The band's membership has seen much turnover, including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s and the departure of singer Rob Halford in 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens, formerly of Winter's Bane, replaced Halford in 1996 and recorded two albums with Judas Priest, before Halford returned to the band in 2003. The current line-up consists of Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis. The band's best-selling album is 1982's Screaming for Vengeance, with their most commercially successful line-up featuring Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Tipton and Hill are the only two members of the band to appear on every album.
Halford's operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound of Downing and Tipton have been a major influence on heavy metal bands. Judas Priest's image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s. The Guardian referred to British Steel as the record that defines heavy metal. Despite a decline in exposure during the mid-1990s, the band has once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006, receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010, and having their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series. In 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Studio albums
Rocka Rolla (1974)
Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
Sin After Sin (1977)
Stained Class (1978)
Killing Machine (1978)
British Steel (1980)
Point of Entry (1981)
Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
Defenders of the Faith (1984)
Turbo (1986)
Ram It Down (1988)
Painkiller (1990)
Jugulator (1997)
Demolition (2001)
Angel of Retribution (2005)
Nostradamus (2008)
Redeemer of Souls (2014)
Firepower (2018)
Invincible Shield (2024)
Dead Meat
Judas Priest Lyrics
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Gas chambers never stress me
The can line me up against the wall
No firing squad will make me
Confess or even break me
I'll stand alone or not at all
I will not obey
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will surrender
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
No shackles made will chain me
No endless pain will change me
The scars will testify this all
No solitary confinement
Will break my strong resignment
I'll die before I will conform
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
There'll never be surrender
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
Read in my obituary
Defiance breeds victory
No cage they make can hold me
No law enforced controls me
No trap that's sprung stops me for long
No prison cell contains me
No snare they set will claim me
Relentlessly I'll fight them all
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will
Be driven asunder
No surrender
We never will
Raise the white flag
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
Indoctrination
Will never
Suppress me
They're seriously mistaken
'Cause I'll take them
Down with me
And just before they're finished
They'll scream along with me
We are all dead meat
"Dead Meat" by Judas Priest is a song about resilience and defiance against oppressive forces. The lyrics describe the singer's unwavering determination to resist any form of coercion or manipulation. The hangman's noose, gas chambers, and firing squads are all forms of coercion that the singer is ready to face without flinching. Similarly, the scars on their body will bear witness to the price of freedom. The chorus emphasizes the singer's refusal to surrender to anyone or anything, even if it means death. Their ultimate defiance is likened to that of "dead meat." The song concludes on a note of triumph as the singer believes that their defiance will eventually lead to victory.
The song was released in 1988 as part of Judas Priest's album "Ram It Down," which was produced by Tom Allom and recorded at Puk Studios in Denmark. "Dead Meat" was written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, and Glenn Tipton.
Line by Line Meaning
The hangman's noose won't get me
I will not be killed by hanging
Gas chambers never stress me
I am not afraid of being killed by gas chambers
They can line me up against the wall
They can prepare to kill me by firing squad
No firing squad will make me
I will not be broken by a firing squad
Confess or even break me
I will not admit to anything or be broken
I'll stand alone or not at all
I will stand for my beliefs even if I am alone
I will not obey
I will not follow their orders
I will not betray
I will not give information that would harm others
I will not give in
I will not compromise my beliefs
Not while I'm living
I will fight for my beliefs as long as I am alive
No surrender
I will not give up or give in
We never will surrender
We will always fight for what we believe in
We are all dead meat
We are all going to die
Cut us, watch us bleed
If you hurt us, we will bleed
No shackles made will chain me
No restraints will hold me down
No endless pain will change me
No amount of pain will make me give up
The scars will testify this all
My scars will show how much I have endured
No solitary confinement
Being confined alone will not break me
Will break my strong resignment
I will remain strong even in solitary confinement
I'll die before I will conform
I would rather die than give up my beliefs
There'll never be surrender
We will never give up
Read in my obituary
When I die
Defiance breeds victory
Standing up for what I believe in will lead to victory
No cage they make can hold me
No cage will keep me imprisoned
No law enforced controls me
I will not be controlled by any law
No trap that's sprung stops me for long
I will escape any trap that is set for me
No prison cell contains me
I will not be held in prison
No snare they set will claim me
No trap will catch me
Relentlessly I'll fight them all
I will fight against them without stopping
Be driven asunder
Be separated and defeated
Raise the white flag
Admit defeat
Indoctrination
The act of teaching someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically
Will never
Will not
Suppress me
Break my spirit
They're seriously mistaken
They are wrong
'Cause I'll take them
Because I will fight against them
Down with me
I will not go down alone
And just before they're finished
Right before they are defeated
They'll scream along with me
They will also be defeated
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@DigitalPhantomZX
[Verse 1]
The hangman's noose won't get me
Gas chambers never stress me
The can line me up against the wall
No firing squad will make me
Confess or even break me
I'll stand alone or not at all
[Chorus]
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will surrender
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
[Verse 2]
No shackles made will chain me
No endless pain will change me
The scars will testify this all
No solitary confinement
Will break my strong resignment
I'll die before I will conform
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Read in my obituary
Defiance breeds victory
No cage they make can hold me
No law enforced controls me
No trap that's sprung stops me for long
No prison cell contains me
No snare they set will claim me
Relentlessly I'll fight them all
[Chorus]
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will
Be driven asunder
No surrender
We never will
Raise the white flag
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
[Verse 4]
Indoctrination
Will never
Suppress me
They're seriously mistaken
Because I'll take them
Down with me
And just before they're finished
They'll scream
Along with me
[Outro]
We are all dead meat
@DigitalPhantomZX
[Verse 1]
The hangman's noose won't get me
Gas chambers never stress me
The can line me up against the wall
No firing squad will make me
Confess or even break me
I'll stand alone or not at all
[Chorus]
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will surrender
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
[Verse 2]
No shackles made will chain me
No endless pain will change me
The scars will testify this all
No solitary confinement
Will break my strong resignment
I'll die before I will conform
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Read in my obituary
Defiance breeds victory
No cage they make can hold me
No law enforced controls me
No trap that's sprung stops me for long
No prison cell contains me
No snare they set will claim me
Relentlessly I'll fight them all
[Chorus]
I will not obey
I will not betray
I will not give in
Not while I'm living
No surrender
We never will
Be driven asunder
No surrender
We never will
Raise the white flag
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
We are all dead meat
Cut us, watch us bleed
[Verse 4]
Indoctrination
Will never
Suppress me
They're seriously mistaken
Because I'll take them
Down with me
And just before they're finished
They'll scream
Along with me
[Outro]
We are all dead meat
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@jimmyneut2702
Me fuckin too
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@Matthewjs33
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Alex loves this! \m/
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