Breaking the Law BPM

Judas Priest · Metal

Breaking the Law by Judas Priest has a tempo of 164 BPM (163.8 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Allegrissimo.

164 BPM · 4/4 · Quarter

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 164 BPM (163.8) · Allegrissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Quarter
One beat: 366 ms
One bar: 1.47 s
Half time / double time: 82 BPM / 328 BPM
Tempo range: Over 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 2 3 4: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every beat, 366 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. At this speed the click plays only the beat.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 123 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 164.

Start the tempo trainer at 123 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

82 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
123 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
147 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

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Songs at a similar tempo

I Wanna Be Sedated · Ramones · 164 BPM · 4/4
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Sugar, We're Goin Down · Fall Out Boy · 162 BPM · 4/4
good 4 u · Olivia Rodrigo · 166 BPM · 4/4

All songs over 150 BPM

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