Baptizm of Fire is a solo album by Judas Priest

Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

 guitarist Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...

 in 1997. It was recorded and mixed at Devonshire and Ocean Studios, U.S.A. and Monnow Valley, Battery, Olympic and The Gazebo Studio, U.K. Written and recorded in years 1994-1996 Management done by Bill Curbishley

Bill Curbishley

Bill Curbishley is a music producer and band manager, best known for his work with English rock groups The Who and Judas Priest as well as artists Jimmy Page and Robert Plant....

 and Co-ordination done by Jayne Andrews.

Track listing

All songs written by Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...

 except where noted.

1. "Hard Core" - 4:39
2. "Paint It Black
   Paint It, Black
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   " (Mick Jagger
   Mick Jagger
   Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
   
   , Keith Richards
   Keith Richards
   Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
   
   ) - 2:56
3. "Enter the Storm" - 5:56
4. "Fuel Me Up" - 3:02
5. "Extinct" - 5:33
6. "Baptizm of Fire" (Instrumental) - 5:16
7. "The Healer" - 4:56
8. "Cruise Control" - 4:08
9. "Kill or Be Killed" - 3:21
10. "Voodoo Brother" - 5:36
11. "Left for Dead" - 3:45

Remasters Bonus Tracks/Japanese Bonus Tracks

12. "Himalaya"
13. "New Breed" (Tipton, Karina Tipton)

Personnel

• Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
  
   - All Guitars, Vocals, bass on track 13
• Robert Trujillo
  Robert Trujillo
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   - Bass on Tracks 1, 2, 10
• C.J. de Villar - Bass on Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 11
• Billy Sheehan
  Billy Sheehan
  William "Billy" Sheehan is an American bassist known for his work with Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, and Niacin. Sheehan has won the "Best Rock Bass Player" readers' poll from Guitar Player Magazine five times for his "lead bass" playing style...
  
   - Bass on Tracks 5, 6
• John Entwistle
  John Entwistle
  John Alec Entwistle was an English bass guitarist, songwriter, singer, horn player, and film and record producer who was best known as the bass player for the rock band The Who. His aggressive lead sound influenced many rock bass players...
  
   - Bass on Track 7
• Brooks Wackerman
  Brooks Wackerman
  Brooks Wackerman is the current drummer for the American punk band Bad Religion and the younger brother of Chad Wackerman, formerly a member of Frank Zappa's band.-Career:...
  
   - Drums on Tracks 1, 2, 10
• Shannon Larkin
  Shannon Larkin
  Shannon Larkin, born James Shannon Larkin on April 24, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois, is a musician best known for being the drummer of the heavy metal band Godsmack. He replaced the previous drummer Tommy Stewart in June 2002...
  
   - Drums on Tracks 3, 4, 8, 9, 11
• Cozy Powell
  Cozy Powell
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   - Drums on Tracks 5, 6, 7, 11
• Don Airey
  Don Airey
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   - Keyboards on Track 6
• Whitfield Crane
  Whitfield Crane
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   - Backing Vocals on Track 10
• Neil Murray
  Neil Murray (British musician)
  Philip Neil Murray is a Scottish bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake and Black Sabbath.-Early days:Originally a drummer, Murray formed his first band with school friends in 1967 and his musical tastes were heavily influenced by the mid-1960s 'blues boom' bands and musicians,...
  
   - bass on track 12
• Rick Tipton - drums on track 12