JUDAS PRIEST incendiary performance from the Atlanta stop of their World Vengeance Tour, recorded at the Omni, 11th December 1982 is being released as a double LP exclusively for Record Store Day 2025. The recording has been mastered for vinyl and sound quality is excellent.
The band’s most commercially successful to that point, Screaming For Vengeance, was a juggernaut from start to finish with songs like “Electric Eye,” the title track, “Devil’s Child,” and, of course, “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming.” It was an album that found Judas Priest on a massive world tour between August 1982 and February 1983, performing to thousands of packed arenas and coliseums each night, arguably one of the most historic runs in their career. A total of one-hundred and eleven shows in total, along the journey, they took various supporting acts, including Krokus, Uriah Heep, and Iron Maiden!
Not to be missed; fortunately, Judas Priest had the foresight to capture the World Vengeance Tour on tape for future reference. Recognized for recording the December 12, 1982 show at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee, this became the epic 1983 Judas Priest Live VHS and Laserdisc release before being re-released in 2006 as a DVD and UMD under the title Live Vengeance ’82.
The latter is a must-have for any Priest fan; but how many are also aware that just one night prior, on December 11, 1982, Judas Priest recorded their performance in Atlanta, Georgia, at The Omni? Chances are not too much, but they did. And its here in its entirety in “Live in Atlanta ’82 [RSD 2025 Exclusive]“.
A Heavy Metal lover’s dreams come true, the World Vengeance Tour also featured a set list for the ages that not only promoted Screaming for Vengeance but also highlighted earlier material such as 1976’s “Victims of Changes” and “The Ripper,” 1977’s “Sinner,” but also 1978’s “Hell Bent for Leather.” Additionally, you had standouts (which were relatively new at the time), including “Breaking The Law,” “Metal Gods,” “Living After Midnight,” and “Heading Out To The Highway” as part of the live performances.
A standalone release apart from any sets, it is a new double LP that arrives on Record Store Day 2025 through Legacy Recordings. Very exciting and enticing for record collectors, live album fans, and Judas Priest fans, it is a limited edition pressing in a lovely solid red color.
It includes two separate inner sleeves with fantastic The Hellion artwork on one side, song credits on the other, and an outer sleeve with an incredible collage of photos as the art.
Not just slapped together, the quality is there in terms of the product, but the sound itself is also immense. Magically capturing the entire live set and the crowd’s clamor, everything sounds potent and matches a nice vinyl presentation that transports you back in time.
A1. The Hellion / Electric Eye
A2. Riding On The Wind
A3. Heading Out To The Highway
A4. Metal Gods
A5. Bloodstone
B1. Breaking The Law
B2. Sinner
B3. Desert Plains
B4. The Ripper
C1. Diamonds & Rust
C2. Devil’s Child
C3. Screaming For Vengeance
C4. You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
D1. Victim Of Changes
D2. Living After Midnight
D3. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
D4. Hell Bent For Leather
JUDAS PRIEST – Live in Atlanta ’82 [RSD 2025 Exclusive]
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