The new
Judas Priest album
Firepower has charted at # 5.
The only Priest album to better this position was
British Steel which peaked at # 4 in 1980. The only other top 10 album they've had was
Unleashed in the East which hit # 10 in 1979.
The old bands are possibly more popular now among metal fans than they were in their so-called heydays.