Been a fan since British Steel came out. Stopped buying new CD's after Ram It Down I think. I just never got into that new direction. The guitars sound was so overdriven that they lost real definition and tone. The new direction of songwriting didn't resonate with me.
So Saturday, I finally decide to listen to Firepower after watching a youtube Rig Rundown of their new guitar player. Wow those Engl amps killer tone had me intrigued, so I pulled up Firepower in the car. I was very impressed. The album just felt more traditional metal, wit real defined guitar tones that allowed me to truly hear what they were playing. It felt like they spent more time writing good metal songs instead of trying to be "faster, heavier, etc".
I actually caught myself humming songs from the album today. I have to say, this is the first Priest album since Defenders that I really like.