Ram It Down

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Ram It Down
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released13 May 1988 (1988-05-13)[1]
RecordedDecember 1987 – March 1988
Studio
  • Ibiza Sound Studio, Ibiza
  • Puk Recording Studios, Gjerlev
GenreHeavy metal[2]
Length49:33
LabelColumbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Priest...Live!
(1987) 		Ram It Down
(1988) 		Painkiller
(1990)
Singles from Ram It Down
  1. "Johnny B. Goode"
    Released: April 1988 [3]
  2. "Ram It Down"
    Released: 1988 (NL) [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
PopMatters(poor)[6]
Martin Popoff[7]
Sputnikmusic

Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 13 May 1988 by Columbia Records. It was the band's last album to feature longtime drummer Dave Holland, and was promoted in Europe and North America with the Mercenaries of Metal Tour.

On 18 July 1988, the album earned gold certification for shipments of over 500,000 copies.[1] In 2001, it was remastered and reissued with two bonus tracks.

  1. ^ a b "RIAA certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ Daniels, Neil (2007). The story of Judas Priest: Defenders of the Faith. Omnibus Press. pp. 193–4. ISBN 9780857122391.
  3. ^ "Judas Priest singles".
  4. ^ "Judas Priest singles".
  5. ^ Huey, Steve. "Judas Priest - Ram It Down review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Archived from the original on 11 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  6. ^ Begrand, Adrien (11 July 2002). "Judas Priest: Ram It Down / Painkiller". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  7. ^ 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.