Best vocal performance by Rob of painkiller in a lot of years! really awesome with the different screams, both high and low - And the growl was fuckin awesome!
I recall Rob expressing a wish to try his hand at some black metal. How the texture of his highs is more splintery at his age would compliment that idea rather well :) People say he should drop songs like Painkiller... but he's making the very most out of what timbres his voice is meandering towards due to his years. In that respect he's a pretty inspiring man :)
Rob is sounding better than EVER right now on this song live...Holy fuckin hell! How is this man still doing this!?? He literally hit about every note humanly possible and beyond! MAN, I cannot WAIT for their new album. I hope it's heavy as fuck! One of the fastest drummers ever and greatest vocalists in the same band... : )
I've loved Halford's growl ever since I saw him live at Heavy MTL. Good to know he's still doing it! About the comments about his vocals/age: He is still an amazing vocalist and is simply trying to preserve his voice. Priest will go on with Halford. LONG LIVE THE METAL GODS! \m/
Like the best new preformance after 2003 Rob Halford nailed second part of the song "Faster than a lazer bullet Louder than an atom bomb Chromium plated boiling metal Brighter than a thousand suns " it sounded like orginal tune from music video even better , its just his will to sing like that so you should have respect the man is trying his best give him a medal for 40 years of fakin metal man xD
rob kills it how can anyone top this --hey kids PRIEST wrote this song as a result of metallica mania =they wanted to show everyone noone was faster harder etc they did it too !!! we didnt know what to think when this album came out it was like "the metal album to end all albums " there was no topping it for ferocity I THINK THEY SHOWED EVERYONE WHO WAS BOSS and it still has great impact on metal bands before todays 25?? genres of metal rock existed it took metal into thrash land without being thrash .....long live PRIEST !!!! THIS STUFF IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO PLAY STILL!
alexiex Even though Rob is awesome I cannot agree. He's not able to hit his higher notes anymore, he still hits them but not that high as he used to ;D
I must be the only person alive (who's still a huge Priest fan) who thinks Rob can't handle the vocals on this song anymore. He can't scream it all with the same brutality as he once could. It sounds pretty damn painful at parts.
I'VE NEVER FUCKING HEARD HALFORD DO A DEATH METAL GROWL. THEN HE STRUTS OFF LIKE A BOSS, IVE GOT FUCKING TEARS IN MY EYES!!!!!!!! METAL GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Priest did play the song Screaming for Vengeance during the last leg of the Redeemer of Souls tour ;) It is a fairly slow version though, and I think Rob has some trouble singing it, except near the end with the huge "Screeeeeaaaaaming".
I finally got to see Judas Priest in September 2021. Same way there. Rob sounded positively inhuman sometimes. God bless him for screaming his heart out for us fans for so long.
He can sing everythings he want!the dude is just havin fun on the scene experimenting vocal tonality and rocking like no one !!!(he's 61 now) Rob is a god,Judas Priest is awesome!
On of the tougher Songs to perform live on a stage for any vocalist. I think Rob cursed this song many nights when he had to perform it live, but still i'm thankful that they decided to publish it back then as it is one of their greatest songs.
He sounds like he's struggling here but that's to be expected considering his age. This performance is a lot better than recent ones I've seen. Rob is still THE Metal God.
After this, watch: Painkiller live at Anaheim 2003 Painkiller live at Budokan 2005 Painkiller live at Grassop 2008 Gotta admit that Rob worked HARD on his voice ! He's so incredible.
I was there that very evening hungover (thanks to the Guinness I drank following all those Carlsberg's and Bulmer's Apple Ciders lol) during their set, but I simply had no choice but to rock out to Priest! It was one of the happiest days of my life!!! :)
he is the pain killer,this is the pain killer,wings of steel ,pain killer,deadly wheels,pain killer !!!! this is absolutely the best heavy metal song ever.
@polandidiot465 You are incorrect it's from the pyro flame thrower on the top rack, stop the clip and have a close look. Ian Hill to the best of my knowledge has never used any pyrotechnics fired from his bass.
Gotta hand it to JP - when they come, they don't screw around and I'd certainly love to see the work their sound managers do - true professionals. I've seen them live twice and they tore the place up big time each time.
I went to see Priest during the Epitaph tour. Halford comes out for "Prophecy" dressed as "Nostradamus" and never shows his face. He looks at the ground for all of "Painkiller", and doesn't sing a word of "Breaking the Law". Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
@yngwiemaiden48 Te iba a contestar en inglés pero veo que sos Español :P Gracias viejo, leí en el diario de Tipton que dijo sobre high voltage que "un programa de tv estuvo filmando" etc etc así que me puse a buscar como loco y encontré! Yo los vi en vivo el domingo 18, hace 6 días! Una emoción terrible JP 4EVER!
This is the best I think Rob has ever sounded doing this song, this is fucking brutal, I am dying to see them live! That fucking roar he does at 4:00 is just awesome!
Does Ian Hill ever move to the front of the stage? Does he even move at all? It seems like he's glued in place for the entire concert :P Great band though
I thought he struggled in parts, but was pretty awesome for the majority of this performance of this song. I've heard some performances of this song that he should not have given, but I don't think this is one of them. And I don't think that there's anyone else who could possibly pretend to be able to sing this song live. His voice has changed, but it's still awesome, & even better than it used to be in some respects, especially live: still delivering spine-tingling power after all these years.
LO RE BANCO A ROB...NOS VISTIO A TODOS DE CUERO.NOS DIOS UNA IMAGEN..UN SONIDO..Y 30 AÑOS DESPUES SIGUE CANTANDO EN VIVO....RETIRARSE O HACER PLAYBACK NO ES UNA OPCION...LEMMY CANTO HASTA EL ULTIMO DIA...ESPERO QUE ROB Y OZZY SIGAN SU CAMINO.
@GTAfan421 Oh, I really hope they do release some dvd from this tour. Kids and future generations of metal need to know how JP sounded like after 30 years of ass kicking. It would be a pity if they don't release some footage of this.
i tried singing the chorus once.......my voice fucked for weeks................all hail the metal gods.....btw when will the ticket for October 25th LA show will be on ticketmaster??
@Pablo3b1919 robs vocals are sounding better than a few years back. insane to think that this man is above 60 now and still at it. almost 40 years in this, I only got respect for this band
@warumbinichgeil I know what you mean mate but if we looked at the bigger picture ,Priest could go on for a lot longer if Rob did retire .I saw Priest in London when Tim Owen was vocalist ,and by Christ they were heavy and fast . I didn't like Owen but it showed that Priest still delivered (the goods ) pun intended
Judas has definitively reach another level with Scott on drums.
Best vocal performance by Rob of painkiller in a lot of years! really awesome with the different screams, both high and low - And the growl was fuckin awesome!
I think they changed the tuning tho but rob is will always be half human half machine.
He was awesome in the 2nd half of Painkiller on the Epitaph DVD too!
@@supramusic9667 since Tim years they are down tuned .
Half step lower
That unexpected death growl
+YisFX that was fucking awesome!
Mutumaniac yeah lol
He does it a lot when they perform this song.
I fucking loved that death metal growl.
4:39 - 4:55 ¡WOW! ¡simplemente increíble!
Rob Halford still has it! I can imagine how much harder it is to do this song with age. I am impressed.
EinoRapids true
I recall Rob expressing a wish to try his hand at some black metal. How the texture of his highs is more splintery at his age would compliment that idea rather well :)
People say he should drop songs like Painkiller... but he's making the very most out of what timbres his voice is meandering towards due to his years. In that respect he's a pretty inspiring man :)
Rob is sounding better than EVER right now on this song live...Holy fuckin hell! How is this man still doing this!?? He literally hit about every note humanly possible and beyond! MAN, I cannot WAIT for their new album. I hope it's heavy as fuck! One of the fastest drummers ever and greatest vocalists in the same band... : )
4:02 Lol. Rob Halford death metal growl.
+IronSabbathPriest Huahahahahahahahaha. Largou o gutural! Foda!
IronSabbathPriest I didn't know that he could do that. hahaha
que fooooda, muito Deus mesmo
that was sexy
He can do everything
I've loved Halford's growl ever since I saw him live at Heavy MTL. Good to know he's still doing it! About the comments about his vocals/age: He is still an amazing vocalist and is simply trying to preserve his voice. Priest will go on with Halford. LONG LIVE THE METAL GODS! \m/
Like the best new preformance after 2003 Rob Halford nailed second part of the song "Faster than a lazer bullet
Louder than an atom bomb
Chromium plated boiling metal
Brighter than a thousand suns "
it sounded like orginal tune from music video even better , its just his will to sing like that so you should have respect the man is trying his best give him a medal for 40 years of fakin metal man xD
rob kills it how can anyone top this --hey kids PRIEST wrote this song as a result of metallica mania =they wanted to show everyone noone was faster harder etc they did it too !!! we didnt know what to think when this album came out it was like "the metal album to end all albums " there was no topping it for ferocity I THINK THEY SHOWED EVERYONE WHO WAS BOSS and it still has great impact on metal bands before todays 25?? genres of metal rock existed it took metal into thrash land without being thrash .....long live PRIEST !!!! THIS STUFF IS EXCEEDINGLY DIFFICULT TO PLAY STILL!
Can’t wait to see the guys in Rockville 2019. I’ll be ready to mosh to Painkiller
I watched this yesterday on VH1 Classic and my jaw literally dropped at the fact that this is probably the best one they have done live.
Todos estos comentarios criticando al pobre Rob, yo les aseguro que a su edad van a agradecer al menos seguir vivos.
Yo desearía poder cantar así, ese hombre por algo es y será el dios del metal.
Judas Priest forever!
Wow, he sounds so much better than in 2005 and 2008.
he sounded very well in 2003!!!! this is performence is shit compared to 2003
So true
True. He really improved, not many can do that at that age range. Really good!
SilverTounge85 Yes !!!! Halford is the best metal singer ever !!! 👍👍👍
He gets better and better with age...
u think Glenn? Definitely !
Both Halford and him ;)
alexiex Even though Rob is awesome I cannot agree. He's not able to hit his higher notes anymore, he still hits them but not that high as he used to ;D
EVERY CONCERT ROB SOUNDS MORE AWESOME THAN EVER..! AMAZING...
Oh wow!!! What an awesome performance by the mighty British Priests
I must be the only person alive (who's still a huge Priest fan) who thinks Rob can't handle the vocals on this song anymore. He can't scream it all with the same brutality as he once could. It sounds pretty damn painful at parts.
AT 60 YEARS OF AGE U TO CAN ROCK LIKE THIS BAND THAT IS JUDAS MOTHER FUCKIN PRIEST!
All hail before The Priest!!!!!!! All contendants fear The Priest!!!
When you as good as you do on an album, that's when you know that this was a fucking great concert. He killed it!
still rocking at 60! rob, you kick ass my friend! long live the priest!
I'VE NEVER FUCKING HEARD HALFORD DO A DEATH METAL GROWL. THEN HE STRUTS OFF LIKE A BOSS, IVE GOT FUCKING TEARS IN MY EYES!!!!!!!! METAL GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mad Martigan I thought the same thing! Fucking BADASS! He owns it!!
Aren't they wonderful, those lads? Another excellent version of this total epic.
Anybody who doesn't think that Scott Travis is not the best metal drummer alive, just listen too this song!!!!! Nuff said.....
Travis kicks ass, but Kollias and Kolesne though...
I saw Priest back in October of this year 2014. Nothing wrong with Rob's vocals anymore. He was hitting all the high notes, screaming for vengeance.
Priest did play the song Screaming for Vengeance during the last leg of the Redeemer of Souls tour ;)
It is a fairly slow version though, and I think Rob has some trouble singing it, except near the end with the huge "Screeeeeaaaaaming".
I finally got to see Judas Priest in September 2021. Same way there. Rob sounded positively inhuman sometimes. God bless him for screaming his heart out for us fans for so long.
He can sing everythings he want!the dude is just havin fun on the scene experimenting vocal tonality and rocking like no one !!!(he's 61 now) Rob is a god,Judas Priest is awesome!
Going through HELL right now, I really needed this!!!!
On of the tougher Songs to perform live on a stage for any vocalist. I think Rob cursed this song many nights when he had to perform it live, but still i'm thankful that they decided to publish it back then as it is one of their greatest songs.
This is the most epic live version of this song i've heard!
That was awesome, He still can rock!
4:02 to 4:05 damn rob
amazing.... gives goosebumps from 0:00 up to 6:04 I have never seen growling Rob! After 40 years he IS amazing!
UNREAL!!!!!
최고다 진짜 말이 안나온다
This is easily the best live performance of Painkiller I've ever seen Rob do. Kick ass!
Can't stop the painkiller!!!
I can't wait to see them again for the 5th time in March 2018 in NY!
ESUSAMEX Im seeing them on the 20th at prudential. Can’t wait!! 🤘❤️
He sounds like he's struggling here but that's to be expected considering his age. This performance is a lot better than recent ones I've seen. Rob is still THE Metal God.
This is the best live Painkiller I've seen Rob do on TH-cam, he kicks ass here!
After this, watch:
Painkiller live at Anaheim 2003
Painkiller live at Budokan 2005
Painkiller live at Grassop 2008
Gotta admit that Rob worked HARD on his voice ! He's so incredible.
Nice to see someone else say this
Agreed my friend! I saw Priest 14.04.12 and it was also the best concert in my life! KEEP THE FAITH BROTHER!
saw painkiller tour in 91,halford hurt my ears then ,wish he still could, I know he's older now but I miss that.
He's actually 60, and will be 61 next August.
I was there that very evening hungover (thanks to the Guinness I drank following all those Carlsberg's and Bulmer's Apple Ciders lol) during their set, but I simply had no choice but to rock out to Priest! It was one of the happiest days of my life!!! :)
I'll never be able to sing like that when I'm 60. I wasn't when 16. Why hasn't he been on the Guinness Book of Records ?
we need the painkiller for covid 19
FIREPOWER...THERE BEST ALBUM EVER..!!!!
he is the pain killer,this is the pain killer,wings of steel ,pain killer,deadly wheels,pain killer !!!! this is absolutely the best heavy metal song ever.
@polandidiot465 You are incorrect it's from the pyro flame thrower on the top rack, stop the clip and have a close look. Ian Hill to the best of my knowledge has never used any pyrotechnics fired from his bass.
Gotta hand it to JP - when they come, they don't screw around and I'd certainly love to see the work their sound managers do - true professionals. I've seen them live twice and they tore the place up big time each time.
@mazhammer yeah, i saw them in wacken last year and as long rob does good singing (and he did!), priest will be great
This proves why he is still the Metal God!
Wow I got answering you from 11 year ago 😅 judas priest forever ❤
I went to see Priest during the Epitaph tour. Halford comes out for "Prophecy" dressed as "Nostradamus" and never shows his face. He looks at the ground for all of "Painkiller", and doesn't sing a word of "Breaking the Law". Still one of the best concerts I've ever been to.
best performance of this song by halford i've seen in YEARS!!!!! old and tired MY ASS!!!
@yngwiemaiden48
Te iba a contestar en inglés pero veo que sos Español :P
Gracias viejo, leí en el diario de Tipton que dijo sobre high voltage que "un programa de tv estuvo filmando" etc etc así que me puse a buscar como loco y encontré!
Yo los vi en vivo el domingo 18, hace 6 días! Una emoción terrible
JP 4EVER!
Immenso Roberto! Grande dignità!
THANK you for uploading this. I was right at the front left row. Was so fuckin' good.
K.K ...Please come back!!!!!!
Priest killed it!
This is the best I think Rob has ever sounded doing this song, this is fucking brutal, I am dying to see them live! That fucking roar he does at 4:00 is just awesome!
Does Ian Hill ever move to the front of the stage? Does he even move at all? It seems like he's glued in place for the entire concert :P Great band though
RickyboyH Nah, he's like Cliff Williams and Bill Wyman and stays in the background.
i dont know about you but this concert made my life
one of the best painkiller verions
3:35 bless you
I saw these guys a year after seeing black sabbath(Dio) , was amazing. Not many 14 year olds can say they have seen two metal pioneers
this is INCREDEBLIE, JUDAS a LEGEND heavy metal BAND, still, GOD of METAL , GOD BLESS you all.
I thought he struggled in parts, but was pretty awesome for the majority of this performance of this song. I've heard some performances of this song that he should not have given, but I don't think this is one of them. And I don't think that there's anyone else who could possibly pretend to be able to sing this song live.
His voice has changed, but it's still awesome, & even better than it used to be in some respects, especially live: still delivering spine-tingling power after all these years.
Callar y oír por favor 🙌🙌
No words can describe how fuckin' awesome was this music...
LO RE BANCO A ROB...NOS VISTIO A TODOS DE CUERO.NOS DIOS UNA IMAGEN..UN SONIDO..Y 30 AÑOS DESPUES SIGUE CANTANDO EN VIVO....RETIRARSE O HACER PLAYBACK NO ES UNA OPCION...LEMMY CANTO HASTA EL ULTIMO DIA...ESPERO QUE ROB Y OZZY SIGAN SU CAMINO.
Guys is not about the fucking age, it's about how much you love the music. Rob and Scott are the proof
someone has abad back
Nmms que voz!!!!!
Check the Nailed to the Gun live in Saitama Arena,like 10 epic death growls or so :)
4:39 to 4:53 is awesome!
Jesus! I've never seen Halford singing like that! By far his best performance of all Judas Priest live presentations
awesome Halford!
Was there ❤
BREAKING THE FLOOR! BREAKING THE FLOOR!
This made my day
I was here, AWESOME.
they should make a DVD of their performance on wacken, it was soo amazing and rob sounds the best there!!!
Love it man, thank's for sharing!
@GTAfan421 Oh, I really hope they do release some dvd from this tour. Kids and future generations of metal need to know how JP sounded like after 30 years of ass kicking. It would be a pity if they don't release some footage of this.
impresionante¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
È sempre il N1
i seriously cannot stop watching this performance. Halford fucking rules
i tried singing the chorus once.......my voice fucked for weeks................all hail the metal gods.....btw when will the ticket for October 25th LA show will be on ticketmaster??
@Pablo3b1919 robs vocals are sounding better than a few years back. insane to think that this man is above 60 now and still at it. almost 40 years in this, I only got respect for this band
THE BEST JUDAS PRIEST SONG IMO!
They also aired You've Got Another Thing Coming from this show.
Si va a Eurovisión gana fijo k temazo 🤘🤘🤘
This was when they still had the kick ass stage show. Not just screens.
Esperpéntica labor vocal de Halford. Solo la tecnología le hace parecer vivo
メタルゴッド神！！
@warumbinichgeil I know what you mean mate but if we looked at the bigger picture ,Priest could go on for a lot longer if Rob did retire .I saw Priest in London when Tim Owen was vocalist ,and by Christ they were heavy and fast . I didn't like Owen but it showed that Priest still delivered (the goods ) pun intended
That was superb 🤘