Judas Priest : British Steel

British Steel

 is the sixth album

 by the British

 heavy metal band

 Judas Priest

 released on  

April 14, 1980.

British Steel 

saw the band reprise

 the commercial sound 

they had established on

 Killing Machine. 

This time, 

they abandoned some

 of the dark lyrical themes 

which had been prominent 

on their previous releases, 

but some of it still remains. 

British Steel

 was recorded at

 Tittenhurst Park, 

home of former 

Beatle 

Ringo Starr,

 a recording studio

 located on 

Tittenhurst's grounds, 

after a false start at

 Startling Studios in 

December 1979. 

Digital sampling 

was not yet widely available 

at the time of recording, 

so the band used 

analog recording of 

smashing milk bottles

 to be included in

 "Breaking the Law", 

as well as 

various sounds in

 "Metal Gods" 

produced by

 billiard cues 

and trays of cutlery.

 It is the first 

Judas Priest album 

to feature drummer

 Dave Holland,

and it was released in 

the UK at a 

discount price of £3.99, 

with the advertisements

 in the music press 

bearing the legend

 "British Steal". 

The songs

 "Breaking the Law",

 "United", 

and

 "Living After Midnight" 

were released as singles

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