“Heavy Metal” is the second track from Judas Priest’s Ram It Down, and along with the album’s title track was released as a single in 1988.
The song starts with a guitar solo by Glenn Tipton and prepares the listeners for Rob Halford’s classic high vocals. As one of the early pioneers of heavy meta...
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
When the power chords come crashing down
Go tearing through my senses
It's for the strong, not for the weak
In light and dark dimensions
It stimulates, regenerates
It's therapeutic healing
It lifts our feet up off the ground
And blasts us through the ceiling
[Refrain]
Between the eyes
I hear it screaming
And it electrifies
Your inner feelings
[Pre-Chorus]
Hot shock waves charge the air
All heads are banging
Fists pumping everywhere
Guitars are cranking
[Chorus]
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
[Verse 2]
Ten thousand lights come blazing down
With razor sharp precision
The speakers pour out molten steel
The beat gives double vision
An armour plated raging beast
That's born of steel and leather
It will survive against all odds
Stampeding on forever
[Refrain]
Between the eyes
I hear it screaming
And it electrifies
Your inner feelings
[Pre-Chorus]
Hot shock waves charge the air
All heads are banging
Fists pumping everywhere
Guitars are cranking
[Chorus]
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
Heavy metal
Heavy metal
What do you want?
[Pre-Chorus]
Hot shock waves charge the air
All heads are banging
Fists pumping everywhere
Guitars are cranking
[Chorus]
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
[Outro]
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy metal, heavy metal
What do you want?
Heavy Metal was written by Rob Halford & K.K. Downing & Glenn Tipton.
Heavy Metal was produced by Judas Priest & Tom Allom.
Judas Priest released Heavy Metal on Tue May 17 1988.