Can't argue with your top 2 picks. I go back and forth on those two classics. Good ranking. Here's mine: 1. Screaming for Vengeance 2. Painkiller 3. Defenders of the Faith 4. British Steel 5. Invincible Shield 6. Hell Bent for Leather 7. Stained Class 8. Firepower 9. Angel of Retribution 10. Redeemer of Souls 11. Sad Wings of Destiny 12. Sin After Sin 13. Jugulator 14. Demolition 15. Ram it Down 16. Point of Entry 17. Rocka Rolla 18. Turbo 19. Nostradamus
Great discussion! Here is my ranking. I love most Priest albums. 1. Screaming for Vengeance 5/ 5 2. Stained Class 5/5 3. Sad Wings of Destiny 5/5 4. Hell Bent for Leather/ Killing Machine 5/5 5. British Steel 5/5 6. Invinsible Shield 5/5 7. Defenders of the Faith 5/5 8. Painkiller 5/5 9. Sin After Sin 4.5/5 10. Angel of Retribution 4/5 11. Nostradamus 4/5 12. Point of Entry 3.5/5 13. Firepower 3.5/ 5 14. Turbo 3/5 15. Rocka Rolla 3/5 16. Redeemer of Souls 3/5 17. Ram it Down 2.5/5 18. Demolition 2/5 19. Jugulator 2/5
I think I'd have to revisit my list to see exactly where Invincible Shield lands, likely in the lower half of the top ten - but I have the same top and bottom album as you with some differences in between lol.
These are my rankings 19. Demolition 18. Turbo 17. Nostradamus 16. Jugulator 15. Ram It Down 14. Point of Entry 13. RockARolla 12. Killing Machine 11.Redeemer of Souls 10. British Steel 9. Angel of Retribution 8. Invincible Shield 7. Firepower 6. Painkiller 5. Sin After Sin 4. Screaming for Vengeance 3. Defenders of The Faith 2. Sad Wings of Destiny 1.Stained Class 5.
1. Painkiller (1990) 2. Stained Class (1978) 3. Defenders of The Faith (1984) 4. Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 5. Firepower (2018) 6. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) 7. Invincible Shield (2024) 8. Killing Machine (1978) 9. Sin After Sin (1977) 10. British Steel (1980) 11. Angel of Retribution (2005) 12. Rocka Rolla (1974) 13. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 14. Ram It Down (1988) 15. Nostradamus (2008) 16. Point of Entry (1981) 17. Jugulator (1997) 18. Turbo (1986) 19. Demolition (2001)
1. Stained Class (1978) 2. Sin After Sin (1977) 3. Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) 4. Painkiller (1990) 5. Defenders of the Faith (1984) 6. Screaming for Vengeance (1982) 7. Invincible Shield (2024) 8. Killing Machine [Hell Bent for Leather] (1979) 9. Firepower (2018) 10. Redeemer of Souls (2014) 11. Rocka Rolla (1974) 12. Point of Entry (1981) 13. Angel of Retribution (2005) 14. Jugulator (1997) 15. British Steel (1980) 16. Turbo (1986) 17. Ram it Down (1988) 18. Demolition (2001) 19. Nostradamus (2008)