British Steel (album)

British Steel
British Steel
Studio album by Judas Priest
Released	11 April 1980
Studio	Tittenhurst Park, Ascot
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	36:10
Label	Columbia
Producer	Tom Allom
Judas Priest chronology
Alternative cover
	30th anniversary cover
Singles from British Steel
	"Living After Midnight"; Released: 21 March 1980; "Breaking the Law"; Released: 30 May 1980; "United"; Released: 15 August 1980;

British Steel is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 April 1980 by CBS Records, and on May 1980, by Columbia Records.^[3] It was the band's first album to feature Dave Holland on drums.

During an interview with Wall of Sound's Educate Ebony podcast, Max Cavalera stated British Steel is the "essential thrash metal" album everyone needs to hear and says "I’m sure you can ask Metallica, if it wasn’t for British Steel they wouldn’t be here."^[4]

^ "British Steel certification".
^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.
^ "Record World 04-19-1980" (PDF). worldradiohistory. Record World. 19 April 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ Brown, Paul 'Browny' (9 August 2021). "Max Cavalera Praises Judas Priest's British Steel: "There's No Bad Songs… There's No Filler"". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

[1] "British Steel certification".

[2] "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.

[3] "Record World 04-19-1980" (PDF). worldradiohistory. Record World. 19 April 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[4] Brown, Paul 'Browny' (9 August 2021). "Max Cavalera Praises Judas Priest's British Steel: "There's No Bad Songs… There's No Filler"". Wall Of Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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