Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Defenders of the Faith was released on January 4, 1984.
| Defenders of the Faith | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 4, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | September – November 1983 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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The album featured the singles "Freewheel Burning", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" and "Love Bites".
The song "Eat Me Alive" was listed #3 on the Parents Music Resource Center's "Filthy Fifteen" which is a list of 15 songs the organization finds most objectionable. The co-founder Tipper Gore said that the song was about oral sex at gunpoint. In response to the allegations, the band recorded the song "Parental Guidance" on their next album Turbo.[1]
Songs
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freewheel Burning" | |
| 2. | "Jawbreaker" | |
| 3. | "Rock Hard Ride Free" | |
| 4. | "The Sentinel" | |
| 5. | "Love Bites" | |
| 6. | "Eat Me Alive" | |
| 7. | "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" | |
| 8. | "Night Comes Down" | |
| 9. | "Heavy Duty" | |
| 10. | "Defenders of the Faith" |
References
- ↑ "The PMRC Filthy Fifteen". NNDB. Retrieved 2014-03-09.
