Invincible Shield

Invincible Shield
A multi-coloured shield surrounded by fire and light with Judas Priest's logo on it against a blue and red background
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released8 March 2024 (2024-03-08)
Recorded2022 – May 2023
GenreHeavy metal
Length52:36
Label
ProducerAndy Sneap
Judas Priest chronology
Firepower
(2018) 		Invincible Shield
(2024)
Singles from Invincible Shield
  1. "Panic Attack"
    Released: 13 October 2023
  2. "Trial by Fire"
    Released: 17 November 2023
  3. "Crown of Horns"
    Released: 19 January 2024
  4. "The Serpent and the King"
    Released: 22 February 2024
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10[1]
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Classic Rock[4]
Kerrang!4/5[5]
Record Collector[6]
Metal Hammer[7]
Blabbermouth.net9/10[8]
Sputnikmusic4.3/5.0[9]
musicOMH[10]
The List[11]
laut.de[12]

Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 6 March 2024 by Sony in Japan,[13] and globally two days later through Columbia and Epic Records.[14][15] It was produced by the band's touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who also produced 2018's Firepower, while the album's last two tracks ("Sons of Thunder" and "Giants in the Sky") were co-produced by Tom Allom.

The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position in the band's discography to date. In the US, it debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and topped the spot for the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[16]

  1. ^ "Invincible Shield by Judas Priest reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Invincible Shield by Judas Priest". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Invincible Shield - Judas Priest | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  4. ^ Wilding, Philip (8 March 2024). "Out now: Judas Priest's Invincible Shield is pristine and powerful". Louder Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ Law, Sam (8 March 2024). "Album review: Judas Priest – Invincible Shield". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Record Collector – March 2024". Record Collector. March 2024. p. 103.
  7. ^ Hobson, Rich (4 March 2024). ""Fifty years on from their tentative first steps, Priest have produced what may well be the most defiantly, unrelentingly triumphant record of their career." New Judas Priest album Invincible Shield is nothing short of magnificent". Louder Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  8. ^ Lawson, Dom (5 March 2024). "Invincible Shield". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ Schroer, Brendan. "Review: Judas Priest - Invincible Shield". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. ^ Horton, Ross (8 March 2024). "Judas Priest - Invincible Shield | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  11. ^ Thomas, Greg. "Judas Priest: Invincible Shield album review – A clarion call for tolerance". The List. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  12. ^ Temminghoff, Yan. "Ein Manifist des Metals" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ "最新アルバム「インヴィンシブル・シールド」発売記念キャンペーン「鋼鉄の聖地」開催決定!! | ジューダス・プリースト" [Campaign to commemorate the release of the latest album Invincible Shield, Steel Sanctuary will be held!! | Judas Priest]. Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  14. ^ Irwin, Corey (8 October 2023). "Judas Priest Announces New Album Invincible Shield". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Judas Priest To Release New Studio Album, Invincible Shield, In March 2024". Blabbermouth.net. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  16. ^ Rutherford, Kevin (20 March 2024). "Judas Priest's Invincible Shield Reigns on Top Hard Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2024.