of mid-tempo groove-heavy songs that never get attention: 'Solar Angels' ... 'Metal Gods' ... "I'm a rocker" ... 'A touch of evil' ... 'Fever'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥

young music lovers will never understand the power of listening to an album from beginning to end in one sitting. When we were young we lived for that shit.

Rock hard ride free it's another great song from Priest, life is not just speed but it isn't only about groove, we need both 😂

That guitar solo is a masterpiece back and forth between k k downing and glenn tipton with the harmonization at the end in the battle style guitar solo.

This is one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever written.

Check out " Killing Machine " to hear a slow tempo JP track, although I wouldn't call it Mid Tempo Thrash it's more Disco Thrash

My all time favorite metal song off my favorite album KK Downing and Glenn Tipton are the BEST LEAD swapping guitarists of all time 🤟

Love Judas Priest🔥 Please revisit Sepultura - Chaos AD!!

There was only one response to this song by any objective ear: they crushed it! The Sentinel is my all time favorite JP song. It's the perfect distillation of molten metal!

What a GREAT song - so glad you guys didn't go with the more radio-friendly ones like Living After Midnight or Breaking the Law after YGATC. This song still gives me chills after 40 years of listening to it - my favorite Priest song. Not as well known by the general public but a classic to the band's fans.

My favorite song of all time. 🤘 🤘

You gotta remember, Priest was known for the faster tempos and that's what the fans loved. Also the same with Halford and his high pitched yells. That's why he's a metal god. Sometimes you need to grow out of your box of looking for groove all the time.

Can we get Ride the Lightning (the title track) for an early holiday gift?

When Ryan perfectly timed going into the last chorus there at the end was awesome lol. This song is such a banger. I think I speak for most of us when I say we would much rather see an honest reaction Verse just saying you like it to make people happy. It’s what makes your channel better than the rest, keep it up boys🤘🏼

“Some heads are gonna roll”, believe me this song is right up your alley

One of my favorite Priest songs. You should do "Stained Class"!

thank you for checking this one out. It is by far an all time top 5 best Judas Priest song. So good and those riffs and vocals are top notch heavy metal \m/

The whole album is a masterpiece❤️ If those kind of lyrics ain’t your thing, check out the duett with Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson in the song «The one you love to hate», kickass song and no beaten around the bush lyrics😉

Listen to literally anything off the newer Firepower album, absolutely insane metal album

I remember seeing them on that tour, this song, live really smoked.

I was a teen white boy living temporarily in Bushwick while my family worked for a religious charity. A black bass player in the church band gave me two albums. Metal Health, and Defenders of the Faith. Rocked my world. Literally.

Would really love a reaction to "Ram It Down", which is my personal favorite Judas Priest track but I seldom see it mentioned and I don't know why!

Love Sentinel...even better live off "Fuel for Life" tour....you want nasty blues groove "Saints in Hell" off "Stained Class"

one of my favorite guitar solos by the band...its both guitarists...first Glen Tipton..then KK Downing takes a turn, then the 'final' bit if both of them playing together

The best song ever written. The whole first side (LP) of Defenders Of The Faith is the best side of an album ever. Heavy Metal is my religion and Judas is my Priest \m/\m/

My fav Priest song and album. Not sure if yall would love the whole album knowing what I know about your taste. That being said, a mid tempo, awesome tone, medium thrash JP song for you would be Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.

At that point in time judas priest ruled 🤘🤘🤘

My fav priest song. The definition of heavy metal.

The reaction George and Ryan are giving here is almost exactly what I expected - really excited about certain portions of the guitars, and lukewarm on the rest of the song (even though they keep emphasizing how much they 'appreciate' the rest of the song). I was a subscriber to their Patreon channel for a while because I always respected how they were experiencing these metal classics so differently from me and were also able to articulate that well. I unsubscribed after their reviews started getting too predictable. The truth is that they have a strong appreciation for the instrumentals but not as much for the vocal style of people like Halford and Dickinson (and similar bands). This is why they never really liked Iron Maiden songs, and have had mixed reactions to many Priest songs (for those asking for an 'Electric Eye' or 'Dreamer Deceiver/Deceiver' review, they already did these on Patreon and again were very lukewarm on both songs). Most Maiden and Priest fans are fans primarily because of the vocals and how those vocals are complemented by the rest of the band. That vocal style had a very heavy influence on many genres within metal. Without this appreciation, George and Ryan are really are not experiencing these songs in the same ways that most fans are. There's nothing wrong with that, and I still enjoy listening to their reactions, but it was a little disappointing for me to finally come to terms with the fact that they were never going to be able to experience Halford and Priest as fully as I do.

Ok, Love Bites off that same album is the tempo you're looking for.

That "medium thrash" was the setup for the mosh back in the dark ages.

Priest went back to back perfection with screaming and defenders

Diamonds and rust

Heading out to the highway

So many other songs to do, just so many. Electric Eye, Beyond the Realms of Death, Painkiller, Screaming for Vengeance. I could go on.

This is one of the best, most dramatic songs of the 80's. My favorite by Priest easily

So jealous you get to hear this for the first time. Its a classic

Wow man I was 13 when this came out. I cranked it on vinyl. 🤘😂🤘 Rob and Priest at their finest.

I got it 1984 on tape, my first priest album 😀👍

Master songwriters. Never wrote a bad song

I know its been awhile but where yall intro go?! I be waiting for it.

You know Sentinel may be one of the best metal songs ever, but I am sry nobody mentined Eat me Alive. That tone, superb riffs and solos, vocals are stunning. And even Tipper Gore likes this song much.

Freewheel burnin, the hellion/electric eye, the green manalishi, diamonds and rust, victim of changes, reckless, heading out to the highway are all great Judas Priest tracks. None of those would disappoint

You guys just have to follow this up with Some Heads are Gonna Roll.

if you haven't checked out nightcrawler, you definitely should

Was expecting this one! Its impossible not to headbang to this song!

You glossed right over the best part of the song. "unmoved by his victory and the seeds of DEATH HE'S SOWN" gives me chills every time