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Judas Priest remained inactive for many years after Halford had left. The reason for this was growing tensions within the band, as well as Halford's desire to explore new musical territory by creating a new band of his own, Fight, which forced him to legally leave Judas Priest to allow this creation to be sold. Halford's departure įollowing the tour for this album, singer Rob Halford left the band in May 1992 and maintained little contact with his former bandmates throughout the 1990s. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance at the 20 February 1991 33rd Annual Grammy Awards. A re-mastered CD was released in May 2001. The album was certified Gold by RIAA in January 1991. The original LP, cassette and CD versions were released on 3 September 1990. The most noticeable feature of the Painkiller, besides his metal body is that he 'rides the metal monster' a motorcycle with a dragon for the chassis and two circular saw blades for wheels. He also makes an appearance along with the Hellion (from Screaming for Vengeance), the goggled face from Killing Machine ( Hell Bent for Leather in the US) and the Metallian (from Defenders of the Faith) on the cover of Metal Works '73-'93.Ī very similar character is on the cover of Angel of Retribution, also a metal angel, but with a slightly less smooth appearance and with the Judas Priest cross on his chest rather than on his shoulders. The Painkiller is believed to be inspired by the fallen angel from the Sad Wings of Destiny album cover that Judas Priest recorded early in their career.
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With the trial behind them, the band finally released the album on September 3, 1990. The case was eventually dismissed on August 24, 1990.
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The band were the subject of a civil lawsuit alleging their recording was responsible for the suicide attempts of two young men in Reno, Nevada on December 23, 1985. Delay ĭespite the album being finished in March 1990, the album's release was delayed due to the pending much-publicized subliminal message trial that began on July 16, 1990. The Painkiller is described as a metal messiah sent to the world to destroy evil and rescue mankind from destruction.
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The Painkiller itself is one of a series of fictional messiahs created by Judas Priest. Rob Halford claimed in an interview that the song "Hell Patrol" is about US Air Force pilots flying missions in the Gulf War which started a few months before the release of the album. The title track has become one of Judas Priest's signature songs, with songs like "Metal Meltdown", "Leather Rebel", "A Touch of Evil", "Night Crawler" and "All Guns Blazing" becoming fan favorites. The effort paid off and the album became one of their most successful efforts, its songs becoming staples of the live setlist. In response, Priest adopted a more contemporary speed metal sound on Painkiller. In 1989, Judas Priest had just come off of two less-than-successful albums with Turbo and Ram It Down, both of which attempted to incorporate synthesizers and glam rock, and the band was widely dismissed as passe and unable to compete with the younger generation of metal groups such as Metallica, Anthrax, and Slayer. Travis was recruited from another band, Racer X. This is the first album to feature drummer Scott Travis who replaced long-time drummer Dave Holland in 1989. The album was recorded at Miraval Studios, Brignoles, France in early 1990, and mixed at Wisseloord Studios, Hilversum, the Netherlands later that year.