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{{Infobox album
| name       = Angel of Retribution
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Judas Priest]]
| cover      = AngelOfRetributionJPG.jpg
| caption    = Cover art by [[Mark Wilkinson]]
| released   = {{start date|2005|02|23|df=y}}
| recorded   = October–December 2004
| venue      =
| studio     = Old Smithy (Worcestershire, England) <br> [[Sound City Studios|Sound City]] (Van Nuys, California)
| genre      = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| length     = 52:32
| label      = {{hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]] <small>(US)</small>|[[Sony BMG]] <small>(Rest of world)</small>|}}
| producer   = [[Roy Z]]
| prev_title = [[Demolition (Judas Priest album)|Demolition]]
| prev_year  = 2001
| next_title = [[Nostradamus (album)|Nostradamus]]
| next_year  = 2008
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Angel of Retribuition
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = [[Revolution (Judas Priest song)|Revolution]]
 | single1date = 2005
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 69/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |title=Angel Of Retribution by Judas Priest |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/angel-of-retribution/judas-priest |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=30 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| rev1      = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=AllmusicReview>{{cite web|title=Angel of Retribution review|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/angel-of-retribution-mw0000405149|website=AllMusic|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009232908/http://www.allmusic.com/album/angel-of-retribution-mw0000405149|archive-date=9 October 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rev2      = [[Blabbermouth]]
| rev2Score = 8/10<ref name="Bm">{{cite news|first=Don|last=Kaye|title=''Angel Of Retribution'' Review|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=223|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=6 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606071921/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=223| archive-date= 6 June 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| rev3 = [[laut.de]]
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cordas |first1=Alexander |title='Metal up your ass'. Punkt. Aus. |url=https://www.laut.de/Judas-Priest/Alben/Angel-Of-Retribution-7651 |publisher=[[laut.de]] |access-date=30 September 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="MC"/>
| rev5 = ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5|full=Red N.png|empty=Blank N.PNG|rating=N}}<ref name="NOW">{{cite web |last1=Stuffco |first1=Jared |title=NOW: JUDAS PRIEST, Mar 3 - 9, 2005 |url=http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2005-03-03/music_discs7.php |publisher=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]] |access-date=30 September 2020 |date=14 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414144539/http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2005-03-03/music_discs7.php |archive-date=14 April 2005 }}</ref>
| rev6      = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev6score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web |last1=Begrand |first1=Adrien |title=Judas Priest: Angel of Retribution |url=https://www.popmatters.com/judaspriest-angel-2495943527.html |website=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=15 May 2019 |language=en |date=3 March 2005}}</ref>
| rev7      = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' (de)
| rev7score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Kühnemund|first=Götz|title=Rock Hard review|url=http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=17517|work=issue 214|access-date=8 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924131542/http://www.rockhard.de/megazine/reviewarchiv/review-anzeigen.html?tx_rxsearch_pi1%5Breview%5D=17517|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 
| rev8      = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev8Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS Review">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/judaspriest/albums/album/6847707/review/7045810/angel_of_retribution |title=''Angel Of Retribution'' Review |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002120510/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/judaspriest/albums/album/6847707/review/7045810/angel_of_retribution |archive-date=2 October 2007 }}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev9score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="MC"/>
}}

'''''Angel of Retribution''''' is the fifteenth studio album by English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Judas Priest]], released in 2005. It is the band's first album since 1990's ''[[Painkiller (Judas Priest album)|Painkiller]]'' to feature [[Rob Halford]]. The album debuted at {{Numero|13}} on the US [[Billboard 200]] chart,<ref name="Billboard">{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-first-week-chart-positions-for-angel-of-retribution-revealed|title=Album debuts at #13|publisher=bravewords.com|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216204428/http://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-first-week-chart-positions-for-angel-of-retribution-revealed|archive-date=16 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> which makes it the fourth highest charting Judas Priest album in the US. The album was produced by [[Roy Z]],<ref name="Bm"/> who co-wrote the song "Deal with the Devil". It won a 2005 [[Metal Hammer]] award for Best Album.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-sabbath-slipknot-mot-rhead-honored-at-golden-gods-awards-photos-available/ |title=Black Sabbath, Slipknot, Motörhead Honored At Golden Gods Awards: Photos Available - Blabbermouth.net|date=14 June 2005 |access-date=18 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806223727/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/black-sabbath-slipknot-mot-rhead-honored-at-golden-gods-awards-photos-available/ |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In the 2005 ''[[Burrn!]]'' magazine Readers' Pop Poll, it was voted Best Album of the Year and Best Album Cover.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-sweep-burrn-magazine-best-of-2005-polls |title=JUDAS PRIEST Sweep Burrn! Magazine Best Of 2005 Polls - Bravewords.com |access-date=23 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232558/http://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-sweep-burrn-magazine-best-of-2005-polls |archive-date=23 April 2018 |url-status=live  }}</ref>

==Album information==
[[File:Halford 2010.jpg|thumb|left|175px|''Angel of Retribution'' marked the return of vocalist [[Rob Halford]].]]
''Angel of Retribution'' was originally scheduled to be released in late 2004, but the label changed the release date to early 2005, hoping for better sales. Early pressings have the year 2004 printed on the covers. In a descriptive detail about the album, [[Glenn Tipton]] explains, "We've got a lot of energy. We're firing on all cylinders and it's obvious on this album. I think it's the most natural JUDAS PRIEST album. A lot of people who have listened to it have said it's timeless. You couldn't really date it." [[Rob Halford]] adds, "That decade that we were out of each other's company just seems to have vanished in smoke. When we got together to begin writing the new material for 'Angel of Retribution', it was really a continuation of where we would have been had we made the next record after 'Painkiller'. All the pieces were already in place."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-angel-of-retribution-cover-artwork-posted-online/|title=JUDAS PRIEST: 'Angel Of Retribution' Cover Artwork Posted Online|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=15 January 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814022857/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-angel-of-retribution-cover-artwork-posted-online/|archive-date=14 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six of the album's songs have been performed live, with "Hellrider", "Deal With the Devil", "Worth Fighting For" and "Revolution" only appearing on 2005 setlists. "Judas Rising" was also performed in 2005 and returned for the 2011–12 and 2019 tours, and "Angel" being added to the setlist in 2008-9 and then reappearing for a few shows in 2018.

==Lyrical references==
Within the album, nods to the sound of past albums and songs are found,<ref name="Bm"/> as well as lyrics that apparently reference earlier songs. The song "Demonizer" references both "The Hellion" from ''[[Screaming for Vengeance]]'', as well as "Painkiller" from ''[[Painkiller (Judas Priest album)|Painkiller]]''. "Hellrider" mentions the title track of ''[[Ram It Down]]'', and "Tyrant" from ''[[Sad Wings of Destiny]]''. "Eulogy" references "Stained Class" and "The Sentinel" from the albums ''[[Stained Class]]'' and ''[[Defenders of the Faith]]'', respectively. Finally, "Worth Fighting For" acts as a sequel/prequel to "Desert Plains" from ''[[Point of Entry]]''.

The song "Deal With the Devil" can be viewed as an autobiography of Judas Priest, telling their origins from the [[Black Country]] of England's West Midlands, mentioning their transitory days gigging around England and practising at the Church of Holy Joseph in Walsall, which is where Judas Priest was effectively born. "Deal With the Devil" also mentions the song "Blood Red Skies" from ''Ram It Down'' and "Take on the World" from ''[[Killing Machine]]''.

==Reception==
The album generally received favourable reviews from critics and fans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Judas Priest- Angel of Retribution |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/angel-of-retribution/judas-priest |website=Metacritic |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref> However, [[Classic Rock Magazine]] reviewer [[Geoff Barton]] awarded the album three out of five stars in March 2005, dropping the overall score solely due to his dislike of the track '"Lochness". Barton claimed that the track sends 'the entire record crashing down in flames... Lochness is so ill-conceived, so long-drawn out, droning and dismal, that is single-handedly destroys what would otherwise have been a triumphant Halford-led return.'<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barton |first1=Geoff |title=Judas Priest- Angel of Retribution |journal=Classic Rock Magazine |date=March 2005 |issue=171 }}</ref> The song, however, has since been reappraised by many fans as underrated.<ref>{{cite web |last1=KRANNILA |first1=VILLE |title=Lochness |url=http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/The%20Fuel%20of%20the%20Furnace/lochness/ |website=kkdowning.net |access-date=27 May 2020}}</ref>

==DualDisc==
The album was released on the [[DualDisc]] format which had traditional CD content on one side and DVD content on the other side. The DVD side of this album featured a documentary entitled "Reunited" as well as the entire album in an enhanced audio format. It was released as a 2-disc set containing Compact Disc audio and DVD video in Europe, Japan and USA.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Glenn Tipton]], [[Rob Halford]] and [[K. K. Downing]], except where noted.<ref name=LinerNotes>{{cite book|title=''Angel of Retribution'' Liner notes|year=2005|publisher=Epic Records|page=15|edition=DualDisc}}</ref>
| title1 = [[Judas Rising]]
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Deal with the Devil
| length2 = 3:54
| note2 = Tipton, Halford, Downing, [[Roy Z|Roy Ramirez]]
| title3 = [[Revolution (Judas Priest song)|Revolution]]
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Worth Fighting For
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = Demonizer
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Wheels of Fire
| length6 = 3:41
| title7 = Angel
| length7 = 4:23
| title8 = Hellrider
| length8 = 6:23
| title9 = Eulogy
| length9 = 2:54
| title10 = Lochness
| length10 = 13:28
| total_length = 52:32
}}

==Personnel==
Credits adapted from liner notes:<ref name=LinerNotes/>
{|
|-
|valign=top|
;Judas Priest
*[[Rob Halford]] – vocals
*[[Glenn Tipton]] – guitars
*[[K. K. Downing]] – guitars
*[[Ian Hill]] – bass guitar
*[[Scott Travis]] – drums

;Additional musician
*[[Don Airey]] – keyboards

;Production
*[[Record producer|Produced]] by [[Roy Z]] and Judas Priest
*[[Audio engineer|Engineered]] by Roy Z, engineered in the US by [[Joe Barresi]]
*[[Audio mixing (recorded music)|Mixed]] by Roy Z and Stan Katayama
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*[[Audio mastering|Mastered]] by Tom Baker from Precision Mastering
*Cover concept by Judas Priest
*Design and illustrations by [[Mark Wilkinson]]

;''Reunited'' mini documentary (DualDisc edition)
*Produced and directed by Aubrey Powell
*Audio produced and mixed by Tom Allom
|}

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (2005)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE785.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/ISSUE785.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2005-03-19|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 14 March 2005|date=20 March 2005|publisher=Australian Web Archive|issue=785|access-date=23 March 2015}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| 58
|-
{{album chart|Austria|10|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|37|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|89|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|19|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|46|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|France|43|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Finland|6|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|5|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|id=5378|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|14|year=2005|week=9|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Ireland|40|artist=Judas Priest|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Italy|40|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
!scope="row"|Japanese Albums ([[Oricon]])<ref name="JPN">{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005|publisher=[[Oricon|Oricon Entertainment]]|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9|language=ja}}</ref>
| align="center"| 8
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{{album chart|Norway|6|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|36|date=20050306|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Spain|6|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|3|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=Judas Priest|album=Angel of Retribution|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|39|date=20050306|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|2|date=20050306|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|13|artist=Judas Priest|access-date=28 June 2023|rowheader=true}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Chart (2005)
! Position
|-
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2005&dspp=1|title=Årslista Album – År 2005|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>
| 94
|}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050212034922/http://www.angelofretribution.com/ Official album website]

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