Firepower (album)

Firepower
A robot firing beams and fire powered from hands in war
Cover art by Claudio Bergamin
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released9 March 2018 (2018-03-09)
RecordedMarch–June 2017, Worcestershire, England
GenreHeavy metal
Length58:10
Label
ProducerTom Allom and Andy Sneap
Judas Priest chronology
Redeemer of Souls
(2014) 		Firepower
(2018) 		Invincible Shield
(2024)
Singles from Firepower
  1. "Lightning Strike"
    Released: 5 January 2018[1]
  2. "Firepower"
    Released: 14 February 2018[2]
  3. "Never the Heroes"
    Released: 2 March 2018[3]

Firepower is the eighteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. Released in 2018, it was the band's first studio album since 1988's Ram It Down to be produced by Tom Allom and the first one with Andy Sneap as co-producer.[4] The album sold around 49,000 copies in the United States within its first week of release, debuting at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-charting album in the US.[5] The album also reached No. 5 in the UK, making it their first top-ten album in the UK since British Steel.[6] Music videos were made for "Lightning Strike",[7] "Spectre"[8] and "No Surrender".[9] A lyric video was made for "Never the Heroes".[10] The record also produced three singles.

  1. ^ "Judas Priest Preview 'Firepower' Album With Ferocious 'Lightning Strike' Video". Rolling Stone. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST - Exclusive "Firepower" 7" Bundled With March Issue Of Germany's Metal Hammer; Includes "Breaking The Law" Live At Wacken Open Air 2015". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Hear Judas Priest's Tribute to Soldiers, 'Never the Heroes'". Rolling Stone. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST To Release 'Firepower' Album; North American Tour Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 23 October 2017. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  5. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Judas Priest Earns Highest Charting Album Ever on Billboard 200 With 'Firepower'". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Judas Priest celebrate Firepower chart success". Louder Sound. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Watch Video For New JUDAS PRIEST Song 'Lightning Strike'". Blabbermouth.net. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  8. ^ Divita, Joe (9 March 2018). "Judas Priest Unleash Video for Vampiric New Song 'Spectre'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST: 'No Surrender' Video Released". Blabbermouth.net. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  10. ^ Kennelty, Greg (2 March 2018). "JUDAS PRIEST's New Song "Never The Heroes" Is Straight Up A Classic Heavy Metal Anthem". Metal Injection. Retrieved 2 March 2018.