'98 Live Meltdown

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'98 Live Meltdown is a concert album by Judas Priest, recorded and released in 1998 and is the first live album to feature new lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, recorded during the Jugulator World Tour. A second live album featuring Owens, Live in London, was released in 2003.

'98 Live Meltdown
Live album by
Released17 September 1998 (Japan)
29 September 1998 (outside of Japan)
RecordedJugulator tour 1998
GenreHeavy metal
Length122:31
LabelSPV/Steamhammer
ProducerJudas Priest and Sean Lynch
Judas Priest chronology
The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
(1997)
'98 Live Meltdown
(1998)
Demolition
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Hellion"Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton1:08
2."Electric Eye"Halford, Downing, Tipton3:47
3."Metal Gods"Halford, Downing, Tipton4:09
4."Grinder"Halford, Downing, Tipton4:26
5."Rapid Fire"Halford, Downing, Tipton4:24
6."Blood Stained"Downing, Tipton5:08
7."The Sentinel"Halford, Downing, Tipton5:46
8."A Touch of Evil"Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides5:51
9."Burn in Hell"Downing, Tipton5:34
10."The Ripper"Tipton3:52
11."Bullet Train"Downing, Tipton5:58
12."Beyond the Realms of Death"Halford, Les Binks7:13
13."Death Row"Downing, Tipton4:22
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Metal Meltdown"Halford, Downing, Tipton5:02
2."Night Crawler"Halford, Downing, Tipton6:11
3."Abductors"Downing, Tipton5:54
4."Victim of Changes"Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton8:31
5."Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)Joan Baez3:54
6."Breaking the Law"Halford, Downing, Tipton2:36
7."The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)Peter Green4:53
8."Painkiller"Halford, Downing, Tipton6:28
9."You've Got Another Thing Comin'"Halford, Downing, Tipton8:35
10."Hell Bent for Leather"Tipton3:48
11."Living After Midnight"Halford, Downing, Tipton6:01

Personnel

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Judas Priest
Production
  • Produced and mixed by Judas Priest and Sean Lynch
  • Engineered by Will Shapland
  • Mastered by Tim Burrell
  • Album cover by Mark Wilkinson
  • Photography by Ross Halfin, John McMurtrie, Babz Bell, George Chin, and John Stone

Charts

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Chart (1998) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] 63
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3] 28
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[4] 23

References

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  1. ^ Barry Weber (29 September 1998). "'98 Live Meltdown - Judas Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Judas Priest – '98 Live Meltdown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  4. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.