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)
Touch Of Evil A
Judas Priest Lyrics
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Till i can't believe my eyes
Ecstasy controls me
What you give just serves me right
Without warning you're here
Like magic you appear
I taste the fear
I'm so afraid
But i still feed the flame
In the night
Come to me
You know i want your touch of evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a touch of evil
Aroused with desire
You put me in a trance
A vision of fire
I never had a chance
A dark angel of sin
Preying deep from within
Come take me in
I'm so afraid
But i still feed the flame
In the night
Come to me
You know i want your touch of evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a touch of evil
Arousing me now with a sense of desire
Possessing my soul till my body's on fire
A dark angel of sin
Preying deep from within
Come take me in
You're possessing me
In the night
Come to me
You know i want your touch of evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a touch of evil
In the night
Come to me
You know i want your touch of evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a touch of evil
A touch of evil
"Touch of Evil" by Judas Priest is a dark and intense love song that focuses on a dangerous and addictive love. The lyrics describe a person who is mesmerized by their lover, even though they know they are bad for them. The singer is filled with fear, but cannot resist the lure of their lover's touch. The ecstasy and desire that they feel is all-consuming and they are unable to escape from it. The lyrics compare the lover to a dark angel of sin and suggest that they are possessed by them. The final lines of the song reveal that the singer is unable to resist this "touch of evil."
The song is a powerful meditation on the nature of desire and temptation. It suggests that some people are unable to resist certain types of love, even if they know that it will end in pain and destruction. The use of dark imagery and intense vocals adds to the sense of danger and anticipation that permeates the song.
Line by Line Meaning
You mesmerize slowly
You captivate me gradually
Till i can't believe my eyes
Until I'm in disbelief of what I'm seeing
Ecstasy controls me
Pleasure dominates my senses
What you give just serves me right
What you offer is exactly what I need and deserve
Without warning you're here
You appear suddenly and unexpectedly
Like magic you appear
You seem to have appeared by magic
I taste the fear
I am afraid
I'm so afraid
I am very scared
But i still feed the flame
Nevertheless, I continue to stoke the fire
In the night
During the night
Come to me
Approach me
You know i want your touch of evil
You know I crave your wicked touch
Please set me free
Release me
I can't resist a touch of evil
I am powerless to resist your malevolent touch
Aroused with desire
Filled with passion
You put me in a trance
You make me entranced
A vision of fire
A terrifying vision of destruction
I never had a chance
I was never given the opportunity to choose
A dark angel of sin
A malevolent angel of wickedness
Preying deep from within
Feeding on my deepest desires
Come take me in
Take me in completely
You're possessing me
You have taken control of me
Arousing me now with a sense of desire
Stimulating long suppressed passions in me
Possessing my soul till my body's on fire
Controlling my very being until I am consumed with passion
A touch of evil
A malevolent, wicked touch
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GLENN RAYMOND TIPTON, KENNETH DOWNING, ROBERT HALFORD, CHRIS TSANGARIDES
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@Archaon97
This song is some of the reasons why 15 years old teenage metalheads will never stop listening to this music.
We have grown up, we cut our hair, we may wear suits to work, we may even be lawyers. Some of us are married, we have some kids, we are forced by our wives to attend stupid parent meetings. But we never stopped listening to metal. Despite our parents saying: "you will not listen to these when you grown up. listen to something else, stop wasting money on CDs". Despite our classmates saying: "this is the song in the trend now, take that CD you brought back, you are out of fashion". We may have calmed our metal down, from classic to something else back to classic, something more extreme for a change. BUT WE NEVER STOPPED LISTENING TO METAL.
20 euros for a CD, and yet we knew everything about our music. Despite everybody else who only knew what was playing on the radio. We exchanged between ourselves everykind of CD we could find. Everytime one of our friends traveled in a big city we gave him a hundred euro to bring back a few CD we couldn't find elsewhere.
And today, at 30, we never stopped listening to this music.
@nosferatu8801
"A Touch Of Evil" Lyrics
Judas Priest
You mesmerise slowly
Till I can't believe my eyes
Ecstasy controls me
What you give just serves me right
Without warning you're here
Like magic you appear
I taste the fear
I'm so afraid
But I still feed the flame
In the night
Come to me
You know I want your Touch of Evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a Touch of Evil
Aroused with desire
You put me in a trance
A vision of fire
I never had a chance
A dark angel of sin
Preying deep from within
Come take me in
I'm so afraid
But I still feed the flame
In the night
Come to me
You know I want your Touch of Evil
In the night
Please set me free
I can't resist a Touch of Evil
Arousing me now with a sense of desire
Possessing my soul till my body's on fire
A dark angel of sin
Preying deep from within
Come take me in
I'm so afraid
But I still feed the flame
You're possessing me
@itsmezed
Painkiller is, hands down, one of the greatest metal albums ever recorded. It's a rare 'All killer, no filler' record.
@dannymcmince
Not too shabby indeed..great album!
@jordiv4601
Absolutely, yes.
@arvindshastry1178
Painkiller is not my favorite Priest album but it's still fucking amazing.
@marixalilith
i agree completely.
@NaylemEvad1
Agreed!!🤘🔥
@lukastetzlaff5050
There's metal enough in this song to rebuild the Twin Towers
@smob3223
Ya got that right legendary album
@adamturner1563
But it's you that would prefer to steal/Steel.
@kennedymonfiero8416
Hell Yes!!! I AGREE!!!