Battle Cry (Judas Priest album)

Battle Cry
Live album by
Judas Priest
Released25 March 2016
Recorded1 August 2015
VenueWacken Open Air (Wacken, Germany)
GenreHeavy metal
Length75:28
LabelEpic
ProducerTom Allom & Jack Ruston
Judas Priest chronology
A Touch of Evil: Live
(2009) 		Battle Cry
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Battle Cry is the sixth live album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 25 March 2016.[2] It was recorded at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on 1 August 2015 during their Redeemer of Souls Tour. The album was released as both a standalone title and a bundled package containing the DVD version.[3]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Battle Cry" (Intro) 0:33
2."Dragonaut"Halford, Tipton, Richie Faulkner4:12
3."Metal Gods" 4:13
4."Devil's Child" 5:18
5."Victim of Changes"Al Atkins, Halford, Tipton, Downing8:58
6."Halls of Valhalla"Halford, Tipton, Faulkner6:07
7."Redeemer of Souls"Halford, Tipton, Faulkner4:10
8."Beyond the Realms of Death"Halford, Les Binks7:01
9."Jawbreaker" 4:05
10."Breaking the Law" 2:47
11."Hell Bent for Leather"Tipton4:26
12."The Hellion" (Intro) 0:36
13."Electric Eye" 4:36
14."You've Got Another Thing Comin'" 11:02
15."Painkiller" 7:25

Note

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Two songs Judas Priest performed at the festival, "Turbo Lover" and "Living After Midnight", were omitted from the album. However, they do appear on the video release.

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 57
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 90
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 180
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 29
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[9] 28
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] 78
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 37
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 63
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 60
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 34
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[15] 5
US Billboard 200[16] 90
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 25
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[19] 11

References

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  1. ^ James Christopher Monger. "Battle Cry - Judas Priest - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 17 October 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ Discogs (April 2016). "Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Discogs. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Judas Priest Announce 'Battle Cry' Live CD/DVD". UltimateClassicRock.com. 16 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Judas Priest – Battle Cry" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Judas Priest – Battle Cry" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Judas Priest – Battle Cry" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Judas Priest – Battle Cry" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2016. 12. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "バトル・クライ〜進撃の咆哮(デラックス・エディション)(完全生産限定盤)". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Judas Priest Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Judas Priest Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Judas Priest Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. ^ "Judas Priest Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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