This two-fer from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends includes two of the band's more disparate release. 1978's Stained Class was a benchmark album for the genre, offering up Priest classics like "Exciter," "Beyond the Realms of Death," and the caustic title cut, while 1988's Ram It Down, despite the blisteringly good title track and the equally masterful "Hard as Iron," is considered one of their weaker outings. ~ James Christopher Monger
