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)
Devil's Child
Judas Priest Lyrics
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Mesmerize me
Feel my willpower slip
Light my fire with cold desire
Losing all my grip
Eat my diamonds (eat my diamonds)
Drinking all my gin
A whole lotta sin
Oh no, you're so damned wicked
You got me by the throat
Oh no, gotcha claws stuck in me
You never let me go
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
Took my dreams
Now it's seems you're nothing but a liar
Smash and grab at all I had
Build my funeral pyre
Stop pretendin' (stop pretendin')
Got me growin' old
Your torment is (your torment is)
Fit to snap my soul
Oh no, you're so damned wicked
You got me by the throat
Oh no, gotcha claws stuck in me
You never let me go
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
You took my heart
And left it blown to smithereens
I gave my body as a slave
You cut my flesh
And drank my blood that poured in streams
I'm left here broken and ashamed
Goin' under
Hear the thunder
Death defying grace
Your condition breeds ammunition
Shoots me in the face
Vicious talkin' (vicious talkin')
Stabs me like a knife
Scratched and bruised (so abused)
I'm a human sacrifice
Oh no, you're so damned wicked
You got me by the throat
Oh no, gotcha claws stuck in me
You never let me go
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're- I can't stand it anymore
In "Devil's Child," Judas Priest sings about an intense and dangerous seduction. The singer describes being hypnotized and losing their willpower to the devil's child who has seduced them. The devil's child is described as wicked and tormenting, constantly tormenting the singer's soul. The seduction is described as a complete takeover of the singer's life, with the devil's child taking everything from them and leaving them broken and ashamed.
Line by Line Meaning
Hypnotize me
As a victim of your seduction, I am pleading for you to move on
Mesmerize me
I am spellbound with your charm, but now I need to escape
Feel my willpower slip
My determination to resist you is fading away
Light my fire
Using your cold, calculated desires, you are igniting something dangerous within me
With cold desire
Your passion for destruction is so intense, it has a chilling effect
Losing all my grip
I am falling apart under the weight of your influence
Eat my diamonds
You are consuming all that I have, leaving me stripped bare
Drinking all my gin
You are taking everything that gives me pleasure, leaving me with nothing but pain
Feast your eyes on
You are enjoying the sight of my downfall, reveling in my misery
A whole lotta sin
I am being dragged down into a world of immoral behavior, with you leading the way
Oh no you're so damned wicked
I am fully aware of the evil that lies within you
You got me by the throat
Your grip on me is absolute and unrelenting
Oh no gotcha claws stuck in me
You have dug your claws deep into my soul
You never let me go
Escaping your grasp seems impossible
I believe you're the devil
Your actions are so monstrous, it is easy for me to imagine you as a servant of Satan
I believe you're the devil's child
Your behavior is so demonic, it is as if you were born directly from the devil himself
Took my dreams
You shattered my hopes and aspirations
And now it's seems you're nothing but a liar
Every word you ever spoke to me was false, every promise nothing but empty words
Smash and grab at all I had
You took everything from me without a second thought
Build my funeral pyre
Your actions are leading me down a path towards my own destruction
Stop pretendin'
You can no longer hide behind a mask of kindness and deception
Got me growin' old
Your torment is aging me beyond my years
Your tormentin's
You revel in causing others pain and suffering
Fit to snap my soul
The pressure you are putting on me is enough to break me entirely
You took my heart
You were the only one who ever had access to my true feelings
And left it blown to smithereens
You shattered my heart into tiny pieces, completely destroying it
I gave my body as a slave
I submitted to your will entirely, abandoning all autonomy and self-respect
You cut my flesh
You inflicted physical harm on me with your actions
And drank my blood that poured in streams
You consumed everything I had, leaving nothing but my own pain and anguish
I'm left here broken and ashamed
You have left me completely destroyed, humiliated and hopeless
Goin' under
I am sinking deeper into despair under your influence
Hear the thunder
The chaos and destruction caused by your actions is growing stronger
Death defying grace
Your actions are so bold and destructive, it is as if you are defying the natural order of life and death
Your condition breeds ammunition
Your nature is such that you constantly fuel conflict and strife
Shoots me in the face
The destructive nature of your actions has serious consequences for me personally
Vicious talkin'
Your words are cruel and malicious, designed to inflict maximum damage
Stabs me like a knife
Each of your words feels like a direct attack on my soul
Scratched and bruised, so abused
Your actions have left me with physical and emotional scars
I'm a human sacrifice
I am nothing more than a pawn in your twisted machinations
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Glenn Raymond Tipton, Kenneth Downing, Robert Halford
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Hypnotize me
Mesmerize me
Feel my willpower slip.
Light my fire
With cold desire
Losing all my grip.
Eat my diamonds
Drinkin' all my gin
Feast your eyes on
A whole lotta sin.
On no you're so damned wicked
You got me by the throat
Oh no got your claws stuck in my
You never let me go
I believe you're the devil
I believe you're the devil's child.
Took my dreams
And now it seems you're nothing but a liar
Smash and grab at all I had
Build my funeral pyre.
Stop pretendin'
Got me growin' old
Your tormentin's
Fit to snap my soul.
You took my heart
And left it blown to smithereens.
I gave my body as a slave
You cut my flesh
And drank my blood that poured in streams
I'm left here broken and ashamed.
Goin' under
Hear the thunder
Death defying grace.
Your condition breeds ammunition
Shoots me in the face.
Vivious talkin'
Stabs me like a knife
Scratched and bruised, so abused
I'm a human sacrifice.
@baddfingerz
F*cking Great!!! Who's still jamming this in 2023?!
@errolwaguespack3447
I AM 🤘
@GioFan201051
Always!
@the_big_dick_bandit
I am, its a fucking great album by a fucking great band
@deanharrington4278
And Now in 2023!!!!
@Jp421JP
2024 baby!
@stephenallsman8913
One of Rob’s best vocals, so much attitude!
@ANTONIOIVAN-zh4fw
Metal senza compromessi lunga vita ai judas priest
@vendetta6088
this one, blood red skies, nearly all of stained class. amazing vocals.
@joeypadgett7895
I sing this to my cat