'98 Live Meltdown

'98 Live Meltdown
'98 Live Meltdown
Live album by Judas Priest
Released	17 September 1998 (Japan); 29 September 1998 (outside of Japan)
Recorded	Jugulator tour 1998
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	122:31
Label	SPV/Steamhammer
Producer	Judas Priest and Sean Lynch
Judas Priest chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

'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.

Track listing

Disc one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Hellion"	Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Glenn Tipton	1:08
2.	"Electric Eye"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	3:47
3.	"Metal Gods"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	4:09
4.	"Grinder"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	4:26
5.	"Rapid Fire"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	4:24
6.	"Blood Stained"	Downing, Tipton	5:08
7.	"The Sentinel"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	5:46
8.	"A Touch of Evil"	Halford, Downing, Tipton, Chris Tsangarides	5:51
9.	"Burn in Hell"	Downing, Tipton	5:34
10.	"The Ripper"	Tipton	3:52
11.	"Bullet Train"	Downing, Tipton	5:58
12.	"Beyond the Realms of Death"	Halford, Les Binks	7:13
13.	"Death Row"	Downing, Tipton	4:22

Disc two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Metal Meltdown"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	5:02
2.	"Night Crawler"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	6:11
3.	"Abductors"	Downing, Tipton	5:54
4.	"Victim of Changes"	Al Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton	8:31
5.	"Diamonds & Rust" (Joan Baez cover)	Joan Baez	3:54
6.	"Breaking the Law"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	2:36
7.	"The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" (Fleetwood Mac cover)	Peter Green	4:53
8.	"Painkiller"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	6:28
9.	"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	8:35
10.	"Hell Bent for Leather"	Tipton	3:48
11.	"Living After Midnight"	Halford, Downing, Tipton	6:01

Personnel

Judas Priest

Tim "Ripper" Owens – lead vocals
K. K. Downing – guitars
Glenn Tipton – guitars
Ian Hill – bass
Scott Travis – drums

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

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

References

^ 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.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Judas Priest – '98 Live Meltdown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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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.

[ac_Germany4_Judas_Priest-2] "Offiziellecharts.de – Judas Priest – '98 Live Meltdown" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

[JPN-3] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_UKRock_-4] "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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v t e Judas Priest
Ian Hill Rob Halford Glenn Tipton Scott Travis Richie Faulkner Al Atkins K. K. Downing Alan Moore John Hinch Simon Phillips Les Binks Dave Holland Tim "Ripper" Owens
Studio albums	Rocka Rolla Sad Wings of Destiny Sin After Sin Stained Class Killing Machine / Hell Bent for Leather British Steel Point of Entry Screaming for Vengeance Defenders of the Faith Turbo Ram It Down Painkiller Jugulator Demolition Angel of Retribution Nostradamus Redeemer of Souls Firepower Invincible Shield
Live albums	Unleashed in the East Priest...Live! Priest, Live and Rare '98 Live Meltdown Live in London A Touch of Evil: Live Battle Cry
Compilations	The Best of Judas Priest Hero, Hero Metal Works '73–'93 The Best of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight Genocide Metalogy The Essential Judas Priest Single Cuts The Chosen Few The Complete Albums Collection
Videos	Live in London Electric Eye Rising in the East Live Vengeance '82 Epitaph Battle Cry
Singles	"Diamonds and Rust" "Better by You, Better than Me" "Exciter" "Take On the World" "Evening Star" "Rock Forever" "Living After Midnight" "Breaking the Law" "United" "Heading Out to the Highway" "You've Got Another Thing Comin'" "Electric Eye" "Freewheel Burning" "Some Heads Are Gonna Roll" "Turbo Lover" "Johnny B. Goode" "Painkiller" "A Touch of Evil" "Burn in Hell" "Bullet Train" "Revolution" "Panic Attack"
Other songs	"Run of the Mill" "Victim of Changes" "Dreamer Deceiver" "Dissident Aggressor" "Beyond the Realms of Death" "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" "Judas Rising"
Tours and concerts	British Steel Tour World Wide Blitz Tour World Vengeance Tour Metal Conqueror Tour Fuel for Life Tour Mercenaries of Metal Tour Painkiller Tour Operation Rock & Roll Reunited Tour Retribution Tour Nostradamus World Tour Epitaph World Tour Redeemer of Souls Tour Firepower World Tour
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