Defenders of the Faith

This article is about the Judas Priest album. For other uses, see Defender of the Faith (disambiguation).

Defenders of the Faith
Cover art by Doug Johnson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
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).