Angel of Retribution

Angel of Retribution
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released23 February 2005 (2005-02-23)
RecordedOctober–December 2004
StudioOld Smithy (Worcestershire, England)
Sound City (Van Nuys, California)
GenreHeavy metal
Length52:32
Label
ProducerRoy Z
Judas Priest chronology
Demolition
(2001) 		Angel of Retribution
(2005) 		Nostradamus
(2008)
Singles from Angel of Retribuition
  1. "Revolution"
    Released: 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth8/10[3]
laut.de[4]
Mojo[1]
Now[5]
PopMatters6/10[6]
Rock Hard (de)9/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Uncut[1]

Angel of Retribution is the fifteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 2005. It is the band's first album since 1990's Painkiller to feature Rob Halford. The album debuted at No. 13 on the US Billboard 200 chart,[9] which makes it the fourth highest charting Judas Priest album in the US. The album was produced by Roy Z,[3] who co-wrote the song "Deal with the Devil". It won a 2005 Metal Hammer award for Best Album.[10] In the 2005 Burrn! magazine Readers' Pop Poll, it was voted Best Album of the Year and Best Album Cover.[11]

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  2. ^ "Angel of Retribution review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kaye, Don. "Angel Of Retribution Review". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  4. ^ Cordas, Alexander. "'Metal up your ass'. Punkt. Aus" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Stuffco, Jared (14 April 2005). "NOW: JUDAS PRIEST, Mar 3 - 9, 2005". Now. Archived from the original on 14 April 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ Begrand, Adrien (3 March 2005). "Judas Priest: Angel of Retribution". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. ^ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 214. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  8. ^ "Angel Of Retribution Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Album debuts at #13". bravewords.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Motörhead Honored At Golden Gods Awards: Photos Available - Blabbermouth.net". 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  11. ^ "JUDAS PRIEST Sweep Burrn! Magazine Best Of 2005 Polls - Bravewords.com". Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.