"Freewheel Burning" is a song by the British

United Kingdom

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 heavy metal

Heavy metal music

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 band

Rock Band

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 Judas Priest

Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...

, appearing on their 1984

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 album Defenders of the Faith

Defenders of the Faith

Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The LP and cassette tape...

, and first released as the first single off that album. The EP version of the song contained an extended guitar intro that was omitted on the full length release. In 2002, New World Disorder 3: Freewheel Burning, a mountain bike

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 video released by Freeride Entertainment, licensed the song for use. The song was also covered on Fozzy

Fozzy

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's album, Happenstance

Happenstance (Fozzy album)

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, and Gran Turismo 4

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 SoundTrack.

The guitar solo

Guitar solo

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 in the song is played by Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

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 and K.K. Downing.

The B-sides of this single are live versions of "Breaking The Law" & "You've Got another Thing Comin'" recorded at the US Festival from Glen Helen Park, near Devore, San Bernardino in California on May 29th, 1983 in front of an approx audience of 375,000 people. The version of "Breaking The Law" is also the first official version released to feature K.K. Downing's added live guitar solo.

The music video contains footage of the band playing while a young boy is playing the arcade version of Pole Position

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.

Personnel

• Rob Halford
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  Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
  
   - vocals
• Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton
  Glenn Tipton is one of the Grammy Award-winning guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest...
  
   - lead guitar
  Lead guitar
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• K.K. Downing - rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Ian Hill
  Ian Hill
  Ian Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest....
  
   - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Dave Holland
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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