Battle Cry (Judas Priest DVD)

Battle Cry
Video by Judas Priest
Released	25 March 2016 (DVD) 1 April 2016 (Blu-ray)
Recorded	1 August 2015 at Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	1:15:28
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Allom & Jack Ruston
Judas Priest chronology
Epitaph (2013) Battle Cry (2016)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Bravewords.com [1]
PureGrainAudio [2]
MediaMikes [3]

Battle Cry is a live video released by Judas Priest on 25 March 2016 on DVD and on 1 April 2016 on Blu-ray. It was filmed at the Wacken Open Air festival on 1 August 2015 in front of a capacity of 85,000 people. A CD version was also released bundled with the DVD version as well. Both DVD and Blu-ray formats contain three bonus tracks recorded from their 10 December 2015 show at the Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Battle Cry" (Intro)		0:54
2.	"Dragonaut"	Halford, Tipton, Richie Faulkner	4:12
3.	"Metal Gods"	Halford, Tipton, K.K. Downing	4:12
4.	"Devil's Child"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	5:20
5.	"Victim of Changes"	Al Atkins, Halford, Tipton, Downing	9:02
6.	"Halls of Valhalla"	Halford, Tipton, Faulkner	6:01
7.	"Turbo Lover"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	6:00
8.	"Redeemer of Souls"	Halford, Tipton, Faulkner	4:45
9.	"Beyond the Realms of Death"	Halford, Les Binks	8:01
10.	"Jawbreaker"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	4:21
11.	"Breaking the Law"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	3:03
12.	"Hell Bent for Leather"	Tipton	4:57
13.	"The Hellion" (Intro)		0:38
14.	"Electric Eye"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	4:39
15.	"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	13:27
16.	"Painkiller"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	7:17
17.	"Living After Midnight"	Halford, Tipton, Downing	5:45

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Screaming for Vengeance" (Recorded on 10 December 2015 in Gdansk, Poland)	Halford, Tipton, Downing	5:02
19.	"The Rage" (Recorded on 10 December 2015 in Gdansk, Poland)	Halford, Tipton, Downing	4:46
20.	"Desert Plains" (Recorded on 10 December 2015 in Gdansk, Poland)	Halford, Tipton, Downing	4:26

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Swedish Albums Chart	1
Finnish Albums Chart	1
Canadian Albums Chart	1
US Billboard Music DVD Chart	1
Australian Albums Chart	3
German Albums Chart	3
Dutch Albums Chart	3
French Albums Chart	3
Belgian Albums Chart	4
Spanish Albums Chart	5
Austrian Albums Chart	7

Notes

Jack Ruston, who was part of the mixing process of the recordings, expressed great praise towards the chart listings saying, "it earned those top spots by virtue of the wonderful mixing". He also commented on the overall results of the DVD, "it’s the band’s incredible energy and performance that makes it such a great product – well worth checking out".^[5]

Personnel

• Rob Halford – Vocals
• Glenn Tipton – Guitar, Vocals
• Richie Faulkner – Guitar, Vocals
• Ian Hill – Bass
• Scott Travis – Drums

References

1. David Perri. "Judas Priest – Battle Cry". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
2. Bruce Moore. "Judas Priest - "Battle Cry" [DVD Review]". PureGrainAudio. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
3. Adam Lawton. "DVD Review: Judas Priest "Battle Cry"". MediaMikes. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
4. "JUDAS PRIEST To Unleash New Live CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, 'Battle Cry', In March". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
5. "Judas Priest – Battle Cry US Billboard #1". jackruston.com. Retrieved 2016-04-15.