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'98 Live Meltdown'' is a concert album by Judas Priest, recorded and released in 1998 and is the first live album to feature new lead singer Tim "Ripper" Owens, recorded during the
Jugulator World Tour. A second live album featuring Owens, ''
Live in London'', was released in 2003.
The album was reissued as part of the band's limited edition
''50 Heavy Metal Years of Music'' box-set, released on October 2021, through
Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the ...
and
Legacy Recordings
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.
Track listing
Personnel
;Judas Priest
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Tim "Ripper" Owens
Timothy S. "Ripper" Owens (born September 13, 1967) is an American heavy metal singer who currently performs with KK's Priest, Spirits of Fire, the Three Tremors and "The Tim Ripper Monster Energy Big Band". He first gained attention as the ...
– vocals
*
Glenn Tipton
Glenn Raymond Tipton (born 25 October 1947) is an English guitarist. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for the Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Judas P ...
– guitars
*
K. K. Downing – guitars
*
Ian Hill
Ian Hill (born 20 January 1952) is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Along with lead guitarist Glenn Tipton, he is one of only two members who've appeared on all of the band's studio albums.
...
– bass guitar
*
Scott Travis
Mark Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member of ...
– drums
;Production
*Produced and mixed by Judas Priest and Sean Lynch
*Engineered by Will Shapland
*Mastered by Tim Burrell
*Album cover by
Mark Wilkinson
*Photography by
Ross Halfin, John McMurtrie, Babz Bell, George Chin, and John Stone
Charts
References
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Judas Priest live albums
1998 live albums
SPV/Steamhammer live albums