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1961:A Touch of Evil: Live
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2253:Bullet Train
2246:Burn in Hell
2197:Electric Eye
2155:Rock Forever
2148:Evening Star
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1720:
1715:Scott Travis
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1000:Scott Travis
994:Dave Holland
969:Glenn Tipton
951:Judas Priest
899:
849:"Heroes End"
722:Spooky Tooth
690:Glenn Tipton
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628:Spooky Tooth
615:suicide pact
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292:Spooky Tooth
284:thrash metal
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143:Judas Priest
44:Judas Priest
39:Studio album
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2541:1978 albums
2458:KK's Priest
2418:Discography
2270:Other songs
2218:Turbo Lover
2035:Single Cuts
1918:Live albums
1887:Nostradamus
1852:Ram It Down
1782:Rocka Rolla
1701:Rob Halford
1514:Hicks, Bill
957:Rob Halford
901:Ram It Down
728:Gary Wright
686:Rob Halford
398:Oxfordshire
386:David Bowie
382:jazz fusion
349:Rob Halford
280:speed metal
268:progressive
248:heavy metal
95:Heavy metal
82:Oxfordshire
2535:Categories
2428:Andy Sneap
2260:Revolution
2232:Painkiller
2102:Battle Cry
1993:Hero, Hero
1968:Battle Cry
1873:Demolition
1859:Painkiller
1745:John Hinch
1740:Alan Moore
1518:Lahr, John
1463:"RIAA.com"
1243:3 November
1177:4 November
1154:References
1007:Production
642:Bill Hicks
562:described
390:Supertramp
272:blues rock
145:chronology
58:1978-02-10
1901:Firepower
1866:Jugulator
1755:Les Binks
1730:Al Atkins
1611:Billboard
1604:Billboard
1498:18 August
1406:Rock Hard
1276:16 August
1092:Billboard
1075:UK Albums
1057:position
981:Les Binks
971:– guitars
965:– guitars
946:Personnel
904:sessions)
887:Writer(s)
837:Les Binks
835:Halford,
799:Halford,
785:Writer(s)
754:"Invader"
667:Writer(s)
640:Comedian
623:methadone
574:Rock Hard
373:Billboard
337:Les Binks
320:Billboard
260:Les Binks
2021:Metalogy
2014:Genocide
1694:Ian Hill
1565:. 2006.
1543:20 April
1520:(2004).
1493:Loudwire
1467:riaa.com
1441:Archived
1318:Archived
1296:Loudwire
1270:Archived
1195:(2018).
1138:500,000
975:Ian Hill
959:– vocals
814:"Savage"
803:, Tipton
772:Side two
759:Ian Hill
654:Side one
560:AllMusic
446:AllMusic
345:Ian Hill
328:Overview
130:Producer
123:Columbia
66:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
2448:Halford
2423:Members
2134:Exciter
2112:Singles
2095:Epitaph
1447:21 June
1324:31 July
1123:/sales
1114:Region
983:– drums
680:Exciter
601:Lawsuit
358:Artist
302:– and “
276:Exciter
222:Exciter
192:Singles
178:(1978)
169:(1978)
160:(1977)
56: (
2176:United
2059:Videos
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1472:4 June
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1372:21 May
1363:
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1064:Oricon
1045:Charts
977:– bass
925:Wright
890:Length
852:Tipton
788:Length
724:cover)
705:Tipton
670:Length
440:Rating
437:Source
101:Length
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1567:ISBN
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1474:2020
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1374:2019
1361:ISBN
1326:2015
1278:2016
1245:2022
1201:ISBN
1179:2022
1130:RIAA
1098:173
1055:Peak
928:3:40
910:6:58
855:5:01
841:6:53
820:3:27
806:5:30
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732:3:24
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2443:Two
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1089:US
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1079:OCC
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