His voice was incredible in the early 2000's. He can't sing painkiller like this anymore, but then again he's 63 years old. The new album is great as well.
Not even close to the studio version. But still better than other performances of the song he’s done. Basically, it’s not a bad performance at all. But i don’t think “like the studio version” means what you think it means.
this song....possibly hardest vocal to even try to keep up with. i auditioned for a band and they wanted me to sing this....i grabbed a beer and left lol
@@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke Dion good but not even close to beating Rob Halfords vocal range ,Dio wasn't as good Deep Purple singer Ian Gillian let alone Rob Halford ,the only vocalist I've seen match Rob Halfords raw power & tones was Freddie Mercury in 1979 ,I saw Priest that year as well & Freddie tied Rob .
@@BjornHellZ69 No such thing as a 'live' album now, all the strings re-amped, drum stems replaced, re-tracked and loads of post production, just how it is.
This is an excellent live performance by Rob. He did a great job on this song at Wacken 2015 as well, especially when you consider his age and those notes.
The Quintessential Rob Halford right there!!! I think I was at this show. Into The Pit was also off the charts! Thanks for everything Rob and continued success.
Now THIS is what I've been thinking for many years... I'm sure that if Priest would've played this song among the first fve or six songs of their set, when Rob's voice was all rested up and ready to fire on all cylinders, this song would've sounded so much better live, and it would've saved Rob a whole deal of problems and struggling performances. Instead, they always decided to play it at the final portion of the set, and being so extremely demanding vocal-wise, it's no surprise Rob couldn't handle it at the top of his game; many times having to strain his voice beyond the necessary limits, to the point where nowadays he unfortunately can't properly sing it live anymore, and the song had to be taken out of the set. We also must take into account that Rob was about to turn 40 when the "Painkiller" album originally came out, so he wasn't already at his prime, thus the idea of playing it at the beginning of the set only made more sense for me. I don't know why they (Priest) never gave this a try, however I'm glad that Rob himself did pull it off on the "Crucible" tour and left us with this amazing rendition of one of metal's greatest tunes.
Man this has got to be the best Halford's performance singing Painkiller live. I was just shitting out on him because I had never seen such a good live performance from himself on this song. This is really awesome!
In my opinion this is the best version of painkiller anywhere his vocals are just outstandingly awesome here.. better than the recording on painkiller CD... just fucking fantastic the METAL GOD lives on
Slayers solo were based on Judas priest . Kk in particular . Except KK have better technique and pitch . That said Jeff was far to be a bad guitar payer .
@@Swedishoutlaw thats a misconception. Typical guitar player " Dick contest " metal thing argument haha. You know thats false if you know really all in details .. Different approaches . Also Glenn did serve himself , not necessary the band . So KK had less space in certain era . That made you the impression of Glenn as the guitar player . But the heavier riffs , or darker and More out of the box or.mourning stuff Kk Glenn is more studied but a bit too much written over the years . KK is more disturbing and abstracts. Its the Miles davis approach on guitar in some ways . Who said Miles can't play . Modern metal guys can't get that kind of mindset . KK have a lot melody that most people doesnt notice even thats him ( Before the dawn etc...) . Live , KK is far more solid than Glenn And KK improvise , so he goes in danger , and rarely fuck up . Glenn never improvise , and he is a bit out there even rythmically as connexion block groove goes in the rythm section as KK is . Glenn is kind of disconnected . A bit out And his booze and coke stuff didnt help sometimes . So its relative . Also the slogan till this day " Pushing tbe boundaries ". Thats KK behind ..
nmlss Never said i didn't like Metallica just that this is the best metal song ever! ,if anyone asks me for a song that explains what metal music is this is the one i hand to them.
nmlss Halford is 12 years older than Hetfield , lets talk in another 12 years and see how Metallica are doing, they sound like they are using a rubbish bin as a drum and they seem to have forgotten how to write good songs, Even Ripper has trouble singing painkiller live and he has an incredible voice, all bands have trouble as they get older even Bruce struggles singing run to the hills, thats life.
Halford couldn't even sing Painkiller back in the 90's…. In fact, I think this is the only good performance of this song I've seen and I suspect it's a bit edited. I hope to be wrong, because I do like Judas and love Halford, but damn….
I want to believe the guitar player tried to give the solo his own touch rather than play note per note (something he could easily do). Then after some may liked or not...
The solo guitarist is Mike Chlasciak. He is an awessome guitar player, I have met Mike and he is a really cool guy. Mike can play that solo perfect. Anybody who doesn't think he has the ability is crazy. I love Glenn Tipton from priest, but if Tipton was going berserk on stage like Mike was, he would probably miss a few notes too. Why do people have to be so cynical. Personal I thought he was entertaining as hell! Let's see any of you bashing Mike play it better live on stage with that kind of enthusiasm. Give the guy some respect. Awesome job Mike Chlasciak!
@@SE-fm2nw That was Mike on the solo brother. The dude is a MONSTER on guitar. I'd love to see any of the kids complaining about him not only get up in front of thousands of people, but also play with reckless abandon, while putting on a show as opposed to standing there looking at his shoes.
Math may have been off a bit. I was 52 in 2013, five years ago, 57 in 2018. If Rob was 52 in 2003, he turns 67 at the end of August, this year 2018. And so...62 in 2013? :-) Math was not off. Nice. Rob was born in 1951. I was born in 1961. He's August, I'm January but...still almost 10 years older than me. And I deleted my old comment by mistake, so obviously this is not five years ago. August 2018.
Fuck yeah! The best I've ever heard Rob sing it live , wow, he was nowhere near like this during the Painkiller tour itself. Amazing in the early 2000's and for some reason 2005 onward was never the same though still badfuckingass
Halford are like an even heavier meaner more brutal version of Judas Priest. If that's even possible. Bobby Jarzombek is killing it on the drums here. Said it 5 years ago, still holds true in 2018. (Scott Travis with Judas Priest does it better but...it's really his song on drums. Bob still kills this.) No one else can hit Rob's vocal notes. Especially not on this song. Speaking of totally killing it. (I just tried listening to Ken Tamplin "sing" this song. UA-cam vocal instructor? Butchered it, more like. He couldn't even start it on the same note or the same pitch or octave. Not even close. Ken dropped his vocal easily one probably two whole octaves. Where Rob goes at the END of Painkiller. NOT the beginning. That would be how NOT to sing Painkiller, Mr. Tamplin. And you teach people to sing? Seriously? You were not even in the vicinity of Rob's astonishingly high range. Do not kid yourself.)
+Karl XIV Johan Personally I don't think his variation was that bad... Frankly Glenn would not be in the level of GOD without K.K.Downing either. - From a shitless slave region of humanism being suffered under hoon-tribe-originated-parasitism and kiki'she' collectivism which is known as the name 'Korea', whose dwellers always steals and begs from Japan's original history which clearly inherited sincere humanity in Ancient Cudara more than its 'original' dwellers in hometown.
Rob is doing perfect job here. Its true that the solos are the weak point here but I guess that its still better not to copy all the original solos and play something of their own. The drummer is actually great here.
+Nolan Moore Ripper and Halford sound the same, Rob even says so. He listened to a live clip of Priest when Ripper was their singer, he said Ripper sounded exactly like him
I think his name is Mike Chlasciak. He toured with Halford during his solo career. He's a totally different kind of guitar player who doesn't fit into Judas Priest, IMO. They got him back for Nostradamus though, their new album from 2008. It's really good.
His voice was incredible in the early 2000's. He can't sing painkiller like this anymore, but then again he's 63 years old. The new album is great as well.
This is actually from 2010.
***** 2003 actually
Right, the DVD came out in 2010 or something like that, silly me DDD:
Nicky T wrong, 26/04 at São Paulo he sang it like a beast! Perfect screaming!
fabiofmc97 25/04 was fucking awesome as well!
Arguably the best live version of Painkiller. Metal God sings it like the studio version
indeed, it was not that good in 1991...
Not even close to the studio version. But still better than other performances of the song he’s done.
Basically, it’s not a bad performance at all. But i don’t think “like the studio version” means what you think it means.
best live version ı think
Yes. Solo was awful
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this song....possibly hardest vocal to even try to keep up with. i auditioned for a band and they wanted me to sing this....i grabbed a beer and left lol
Lol. Good, honest self commentary. Haha.
Ha. Yeah wanna be in my band. Sing this, Queen of the Reich, and Number of the Beast.
+maddog76 they probably wanted not only get rid of you, but they also wanted to amuse theirselves with you trying "impossible" :D:D:D
itkojecockot man fuck you
+maddog76 :D:D:D
Greatest heavy metal vocalist ever, his style on the stage is perfect doasen't matter that he is actully gay people love him, long live Halford!
"best vocalist", mate I'm not saying he's not good, but definitely not the best, check out atilla dorn from powerwolf he's almost 50 years old
Greatest heavy metal vocalist would be God, er, I mean, Dio. Same thing.
@@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke Dion good but not even close to beating Rob Halfords vocal range ,Dio wasn't as good Deep Purple singer Ian Gillian let alone Rob Halford ,the only vocalist I've seen match Rob Halfords raw power & tones was Freddie Mercury in 1979 ,I saw Priest that year as well & Freddie tied Rob .
@@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke Ozzy is better than Dio. CHANGE MY MIND
@@michaelledford4751 Gillan invented the metal scream.
Geesh, he absolutely KILLED this performance.
This is the first time I see Halford singing this song fine and not sounding like a cat in a blender.
old comment, but he's getting old. lol. It's not the easiest scream to put on
I can SCREAM this tune easy.. I'm a vocalist.. perform this live already!! Had a crazy crowd attack the stage in Arizona!!.. Fun as shit!!..
yep, guess you are not 52 tho, on the 90 and 91 tour his nose was hurt after some accident,
And how old are you? 54?
@@baldheaddriver5 talk more shit please, lol
Rob is fucking awesome
What a lineup!!! I saw them at Rock in Rio and it was AMAZING! Halford was at his peak back then!
man these live performances from early 2000s after he started Halford are amazing. Just listen to the "Live Insurrection" album it's incredible!
Best live-record ever :)
@@BjornHellZ69 No such thing as a 'live' album now, all the strings re-amped, drum stems replaced, re-tracked and loads of post production, just how it is.
@@brendanoneil3489 True, but awesome album anyway.
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his voice is amazing in this version!!!!
This is the most brutal live version of 'Painkiller' ever. Incredible. Thanks for posting, glad I found this video.
This is an excellent live performance by Rob. He did a great job on this song at Wacken 2015 as well, especially when you consider his age and those notes.
The Quintessential Rob Halford right there!!! I think I was at this show. Into The Pit was also off the charts! Thanks for everything Rob and continued success.
Wow! What vocals! The best he's ever sounded outside recordings...
Es el mejor painkiller que he escuchado de Rob Halford, su voz, ritmo, las guitarras potentes, etc. es la perfección total.
Such an amazing vocal performance. Truly one of the most demanding songs from the Judas Priest repertoire and he nails it. Respect.
The Best live perfomence of this song!
Robbie you're a genius! I love you! God bless ya brother! Fantastic live performance!
Now THIS is what I've been thinking for many years... I'm sure that if Priest would've played this song among the first fve or six songs of their set, when Rob's voice was all rested up and ready to fire on all cylinders, this song would've sounded so much better live, and it would've saved Rob a whole deal of problems and struggling performances. Instead, they always decided to play it at the final portion of the set, and being so extremely demanding vocal-wise, it's no surprise Rob couldn't handle it at the top of his game; many times having to strain his voice beyond the necessary limits, to the point where nowadays he unfortunately can't properly sing it live anymore, and the song had to be taken out of the set. We also must take into account that Rob was about to turn 40 when the "Painkiller" album originally came out, so he wasn't already at his prime, thus the idea of playing it at the beginning of the set only made more sense for me. I don't know why they (Priest) never gave this a try, however I'm glad that Rob himself did pull it off on the "Crucible" tour and left us with this amazing rendition of one of metal's greatest tunes.
Fucking amazing
Amazing…Rob Halford,,He is God..
Man this has got to be the best Halford's performance singing Painkiller live. I was just shitting out on him because I had never seen such a good live performance from himself on this song. This is really awesome!
In my opinion this is the best version of painkiller anywhere his vocals are just outstandingly awesome here.. better than the recording on painkiller CD... just fucking fantastic the METAL GOD lives on
Slayer solos on Judas priest song
Slayers solo were based on Judas priest .
Kk in particular .
Except KK have better technique and pitch .
That said Jeff was far to be a bad guitar payer .
@@Nissardpertugiu And Glen Tipton is far better than KK
@@Swedishoutlaw thats a misconception. Typical guitar player " Dick contest " metal thing argument haha.
You know thats false if you know really all in details ..
Different approaches .
Also Glenn did serve himself , not necessary the band .
So KK had less space in certain era .
That made you the impression of Glenn as the guitar player .
But the heavier riffs , or darker and More out of the box or.mourning stuff
Kk
Glenn is more studied but a bit too much written over the years .
KK is more disturbing and abstracts.
Its the Miles davis approach on guitar in some ways .
Who said Miles can't play .
Modern metal guys can't get that kind of mindset .
KK have a lot melody that most people doesnt notice even thats him ( Before the dawn etc...) .
Live , KK is far more solid than Glenn
And KK improvise , so he goes in danger , and rarely fuck up .
Glenn never improvise , and he is a bit out there even rythmically as connexion block groove goes in the rythm section as KK is .
Glenn is kind of disconnected .
A bit out
And his booze and coke stuff didnt help sometimes .
So its relative .
Also the slogan till this day " Pushing tbe boundaries ".
Thats KK behind ..
this band is awesome....great singer,,, great guitar players.
Why does Rob sing everything better with Halford than Priest? I mean fuck
Nolan Moore probably because when he left Judas he gave a rest to his voice
This was like studio version, but without echo on vocals. Amazing!
The 11 unlikes are Metallica fans who just realised that this is the best metal song ever!
Pro Tip: …and Justice for All.
nmlss Never said i didn't like Metallica just that this is the best metal song ever! ,if anyone asks me for a song that explains what metal music is this is the one i hand to them.
At least Metallica can perform their songs live, unlike Halford that 99% of the times is unable to sing Painkiller properly, hehe.
nmlss Halford is 12 years older than Hetfield , lets talk in another 12 years and see how Metallica are doing, they sound like they are using a rubbish bin as a drum and they seem to have forgotten how to write good songs, Even Ripper has trouble singing painkiller live and he has an incredible voice, all bands have trouble as they get older even Bruce struggles singing run to the hills, thats life.
Halford couldn't even sing Painkiller back in the 90's…. In fact, I think this is the only good performance of this song I've seen and I suspect it's a bit edited. I hope to be wrong, because I do like Judas and love Halford, but damn….
Priest fan since 1980
This axeman is bad ass
Greatest vocal performance of Painkiller by Rob EVER!!!
la meilleure interprétation live ... même si doublée , samplée , overdrivée ... etc etc ..... great !!!
GOOOOSSEEEBUMPS..DAAMMM..WHAT VOCALS..FN A!!!!..A W E S O M EEEEEE....!!! DOWNLOAD!!!
I want to believe the guitar player tried to give the solo his own touch rather than play note per note (something he could easily do). Then after some may liked or not...
Simply BRUTAL, the best version of Painkiller live i´ve ever seen, by far.
Seriously this is the best performance of Painkiller i have ever heard...
Halford is god
By far best Rob vocal live performance with this song.
This was phenomenal!!
That final scream is mindblowing!! :D
His voice comes from another world...True metal hero..Thanks for your Talent Rob!
It's from 2003, in Crucible tour. Some months before Halford return Priest. This dvd was released in 2010, but the show it's from 2003...
God bless Rob The mans 63 Year’s old and he still sounds like a fucking Metal God
Good song = Goosebumps...
Life is simple and sweet...
The solo guitarist is Mike Chlasciak. He is an awessome guitar player, I have met Mike and he is a really cool guy. Mike can play that solo perfect. Anybody who doesn't think he has the ability is crazy. I love Glenn Tipton from priest, but if Tipton was going berserk on stage like Mike was, he would probably miss a few notes too. Why do people have to be so cynical. Personal I thought he was entertaining as hell! Let's see any of you bashing Mike play it better live on stage with that kind of enthusiasm. Give the guy some respect. Awesome job Mike Chlasciak!
It was not Mike, Bro.
@@SE-fm2nw That was Mike on the solo brother.
The dude is a MONSTER on guitar. I'd love to see any of the kids complaining about him not only get up in front of thousands of people, but also play with reckless abandon, while putting on a show as opposed to standing there looking at his shoes.
@@RowdyGrunt Detroit 1990 version is much faster and much more technical it's not even close.
The Metal God at his best!!!!!!!!!
What a difference a year makes , he's ferocious
Math may have been off a bit. I was 52 in 2013, five years ago, 57 in 2018.
If Rob was 52 in 2003, he turns 67 at the end of August, this year 2018. And so...62 in 2013?
:-)
Math was not off. Nice.
Rob was born in 1951.
I was born in 1961.
He's August, I'm January but...still almost 10 years older than me.
And I deleted my old comment by mistake, so obviously this is not five years ago. August 2018.
Amaizing voice here huhuuuuu!!!!
the best of HALFORD
right here right in this moment Rob Halford is the one and only metall god in universe the band is beyond magic and metall cant be better
FUCK I can't believe how amazing rob is even a his age with hisvocals it's amazing.
he is the metal god.
True
I think that's the best live Painkiller performance Rob has pulled off.
ending scream is AAAWWWEEESSSOOOMMMEEE!!!!!!!!!
best solo of this hit
Fuck yeah! The best I've ever heard Rob sing it live , wow, he was nowhere near like this during the Painkiller tour itself. Amazing in the early 2000's and for some reason 2005 onward was never the same though still badfuckingass
halford the one 70-80-90 end now
Sounds so good for a live show!!!!
Halford are like an even heavier meaner more brutal version of Judas Priest.
If that's even possible.
Bobby Jarzombek is killing it on the drums here.
Said it 5 years ago, still holds true in 2018.
(Scott Travis with Judas Priest does it better but...it's really his song on drums. Bob still kills this.)
No one else can hit Rob's vocal notes.
Especially not on this song. Speaking of totally killing it.
(I just tried listening to Ken Tamplin "sing" this song.
UA-cam vocal instructor? Butchered it, more like.
He couldn't even start it on the same note or the same pitch or octave.
Not even close.
Ken dropped his vocal easily one probably two whole octaves.
Where Rob goes at the END of Painkiller.
NOT the beginning.
That would be how NOT to sing Painkiller, Mr. Tamplin.
And you teach people to sing? Seriously?
You were not even in the vicinity of Rob's astonishingly high range.
Do not kid yourself.)
나의 우상... 랍,,, 정말 제대론 라이브를 듣게되어서 기쁩니다.
vocals on top, but the solo was hideous
+Karl XIV Johan Personally I don't think his variation was that bad... Frankly Glenn would not be in the level of GOD without K.K.Downing either.
- From a shitless slave region of humanism being suffered under hoon-tribe-originated-parasitism and kiki'she' collectivism which is known as the name 'Korea', whose dwellers always steals and begs from Japan's original history which clearly inherited sincere humanity in Ancient Cudara more than its 'original' dwellers in hometown.
i agree, the Glenn Tipton solo wasn't the best but the K.K Downing solo sounded great
ye, someone should slap that guitarist in the face for ruining the best singing of Painkiller ever. With a chair.
This isnt judas priest, this is Halford. The guitarist made his own version of the solo. And his version was good
Ever heard of improvisation? The solo sounded great ^_^ Metal Mike is no Glenn Tipton, but he sure can rock out! :D
A metal God!!!
SICK!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Best thing is that the solo has been overdubbed afterwards. And it still sounds like that. Wonder what it sounded like when he actually played it.
Rob Halford is GODDDDD
Greatest of all metal Time forever
Take that autotune!
Wow! I've never seen Rob actually sing this song well live, pretty cool
If only there was a performance of Painkiller with Priest where Rob sounds like this. It would be fucking nuts
I have to agree, rob's singing is great here
One of the sickest metal vocal performances by the greatest metal singers ever. New Priest kills it by the way,
@TheAmeader
Jep, you are damn right., that is also a great version. Thanx!!!
Halford is the king - period.
THIS LIVE IS INCREDIBLE VOCALS!!!. MORE INTENSE THEN STUDIO VOCALS!!!.. SHOULD PUT THIS ON A CD OR A DOWNLOAD TUNE
Badass song!!!
R.O.B
The best.
JP Forever.
THE FUCKING BESTEST PAINKILLIER LIVE
Perfect Hail to Halford !!!
I can't imagine what Rob was talking when he was listening to the solo .
while the footage is live, the audio is not
Rob Ballsford Ruleeeeeeeeees period
JP live in Jakarta 2018... halford sang Painkiller at top of harley Davidson bike !!!! is still good voices trust me
Perfection!
O.O wow....
amazing!
Rob is doing perfect job here. Its true that the solos are the weak point here but I guess that its still better not to copy all the original solos and play something of their own. The drummer is actually great here.
Jarzombek is great, always ;-)
He can...every one needs a rest now and then.
Greatest metal frontman
omg best performance ever !! Thanks xxJirenzaRxx !!!!!!!!!! =) Judas Priest \m/ Rob Haford \m/ !!
People always say that ripper was better than Halford, but when halford was with his band HALFORD, Rob was a waaaay more advanced vocalist
Nolan Moore Yeah not sure why he sang way better in Halford then in current Judas Priest
Nolan Moore you think that because most of the people saying that on the internet are teenagers but old fans love halford
Maybe Priest had busier tour than halford. His voice in halford had more rest than priest days, maybe.
+Something Orother I'm 18 my friend....I believe Halford is better
+Nolan Moore Ripper and Halford sound the same, Rob even says so. He listened to a live clip of Priest when Ripper was their singer, he said Ripper sounded exactly like him
This is freakin awesome!!!
always kicks in in a positive way
EPIC SOLO FAILLLLLL. "I hear wrong tones..." - "how offen?" - "ALL OVER THE FUCKING MAIN SOLO!". No way to compare this to the original one...
yep, the solo's pretty fkd up
tipton cannot be reproduced correctly
I think the idea was to play it differently
You are being a pedantic fuck. It sounds great.
It's just my opinion man, you should respect it the way I respect yours. God bless you.
Lo mejor es cuando todos reconocen el intro de bateria de Painkiller
I think his name is Mike Chlasciak. He toured with Halford during his solo career. He's a totally different kind of guitar player who doesn't fit into Judas Priest, IMO. They got him back for Nostradamus though, their new album from 2008. It's really good.
Fail, FAIL THE SOLO IS A FAIL!!!!
I agree the first solo wasn't very good but the 2nd one was better
Rudy Hernandez it's improv😂
hermosooooooooooo HALFORD...
NOTHING beats LIVE, RAW METAL!!
Amazing......
That fucking band is on fire,..that guitar play smokes Glen.
A toda llabe halford maestro!!!!!
I don't love it-
I LIVE FOR IT!!!!
From this, I get goose bumps on my balls! Respect from Germany
Loud fast and kickin`ass OH YEA!!!!!!