Judas Priest – Stained Class

Stained Class remains one of Priest's absolute finest albums and one of the pinnacles of their seventies era material,
This album makes me feel different in each cut of the disc, each song does not follow a similar pattern, structurally is very different , this
creates relaxing atmospheres, like other brutal, hot and cold , and a storm of pure HEAVY METAL, sounding something unique, not copies of anything or anyone.
The origins of extreme metal are hinted at in pieces such as ‘EXCITER’, which elaborates further on the quintet’s advancement towards more aggressive techniques and motifs, heavy on palm muted rhythmic guitar riffs and rapid fire double bass pedals, overlaid with ROB HALFORD"S banshee-like falsetto and lead guitars which although in of patterns and scales are not yet free of the restraints of rock music from previous decades, clearly set a BENCHMARK for the revival of neoclassical technique in the metal genre
BEYOND THE REALMS OF DEATH one of the best songs of the disc, composed by newcomer to the band Les Binks, has everything you need to have to embroider the disc, a beautiful ballad , incredible rhythms, long solos, a battle between Tipton and Downing endless, a long 6 minutes 51 seconds to make it short.