| British Steel | ||||
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| Released | 11 April 1980[1] | |||
| Studio | Tittenhurst Park, Ascot | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 36:10 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Tom Allom | |||
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British Steel is the sixth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 11 April 1980 by Columbia Records. 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."[3]
- ^ "British Steel certification".
- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 26.
- ^ 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.