Jugulator is the thirteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was released in Japan on 16 October 1997 and the rest of the world on 28 October 1997. It was their first studio album since Painkiller in 1990. It's one of only two albums by the band with Tim "Ripper" Owens on lead vocals. Jugulator is the only Judas Priest album that has never been released on any major digital media website. This is due to SPV/Steamhammer going bankrupt in 2009.