Some Heads Are Gonna Roll

~ Recording by Judas Priest

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1984-01-04
Epic/Sony (logo of the Japanese company Epic/Sony Inc. (Aug 1978–Mar 1988))35･8P-40
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:05Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
  • GB1984-01-24
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)25713, CBS 25713
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Repress)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468602 2, COL 468602 2
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Now Made in the U.S.A. on back cover)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39219
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39219
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:05Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)25713, CBS 25713
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (made in Japan)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 39219
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:05Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)FC 39219
1.9Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:05Judas PriestMetal WarsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
K‐tel (International budget record label)TU 1754
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1988-07-01
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)25・8P-5040
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468602 2, COL 468602 2
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP1991-03-21
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony)ESCA 5257
2.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestScreaming for Vengeance / Defenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)468602 2, 477251 2
1.11Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:10Judas PriestThe Best of Judas Priest: Living After MidnightJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-02-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 65180
1.11Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:10Judas PriestThe Best of Judas Priest: Living After MidnightJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • US1998-02-03
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)CK 65180, D142809
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:08Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Remastered)Judas PriestAlbum
  • XE2001-05-07
  • GB2001-05-07
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)502134 2, 5021342000
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:08Judas PriestDefenders of the FaithJudas PriestAlbum
  • US2001-05-29
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 85438
1.11Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:09Judas PriestThe Best of Judas Priest: Living After MidnightJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-12-16
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)02-487242-10
3.10Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:09Judas PriestMetalogyJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2004-05-10
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)512893 3, COL 512893 3
3.10Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:09Judas PriestMetalogyJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • US2004-05-11
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)512893 3, 512893 3001
3.10Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:09Judas PriestMetalogyJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • JP2004-08-04
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP-312
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:08Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Remastered)Judas PriestAlbum
  • JP2005-06-06
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)MHCP 672
10.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:08Judas PriestThe Complete Albums CollectionJudas PriestAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697967872
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:08Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Remastered)Judas PriestAlbum
  • JP2012-02-15
Metal God EntertainmentSICP-3399
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:06Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith: 30th Anniversary EditionJudas PriestAlbum
  • JP2015-03-04
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-4388-90
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:06Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith: 30th Anniversary EditionJudas PriestAlbum
  • US2015-03-10
1.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas PriestDefenders of the Faith (Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)Judas PriestAlbum
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)88843087752
10.7Some Heads Are Gonna Roll4:07Judas Priest50 Heavy Metal Years of Music (Limited, Remastered, Box Set)Judas PriestAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2021-10-15
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)

Relationships

engineer:Mark Dodson (UK producer)
producer:Tom Allom
drums (drum set):Dave Holland (British rock drummer)
electric bass guitar:Ian Hill (UK bassist for Judas Priest)
electric guitar:Kenneth Downing
Glenn Tipton
lead vocals:Rob Halford
recorded at:Ibiza Sound Studio in Ibiza Town, Illes Balears, Spain (in 1983)
recording of:Some Heads Are Gonna Roll (in 1983)

Related works

Some Heads Are Gonna Roll

lyricist and composer:Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain)