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I will always love the 80s. There are so many reasons why. For metal fans, this was a magical time when metal seemed to rule to the airwaves of FM rock radio. Judas Priest<\/a><\/strong>, with records like Screaming for Vengeance<\/em> and Defenders of the Faith<\/em>, firmly established themselves as the metal gods during this decade, and much of what they created during that time has achieved legendary status. <\/p>\n With Judas Priest<\/a><\/strong>, however, the irony comes some three decades later as 2018’s Firepower<\/em> actually charted higher in the US than any of their previous recordings, further cementing the storied band into a realm of prominent longevity few could ever imagine of attaining.<\/p>\n Firepower<\/em> was a record that made a statement. An instant classic nearly as soon as it was released, the LP silenced any doubters who may have thought Judas Priest<\/a><\/strong> was done. In similar vein, some six years later, the band comes back with another barnburner in Invincible Shield<\/em>, which is a bit more reticent of those famed 80s Judas Priest<\/a><\/strong> records that so many of us love so dearly.<\/p>\n Admittedly, the first single off the record, released a number of weeks back, “Panic Attack” gave us shades of 1986’s Turbo<\/em> with the synth intro and accents throughout the cut. I was personally more than okay with that because while, admittedly, I was not a fan of Turbo<\/em> when it first came out, I’ve grown to truly appreciate it over the years. I think of it as the ultimate “grower.” However, t took me about zero seconds to develop a love for “Panic Attack.” Between Judas Priest<\/a><\/strong> vocalist Rob Halford<\/strong> still hitting the high notes and guitarist Richie Faulkner<\/strong>‘s blisteringly original lead work, “Panic Attack” is right up there with the band’s all-time greatest hits without any doubt.<\/p>\n \n