by Flack » Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:50 am
I think Painkiller was the first Priest album I ever bought. I knew the radio/MTV hits before that, but didn't own any of the albums. I was more into hair metal and heavy metal at the time but I had a friend who was into the NWOBHM movement who probably introduced me to them. Coincidentally it was the same friend who was always signing up for those Columbia House deals (16 tapes for 1 cent!) and he and I were constantly signing up, cancelling, and signing up again to get dozens of cassette tapes. I'm sure my copy of Painkiller came from a record club. I didn't get any other Priest stuff until Fight was released (Into the Pit!) and then I went back and started picking up the old JP catalog. Great stuff.
I think Painkiller was the first Priest album I ever bought. I knew the radio/MTV hits before that, but didn't own any of the albums. I was more into hair metal and heavy metal at the time but I had a friend who was into the NWOBHM movement who probably introduced me to them. Coincidentally it was the same friend who was always signing up for those Columbia House deals (16 tapes for 1 cent!) and he and I were constantly signing up, cancelling, and signing up again to get dozens of cassette tapes. I'm sure my copy of Painkiller came from a record club. I didn't get any other Priest stuff until Fight was released (Into the Pit!) and then I went back and started picking up the old JP catalog. Great stuff.
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