Out In The Cold

Dave N' Pete's Blast From The Past

Wednesday, 5th June 2025

JUDAS PRIEST - OUT IN THE COLD

Dave says: "A bit of a controversial choice this week perhaps as the 'Turbo' album saw the mighty Judas Priest embrace the commercialism that the MTV-fueled rock explosion afforded them with open arms. I'd been a massive fan of the band since the late 70's and even then, the best part of a decade later, they were still my go-to metal choice when I needed a boost, but this was something different, something new. Yet, it still bore those typical Pries trademarks, and was a real rabble-rousing anthem on the subsequent 'Fuel For Life' tour. The song has one of those strutting, earworm hooks that rattles around your head for days... a mid paced, behemoth that echoed the sentiments of past glories such as 'Victim Of Changes' and 'Beyond The Realms Of Death', but celebrated them in a thoroughly contemporary way. I've always had a soft spot for 'Turbo', and this track in particular always resonates."

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