Ram It Down

Ram It Down is the eleventh studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 13 May 1988 by Columbia Records. It was the band's last album to feature longtime drummer Dave Holland, and was promoted in Europe and North America with the Mercenaries of Metal Tour.

"I'm A Rocker" redirects here. For the 1980 Bruce Springsteen song, see The River (Bruce Springsteen album). For the 1973 song, see Side 3 (Raspberries album).

Ram It Down
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released13 May 1988 (1988-05-13)
RecordedDecember 1987 – March 1988
Studio
  • Ibiza Sound Studio, Ibiza
  • Puk Recording Studios, Gjerlev
GenreHeavy metal
Length49:33
LabelColumbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Priest...Live!
(1987)		 Ram It Down
(1988)		 Painkiller
(1990)
Singles from Ram It Down
  1. "Johnny B. Goode"
    Released: April 1988
  2. "Ram It Down"
    Released: 1988 (NL)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
PopMatters(poor)
Martin Popoff
Sputnikmusic

On 18 July 1988, the album earned gold certification for shipments of over 500,000 copies. In 2001, it was remastered and reissued with two bonus tracks.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.