Metal Works '73-'93

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Metal Works
Compilation album by Judas Priest
Released	May 18, 1993
Recorded	1977-1990
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	??:??
Label	Columbia Records
Producer(s)	Judas Priest Roger Glover Tom Allom Chris Tsangarides
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Judas Priest chronology
Painkiller (1990)	Metal Works (1993)	Jugulator (1997)

Metal Works is a compilation album by Judas Priest, released in 1993. A remastered edition was released in 2001, with the same tracklisting. All material was previously available. All albums to that date are represented with the exception of debut Rocka Rolla, although a live version of "Victim of Changes" is used rather than the studio version on Sad Wings of Destiny. This is more to do with the fact that the first two albums are on a different record label rather than the quality of material.

The band selected the tracks themselves, and make comments in the sleeve-notes.

As an album it showcases versatility of their musical career. This album also brought Rob Halford back into the fold for a short while following his departure from the band due to internal tensions.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "The Hellion" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
2. "Electric Eye" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
3. "Victim Of Changes" (Live) (Unleashed in the East, 1979)
4. "Painkiller" (Painkiller, 1990)
5. "Eat Me Alive" (Defenders of the Faith, 1984)
6. "Devil's Child" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
7. "Dissident Aggressor" (Sin After Sin, 1977)
8. "Delivering The Goods" (Hell Bent for Leather, 1978)
9. "Exciter" (Stained Class, 1978)
10. "Breaking The Law" (British Steel, 1980)
11. "Hell Bent For Leather" (Hell Bent for Leather, 1978)
12. "Blood Red Skies" (Ram It Down, 1988)
13. "Metal Gods" (British Steel, 1980)
14. "Before The Dawn" (Hell Bent for Leather, 1978)
15. "Turbo Lover" (Turbo, 1986)
16. "Ram It Down" (Ram It Down, 1988)
17. "Metal Meltdown" (Painkiller, 1990)

[edit] Disc two

1. "Screaming For Vengeance" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
2. "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
3. "Beyond The Realms Of Death" (Stained Class, 1978)
4. "Solar Angels" (Point of Entry, 1981)
5. "Bloodstone" (Screaming for Vengeance, 1982)
6. "Desert Plains" (Point of Entry, 1981)
7. "Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days" (Turbo, 1986)
8. "Heading Out To The Highway (Live)" (Priest...Live!, 1987)
9. "Living After Midnight" (British Steel, 1980)
10. "A Touch Of Evil" (Painkiller, 1990)
11. "The Rage" (British Steel, 1980)
12. "Night Comes Down" (Defenders of the Faith, 1984)
13. "Sinner" (Sin After Sin, 1977)
14. "Freewheel Burning" (Defenders of the Faith, 1984)
15. "Night Crawler" (Painkiller, 1990)

Judas Priest

Rob Halford | K. K. Downing | Glenn Tipton | Ian Hill | Scott Travis

Former Members: Al Atkins | Tim 'Ripper' Owens | John Pattridge | John Ellis | Alan Moore | Chris Campbell | John Hinch | Les Binks | Dave Holland | Simon Phillips

Discography

Albums: Rocka Rolla | Sad Wings of Destiny | Sin After Sin | Stained Class | Hell Bent for Leather | Unleashed in the East | British Steel | Point of Entry Screaming for Vengeance | Defenders of the Faith | Turbo | Priest...Live! | Ram It Down | Painkiller | Jugulator | Live Meltdown | Demolition | Live in London Angel of Retribution

Compilations/Box Sets: The Best of Judas Priest | Hero, Hero | The Collection | Genocide | Metal Works | The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight Metalogy | The Essential Judas Priest

DVDs: Live in London | Electric Eye | Rising in the East | Live Vengeance '82