Rapid Fire
Judas Priest * Track #1 On British Steel
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Rapid Fire by Judas Priest
Release Date
Performed by
Judas PriestProduced by
Tom AllomWrited by
Rob Halford & Glenn Tipton & K.K. DowningAbout
Rapid Fire is the second track and in some other releases is the opening track from Priest’s sixth album British Steel which raised Judas Priest to the highest position of Heavy Metal music as a band. This is song talking about something or someone taking a battering ram to the world.
And written b...
Rapid Fire Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Pounding the world like a battering ram
Forging the furnace for the final grand slam
Chopping away at the source soon the course will be gone
Cleaving a trail of destruction that's second to none
[Verse 2]
Hammering anvils straining muscle and might
Shattering blows crashing browbeating fright
Fast devastating and desolisating the curse
Blasting the cannons of truth through each man of this earth
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 3 / Guitar Solos]
Wielding the axe comes the one culmination
That's always seemed certain to bring down the curtain on greed
Sifting the good from the bad it's the age for the rage
Of the dogs which must fall to the just and be free
Now, grate for the vandals who trampled and sampled
Till this place conditioned brought forth demolition to war
The slipping and sliding, corrosive subsiding
That withered and waned 'till the world seemed all drained fills the bay
[Verse 1]
Pounding the world like a battering ram
Forging the furnace for the final grand slam
Chopping away at the source soon the course will be gone
Cleaving a trail of destruction that's second to none
[Outro]
Second to none!
Rapid Fire Q&A
Who wrote Rapid Fire's ?
Rapid Fire was written by Rob Halford & Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing.
Who produced Rapid Fire's ?
Rapid Fire was produced by Tom Allom.
When did Judas Priest release Rapid Fire?
Judas Priest released Rapid Fire on Mon Apr 14 1980.
What did Judas Priest say about "Rapid Fire"?
K.K. Downing:
It’s unusual in the way it starts in that it kind of gets going pretty fast. Traditionally, Priest was into a big intro, but this was straight-ahead “Let’s go!,” which was really unique for Priest.
Rob Halford:
The whole song just launches in a very immediate way, so it’s a real sta...