Defenders of the Faith

Defenders of the Faith
Cover art by Doug Johnson
Studio album by
Released13 January 1984 (1984-01-13)
Recorded1983
StudioIbiza Sound (Ibiza)
GenreHeavy metal[1]
Length39:45
LabelColumbia
ProducerTom Allom
Judas Priest chronology
Screaming for Vengeance
(1982)
Defenders of the Faith
(1984)
Turbo
(1986)
Singles from Defenders of the Faith
  1. "Freewheel Burning"
    Released: 13 January 1984[2]
  2. "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll"
    Released: 19 March 1984[3]
  3. "Love Bites"
    Released: April 1984 (US)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Blabbermouth.net10/10 (30th Ann.)[6]
Blogcritics(favourable) (30th Ann.)[7]
PopMatters7/10(30th Ann.)[8]
Martin Popoff8/10[9]
Record Collector (30th Ann.)[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[12]

Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 13 January 1984 in the US[13] and on 20 January 1984 in the UK.[2] The album was certified platinum by the RIAA,[13] and spawned the singles "Freewheel Burning", "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll", and "Love Bites".

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  2. ^ a b "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 7 January 1984. p. 5. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Music Week" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Judas Priest singles".
  5. ^ "Defenders of the Faith review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ Van Horn jr., Ray. "Hudas Priest – "Defenders of the Faith Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition"". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  7. ^ Doherty, Charlie (16 March 2015). "Music Review: Judas Priest – 'Defenders of the Faith' (Special 30th Anniversary Edition)". Blogcritics. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  8. ^ Macek III, J. C. (15 April 2015). "Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith: Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  9. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  10. ^ Patterson, Dayal (March 2015). "Judas Priest – Defenders Of The Faith: 30th Anniversary Edition". Record Collector (438). Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. ^ Connelly, Christopher (12 April 1984). "Album Reviews: Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. ^ Stagno, Mike (14 December 2006). "Judas Priest – Defenders of the Faith". Sputnikmusic. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  13. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference riaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).