![]() ![]() 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. ![]()
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