A Touch of Evil: Live


A Touch of Evil: Live is the fifth live album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released in the UK on 13 July 2009 and in the US on 14 July via Sony and Epic.

Background

A Touch of Evil: Live is the first Judas Priest live album with original vocalist Rob Halford since he rejoined the band in 2003, and the final Judas Priest album to feature guitarist K. K. Downing before his retirement from the band in 2011. It was recorded during the band's 2005, 2008 and 2009 world tours, and released on 14 July 2009.
Recorded by Martin Walker and Brian Thorene, A Touch of Evil: Live also marks the first Priest album that long-time producer Tom Allom has worked on since 1988's Ram It Down. Allom is credited co-producing the album with the band.
According to Billboard, the album sold around 5,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, debuting at #87 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The track "Dissident Aggressor", originally recorded for Judas Priest's 1977 album Sin After Sin, won the Grammy award for Best Metal Performance in 2010.

Personnel

;Judas Priest
;Production