Judas Priest was one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the '70s, spearheading the New Wave of British Heavy Metal late in the decade. Decked out in leather and chains, the band fused the gothic doom of Black Sabbath with the riffs and speed of Led Zeppelin, as well as adding a vicious two-lead guitar attack; in doing so, they set the pace for much popular heavy metal from 1975 until 1985, as well as laying the groundwork for the speed and death metal of the '80s.

Textbook heavy metal, fronted by the dueling twin lead guitars of K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton and the glorious shrieks of lead vocalist Rob Halford. Judas Priest encapsulated the ‘70s U.K. metal movement and did it better than just about anybody with their solid musicianship and in-your-face studs ‘n’ leather theatricality. “Breaking The Law” comes from their 1980 collection, British Steel, a major moment in Britain’s new wave of metal and the first Priest album to crack the Top 40 LP charts in America.