release of the album came with a DVD and CD of a live show recorded on 17 August 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida as part of the British Steel 30th Anniversary tour. The live versions of all the British Steel tracks from this release were also made available as downloadable content for the Rock Band video game series beginning 11 May 2010. Critical reception The album received positive reviews. AllMusic gave the album five stars out of five, explaining that the album "kick-started heavy metal's glory days of the 1980s", and saying that "There are still uptempo slices of metallic mayhem bookending the album in 'Rapid Fire' and 'Steeler', plus effective moodier pieces in 'Metal Gods. Rolling Stone and BBC Music rated the album favourably, and PopMatters gave the album an 8 out of 10 rating. In 2017, it was ranked third on Rolling Stone list of "100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. During an interview with Wall of Sound's Educate Ebony podcast, Max Cavalera stated British Steel is the "essential thrash metal" album everyone needs to hear and says "I’m sure you can ask Metallica, if it wasn’t for British Steel they wouldn’t be here." Track listing 1980 U.S. release Other releases 30th Anniversary Edition – bonus live CD/DVD Personnel Judas Priest Rob Halford – vocals K. K. Downing – guitars Glenn Tipton – guitars Ian Hill – bass Dave Holland – drums Production Produced by Tom Allom Engineered by Lou Austin Cut by Ray Staff Cover design by Rosław Szaybo Photography by R. Elsdale and R. Ellis Charts Certifications References 1980 albums Albums produced by Tom Allom Columbia Records albums Judas Priest albums