Judas Priest ‘The Chosen Few’ cd

Some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal world picked their favorite Judas Priest songs for the band’s forthcoming compilation album, The Chosen Few (out October 10th via Legacy/Sony) – and the result is one of the more interesting Priest tracklistings ever put together.

Artists who took part in the 17-track strong The Chosen Few included Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, Metallica’s James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, Alice Cooper and Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, among others.

“This is a collection of songs chosen by our friends and respected peers,” commented Priest frontman Rob Halford. “So we hope all the metal maniacs out there will rock out to the tunes enjoyed by metal legends.”

Also included in the set are explanations from each artist about their selection, including Taylor gushing that Priest’s early MTV anthem, “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming,” caused the group to become “the Blueprint for the ultimate Heavy Metal band.” ”

This cd review is sooooooooo easy to do, a traffic warden could do it.
This “Greatest hits” package, is pure priest perfect.
So im gonna give it a leather fisted glove, 10/10

The Chosen Few tracklisting:

1) Diamonds And Rust (1977) – chosen by Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)

2) Dissident Aggressor (1977) – chosen by Steve Vai

3) Exciter (1978) – chosen by Accept

4) Beyond The Realms Of Death (1978) – chosen by Lars Ulrich (Metallica)

5) Delivering The Goods (1979) – chosen by Kerry King (Slayer)

6) The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown) (1979) – chosen by David Coverdale (Whitesnake) & Randy Blythe (Lamb of God)

7) The Ripper (1979) – chosen by Ozzy Osbourne

8) Victim Of Changes (1979) – chosen by James Hetfield (Metallica)

9) Breaking The Law (1980) – chosen by Lemmy (Motorhead)

10) Rapid Fire (1980) – chosen by Vinnie Paul (Pantera & Hell Yeah)

11) Grinder (1980) – chosen by Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)

12) Living After Midnight (1980) – chosen by Alice Cooper & Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

13) Screaming For Vengeance (1982) – chosen by Slash (Guns n Roses)

14) You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (1982) – chosen by Klaus Meine (Scorpions) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot)

15) The Sentinel (1984) – chosen by Chris Jericho

16) Turbo Lover (1986) – chosen by Jonathan Davis (Korn)

17) Painkiller (1990) – chosen by Joe Satriani

Release date: 10-10-2011

Heres the first Judas Priest single I ever bought, from 1980, enjoy.

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