I didn’t grew up during the golden era of Priest, I never knew that Painkiller is supposed to be their best record, I never really got the whole leader outfits and to me the name Rob Halford was just that…a name in the history of heavy metal.

Some may call me ignorant or disrespectful, or maybe just a plain idiot for not knowing the importance of Judas Priest to heavy metal; but I like to think of myself as a breath of fresh air; since I never worshipped this band, I think I can honestly speak about its quality. Off course this record means more than just music to many fans because it features the return of Halford to the band, something like Iron Maiden’s Brave New World, a dream comeback that actually took place.

This album is strong and fierce, is heavy metal at its best, and when I listen to it for the third and fourth time, I came to realize… “What the fuck is the matter with me, Judas Priest kicks ass!!!” is like I was living under a rock for the past 7 years (the time I have listening to metal music).

“Judas is rising” is the perfect song to start this album is an anthem, is a statement, a resolution that Judas Priest is back to regain its title as king of heavy metal. Forget Iron Maiden, Angel of Retribution manages to sound old school but refined and perfected to resemble the era in which we live. The guitars are there, catchy, fast razorblades riffs soaring through the air forcing you to surrender to the sound of Priest, is like an old God I never knew was borne right in front of my eyes.

“Deal with the devil” has a very catchy chorus that gets you going way after you have listen to it; the drums keep an extremely heavy metal tempo, and the guitars play with a few solos here and there, all of this placed around some great lyrics and like I said an unforgettable chorus.

“Revolution” is a little slower than the first two songs, but still delivers all the great guitars and the steel belted screams that really fit this genre, and that make me understand why the fans missed him so much.

“Worth Fighting For” is one of those classic heavy metal ballads that have clean vocals accompany by a few screams in the background, great song. “Demonizer” gets thing fast again just for you to remember what this band is all about, this is probably my favorite song of the record.

The rest of the album goes from catchy typical heavy metal songs, to ballads with a few tempo changes that make them interesting; the guitar crunch of Glen and KK are there through out the entire production and the vocals really make this Priest a God of metal.

After this album, I’m really going back in time, people said they have better albums, so I’m traveling back to check them out, this record is definitely a keeper and the one that could bring Judas Priest into a totally new generation of fans.