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'98 Live Meltdown is a concert album by Judas Priest, recorded and released in 1998 and is the first live album to feature new lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, recorded during the Jugulator World Tour. A second live album featuring Owens, Live in London, was released in 2003.
| '98 Live Meltdown | ||||
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| Released | 17 September 1998 (Japan) 29 September 1998 (outside of Japan) | |||
| Recorded | Jugulator tour 1998 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 122:31 | |||
| Label | SPV/Steamhammer | |||
| Producer | Judas Priest and Sean Lynch | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Hellion" | Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton | 1:08 |
| 2. | "Electric Eye" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Metal Gods" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Grinder" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Rapid Fire" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Blood Stained" | Downing, Tipton | 5:08 |
| 7. | "The Sentinel" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 5:46 |
| 8. | "A Touch of Evil" | Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides | 5:51 |
| 9. | "Burn in Hell" | Downing, Tipton | 5:34 |
| 10. | "The Ripper" | Tipton | 3:52 |
| 11. | "Bullet Train" | Downing, Tipton | 5:58 |
| 12. | "Beyond the Realms of Death" | Halford, Les Binks | 7:13 |
| 13. | "Death Row" | Downing, Tipton | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Metal Meltdown" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Night Crawler" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 6:11 |
| 3. | "Abductors" | Downing, Tipton | 5:54 |
| 4. | "Victim of Changes" | Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton | 8:31 |
| 5. | "Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover) | Joan Baez | 3:54 |
| 6. | "Breaking the Law" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 2:36 |
| 7. | "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover) | Peter Green | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Painkiller" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 6:28 |
| 9. | "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 8:35 |
| 10. | "Hell Bent for Leather" | Tipton | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Living After Midnight" | Halford, Downing, Tipton | 6:01 |
Personnel
edit- Judas Priest
- Tim "Ripper" Owens – lead vocals
- K. K. Downing – guitars
- Glenn Tipton – guitars
- Ian Hill – bass
- Scott Travis – drums
- Production
- Produced and mixed by Judas Priest and Sean Lynch
- Engineered by Will Shapland
- Mastered by Tim Burrell
- Album cover by Mark Wilkinson
- Photography by Ross Halfin, John McMurtrie, Babz Bell, George Chin, and John Stone
Charts
edit| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 63 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] | 28 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[4] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ Barry Weber (29 September 1998). "'98 Live Meltdown - Judas Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Judas Priest – '98 Live Meltdown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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