#1868 Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather

I like guitars, and the interplay's occaisionally pretty sweet. And this was ahead of its time, sure: this is the blueprint for hundreds of metal albums to come. But man its boring, always a step too slow, polished to a shine, with song after song that lays out its theme and rides it and rides it. An album lacking a single surprising moment in 2015 2.5/5