Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
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"Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" is a song by British
heavy metal
band Judas Priest
, originally released on of their 1984
album Defenders of the Faith
, and released as a single later that year.
This song was featured on The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
, which was not endorsed by the band.
The song itself was composed by Bob Halligan, Jr
, currently of the band Ceili Rain
.
The first guitar solo
is played by Glenn Tipton
, and the second is played by K.K. Downing.
The song was on the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum banned songs-list after 9/11.
B-side of the EP is a live version of "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" recorded at the US Festival, Glen Helen Park, near Devore, San Bernardino in California on May 29th, 1983 in front of an approx audience of 375,000 people & also the studio version of "Jawbreaker" from the Defenders Of The Faith
album.
United Kingdom
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heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band 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,...
, originally released on of their 1984
1984 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1984.-Janury-March:*January 21 – "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart, despite being banned by the BBC; it spends a total of forty-two weeks in the Top 40.*January 27 – Michael Jackson's...
album Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The LP and cassette tape...
, and released as a single later that year.
This song was featured on The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight
-Personnel:*Rob Halford: Vocals*K.K. Downing: Guitar*Glenn Tipton: Guitar*Ian Hill: Bass Guitar*Scott Travis - Drums on track 12*Dave Holland - Drums on tracks 2-11, 13*Les Binks - Drums on track 1, 14-16...
, which was not endorsed by the band.
The song itself was composed by Bob Halligan, Jr
Bob Halligan, Jr
Bob Halligan, Jr. is the founder of and lead vocalist for the band Ceili Rain, which combines Celtic, rock and contemporary Christian music....
, currently of the band Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain
Ceili Rain is a celtic music influenced Syracuse, New York based band led by Bob Halligan, Jr., founded in May 1995. As the group’s founder Bob Halligan, Jr. explains, in Gaelic, the word "Céili" means "party", specifically one with live musicians, dancing, and general merriment for an all-ages...
.
The first guitar solo
Guitar solo
In popular music, a guitar solo is a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. Guitar solos, which often contain varying degrees of improvisation, are used in many styles of popular music such as blues, jazz, rock and metal styles such...
is played by Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
, and the second is played by K.K. Downing.
The song was on the 2001 Clear Channel memorandum banned songs-list after 9/11.
B-side of the EP is a live version of "The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)" recorded at the US Festival, Glen Helen Park, near Devore, San Bernardino in California on May 29th, 1983 in front of an approx audience of 375,000 people & also the studio version of "Jawbreaker" from the Defenders Of The Faith
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The LP and cassette tape...
album.
Personnel
- Rob HalfordRob HalfordRobert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
- vocals - K.K. Downing - guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
- Glenn TiptonGlenn TiptonGlenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Ian HillIan HillIan Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest....
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Dave HollandDave Holland (drummer)Dave Holland is an English rock drummer, best remembered from his stint with Judas Priest between 1979 and 1989. He served time in prison for attempted rape of a 17-year-old boy...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....