The 8th track from legendry album of Priest, British Steel. The song could be one of the most underrated songs of band, but this is a great song from a great album. Song starts with a bass intro and goes along with a melodic and heavy riff. What makes this song even more awesome, is Rob Halford’s vo...
[Verse 1]
From a fireball we came
Crossed sea and mountain
We were drinking beauty with our eyes
We were given all
To make our own
Let us be left alone
[Verse 2]
Lay the tasks and pay the price
Everything suffice
Crushed and bolted all we craved
After every whim
What a state we're in
Is pain better than the grave?
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Well, when we talk with other men
We see red and then
Deep inside our blood begins to boil
Like a tiger
In the cage
We begin to shake with rage
[Guitar Solo]
The Rage was written by Rob Halford & Glenn Tipton & K.K. Downing.
The Rage was produced by Tom Allom.
Judas Priest released The Rage on Mon Apr 14 1980.
Ian Hill:
“The Rage” has something pretty rare for us… a bass start! It’s another one that shows our versatility, with this reggae opening before going into an epic semi-power ballad, almost two entirely different styles of song. It came about because Ken (K.K. Dowling, guitars) or Glenn [Tipton, g...
Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena
Glenn Tipton:
That’s one of my favorite all-time Priest songs. It starts with an almost reggae feel, and the song just grows and becomes this immense riff from that point onward. It’s got a lot of strength.
Rob Halford:
I think Glenn came up with that idea, and we were like, “Reggae? No… But it’s...