For some fans, Tim committed the unpardonable sin of not being Rob. For me, I LOVE this album! Back in the day, I was totally out of the loop on music news, so I had no clue Rob had left. I bought this CD and plugged it in the car as soon as I got out of the store. I was like - Wow, this doesn't really sound like Rob, but who else could possibly do those screams?... then I told my wife to get the jacket out and check the credits - which is how I discovered Tim "Ripper" Owens. Of course, some people just don't like the tonality of his voice - which is totally cool.
When this album came out it was very different music scene: the Grunge, Funk and Rap Metal, Alternative Metal, was on top, and Nirvana, Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, Marily Manson ruled the rock radios, and the nu-Metal started to grow bigger. On the other side, the harder (Thrash, Death, Doom) Metal bands softened their music: Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Anathema, Carcass, Samael, My Dying Bride, Moonspell, etc... Iron Maiden played without Dickinson. The classic Heavy Metal. And classical Heavy Metal as a gengre was put away even in the Metal magazines and radios. And in this era in 1997 Judas Priest came out with Jugulator. A very brutal, but still melodic album. Which is a mixture of American Power Metal and Thrash Metal with very modern (with 1997 standards) elements. It was brutal and fresh and against the Grunge, the Funk/Rap Metal, GnR, Aerosmith, Alternative Metal, and the softening the Metal movement. Not their best album, but in 1997 I enjoyed it, and Metallica Load/Reload, Megadeth Youthanasi/Risk, Paradise Lost One Second/Host, Moonspell Sin/Pecado and Testament The Ritual/Low era this album was what I wanted to hear: a Metal band which doesn't soften its music, a Metal band which is against the trends. It is unbeliable that this is the same band which one decade ago made Turbo and Point of Entry.
Well you made it to the album that I personally think is their heaviest. I bought this when it came out and was surprised that it was this heavy. I also thought Tim Owens did a good job with the vocals. I know a lot of fans didn't like this one, but I love it! It's the underdog in their collection. The whole album is fire.
@@jamgee4402 I agree. To me, it's the worst album they ever made or maybe Nostradamus. I can't decide which is my least favorite. I'm guessing that the record company had something to do with the mediocre sound of Demolition.
@@jaymez3461 to me if you dropped about 6-8 filler songs on Nostradamus it would be a really good album but like i said way to much filler...they def trying to get on the nu-metal scene with demolition and failed big time
If I'm going to be put in a corner and have to pick between Point of Entry and Jugulator, there's not contest, Jugulator. I have it a S Tier while many have it at D-F, this is when I understood Priest has fans that like them for different reasons, there are a lot of softer side JP fans, which I still like, just not as their best.
No Halford but a great album! Tipton said that they decided to make an in your face, brutal metal album because of the alternative garbage coming out at that time. It was a breath of fresh air coming from a great band:after 8 years of hiatus looking for a singer.
Tim did a great job keeping Priest going for Rob to come back. I really like this album. Got to see them on this tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Halloween, here is the show: ruclips.net/video/hC47kj1N0Ow/видео.htmlsi=d7cSxvo3j4AuHYW3 Priest!!!
I hated this album when it came out, it did not sound like Priest, but I can appreciate it now. Thrash and death metal, and probably as heavy as they have ever been. For me, if this had been released under another band name, I would have seen it as a great album. Thanks again for the continued great reactions.
Here we go! Heaviest album they've made. It's a concept album of a psychotic serial killer, think Rob Zombie directed movies. You caught it in Jugulator, the only issue with this album is the production, it's too strong in the mids, you heard static, this sounds like a low bit-rate upload to. While Halford is the master of tone and dictation, Tim is way more in your face and is a verifiable mad man on this album with what he's doing with his voice here. Jugulator the song grows on one fast, it's all over the place but so aggressive. Please consider, you have your audience captured by now, take a mild but totally worth your time detour. Put in the Halford, Tipton and KK variants within this, they are all part of the same thing. As you said in this vid, it's good to hear Priest variants and all you would be doing is getting more variation yet and some of the best work done is outside of Priest. I guarantee it is worth your time to do this.
Never cared for that album too much, maybe except for the title track and Bullet Train. However, this was the first tour I got to see them live (I was like 13 when they toured Painkiller). It was quite an experience standing in the second row seeing your idols (minus Rob) face to face. Also, this was when I realized Priest actually ARE louder than Motörhead 😅
I couldn't believe how heavy this was when I heard Burn In Hell and I liked Ripper's voice.. The only thing I found bad was the quality of the songs, pretty generic, but I appreciated the effort at the time after losing Halford. It was a bit underappreciated.
A classic Priest trait is the transitions within the song. Most of the time the rhythm would flow through different sections without pulling or jarring the listener too dramatically. This has definitely been a bit more radical in the transitions. Even as a Priest fan I don't think I've ever gone directly from listening to the Halford era to Ripper like this. As a stand alone sound, ok, but as a follow up to Painkiller, meh.
These two albums are kinda like making brownies, but you left out one ingredient. It’s a brownie, but… you can tell. As a fan for 40 plus years, I’m not a fan of these albums.
First 5 songs not so bad then downhill, that means Point of Entry, Turbo, Ram it Down levels? 5 good songs on an album to me still makes a good album. There are a lot of songs on that album and there are some solid one's after 5 imo.
One of the corniest albums ever... The stupid introductions to each song. The title track seems fine but the rest except for Cathedral Spires were pretty Meh for me. I was disappointed with most of the guitar solos, just running up and down scales with divebombs. No melody. The album made me feel quite dead inside and uninspired.The Glenn Tipton solo album should have been the Priest album. Much better.
For some fans, Tim committed the unpardonable sin of not being Rob. For me, I LOVE this album!
Back in the day, I was totally out of the loop on music news, so I had no clue Rob had left. I bought this CD and plugged it in the car as soon as I got out of the store. I was like - Wow, this doesn't really sound like Rob, but who else could possibly do those screams?... then I told my wife to get the jacket out and check the credits - which is how I discovered Tim "Ripper" Owens.
Of course, some people just don't like the tonality of his voice - which is totally cool.
When this album came out it was very different music scene: the Grunge, Funk and Rap Metal, Alternative Metal, was on top, and Nirvana, Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, Marily Manson ruled the rock radios, and the nu-Metal started to grow bigger. On the other side, the harder (Thrash, Death, Doom) Metal bands softened their music: Metallica, Megadeth, Testament, Paradise Lost, Tiamat, Anathema, Carcass, Samael, My Dying Bride, Moonspell, etc...
Iron Maiden played without Dickinson.
The classic Heavy Metal.
And classical Heavy Metal as a gengre was put away even in the Metal magazines and radios.
And in this era in 1997 Judas Priest came out with Jugulator. A very brutal, but still melodic album. Which is a mixture of American Power Metal and Thrash Metal with very modern (with 1997 standards) elements. It was brutal and fresh and against the Grunge, the Funk/Rap Metal, GnR, Aerosmith, Alternative Metal, and the softening the Metal movement.
Not their best album, but in 1997 I enjoyed it, and Metallica Load/Reload, Megadeth Youthanasi/Risk, Paradise Lost One Second/Host, Moonspell Sin/Pecado and Testament The Ritual/Low era this album was what I wanted to hear: a Metal band which doesn't soften its music, a Metal band which is against the trends.
It is unbeliable that this is the same band which one decade ago made Turbo and Point of Entry.
I really, really liked this album when it came out. Believe me, in '97 nobody predicted how heavy this was going to be. \m/
Well you made it to the album that I personally think is their heaviest. I bought this when it came out and was surprised that it was this heavy. I also thought Tim Owens did a good job with the vocals. I know a lot of fans didn't like this one, but I love it! It's the underdog in their collection. The whole album is fire.
great album but demolition is horrible
@@jamgee4402 I agree. To me, it's the worst album they ever made or maybe Nostradamus. I can't decide which is my least favorite. I'm guessing that the record company had something to do with the mediocre sound of Demolition.
@@jaymez3461 to me if you dropped about 6-8 filler songs on Nostradamus it would be a really good album but like i said way to much filler...they def trying to get on the nu-metal scene with demolition and failed big time
If I'm going to be put in a corner and have to pick between Point of Entry and Jugulator, there's not contest, Jugulator. I have it a S Tier while many have it at D-F, this is when I understood Priest has fans that like them for different reasons, there are a lot of softer side JP fans, which I still like, just not as their best.
I always defend this album. It is the only time in their career when JP turned into a thrash metal band-I love this album. So heavy!!!
By far one of my favorite albums. This is what got me in to Priest
Amazing album with killer vocals by Tim,after this he became one of the most iconic metal vocalists for me!
No Halford but a great album! Tipton said that they decided to make an in your face, brutal metal album because of the alternative garbage coming out at that time. It was a breath of fresh air coming from a great band:after 8 years of hiatus looking for a singer.
Holy Fu*+ somebody actually listening to Jugulator 😮😮😮 I fuzzing love this album 🤘😎
My faves are Abductors, Dead Meat, Blood Stained and Bullet Train.
"Blood Stained" can also be heard at some point in the movie "Bride Of Chucky" when Chucky is in the car !!!
I never really picked up on that before. I've seen it a thousand times but never knew this song lol living dead girl was definitely there too
@@TheMetalJunkie Yes .. plenty of metal on this movie !!
10:46 Very similar to the cemetery gates opening
The song Blood Stained is actually on the Bride Of Chucky Soundtrack.
Oh awesome
Tim did a great job keeping Priest going for Rob to come back. I really like this album. Got to see them on this tour at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on Halloween, here is the show: ruclips.net/video/hC47kj1N0Ow/видео.htmlsi=d7cSxvo3j4AuHYW3 Priest!!!
JU -- GU -- LA-- TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR
I hated this album when it came out, it did not sound like Priest, but I can appreciate it now. Thrash and death metal, and probably as heavy as they have ever been. For me, if this had been released under another band name, I would have seen it as a great album. Thanks again for the continued great reactions.
It would be interesting to listen to a few older songs from the 98 Metal Meltdown live album.
That's a whole another Priest pass, their best live albums.
Here we go! Heaviest album they've made. It's a concept album of a psychotic serial killer, think Rob Zombie directed movies. You caught it in Jugulator, the only issue with this album is the production, it's too strong in the mids, you heard static, this sounds like a low bit-rate upload to. While Halford is the master of tone and dictation, Tim is way more in your face and is a verifiable mad man on this album with what he's doing with his voice here. Jugulator the song grows on one fast, it's all over the place but so aggressive.
Please consider, you have your audience captured by now, take a mild but totally worth your time detour. Put in the Halford, Tipton and KK variants within this, they are all part of the same thing. As you said in this vid, it's good to hear Priest variants and all you would be doing is getting more variation yet and some of the best work done is outside of Priest. I guarantee it is worth your time to do this.
Never cared for that album too much, maybe except for the title track and Bullet Train. However, this was the first tour I got to see them live (I was like 13 when they toured Painkiller). It was quite an experience standing in the second row seeing your idols (minus Rob) face to face. Also, this was when I realized Priest actually ARE louder than Motörhead 😅
グレイト🎉リバー🎉
What a minute, I thought you were the movie ranker, what the hell are you doing listening to metal, which is just as cool, lol.
I'm the movie ranker by day, the metal junkie by night lol
I couldn't believe how heavy this was when I heard Burn In Hell and I liked Ripper's voice..
The only thing I found bad was the quality of the songs, pretty generic, but I appreciated the effort at the time after losing Halford.
It was a bit underappreciated.
A classic Priest trait is the transitions within the song. Most of the time the rhythm would flow through different sections without pulling or jarring the listener too dramatically. This has definitely been a bit more radical in the transitions. Even as a Priest fan I don't think I've ever gone directly from listening to the Halford era to Ripper like this. As a stand alone sound, ok, but as a follow up to Painkiller, meh.
Korn/pantera like album... Ive never listen this album lol
These two albums are kinda like making brownies, but you left out one ingredient. It’s a brownie, but… you can tell. As a fan for 40 plus years, I’m not a fan of these albums.
heavy heavy album!! you can skip demolition (next album) not good at all
No no, Demo is a slow burner, it's damn good to if you imo are fair and give it some time, great garage working album.
Death row or bulletrain are also good,dead meat invaders, and brain dead...not so much. Demolition,the first 5 songs not bad then downhill
First 5 songs not so bad then downhill, that means Point of Entry, Turbo, Ram it Down levels? 5 good songs on an album to me still makes a good album. There are a lot of songs on that album and there are some solid one's after 5 imo.
If you don't like this album then don't listen to Demolition. That's terrible
The albums with Tim Owens are the weakest, there is no melody. Tim's vocals are much inferior to Rob's
One of the corniest albums ever... The stupid introductions to each song. The title track seems fine but the rest except for Cathedral Spires were pretty Meh for me. I was disappointed with most of the guitar solos, just running up and down scales with divebombs. No melody. The album made me feel quite dead inside and uninspired.The Glenn Tipton solo album should have been the Priest album. Much better.
Complete trash era. No wonder Priest cancelled it from their memory completely. Thank god for that.