Judas Priest has announced the upcoming release of The Best Of Judas Priest, a career-spanning collection celebrating one of the most influential and enduring bands in heavy metal, out through Sony Music on June 19th.
The mighty Judas Priest has defined and redefined the sound and imagery of heavy metal for more than five decades. With over 50 million albums sold worldwide and more than 2.5 billion global streams across their catalogue, their impact on music and culture remains unmatched.
This special collection of songs brings together some of the band’s globally revered recordings, including Breaking The Law, You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, Electric Eye, Turbo Lover and Painkiller. Together, these tracks represent key moments from across their catalog and trace the evolution of a band that helped shape the genre itself.
Internationally the band’s most iconic songs continue to reach new audiences. The Best Of Judas Priest serves as both an accessible entry point for new listeners and a definitive collection for longtime fans looking to revisit the songs that cemented the band’s legacy.
Judas Priest continue to showcase their exemplary live shows across continental Europe this summer as well as a festival stop at Bloodstock in the U.K. on August 9th and a headline show at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on September 21st.
An in-depth documentary, The Ballad Of Judas Priest, was premiered at the 76th Berlinale – Berlin International Film Festival in February. Directed by Tom Morello and Sam Dunn, this fascinating insight into the band’s vast career will be released later this year.
The Ballad Of Judas Priest will receive its North American premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian international documentary film festival, which will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto from April 23rd-May 3rd.
The Best Of Judas Priest track listing:
CD:
1. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
2. Lightning Strike
3. Breaking The Law
4. Beyond The Realms Of Death
5. Painkiller
6. Hell Bent For Leather
7. Rocka Rolla
8. Turbo Lover
9. Electric Eye
10. Crown Of Horns
11. Living After Midnight
12. Night Crawler
13. Heading Out To The Highway
14. Better By You, Better Than Me
15. The Sentinel
16. Diamonds And Rust
Vinyl:
Side A:
1. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
2. Breaking The Law
03. Painkiller
4. Hell Bent For Leather
5. Turbo Lover
Side B:
1. Electric Eye
2. Crown Of Horns
3. Living After Midnight
4. Heading Out To The Highway
5. The Sentinel
Rising from humble, working-class roots in Birmingham, U.K., to become global rock legends, Judas Priest didn’t just help shape heavy metal culture — they forged it. Widely credited as being one of the pioneers of the heavy metal genre in the 1970s, Judas Priest has sold more than 50 million records and released 19 studio albums for their legion of dedicated fans around the world. In 2022, they were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. With their 2024 album Invincible Shield, the band became the first heavy metal act to release studio albums 50 years apart. The album drew widespread acclaim, receiving a Grammy nomination for “Best Metal Performance.”
Judas Priest‘s current touring lineup consists of singer Rob Halford, bassist Ian Hill, guitarists Richie Faulkner and Andy Sneap and drummer Scott Travis.
2 Responses
Not one song from Sad Wings of Destiny??? The Ripper or Victim Of Changes should be on this!!
I completely agree with you, Scott,
While I know song choice is personal, I was going to write a very similar sentiment, but I had other stories to post.
It is kind of disgrace, as what passes for a Greatest Hits here.
I don’t know who was in charge of the song selection, but we can also add Some Heads Are Gonna Roll and I would substitute Never Satisfied for Rocka Rolla and maybe Devil’s Child for Electric Eye?
As for Sad Wings Of Destiny, which in my humble opinion is one of their greatest albums, being completely ignored, is a major, and I mean MAJOR, oversight.