Wednesday 29 February 2012

Judas Priest - Painkiller - the song that introduced the 90s version of Judas Priest

Judas Priest - Painkiller


Without doubt everyone knows that Rob Halford has the most memorable razor sharp voice in history. Well with the "Painkiller" Judas Priest marched right into the 90s and showed the world that can show something new and unique to the world in the new decade. This song has grown to be one of their biggest hits and it was nominated for the Grammy awards in 1991. It also is one of the hardest songs to actually play, thus it was chosen to be the last song to unlock in both Rock Band 2 and unplugged.

[Glenn Tipton, Rob Halford & K.K. Downing]

Faster than a bullet
Terrifying scream
Enraged and full of anger
He's half man and half machine

Rides the Metal Monster
Breathing smoke and fire
Closing in with vengeance soaring high

He is the Painkiller
This is the Painkiller

Planets devastated
Mankind's on its knees
A saviour comes from out the skies
In answer to their pleas

Through boiling clouds of thunder
Blasting bolts of steel
Evils going under deadly wheels

He is the Painkiller
This is the Painkiller

Faster than a lazer bullet
Louder than an atom bomb
Chromium plated boiling metal
Brighter than a thousand suns

Flying high on rapture
Stronger free and brave
Nevermore encaptured
They've been brought back from the grave

With mankind resurrected
Forever to survive
Returns from Armageddon to the skies

He is the Painkiller
This is the Painkiller
Wings of steel Painkiller
Deadly wheels Painkiller

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