Judas Priest – Invincible Shield

Does anyone have a comment or indication on this + the 3 bonustracks on the 7"
I'm very curious to the if'& what's !

Amazing album! Perfect mastering and great pressing. Also packaging is very nice.

You gotta love the Priest. Nearly 50 years after I first saw them live with Halford roaring on stage via motorcycle, they are still kicking ass. Beautiful artwork and great fidelity spread out amongst 4 sides of vinyl. There's not a ballad to be found here save for maybe an acoustic solo on the final track. But that's all you get. This and the last album Firepower prove that old experienced dudes can still rock out.

Disco fantastico, vinili blue 180g davvero belli e ben pressati, assolutamente da avere

I really thought ‘Firepower’ was such a great comeback and return to form for one of the most important bands in the history of metal but ‘Invincible Shield’ is such an absolute stunner that it just seems unreasonable to expect Judas Priest to be this good so late in their careers. 2018 doesn’t seem like it’s been six years since the last LP but illness and a worldwide pandemic seems to have made that time between seem less significant. Working again with Andy Sneap, the band has once again created a ferocious collection of riffs with just enough of their trademark melodies. I do think it’s a better album than ‘Firepower’ which again seems insane to me as I thought they might pack it in after Glenn Tipton’s Parkinson’s diagnosis but nope they truly outdid themselves. The lead track “Panic Attack” had been released almost six months before the LP (I think) and while I thought it was a good song when I first heard it then, it rewards with multiple listens. “The Serpent and the King”, “Edge of Reality” and “Giants in the Sky” are, along with “Panic Attack” and the title track, my personal favorites but man, this record is so good! “God Is My Witness”, “Crown of Horns” and “Trial by Fire” are all very heavy and very melodic, often at the same time. Supposedly Richie Falkner plays a majority of the guitars on this album and if that is true, because of Glenn’s illness, he certainly doesn’t disappoint as both riffs and solos, along with rock solid rhythm section of Hill and Travis complete the Priest onslaught. It is still hard to believe Glenn doesn’t play a lot even though he was completely involved in the songwriting but who knows.
So where do I put ‘Invincible Shield’ in my ranking of the catalog? Hard to say as I haven’t grown up with this album like I have with the greats but I would have to say at least a 4 to 4.5 star rating. I will say it could certainly sit there comfortably with ‘Defenders’ or, dare I say, ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ but most Priest fans won’t say that. I did end up buying the bonus track addition only after I learned there was a bonus track version of the album (much to my chagrin:() and I have to say - the extra songs aren’t all that great but I’m not going to base ‘Invincible Shield’’s merits on the leftovers. Not to beat a dead horse but I find it unbelievable that this band is on its third (or fourth?) comeback and they could be in the middle of one of their most productive and artistically successful eras in their long and proud history. The clamour and the clatter indeed…

Is it just me, or does anyone else feel like the artwork printing on this version feel way to dark?

This is not a Spotify exclusive. I bought mine from the JP webstore.

Extremely disappointed in the quality control. Disc 1 has a slight warp, not too bad. Disc 2 has a much larger warp, almost like the tone arm is on a roller coaster. It does still play on my turn table, so maybe not a big deal, but still visually looks bad.
Sound quality seems fine, and the music is great.

My copy sounds great discs are relatively flat and centred.
Pressing seems good but the production is maybe a bit lacking in that while everything is bright and clear, it seems to be lacking punch.
Great album though

Is there any jewel case CD edition besides Japanese cd and unofficial russian cd?