Here Today... Gone To Hell!

I have recently discovered the awesomeness (is that a word?) of Judas Priest.

I bought thier last album with Halford "Painkiller" and it is an all time classic album! EVERY SONG is awesome... i highly recomend it!

I also got live meldown 98 with the new *now singer of Iced Earth* singer Ripper Owens, and he kicks ass as well!

I wanted to know if any of you like them and what album you think is the best Priest album. I find it hard to belive there could be one to top Painkiller, but i have only heard a limited amount of thier music, and it ALL kicks!


they have recently reunited with Halford and are recording a new album then setting out on tour and i hope i get a chance to see them!


...what do you guys think of Priest?

Hell yeah, JUDAS PRIEST.  Painkiller is an awesome record, but I would have to say "Sad Wings of Destiny" is their best.  Rob Halford is the greatest heavy metal vocalist ever - yes, even greater than Axl - and it's just simply amazing how good he sounds after all these years.  Priest is a band that deserves a lot more respect than they've ever gotten.  Without question, they deserve to be in the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame.

I too have recently discovered Judas Priest, truly fantastic band and Painkiller is a very special album.

I am surprised they don't get a bigger press, they seem to have been over shadowed by Iron Maiden as the UK's most significant metal act. Priest are ten times what Maiden ever where

Delighted to see they are back on the road though i haven't heard anything o a new album :-\

ok... i like priest alot, but i LOVE Maiden....maybe when i know more priest i will change my mind, but Iron Maiden is an awesome band.

Priest is an awesome band. Halford has an amazing scream that's for sure. I thought I read about a reunion with Halford and the rest of the band with Ripper Owens on the sidelines. I never have heard Ripper, although I've heard he's pretty cool too.

I don't think they get enough credit. Some of their stuff from the early 80's was kick ass!

I've never been a huge fan but I will be seeing them at Ozzfest this year so maybe my thoughts will change.

Yea, sometimes seeing a band live makes all the difference in the world. I never thought too much of Cinderella and then saw them live and I was impressed. They sounded much better, and put on a great show.

I agree............they are a tad underrated.............

But for the record <looks at Izzy ::)> they don't come close to Maiden................

I heard that too!  Hmmm - maybe it's true. :D

Breaking the law, breaking the law... 8)

check out "Parental Guidance" one of my favorite songs of all time

British Steel and Defenders of the Faith could be the best 2 JP albums. I only have British Steel on cd and its a classic. Rapid Fire, metal Gods, United, Living after midnight, you dont have to be old to be wise, this is all Priest at their peak, the remastered issue also has bonus tracks incl Grinder.

Bah, Judas Priest don't sing about goblins and have daft (and not particularily good) 8 minute solo's......

Priest all the way!

I have all Judas Priest albums , and let me tell ya...Yes They are the best Heavy Metal band ever. If you listen To rock Rolla you will listen to a Judas Priest compared to Deep Purple in some ways ,but you know is Judas Priest!
I love Halford voice ,attitude, and everything , the guy Rocks!  KK downing and Tipton what a guitar PLayers they are!!! they are fucking great! They are the Batman & Robin Of heavy  metal!  ;D
I think Judas Priest deserve more attention in the metal planet ,becuase they were the first ones, and they are still here! :yes:

Amen!

Amen brother my fave band is Maiden but I've got to say that Judas Priest are way underated!! I've heard all halford records!! they fucking rocks!! Also in a concert of Mr. Halford he invites Mr. Dickinson imagine that duet!! is like having sex with britney spears  ;D excellent performance!!! can't remember the concert neither the song, help me out here Dead Horse.

Best 90 record so far for me: Painkiller!!!, then No prayer for the dying!  :peace:

If you guys REALLY want to know why the evil media doesn't give any credit to Judas Priest, then read on. Most fans already know this, but this is just for those new to Priest. But it might break your love with the band forever, read at your own risk....  :'(



















Judas Priest is a gay band. The lead singer is an admitted homosexual, and their drummer was recently thrown in prison for raping a retarded boy he was supposed to be teaching drum lessons. As great as their music is, they will never receive the "macho" recognition of their counterparts.

That said, even then, Iron Maiden is a better band, and has always been a better band, than Judas Priest. Priest released a lot of cheese, like their Turbo album, but Maiden has proven to be a more consistent band.

Maiden also has megahits like Aces High, the Trooper, Run to the Hills, Number of the Beast, Fear of the Dark, and 2 Minutes to Midnight. Except for Painkiller and maybe You've Got Another Thing Coming, Judas Priest does not have the stand out songs that Maiden has.

Halford is an open homosexual. I never heard anything about the drummer. Got a link?

Just because the lead singer is gay doesn't mean the entire group is gay.

And! Even if they were all gay, it wouldn't make a difference to me. They still kick ass!!!!

If the guy did really rape a retarded boy then that's fucked up and obviously I don't condone that in anyway. But I never heard anthing about that.

Edit: I just searched it and the guy got 8 years in the slammer for trying to rape the 17 year old boy.  Lewd conduct too, or something along those lines. Yikes. :o

The song is "The One you Love to Hate " Writen By Halford and Dickinson  :love: You can find it in Live  Insurrection live double album . Its one of the best live albums i have ever listened to  :yes:

By the way when i first listened to "UNITEd" a song off the British Steel Album 1980, It reminds me Of Queen , i think this song is the We will rock you of Judas Priest , Im not trying to compare both bands , its just that it reminds me a happy together singing song : ok:

Agree on that Freddie Mercury was gay too, right?, that doesn't mean that all queen members are gay and They still kick ASS and they are the best Band EVER!!!  :peace:

Posted by: DEAD HORSE  Posted on: Today at 07:02:58am  
By the way when i first listened to "UNITEd" a song off the British Steel Album 1980, It reminds me Of Queen , i think this song is the We will rock you of Judas Priest , Im not trying to compare both bands , its just that it reminds me a happy together singing song  

Well actually I was going to compare that record with AFD, dunno why it reminds me to that record, also Jazz album by Queen reminds me AFD, any influences??? mmmmm  :nervous:

You know, the whole 'D&D' bit (and you obviously not liking it) is perfectly understandable...........

Many people just don't go for that 'over the top' presentation..............

...............nor can they get their own heads outta their own ARSES (happy with that ya Brit?)..............


MOVING ON :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

Don't try and tell me that the likes of "Metal Meltdown" (real Priest fan?????) with it's unimpressive axe work (even for the time frame) comes close to the likes of "Hallowed Be Thy Name"..............with it's quintessentially classic main riff, and absolutely gorgeous solo.........

Don't try and tell me that Judas Priest (The AC/DC of their genre and consequently a perfect BORE at times) is even comparable to the likes of Maiden...............

"Living After Midnight" vs "2 Minutes to Midnight".........

 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) Give me a fucking break..........

btw...........I love Priest : ok:

So what You Are saying is That Maiden is  better than Priest or That You like Better Maiden than Priest?  ::)

There's a better maiden than a priest????? :o......I had no idea......................

 :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:...................oh my.......

Ah......anyway, to answer your question D I C K.......(for the record I thought my meaning was quite clear :yes:).........................................BOTH : ok:

Anyway  ::)

Best Priest Songs for me:

Painkiller ---> if someone don't to hurt anybody with this song ...  ::)
Breaking Law
The Helion/electric Eyes
A touch of evil
Hell bent for Leather

 : ok: :peace:

That's "Electric Eye" as in EYE (singular).........not plural......

Anyway.........to get outta asshole mode........good pick!!

Electric Eye is a solid tune............

Heard Helloween's cover?, most helloween's cover aren't good  :no:, but the first time I've heard this song was by helloween, so when I first listened it by Priest was excellent  : ok:

Nope........haven't heard it..................

Besides.............I loathe Helloween.............

Been listening to my Iron Maiden collection again.....hmmm, there better than i remembered, maybe they are as good as JP

I think it was that new album that put me off them...

Best song: Wasted years and Infinite dreams

Agree on that, Infinite Dreams is a masterpice made by Steve Harris, lyrics and music, so mesmerazing!  :o, made from the best record that went out that year 1988 and probably of all 80's :yes:, I guess is the best record that maiden ever made!
But to quote something more Painkiller for me is way better than Fear of the dark which are made on the same decade an 1 of the best records ever made on that decade.  :peace:

I thought it was a thread dedicated to Judas Priest, Not who is better shit iron Maiden Or Judas Priest ?  ::)   I mean everyone has their own choices and likes.   :peace:

What about Judas Priest lyrics? personally i really love them... they are so real!  :yes:

Maybe we can make some top 5 Priest lyrics,what do you all think?


Mine are:

1 Beyond the realm of death
2 breaking the law
3 The ripper
4 Victim of changes
5 A touch of evil

Back to the topic cats!  :smoking:

Same thing but I put breaking the law first instead of Beyond the realm of deth I think it was made with a lot of anger  : ok:  :peace:

....... :o.........you're almost talking sense!!!! :o :o........

Keep working on it.........and you just might get there : ok:

JUDAS PRIEST played their first concert since reuniting with singer Rob Halford Wednesday night (June 2) at Stadiumsporthalle in Hannover, Germany. The group's entire setlist for the show was follows:

01. Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Heading Out to the Highway
05. The Ripper
06. Touch of Evil
07. The Sentinel
08. Turbo Lover
09. Victim of Changes
10. Diamonds and Rust
11. Breaking the Law
12. Beyond the Realms of Death
13. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)
14. Painkiller
Encore:
15. Hell Bent For Leather
16. Living After Midnight
17. United
18. You Got Another Thing Coming

According to a fan that attended the show, "The stage setting (backdrop) was the 'Electric Eye' DVD cover. Halford appeared in the eye! Halford's voice was in very go(o)d shape. He sang 'Victim of Changes' like on 'Unleashed (In the East)' (GREAT, FANTASTIC!!!!). After 'Metal Gods' he said that this was a very special night: the first gig of the PRIEST reunion after so many years. He looked awesome with spiked leather coats, changing on some songs. During 'Painkiller' he wore a spiked leather jacket. 'Hell Bent' = Harley, cap on. Sunglasses at the beginning of the show. Sound was awesome, not too loud, very clear. The band just fucked up on 'Green Manalishi' at one part (only the die-hards noticed that)."

Its a shame there can't be a full band reunion (that stupid drummer!)

I would love to see them live -  i wonder what people at Ozzfest wil make of them, they have a very 80's sound i'm not sure how well that would go down with people that have never heard them before....

They'll sound great...........and HEAVY..............

Sure when I saw Steppenwolf....I couldn't believe how heavy they sounded live.....................

Besides..........when at a concert.......people know no real bounds.............they just get caught up in the music........

Moreover.......I'm willing to bet that Priest will make fools outta some of the younger bands with their set.........

I'm sure they will, they are a fantastic band - Painkiller live must be something special

man, i wish ozzfest in cleveland wasnt already sold out!

I would love to see them live after buying a couple of their albums

one song i wish they would play live is "Hell Patrol" ... oh my god does halford scream awesome on that song!

Priest's 70's albums are actually their best, I've heard. Stained Class and Sad Wings of Destiny are supposedly their most notable. Of course, I can't find then ANYWHERE.  >:(

They actually took a step down in the 80's. Painkiller put them back on top, but Halford wanted to make another band, Fight. It sucked, and they only now have gotten back together.

I like Maiden's Blaze era more than Priest's Ripper era, by the way. :)

I like Maiden's existence better than Priest's...... :yes:

I think That ripper era wasn't that comercial as Blaze era  ::)

I dont think BLaze era was comercial  :no:, i think Blaze was a baaaaaaaaaaaad singer for a band like Iron Maiden.
I would call comercial, an album like dance of death  :'(

I would call it dissappointing

Any word on a new Priest album?

Whats the schedule for Priest on Ozzfest?

So was Freddie Mercury, but he was, is and will be the best singer ever, so who cares what Axl thinks about Halford Sexuality?  :-\

Halford quite litterally RAPES Freddy Mercury   :hihi:  



I honestly think halford's voice is much stronger than Freddies was. Halford is the metal god, he sings in like 20 different voices and they are all amazing.  There is a reason why 50% of todays metal singers try to copy his style... ITS THE BEST.


on a side note i think freddie was a great singer too, but just prefer Halford, and  also i still like axl the best as he has the most unique voice in rock and the way it fits his lyrics is just amazing.

I don't think Axl is a homophobe-lol.

There was an interview with him in the early 90's on MTV. He ran into George Michael somehow and the two of them hung out all night (The interview actually had both of them talking about the night, but seperate interviews). Both were impressed with each others work, and he obviously didn't have a problem hanging out with that guy.

Back on topic...Axl's voice is apples to oranges compared to Halfords, so I can't compare them

Halfords voice on the Voyeurs CD was much different than anything I had ever heard him sing on. It sounded cool, but it was very very very held back. Not the scream I love so much in JP.

OH MY GOD :nervous: :hihi:

haha. It's true..I saw it with my own eyes  :o

My roomate and I both thought it was pretty funny at the time.

I agree with you when you say that almost 50% of metal bands try to copy his voice , but i wouldnt say 50% i would say 99.999999% try to copy his voice , in some ways its cool in some ways it sucks, for instance Bruce Dickinson sounds like Halford, Ian Gillan And Ozzy but in a cool way , but i know others who steal his style and that sucks and become what they are....A bunch  Pitiful losers :hihi:

Yes That's Right they Have improve themselves in a good way, but others like kiske or Labrie doesn't fit in a good stuff, actually I like Andi Deris better than Kiske but that's other history.


Well yeah Halford Is a Metal God, maybe the model that every singer wants to follow, but freddie also had great stuff it's not good to compare them anyway, they sing in very different styles, one thing is rock and some opera style and other is a very heavy metal style with a lot of screaming, both can fit their lyrics with their voices.

looks like the new album is comeing out 12/28/2004 .
http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=24961

There is only one way to react to that news

 :beer: :beer: :beer:

It will be great to hear them again.

score! i just picked up my tickets for Ozzfest on wednesday, and im looking forward to seeing priest!

it will be cool to see black sabbath too, but i kind of with ozzy was headlining because i personally prefer his solo music, but either way its going to kick ass!

First off what is wrong with Halford being Gay? I got 5 of their albums and the dvd and I love Halford he gives you a hell of a show! Its not like they played songs like Boy George they played HARD ROCK.

Secondly they had more then 4 drummers. Judas Preist was about 4 guys HALFORD, TIPTON, KK, and Ian Hill (great bass player) The drummer was a revoling thing so he wasnt one of the BIG 4 members, and that is besides the point.

What about Breaking the Law, Living after midnight, Heading out to the highway (Fucking great song am I right?) and more. If Halford wasnt gay I bet you would give this band the credit they deserve.

Hey I don't care if the guy is gay or not. He kicks ass when he sings. I don't care who he shags. It ain't got nothing to do with the music. Queen kicked major ass and still does. FM's stage persona was equal to his voice IMHO. There are plenty of rappers and other artists who are gay, just not out of the closet about it. Same with sports guys. Who cares. You have to consider the source (ie WALK) who never has anything intelligent to say anyway. Just posts to stir people up, don't get suckered into his childish ways.

Lol - disliking a group because a members gay, thats just mad. If Axl came out of the closet would people turn round and say the music was shite?

Yeah, I'd go all "Immigrants and faggots, don't sing your songs at me!!"

Hell yeah I think Freddie beay gay made him FLamboyant and he would mesmorise you on stage. Freddie M, Rob Halford, Roger Dalty, and Axl rose are my 4 fav Frontmen. I don't care if they are gay or not, They rock the shit out of a stadium. If Axl turned Gay I wouldnt care as long as he gives us new music.

Now that! Is some funny shit!

*****

That's what I tell D..."I don't care if you shag sheep dude, just keep up the good work on that album!"

If Axl turned out to be gay, that would be the saddest day of my life.








P.S Not that there's anything wrong with that. :rofl:

Anyone hear any rumors on if Judas Priest will do a arena fall or sp[ring headlinging tour?

(http://www.robhalford.com/images/2004/JUDAS_PRIEST_Billboard_July.jpg)

Some new concert mp3s (sounds F**king great) :

http://www.cdis.org/~chazl/Nampapainkiller.mp3
http://www.cdis.org/~chazl/Namparipper.mp3
http://www.cdis.org/~chazl/Nampavictim.mp3
http://www.cdis.org/~chazl/Nampasentinel.mp3

also check out: http://www.texastwister.net/priest/

JUDAS PRIEST have once again postponed the release date of their new studio album ? this time to February 1, 2005 (January 31, 2005 internationally) from the previously announced January 4, 2005. The release date was moved at the request of the band's record label, Sony/Epic Records in order "to make sure that we can get everything in place for the release of the new record i.e. marketing plans, interviews, video etc., etc." according to a posting on the group's web site.

As previously reported, the initial shipment of the CD will include a bonus DVD filmed during the band's June shows in Barcelona and Valencia, Spain. A headlining world tour is in the planning stages for early 2005.



http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=28159


this sucks  :crying:

this sucks as the january date was already pushed back from late december  :(

oh well i sure hope it kicks ass when it comes out!

At least they'll probably get a decent promotion...

Maybe, Judas Priest will get a little competition from G'NR :nervous:

o plz. i doubt CD will come out before this new album

Well, you have your doubts and I have mine, I was mentioning it just to mention it. You do realize that CD will have to come out eventually or else Axl will owe his record company a lot of money. Did you know there is a lien on his house?

now i know

Did you know there is a lien on his house?

How did you learn of this?

You didn't see it on Fox did you?  :hihi:

Seriously though.....where did you hear that?

There was an article on it on some rock site. It has been proven by many posters (who claim they have sources(remember the rumor boards?)) that he does indeed have a tax lien on his house because of his record company's impatience.

Bring on the flamethrowers, I don't care!  ;D I love all of Priest's 70's material, but they just degenerated into a bland, sterotypical metal band in the 80's. Turbo is a fun party metal album with more substance than garbage like Poison or Motley Crue's later albums. Out in the Cold is a great ballad, something Iron Maiden could NEVER get right!

Totally agree with you, but you cant take away anything from I Maiden , tho.  I like better Judas Priest now a days, but I Maiden was the band who said to me: "This is heavy metal!" so i give em credit for that.

That song is amazing, and so is ''Reckless''  : ok:

(http://judaspriest.free.fr/papers/stuff/turbo2_postcard.jpg)

Who has heard it?  What do you guys think?  Good summation of their career...Some half-developed, overly sappy ballads, a  couple mid-tempo clunkers, but overall, a great comeback well worth the wait...Most songs are classic Priest...Halford's vocals are spot on, his screams and shrieks still blood curdling...Guitar work has absorbed some modern touches (Some hardcore breaks), but mostly retains a nice dual guitar attack, great solos...Drums sound great, but aren't terribly complicated...Nice double bass work.....Bass is too high in the mix on some tracks(specifically track 2...ouch!)...let me know...

where did you get that album so fast? is it not 28 feb? anywhere i can dl a preview?
judas priest rocks :headbanger:

Ya ive heard bits of songs and i think they kick ass, robs vocals are awsome and i think the album will kick

The album has been "unleashed"

where? worldwide or leaked? links? i will buy that one  : ok:

Judas Priest kick ass

Ive listened to 4 of the 10 new songs, and they do kick ass.

I'm still a little dissappointed as i was hoping for more "Painkiller" type songs with Rob absolutely screaming, but im sure the album will still kick ass.


........ by the way if you don't already own painkiller go out and buy it.......NOW.

I've always thought Rob Halford was Judas Priest's weakest link - weak lyrics, and i don't see whats so good about his voice....the music's often fantastic though.

Judas Priest is one of my favorite bands. They're even better than Black Sabbath, IMHO. I'm really looking forward to "Angel of Retribution." Their first album with Rob Halford in 15 years.

Of course they are better than Bland Sabbath.

I ordered the album yesterday and my tickets to see them arrived wednesday ;)

Cant wait to get the new album..rob is an amazing vocalist..I just got a dvd of that show where rob tookover on vocals for sabbath this year in pro-shot it kicks ass

u dont fuck around@!

i luv the priest@! luv it@!!

brakin the law biotch@!!!!!!!

If you don't own the album "Stained Class," I order you to go to the nearest record store and buy it RIGHT NOW!

Of course, buy Sad Wings of Destiny first, as it's their greatest album. ;)

British Steel  :yes:

And yes AOR will kick ass.

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their 2005 World Tour Wednesday night (Feb. 23) at the Valbyhallen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Riding on the Wind
05. The Ripper
06. A Touch of Evil
07. Judas Rising
08. Revolution
09. Hot Rockin'
10. Breaking the Law
11. I'm a Rocker
12. Diamonds & Rust (acoustic)
13. Deal With the Devil
14. Hellrider
15. Beyond the Realms of Death
16. Exciter
17. Victim of Changes
18. Green Manalishi
19. Painkiller

Encore:

20. Hell Bent for Leather
21. Living after Midnight
22. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

According to one attendee by the name of Rasmus, "It was a great concert. The boys were just on fire tonight. A great opener with 'Hellion' and Rob [Halford] standing in a mega big eyeball and the laser going out in the hall. Also Rob's motorcycle on stage is a nice thing to bring in the show.

"Stage set: It was like the one last year with the big PRIEST signs that holds the bridges and alot of big banners in the back. PRIEST logo, 'Angel of Retribution' logo, PRIEST sign logo so that was cool. There was also a lift in on the stage where Rob did go down in flames in the back.

"Halford's voice: He was not his best the two first songs but then he did a great job and it was just like in the old days. All in all I will say it was a super concert."

JUDAS PRIEST will be embarking on a Japanese tour in early May. Confirmed dates are as follows:

May 08 - Pacifico - Yokohama, JPN
May 10 - Shimin Kaikan - Nagoya, JPN
May 11 - Koseinkin Kaikan - Kanazawa, JPN
May 13 - Yubin Chokin Hall - Hiroshima, JPN
May 14 - Zepp - Fukuoka, JPN
May 16 - Castle Hall - Osaka, JPN
May 18 - Budokan - Tokyo, JPN

Singer Rob Halford's first album with JUDAS PRIEST in 15 years, "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set will be bundled with a concert DVD shot in a bullring in Valencia, Spain.

Epic will celebrate the reunion of the "Painkiller"-era JUDAS PRIEST lineup by issuing a DualDisc (a two-sided disc made up of a CD player side and a DVD player side) for the "Angel of Retribution" title.

"Angel of Retribution" is scheduled for release on March 1.

As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST's performance at the Sweden Rock festival in S?lvesborg, Sweden, recorded in June 2004, will be broadcast on the "P3 Live" radio show on Thursday, March 3 beginning at 9:00 p.m. CET.

Seeing them for the first time next month :peace:

Wow that's awesome...hope you like 'em Izzy...I loved 'em when they were touring with Ozzy (Rob actualy filled in for Ozzy last time)...glad to see Green manalishi is still making the list. : ok:

wooa Roy Z this guy made a great production on Accident of Birth by Bruc? Dickinson and on Helloween's Dark Ride, I really have a great expectation on this album  :yes:

its all about HELLRIDER!!



btw... you can preview the new albut on VH1.com ... i highly recommend it

I will deffinetly buy the album on tuesday, it will be worth it just for Hellrider (its that badass)

I saw priest on ozzfest last year and i hope they come to cleveland again this year... they kick ass live!

i can't fucking wait!!! this is gonna kick ass!

JUDAS PRIEST played at the Stockholm Globe Arena in Sweden on Saturday (Feb. 26). The group's setlist for the concert was as follows:

01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Riding on the Wind
05. The Ripper
06. A Touch of Evil
07. Judas Rising
08. Revolution
09. Hot Rockin'
10. Breaking the Law
11. I'm a Rocker
12. Diamonds & Rust (acoustic)
13. Deal with the Devil
14. Beyond the Realms of Death
15. Turbo Lover
16. Exciter
17. Victim of Changes
18. Green Manalishi
19. Painkiller

Encore:

20. Hell Bent for Leather
21. Living After Midnight
22. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

(http://rosenauer.dk/spgm/gal/Music/Judas%20Priest/20050223%20-%20Valbyhallen/020.jpg)

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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has been formally invited to meet The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh Tuesday evening (March 1) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

This special evening reception at Buckingham Palace in London has been arranged to recognize the excellence of British music and its contribution to the culture and economy of the U.K.

JUDAS PRIEST's new album, "Angel of Retribution", was released today via Epic Records. The band launched their European tour on Feb. 23 and are expected to arrive in North America this summer.

What are you up to?
We?re about to release our new record, called Angel of Retribution and we?re kicking off a world tour on February 23 in Copenhagen, Denmark and go roaring around the planet until we?ve seen as many of our metal fans around the world as we can possibly see this year and partly into next year. When Priest goes out, it?s at least a year?s trek.

What are your current fixations?
I am something of a bookworm. I do enjoy killing time in the bunk on the tour bus reading all kinds of material. I?ve got a pretty broad taste when it comes to reading ? anything that can take my mind. When we get a chance I like to go to the movie theatres. I saw Sideways the other day.

Why do you live where you do?
I?m lucky enough to be able to have travelled the world so many times and as a Brit, I have an affinity with those parts of the world. I love the city of Amsterdam for lots of different reasons. It?s a very cool place to hang out in and it?s what I feel is a very human environment because there is a tremendous amount of liberal thinking over there. I think that?s why it?s a big attraction to a lot of people, especially people in the music business. And who wouldn?t want to hang out in Southern California? It?s gorgeous down here. I just enjoy the American lifestyle, although I have differing views and opinions that go on down here with current administration policies. You try not to let that interfere with your life.

Name something you consider a mind-altering work of art:
I would say painting. I love the work that Van Gogh did. His work is just so explosive and emotionally charged. Whenever I?m in Amsterdam I go to the Van Gogh Museum and just stroll around and look at his paintings and think about the work that he created. He had an ability to touch everyone.

What has been your most memorable or inspirational gig and why?
It would probably have to be back way back in the ?70s when I went to the Isle of Whyte Festival where Jimi Hendrix and the Who played. I went down there with countless thousands of other people and camped out in a tent and enjoyed that festival atmosphere and experience. I saw Hendrix who is a god, really, in the world of rock?n?roll. It was just a very profound three-day event and I think obviously it moved me to want to carry on as a musician. And that was before I was a professional musician.

What have been your career highs and lows?
I guess the highs come when you?re making steps forward in terms of success and recognition. Obviously when you have the chance to take your music further away from your home base, as it is with most groups, just through hard work and determination. Not only in taking your music around but also focusing on your music and making it as good as you can make it. Everything that surrounds that desire and intensity I think is vital to a musician. I think the highs though are when you get that first level of success, whether it?s a gold album or a platinum album. Or every show to me is determined by the reaction that you?re able to generate with your performance. I don?t think, in all reality, that I?ve experienced a real low, per se. I think that any moment that you bought into where you had to struggle is part of growth. I think you face those low moments and turn them around into powerful ones.

What?s the meanest thing ever said to you before, during or after a gig?
Maybe an observation that you didn?t do as you were expected. You?re surrounded by critical opinion in music and sometimes if you get a comment thrown at you that you feel is questionable or maybe born out of some kind of malice or jealousy, I think that those moments you shrug them off.

What should everyone shut up about?
I guess there is still empathy in certain quarters that heavy metal music doesn?t have a place or a virtue in rock?n?roll. Heavy metal has always been sort of an underdog. Not so much these days, but it?s still there in people who knock it and refuse to accept it and try to push it to one side and say it?s substandard, which I vehemently disagree with.

What traits do you most like and most dislike about yourself?
I like the fact that I am very much a believer in everything I become immersed in. I don?t really ever get disgruntled or dissuaded from what I do with my work. I think what irritates me most about myself is that I can get frustrated about my way of not being able to appreciate that you can?t get things done all the time, the way you want to get them done. You have to be able to compromise without losing out.

What advice should you have taken, but did not?
Slow down and take things easy.

What would make you kick someone out of your band and/or bed, and have you?
I think it has to be this passion about the work that you?re involved with that if you?re in it 1000 percent or your heart?s not in it, then you?ve no place to be. It?s all such a very sincere real world that you live in as a musician, and you have to have everybody working from the same ethics in what you?re about as a performer; it?s all got to be very real and convincing.

What do you think of when you think of Canada?
I just feel good about Canada. In all my experiences up there, in places like Toronto and Vancouver, there?s an affinity between Brits and Canadians usually that makes any journeys to Canada very appealing and comfortable when we get into town. I think that there?s a great friendship that exists with Judas Priest and Canada. And again, as far as the Canadian view on life and liberty to a great extent is more real based; there?s a lot of compassion.

What is your vital daily ritual?
My English tea first thing in the morning. If I don?t get my tea I can be something of a bitch until get stocked up with enough of that fluid.

What are your feelings on piracy, internet or otherwise?
I think it?s been a learning curve for a lot of people and there is a comfortable way of us all utilising this incredible technology. Obviously there is a portion of people that feel it is okay to take these things away from you without giving any recompense. We?ve all got bills to pay, so anything that?s taken away from musicians is a disservice to everyone because we need that resource generated by what we do to carry on. I think that more recently there has been a better grasp of the situation with everybody trying to make it work and for us all to feel comfortable with it.

What was your most memorable day job?
I don?t think I ever had one quite frankly. I struggled with whatever type of employment I had outside of being a musician. I did work in the theatre for a while when I left high school, which was very satisfying, because it gave me more of an opportunity to see all kinds of stage performances. For me, because of what I do for a living, I found that very rewarding; it helped me think and grow.

How do you spoil yourself?
I suppose a good meal. I?m not a material person, by any stretch of the imagination. I think I surround myself with basic needs, as far as how many clothes I have hanging in the closet, which is mostly black. I?m a very simple guy. Everybody in Priest comes from a very strong working class background, so we don?t really need the flash cars and holidays. Any kind of time where you?re able to take a break is a good reward.

If I wasn?t playing music I would be:
I?d probably be involved in the entertainment business, in any shape or form, whether it?s producing or continuing to write music. I?m too attached to it. Nothing really appeals to me outside of that world. It?s just something that is inbred in me.

What do you fear most?
I?m not really afraid of anything because I am the Metal God.

What makes you want to take it off and get it on?
Is this like a sexual question? Like ripping all your clothes off and doing it? I think that just combating ignorance and bigotry and any form of intolerance, I?m the first to step up and get into a shouting match and debate about those issues.

What has been your strangest celebrity encounter?
When I was touring with the band, I was having a shower and suddenly someone was standing in front of me saying, "Hey Rob, that show was great! I followed you all over the world, you?re the best!" I?m standing there being praised in the shower and he handed me some CDs and asked, "Can you sign these for me dude?" I basically told him to fuck off. You can?t really sign stuff when you?re wet and covered in soap. Of all the places that you think are secure and you?ve got a little time to relax after a show and not being interfered with, that?s one of them.

Who would be your ideal dinner guest, living or dead, and what would you serve them?
Somebody like John Lennon, who was and still is an influence in my life. I just felt that he was not only a brilliant writer and performer, but I was always overwhelmed by his activism for peace around the world.

What does your mom wish you were doing instead?
My mum, especially, has been one of the most supportive people in my life and what I do with my work. I think all mothers want their children to be happy in life and to find something that gives them joy and satisfaction.

Given the opportunity to choose, how would you like to die?
Quickly and painlessly. I?m not afraid of death, but I don?t think any of us want to suffer.

Can't believe heading out to the highway isnt on their set list, it's my fav song from them.

JUDAS PRIEST are on track to sell about 70,000 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", in the U.S. in its first week of release, according to Hits Daily Double. PRIEST are reportedly seeing significant sales from their releases in the DualDisc configuration, with some retailers reporting that the DualDisc is outselling the standard CD release.

DualDiscs are a new entertainment product which combines music, film and video on a single, two-sided disc. The first side of every DualDisc contains a full-length audio album while the DVD side features a wide range of exclusive content such as the same album in enhanced sound (such as 5.1 Surround Sound or enhanced LPCM stereo), music videos, interviews, photo galleries, web links, concert footage, lyrics and more. DualDiscs play on existing CD and DVD hardware devices such as DVD players, car stereos, PCs, game consoles and CD players.

The DVD side of JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" DualDisc features a 30-minute documentary on the reuniting of the band as well as classic JUDAS PRIEST tracks recorded live in Spain in June 2004, including "Breaking the Law", "Diamonds and Rust", "Helion/Electric Eye", "Touch of Evil", "Metal Gods", "Hell Bent for Leather" and "Living After Midnight".

I picked up my limeted edition copy of the new album on tuesday it kicks ass!

... I'm not too sure my opinion the whole dualdisk idea because the way i see it, at least one side, if not both will get scratched and soon be unplayabel....so i opted for the one cd one dvd version

...still cool that priest made it so that you get a dvd and a cd for the price of just one cd.

PRIEST reportedly performed in front of 7,000 people at the 12,000-capacity venue, with IN FLAMES as the opening act. The group's setlist for the show was as follows:

01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Riding on the Wind
05. The Ripper
06. A Touch of Evil
07. Judas Rising
08. Revolution
09. Hot Rockin'
10. Breaking the Law
11. I'm a Rocker
12. Diamonds & Rust (acoustic)
13. Deal With the Devil
14. Beyond the Realms of Death
15. Turbo Lover
16. Exciter
17. Victim of Changes
18. Green Manalishi
19. Painkiller

Encore:

20. Hell Bent for Leather
21. Living after Midnight
22. You've Got Another Thing Comin'


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JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has entered the Finnish album chart at position No. 6. In addition, the group's first studio album with singer Rob Halford in 14 years has debuted at position No. 4 on the Japanese national album chart.

What did everyone think of the new album? I thought it was good, again the lyrics let them down - but that's been a problem since the first album.

It didn't blow me away but its good head bangin' stuff.

I love the new album. But like Izzy, I think  the lyrics were a bit of a let down .

Well, what kind of lyrics would you like JP to write?

 More chart positions have been revealed for the new JUDAS PRIEST album, "Angel of Retribution". The group's first studio album in 14 years to feature singer Rob Halford has entered the following national album charts:

Finland: #6
Germany: #4
Holland: #46
Ireland: #40
Japan: #4
Norway: #6
U.K.: #39

JUDAS PRIEST are on track to sell about 70,000 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", in the U.S. in its first week of release to land in the Top 20 on The Billboard 200 chart. PRIEST are reportedly seeing significant sales from their releases in the DualDisc configuration, with some retailers reporting that the DualDisc is outselling the standard CD release.

 According to Hits Daily Double, JUDAS PRIEST have sold approximately 58,500 copies of their new album, "Angel of Retribution", during its first week of release to debut at position No. 12 on next week's The Billboard 200 chart.


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Nice to see a metal band do pretty good and crack the top twenty : ok:

Kim Mulligan of Sirius Satellite Radio's "Hair Nation" reported a rumor on Monday (March 14) that DOKKEN was going to be joining the JUDAS PRIEST/QUEENSR?CHE U.S. tour this summer. Predictably, there has not yet been any official confirmation on the matter.

JUDAS PRIEST are expected to kick off their U.S. tour in late May/early June, immediately following their Japanese trek in support of their latest album, "Angel of Retribution".

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke to Telegraph.co.uk before the group's performance at Gothenburg, Sweden's town-centre enormo-dome, Scandinavium. Several excerpts from the interview follow:

On their teenage days on the emerging progressive rock scene:

Rob Halford: "We'd all go to the Mothers club in Erdington. I saw PINK FLOYD, ZEPPELIN, DEEP PURPLE, and a ton of other bands there. That was really where you got your inspiration. The feeling was, why should it all just happen in London?"

On creating their "leather-and-studs" image:

Rob Halford: "You looked at yourself before you went on stage. To make all this noise and create all this energy. You'd be in the leather and studs and chains and whips and handcuffs and everything else ? and that's metal! We definitely set the tone."
On being sued by the parents of two young fans who attempted suicide for allegedly including a a subliminal message in their song "Better by You, Better Than Me" encouraging their listeners to take their own lives:

Rob Halford: "We had to sit in this courtroom in Reno for six weeks. It was like Disneyworld. We had no idea what a subliminal message was ? it was just a combination of some weird guitar sounds, and the way I exhaled between lyrics. I had to sing 'Better by You, Better Than Me' in court, a cappella. I think that was when the judge thought, 'What am I doing here? No band goes out of its way to kill its fans."

On going public with his homosexuality:

Rob Halford: "I was at MTV in New York one day, and I said to the interviewer, 'Blahblahblah, speaking as a gay man,' and the guy dropped his clipboard. It was an un-premeditated moment. Twenty-four hours later, it was like a firestorm ? what's all this about?"

Queensyche are still going?!

JUDAS PRIEST performed at the Carling Hammersmith Apollo on Wednesday (March 16) in London. The concert was the first date of the British tour to promote their new studio album, "Angel of Retribution"

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Saw them on Saturday - top notch, sounded spot on and had a great stage set, ramps galore - great to see some living legends in the flesh :)

JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has issued the following update via the band's official web site:

"Pease be a little bit patient and understand that the world is a very big place and trying to set up shows worldwide takes time!!!! We can't be everywhere all at once!!

"We haven't forgotten about Canada ? just as we haven't forgotten about all the other places like South America, Mexico, France, Belgium, Australia, New Zealand etc., etc!!! We are working on many other dates and will be announcing them just as soon as they are finalised - so please have a little bit of faith and trust us!! When we have some dates confirmed in Canada and everywhere else you will read them here!!"

JUDAS PRIEST have moved up the start date of their North American tour by a couple of days. The band will kick things off May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, rather than at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on June 1.

Do you know the set list they played for you. I am going to see them in Detroit on JUne 4 and hoping they play Heading out to the Highway. Do you know if they played that?

They play it like 3rd last every night

EDIT: Sry dude i thaight it was that song but its Hell Bent For Leather i mean sry..Hope they play it for ya

Queensyrche its a very good band, his lead singer Geoff Tate has a great voice, its begining has a few resembles of Juds Priest in the 80's so I think that a Tour with these two band will be great.  :peace:

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Holy crap I wanna see these guys in concert!

JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has issued the following update via the group's web site:

"We are being asked by many fans if they can 'buy passes to the meet-and-greets that will be held at the venues' during our U.S. tour. Please note we have not agreed to any general meet-and-greets at venues and nor have the venues!! This information is incorrect and is not coming from us!!

"The only meet-and-greets we are arranging are though bona fide radio station competitions or agreed promotional ones ? and you have to win the competition to be a part of them!! There are no passes for sale!!! If anyone buys one, then trust me, they will not be genuine and will not be valid for anything!!! We don't want anyone to be disappointed by thinking they have a pass to a JUDAS PRIEST meet-and-greet and then discover that they haven't!!!"

JUDAS PRIEST's North American tour will kick off May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

i know this happened a long time ago but i just found out about it and i think its pretty funny. this came from wikipedia.org

In 1990, the band was involved in a civil action that alleged they were responsible for the suicide attempts in 1985 of two Nevada boys (James Vance and Ray Belknap). The plaintiffs alleged a subliminal message of "do it" had been included in the song "Better by You Better Than Me" (from the Stained Class album) which triggered the suicide attempt. The suit was eventually dismissed on its merits, as the band had pointed out that if you were to play any song backwards and tell someone there was a message, it'll sound as though there actually is. In a television interview, Judas Priest members commented that if they wanted to insert subliminal commands in their music, killing their fans would be counterproductive, and they would prefer to insert the command "Buy more of our records."

now these boys are idiots. i mean that backwards message prolly wasnt intentional. those kids might have imagined it. and just because it said do it doesnt mean it wants u to kill yourself. apparently there was S U I written somewhere on the album cover but that doesnt mean it stood for suicide it probably stood for something else. anyway there is alot of songs that are about suicide that are sung forwards for example metallica - fade to black and one and megadeth - in my darkest hour. those songs don't make people wanna kill themselves. its pretty interesting like when stairway to heaven is played backwards apparently there is a message about satan torturing people in a toolshed. and there is other songs that have these to. maybe people are just imagining this. ive never listened to these songs backwards. it makes u think maybe satan really does put these messages in. some songs actually purposly put in a backwards message like in a pink floyd song it says something like "youve found our secret message"  :hihi:

C'mon, this story is 15 years old - do we really need a thread for it, besides we already have about 3 other Judas Priest threads kicking around.

cmon guys don't u find that article slightly interesting at all? i was just wondering what other peeps thoughts are about backwards messages.

I got my tickets for the May 30th show in cleveland kicking off the US tour!!


I cant wait its going to kick ass

Ok I am well known for finding old threads , years old, and bring them back to life.  But even this topic is way to old to be brought back.  People discussed KISS in the 80's with backwords secret lyrics and wasn't it the song "Louie Louie" in the 1950's that said if you played the record slow you could hear a secret satanic message.   This topic is older then dirt. I think even Ozzy had a song that someone commited suicide over.  Let this beast of a topic go out to pasture.

June 4th in Detroit, I WILL BE THERE, anyone else?

JUDAS PRIEST will be the featured artists in this week's installment of "VH1 Classic In Concert", which airs on Friday, May 6 at 9:00 p.m. The hour-long program showcases live, full-concert performances from some of the greatest names in rock, pop and soul.

Launched in May 2000, VH1 Classic is a 24-hour network that presents music videos, concerts and music specials featuring classic rock, soul and pop artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s. Featured artists include THE BEATLES, THE STONES, TINA TURNER, LED ZEPPELIN, MARVIN GAYE, THE WHO, STEVIE WONDER, THE POLICE and many more.

This whole thread would be better placed under the Stained Class thread that yours truly created.  8)

Roy Z, a multi-talented musician and record producer who has worked with artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN vocalist Bruce Dickinson and DOWNSET, recently stopped by the Ferrante's Power Equipment showroom to discuss his role as producer of the newly released PRIEST CD, "Angel of Retribution".

FPE: Roy, when you were tapped to be the producer for "Angel of Retribution", what was the first thing that went through your head?

Z: "I felt that now the game was on and it was time for me to get ready mentally and physically to complete the task at hand. I was ready to work and to be challenged. I grew up listening to PRIEST and am a huge fan of their music, so I was also extremely excited. I have worked previously with Rob Halford both as a producer and a guitarist so I was aware of what is was like to work with him, but I had not yet spent much time with the other band members."

FPE: Halford is one of the top singers the rock world has ever seen. What is it like recording such an amazing vocalist?

Z: "Rob Halford is an incredible talent. He takes his craft very seriously and he is truly passionate about what he does. He is also the loudest singer I have ever heard in my entire career. When he sings it rattles my bones. During the HALFORD tour, we once had a problem with the PA system during soundcheck. Rob sang two blistering songs without a microphone or PA while the band was playing at concert volume and his voice still cut through!"

FPE: "Angel of Retribution" sounds incredible when listened to on an iPod. What was the mixing process like?

Z: "When I mixed this record, for some songs, I would pan the tracks from an audience perspective. I imagined I was sitting in a concert hall dead center and 15 rows back watching the band. I also like panning of solos and other sound elements as a means to keep the music exciting and to juggle the listener's ear."

FPE: Where did you record "Angel of Retribution"?

Z: "We had a lot of fun making this record. We recorded in both L.A. and England at various studios and we used all types of gear, both modern and vintage. All the elements came together with ease."

FPE: If you will, please tell us a bit about certain songs such as "Loch Ness".

Z: "I heard 'Loch Ness' as a complete demo before we entered the studio. We added a few things and tweaked the arrangement but stayed very close to the demo. To me, that song's chorus is like a heavy-metal 'We Are the Champions' (QUEEN). It is full of triumphant and glorious melodies."

FPE: "Wheels of Fire"?

Z: "When we were recording 'Wheels of Fire', I pictured myself on a desert highway, riding a mean hog, with a beautiful redhead sitting on the seat behind me. It is a song about freedom."

FPE: "Revolution"?

Z: "The bass intro to 'Revolution' is actually from a cassette tape the band recorded back in the 1970s. We loaded the riff into ProTools and built the rest of the song around it. We went for a raw, modern '70s vibe. It is a wide-open rock and roll song."

FPE: "Demonizer"?

Z: "'Demonizer' is a like a heavy-metal vampire/demon fantasy movie. That is some good shit there."

FPE: "Eulogy"?

Z: "A lot of the great piano work on the CD is actually played by Glenn Tipton. 'Eulogy' is a good example. Whether on guitar or piano, Glenn has vibe and he plays straight from the heart."

FPE: Which previously released PRIEST album do you feel "Angel of Retribution" most compares to in vibe?

Z: "To me, the PRIEST I grew up with and love could be interpreted differently by another PRIEST fan so it is hard to say exactly. Bottom line to me is that it's all PRIEST!"

FPE: Now that you have completed the CD, what impressed you most about working with the members of JUDAS PRIEST?

Z: "I was impressed with how seasoned they are, how well they each play their instruments, and how aware they are of the world. JUDAS PRIEST does not fuck around. They are total pros. Both Glenn and KK are still hungry guitar players and one listen to their playing on this record is evidence of that. They challenge one another in a good way. It's tombstone, gunslinger shit, like a shoot-out at the JP corral! I am very fortunate and grateful to have worked with the band. I learned so much from working with them. They are gracious old souls."

JUDAS PRIEST have just kicked off their Japanese tour and the the first show of the tour ? which took place on Sunday, May 8 at Pacifico in Yokohama, Japan ? "went incredibly well," according to a post on the group's web site.JUDAS PRIEST will launch their North American May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Support at all dates will come from QUEENSR?CHE.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set is bundled with a concert DVD shot in a bullring in Valencia, Spain.

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New CD/DVD is really good. I am enjoying it as I type this.

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to the Canadian Press about the group's world tour in support of their latest CD, "Angel of Retribution".

"The passion is still there, probably even more so," Halford said. "We're just so thrilled to be back in each other's company and making metal again, and seeing that reaction. We're on full roar at the moment.

"The revolving door in rock 'n' roll is spinning faster than it ever was, spitting out and chewing up all of this great talent that really doesn't have a chance to develop," Halford added. "You're not seeing any of the great singers anymore; you're not seeing any of the great lead guitar players anymore. We're taking advantage of that because we're providing the quality that is sadly lacking in a lot of areas of popular music."

PRIEST's summer shows will end with their trademark roar of a different sort as Halford rides onto the stage atop a massive Harley Davidson motorcycle to sing the anthem "Hell Bent For Leather".

"I love the Harley; it's synonymous to PRIEST," he said. "A lot of people don't like Harleys because they're big and they're shiny and they're metal and they smell and they piss people off. That's just what JUDAS PRIEST is."

JUDAS PRIEST's U.S. tour will kick off May 30 in Cleveland, Ohio. Support at all dates will come from QUEENSR?CHE.

JUDAS PRIEST reportedly filmed their May 18 show at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for an upcoming full-length concert DVD. The band used three cameras and two large screens during the sold-out show, which was attended by 10,000 people. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows:

01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Riding On The Wind
05. The Ripper
06. A Touch Of Evil
07. Judas Rising
08. Revolution
09. Hot Rockin'
10. Breaking The Law
11. I'm A Rocker
12. Diamonds And Rust
13. Worth Fighting For
14. Deal With The Devil
15. Beyond The Realms Of Death
16. Turbo Lover
17. Hellrider
18. Victim Of Changes
19. Exciter
20. Painkiller
Encore:
21. Hell Bent For Leather
22. Living After Midnight
23. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

JUDAS PRIEST will launch their North American May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Support at all dates will come from QUEENSR?CHE.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set is bundled with a concert DVD shot in a bullring in Valencia, Spain.

hell yes I can't wait for the dvd to be released.

JUDAS PRIEST Management Co-Ordinator Jayne Andrews has issued the following update:

"I have just flown back from Japan with the band where they played to really amazingly enthusiastic audiences throughout ? they blew the roof off at the last two shows at the Budokan in Tokyo!! Every show was fantastic!! We all had a really great time together and want to thank the Japanese fans for their loyalty and support!!

"We have just confirmed some dates in South America and Mexico and will be announcing them shortly!!

"We are working on a second leg in the U.S. and Canada and once finalised will announce the dates [on the official web site].

"We notice there are some comments being made about us cancelling shows (and of course, with that goes the usual spate of ridiculous rumours!!). I would like to put the record straight ? this is totally untrue. We have not cancelled any shows at all anywhere!! We were looking at the possibility (and I repeat possibility) of maybe being able to do a few more shows in Europe in the summer but due to various logistical reasons these never came together and we did not confirm any of them. If 'people' chose to take it upon themselves to announce dates when we are only at the enquiry stage ? when nothing is finalised ? them I'm afraid we cannot be held responsible for that!!!

"We will announce any dates once we finalise them ? until then don't believe it!!!! We are making our plans for the next year so be patient. Once we have more dates confirmed you will read about them [on the official web site]!!"

In the meantime dowload Lochness and Wheels of fire.

Lochness is so cheesy that it's great.

Don't get me wrong, the lyrics are stupid, but the guitar work is killer.

They should've - in my opinion- left Lochness off an otherwise great album.

It?s hard to argue that ,but the song has grown on my so I?m glad it made the album.

According to Sony Music Japan, JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming live CD will carry the title "Re-Unleashed in the East" and is tentatively due this fall.

JUDAS PRIEST filmed and recorded their May 18-19 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the album as well as a full-length concert DVD. The band used three cameras and two large screens during the sold-out shows, which were attended by a total of 20,000 people. The group's setlist for the concerts can be found at this location.

JUDAS PRIEST will launch their North American May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Support at all dates will come from QUEENSR?CHE.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set is bundled with a concert DVD shot in a bullring in Valencia, Spain.



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Can anyone post an updated setlist for the 2005 US tour when they find one or go to a show. Im goign june 4th in detroit just wanting to know whati can expect to hear

Obviously the person who put the album together thought differently.

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the North American leg of their world tour on Monday (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Hellion/Electric Eye
02. Metal Gods
03. Riding on the Wind
04. Touch of Evil
05. Judas Rising
06. Revolution
07. Breaking the Law
08. I'm A Rocker
09. Diamonds and Rust (acoustic)
10. Deal with the Devil
11. Beyond the Realms of Death
12. Turbo Lover
13. Hellrider
14. Victim of Changes
15. Exciter
16. Painkiller
First Encore:
17. Hell Bent for Leather
18. Living after Midnight
Second Encore:
19. You've Got Another Thing Comin'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to the Pioneer Press about the group's world tour in support of their latest CD, "Angel of Retribution". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow:

On inspiring much of the heavy-metal parody film "This Is Spinal Tap":

"We've always been a larger-than-life band, and we've been in those 'Spinal Tap' moments. I thought it was a good movie, funny movie. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we've always taken the music seriously, and I hope people know that."
On the group's decision to book a U.S. arena tour for the first time since the early '90s:

"There are two keys, really ? one is we genuinely love JUDAS PRIEST music. We're not just out there for the bucks. The other, which seems strange to say, is parting company with [singer] Rob [Halford] and him coming back has made us realize how special PRIEST is."

On the band's "reunion" album, "Angel of Retribution":

"We hadn't worked together for so long, and it just opened the floodgates, and we were very prolific. I don't suppose we've ever dealt with the bigger issues. We were separated over 10 years, and the music brought us back together, so my comment (to other bands) would be to get it all on the table. It's like a marriage ? you need to communicate.

"On a positive note, we get to travel around the world and play music we love, and I firmly believe it's helping us to stay young, rather than give up the ghost and grow fat. As long as there's a demand for PRIEST and we can cut it up there, we'll be there."

The ironic thing about that is the DVD of their new stuff. They have live clips with interviews inbetween. It is so much like spinal tap it is amazing. I watch it and wonder if they realize how much it came off as such. It's too funny. Don't get me wrong, I like it a lot, but it is dead on with ST, dead on.

I was thinking the same thing . : ok:

Made me want to  watch spinal tap.

Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the conversation follow:

NEPAtoday: When the band was recording this new record, or any of your records for that matter, do you have the classic JUDAS PRIEST sound in the back of your minds?

Ian Hill: "It's something that pretty much comes naturally to us. I mean, obviously Ken [Downing] and Glenn [Tipton] spent a lot of time on their guitar sound, and I spent a lot of time on bass sound, same with drum sounds or whatever, you know. Generally speaking, the combined sound comes out JUDAS PRIEST. It's like a chemistry; you put the same chemicals together and you come out with the same result. So yeah, we'd probably be worried if it didn't sound like JUDAS PRIEST. There's no actual conscious effort that has to be put into it to make it sound that way."

NEPAtoday: I understand you filmed the show in Birmingham, England for a live DVD. How did that go?

Ian Hill: "The filming went great. I'm not sure what the ending result is going to look like! (laughs) But they took a hell of a lot of footage. That's in the works now though; they're still playing with that."

NEPAtoday: It seems now that there's a new generation of fans coming to your shows. How do you feel about the legacy of the band?

Ian Hill: "That just about sums it up ? the legacy of the band, and a whole new generation of fans coming through; which is great news. It's not just with us, but with heavy metal in general. It looks like the future's pretty rosy, you know. I think the legacy of JUDAS PRIEST is that we continue to play the traditional metal, where up until very recently up and coming bands have sort of fragmented. They've been, you know, speed bands, gothic bands, death metal bands. They've fragmented in all these little directions, which is a shame because all the versatility went out of it for a while there. Heavy metal is all of those things and more. That's something we've tried to address on the new album; the facets of heavy metal JUDAS PRIEST have been involved with over the years. It covers a hell of a lot of ground ? fast, slow, commercial. You name it, there's a little bit of everything on there. There's a little bit of everything in there for anybody."

NEPAtoday: Would it be fair to say that what's kept you audience over the years is that you've never been afraid to push the limits of your signature sound?

Ian Hill: "Yeah, you're widening your fan base. The more versatile you are, obviously you're going to please a lot more people with different tastes. And of course, the people that only like one facet of our music, maybe they'll get into the other stuff as well. So yeah, I think it's important to be versatile as well. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with those kinds of bands, but too much of a certain thing tends to make it a bit commonplace. I think variety now is something we should do, especially for the old fans who are turning up."

NEPAtoday: Would it be safe to say that not recording or touring with Rob [Halford] for so long, then starting up again has recharged the band?

Ian Hill: "That's very fair to say that. At the end of the 'Painkiller' tour (1991) we were very, very tired you know. We spent a long time, decades even, out on tour with very little time off. And I think everybody was pretty low anyway at the end of that tour. I think everybody was looking forward to a good couple of years off anyway. Then of course after all this time Rob comes back with the band, the sound and the freshness is all back again. It was probably lacking before, but it's all there now. It's like a rebirth of the band, it's a great time for us."

I'm heading off to Detroit now to see them. Hope they live up to my ecpectations

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to Northeastern Pennsylvania's Times Leader about the group's latest album, "Angel of Retribution", and his return, after 12 years, to one of the pioneering bands in the heavy metal genre. Several excerpts from the interview follow:

On being "home" again:

"I feel like I left the house, went for a walk and came back, and you know how good it feels when you come back to your own house where you rightfully need to be."

On heavy metal being here to stay:

"The elements of metal in all its strengths and power and passion touches a raw nerve in each of us looking for that sort of human connection of music."

"You go to a show, blow off some steam, let the band be your catalyst (for head banging relief of frustration), and get away from the problems in the world for a couple of hours and have a great time."

On seeing a new generation offans and feeling new blood in the crowd:

"There's nothing more rewarding than seeing a vast cross-section of people from three generations. It's incredibly exciting."

"I never knew how I would feel or react to this. Now I'm seeing it and feeling it's the best possible part of being in a band, this longevity."

On the honest, gut energy of a JUDAS PRIEST performance:

"When we are out there doing what we do, it's 1,000 percent PRIEST. JUDAS PRIEST has always done that, even when I was away."

"I just feel when I go to work on stage, I'm back home in the right place, and all my needs are being covered as a singer, writer and performer. I don't think anyone can ask for more than that, quite frankly. All of us are thrilled to be back in each other's company."

On the new studio album, "Angel of Retribution", which Halford considers among the band's best work and which he believes will one day be looked back on as a classic:

"You let these things (a CD) out into the world and you have no control over what will happen. It's a critically acclaimed record pretty much worldwide, with a Top 10 chart position pretty much worldwide. The feedback was way more than we expected."

"You can't just throw something on a wall and hope it sticks. You have to put your nose to the grindstone and work hard."

On his time away from the band:

"For me that time away was definitely more than the music. Music is the driving force in my life, definitely. I was also going through a period of reflection, and it was the time of my life when most men, and I would imagine women, feel the need to kind of sit back and think and ponder and try to figure out: 'OK, I've been around 50 odd years of my life almost, and what have I achieved so far, and how do I feel about it and what is left to do?' I think I was going through that cycle of kind of an internal discovery, as everybody does."

On whether there are more dynamics working against a band, any band, staying together, then there are working in a group's favor:

"That's a fantastic question. Those first few years of being ? working and recording and writing and performing ? that's the touchstone. If it's not really connecting and flowing from the early days, there is a problem."

On how the negative feedback received from the work that has been created will impact a band:

"They will break up or be relentless and continue. If the feedback is looking healthy and strong and dynamic, it affects one's optimism and drive and energy. At the end of the day, no matter what you do in the creative world, if you are not having the kind of sustained reason for doing what you do, all the dynamics are affected. Next year, the band will have been together 35 years. If the dynamics are not right by now, they never will be (laughter)."

On being considered a pioneering band:

"We've been delighted to see metal grow from a little acorn to a massive tree. And the roots of metal are JUDAS PRIEST and BLACK SABBATH. We are holding it all up. We feel fantastic about that."

On having the responsibility to deliver every night:

"You can't stand with your shoulders back and your head up unless you can qualify it with a performance. That has been the lifeline of this band throughout its career."

"We can still make people say, 'That was great! That was amazing! I want to go on that ride again!' "

"We're not nostalgia. I hate that word. We are not a nostalgia act. We're an act that has been around a long time and hopefully will be around a long time."

How was da show?

JUDAS PRIEST will be teaming up with WHITESNAKE for a tour of Mexico and South America in September. Confirmed dates are as follows:

Sep. 03 - Mexico City, MEX @ Sports Palace
Sep. 06 - Rio De Janeiro, BRA @ Clara Hall
Sep. 07 - Sao Paulo, BRA @ Pacaembu
Sep. 09 - Porto Alegre, BRA @ Gigontinho
Sep. 11 - Buenos Aires, ARG @ Obras Sanitarias
Sep. 13 ? Santiago, CHL @ San Carlos Apoquindo
Sep. 16 - Puerto Rico, PR @ Roberto Clemente Coliseum

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their North American with QUEENSR?CHE on May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson. The set is bundled with a concert DVD shot in a bullring in Valencia, Spain.

WOW Priest are fucking touring big time lol

 Pennsylvania's Fly Magazine recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On the group's three-decade history:

"It's all a bit of a blur, but combined, it's all a damn good memory. I say to my mother, 'I just want you to know, mummy, if I suddenly disappear off the planet and I am no more, let me tell you this: I've had a good time. I've rocked the world, and the world?s rocked me.'"

On PRIEST fans around the world coming out of retirement to witness the rebirth of a metal giant:

"The fans that we had through the '80s and even the '70s, they're still there, and they're more than willing to come out to see a band that they know and love. It just has to be, for them, the original.

"I suppose a lot of people tend to feel a bit let down when a band kind of splits up, and quite rightly so. They've supported the band and bought all the records and gone to all the shows, and suddenly it's no more. They're supposed to accept the game when somebody?s moved the goalposts on them, and it's not really entirely fair. But it just goes to show that the support will be there if you get back together and give the people what they know and love."

On the group's latest album, "Angel of Retribution":

"I think people wanted something they could recognize as being PRIEST. So I think consciously or subconsciously, that's what was in our brains, and that was pretty much what came out.

"Let's face it, we all take our music with us to the grave, the music that we grew up with, the first time we got laid, the first time we got drunk and had a hangover, the first time we crashed the old man's car into the garage. The music we were listening to and grew up with, that gets into our veins. Age is insignificant, really, in respect of that. You don't suddenly get to be 40, 50 or even 60 and suddenly think, 'Well, I'm this age now. I'd better start listening to classical music.? It just doesn't happen. I'll be there, however long I live, still putting on my old HENDRIX records or JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS or CREAM and rocking out."

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has confirmed the group's plans to release a live DVD documenting PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" tour, tentatively due sometime in 2006. In an interview with the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", conducted earlier in the week, Halford said, "We had a wonderful moment recently where we played our hometown in Birmingham, in the Midlands, and we played at the NEC, which is like a big top-notch rock venue, and there were 10,000 metal maniacs there, and we actually filmed that show. We also filmed a show at a famous venue in Sweden called the Globe, and then more recently we filmed two nights at the Budokan in Tokyo, literally about two weeks ago, so we're stock-piling all of this stuff, and eventually, when we get a little break, we'll make sense of it all, and we'll start feeding it out there. So you may get PRIEST at home in Birmingham, you might get PRIEST 'Re-Unleashed in the East' in Japan, which is a nice idea, because as you know, that is one of our famous releases ? 'Unleashed in the East'. We thought about this, because it was kind of an anniversary trip back to Japan, so we actually DVDed and we ProTooled recorded the whole show. So we're just amassing everything as we go along ? we'll probably do the same here in America ? and then we'll bring out little pieces, either a worldwide piece or a piece from one country, whatever, we're gonna mix it up and just keep all the stuff going for the PRIEST fans out there that can't get enough of this."

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their North American with QUEENSR?CHE on May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson.

The Buffalo News recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. Several excerpts from the chat follow:

On meeting Elizabeth II, the queen of England, on March 1 at Buckingham Palace at a royal reception recognizing British music and its contribution to the nation's culture and economy:

"She asked, 'Why is heavy metal so loud ?'

"I said, 'You have to have it loud to bang your head, Your Majesty.' "

"She sniffed at that.

"That was very surreal, going to Buckingham Palace. It was the first time the royal family ? The Firm, as it's called ? wanted to give a nod to the music industry in general. My mother was more excited about it than anyone else, but it was magical for me, too, because I'm a royalist. I love the royal family, for all its imperfections, but to actually meet the queen! That was a thrill and a memory I'll always cherish."

"It was a bizarre day. I flew out of Oulu, Finland, that morning ? it was about 37 degrees below zero ? and two hours later I was in Buckingham Palace talking to the queen. And the next morning, I flew back to Tampere in Finland and the next show."

On feeling late-blooming vindication by the band's current success:

"I think it's true to say there's been some respect afforded of late. And I think it's true to say that [heavy metal] has always been viewed as an underdog under the great umbrella of rock 'n' roll. Now certain aspects of it are being accommodated and given approval to, and JUDAS PRIEST is one band that's receiving that type of recognition."

On leaving the band:

"On the back of what we'd gone through in the Reno trial, and the extremely lengthy 'Painkiller' tour, which was a success but had a lot of physical and psychological things going on around it, what I should have done at the end of that tour is say, 'Guys, I'm going, you won't see me for a year.'"

On the band's reunion:

"At the time all of us were so connected with whatever work we were doing we didn't really have that much of a period of reflection to ponder the what-ifs and the whys and wherefores and shoulda-coulda-wouldas. But in the recent months, it's gone through my mind: What could we have done, what could we have achieved, in that decade that we were not in each other's company?"

"Of course, PRIEST was still going. PRIEST was still maintaining its point of view in metal. But the recognition of the band on this release ? on a global level ? says a lot about the need and the demand for the original lineup to get back in place and that the chemistry that happens in the writing between Glenn and Ken and myself is a vital spark to this band's popularity. It's no different than the STONES or AEROSMITH or AC/DC or KISS ? any of the career rock 'n' roll bands that need to be in the shape that they need to be in."

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Great pictures, Thanks! :beer:

I'm going tomorrow night in West Palm, and I am bouncing off the walls in anticipation. It will be my first Priest concert as well as Queensryche, I'll try to get some pictures also.

Queensryche/Judas Priest  05/23/05 West Palm Beach

Queensryche: A good yet short 1 hour set by Queensryche. It was odd to see the "opening" act  have the entire venue singing along with every song, but this wasnt the typical style concert. Geoff Tate was in great voice, I would have decribed him as amazing if not for who came on after him. It appeared that Queensryche was trying to increase sales of the "Rage for Orders" album as it was the most represented album of the set. 1 new song was played from Operation Mindcrime 2 called "I'm An American". If this song is an indication of the whole album, than we should be in for a treat in January.

Judas Priest: I was always a casual fan of this band, but never quite understood what all the fuss was about. I get it now. Absolutely the greatest Heavy Metal band I've seen live (I have not seen Iron Maiden yet). I was always of the opinion that Halfords solo projects seemed "Heavier" or more "Intense" at least on the studio efforts, but Priest Live was an eye opening, and eardrum splitting, experience. From the opening notes of Hellion/Electric Eye to the end of the night 2 hours later, the crowd was on their feet screaming every lyric right back at Halford. Green Manalishi..... was a notable omission but I wasn't too upset since there was so much to choose from for a setlist.
This was not the typical reunion show as the new material was well represented and provided some of the most energetic performances of the night by the band: Judas Is Rising, Deal With The Devil, Revolution, and Hellrider mixed in just fine with Metal Gods, a beautiful acoustic version(mostly) of Diamonds and Rust, Hell Beant For Leather, Breaking the Law, Living After Midnight, You've Got Another Thing Comin', Painkiller, Turbo Lover, and a few others that I dont remember at the moment.
Rob Halford was brilliant and commanded your attention every second he was on stage. It was impressive to see the entire audience just go absolutely out of thier minds every time he walked back on to the stage.
Obviously not everyone is going to agree on a band, but if you are a fan of "Heavy Metal" this is a chance to see a truly legendary band still at the top of their game.

Jeff Kerby of KNAC.COM recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

KNAC.COM: How is PRIEST dealing with the increase in press and the amount of people interested in your personal lives? Is it more or less difficult to come to terms with at this stage of your career?

K.K. Downing: "Yeah, I think we'd be complaining a lot more if we had never achieved the success that we have. There is a price to pay for everything really, isn't there? Being away from family, friends and pets is difficult. I mean, I'm 53, and I've never been married or had kids or whatever, and I guess it is a sacrifice that I've made to do what I do. The other guys have said that they regret not being around to watch their kids grow up and all that. I can understand that. I guess I always figured it was like I could do this or do that, you know? My choice was to do this. [Laughs] Even at that, there are still family commitments with parents, brothers and sisters or whatever. I just haven't been in the same situation they have been in because I've been with a longterm girlfriend, so I know what I'm talking about ? that's some of my money too, dude! [Laughs]"

KNAC.COM: Are there bands of the day that you used to view as competition but that now you look over and just find comfort in the fact that they are still going at it and that you aren't alone?

K.K. Downing: "Yeah, I am very, very proud of bands like AC/DC, who have just gone out there and stayed together. They have just kept on doing what they do. We would have gone on carrying the flag and doing that if Rob [Halford] hadn't left for all those years. At least we're back now, and with PRIEST and CR?E back, there are things happening. The good thing about us is that I've gone on a couple of websites where people say, 'PRIEST went out and they played and it was just like it always is and nothing's changed.' If anything, I think we're a bit more energized now. Maybe it is the absence that has given us the exuberance to go out and prove how mighty the PRIEST still is, you know?"

KNAC.COM: What is it that you believe PRIEST and CR?E provide the audiences that newer acts aren't? The New York press or more mainstream publications always want to downgrade metal bands and use them as a punch line, but the success you guys have had seems to suggest that there's something going on ? what do you think that is?

K.K. Downing: "The first thing we had to do is go out and make an album like 'Angel of Retribution'. That is very important across the board whether PRIEST made that record or not. It was an album that needed to be made at this time. If an album can have that type of effect, it may change what people are doing right now. Maybe it will show the younger bands that it isn't always about having your head down and aggression and attitude. People want to hear a good mixture of memorable songs. They want to hear the variety and the flair of the musicianship from everybody in the band and that includes the rhythm section as well. Just create some music that we can sing along to and rock out to ? I think that's extremely important, and I think that's what's been missing for a long time."

Launch Radio Networks reports: JUDAS PRIEST recently performed two songs acoustically for an appearance on VH1 Classic, which will air on Saturday, July 16 at noon and midnight ET. While acoustic performances are relatively new territory for PRIEST, guitarist Glenn Tipton told Launch that the band may explore the idea further. "We're actually enjoying ourselves talking about some possibilities of what we could do acoustically, like an acoustic version of a metal song, not just an acoustic version of an acoustic song," he said. "So we're putting our heads together at the moment and trying to think how we can rearrange some of this stuff that would be interesting and valid."

PRIEST has been performing its cover of JOAN BAEZ's "Diamonds and Rust" acoustically on its current world tour.

Tipton also told Launch that PRIEST has tentatively settled on a title for the band's upcoming DVD, which was filmed earlier this year at the legendary Budokan in Japan. As Internet rumors have suggested, it will probably be called "Re-Unleashed in the East".

The DVD is expected out sometime in the fall, although no official release date has been set yet.

The group continues a North American trek in support of its latest album, "Angel of Retribution". PRIEST and opening act QUEENSR?CHE play in Auburn, Washington tonight (Wednesday, July 6).

JUDAS PRIEST are in the process of booking dates for the second leg of their North American tour, tentatively set to take place this fall. So far, only one date has been leaked: October 11 at the 3,000 capacity Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.

As previously reported, PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton told ABC ePrep that the band's upcoming live DVD, featuring footage from their recent shows at Japan's Budokan, will be released in the fall.

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the first leg of their North American with QUEENSR?CHE on May 30 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to tour in support of "Angel of Retribution", their first album with singer Rob Halford in 15 years. "Angel of Retribution" was produced by Roy Z, who has previously worked on solo albums from Halford and IRON MAIDEN's Bruce Dickinson.

JUDAS PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" has sold a little under 150,000 copies in the United States to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan

QUEENSR?CHE have posted the following "thank you" note on their web site:

"Many thanks to all the fans who came to the shows this summer! And a very special thank you to JUDAS PRIEST for inviting us to tag along!"

JUDAS PRIEST have announced the first dates for the second leg of their North American tour. They are as follows:

Sep. 24 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
Sep. 25 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 27 - Assembly Hall - Champaign, IL
Sep. 28 - Rockford Metrocentre - Rockford, IL
Sep. 29 - Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo, MI
Oct. 01 - Us Cellular Center - Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 02 - The Mark Of The Quad Cities - Moline, IL
Oct. 09 - Borgata Casino & Spa - Atlantic City, NJ
Oct. 11 - Mid Hudson Civic Center - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 12 - Bell Centre ? Montreal, QUE
Oct. 14 - Corel Centre - Ottawa
Oct. 15 - John Labatt Centre - London, ONT
Oct. 18 - Mts Centre - Winnipeg
Oct. 20 - Rexall Place - Edmonton
Oct. 21 - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary
Oct. 23 - Pacific Coliseum - TBA
Oct. 28 - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa ? Kelseyville, CA
Oct. 29 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 30 - Sdsu Open Air Theatre Or San Diego Sports Arena - San Diego, CA
Nov. 01 - Anselmo Valencia Amphitheatre - Tucson, AZ

As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST's Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton recently performed "Worth Fighting For" and "Diamonds and Rust" acoustically for an appearance on VH1 Classic, which will air on Saturday, July 16 at noon and midnight ET. While acoustic performances are relatively new territory for PRIEST, Tipton told Launch that the band may explore the idea further. "We're actually enjoying ourselves talking about some possibilities of what we could do acoustically, like an acoustic version of a metal song, not just an acoustic version of an acoustic song," he said. "So we're putting our heads together at the moment and trying to think how we can rearrange some of this stuff that would be interesting and valid."

PRIEST have been performing their cover of JOAN BAEZ's "Diamonds and Rust" acoustically on their current world tour.

JUDAS PRIEST's latest album, "Angel of Retribution", has sold 146,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 Former JUDAS PRIEST and current ICED EARTH/BEYOND FEAR frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens has posted the following message in the "Forum" section of his official web site:

"PRIEST has informed me that they don't think it is a good idea to have BEYOND FEAR on any tours with them and that it would be best for me to drop the tribute/PRIEST factor. I know a lot of fans wanted this and I myself still like to please the fans. But it looks as though you will never see PRIEST and myself on the same tour. Sorry."

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 According to the House of Blues and Clear Channel web sites, ANTHRAX have secured the opening slot at the following JUDAS PRIEST dates in September/October:

Sep. 24 - Burgettstown, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
Oct. 12 - Montreal, QC ? Bell Centre
Oct. 14 - Ottawa, ONT - WordPerfect Theatre - Corel Center
Oct. 15 - London, ONT - RBC Theatre - John Labatt Centre

It is not presently clear if ANTHRAX will be the providing support at all of the shows on JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming North American tour.

JUDAS PRIEST have confirmed that ANTHRAX will be providing support on "most of" the dates on the second leg of PRIEST's North American tour.

JUDAS PRIEST / ANTHRAX tour dates (except where otherwise noted):

Sep. 23 - Soaring Eagle Casino - Mt. Pleasant, MI (no ANTHRAX)
Sep. 24 - Post Gazette Pavilio - Burgettstown, PA
Sep. 25 - Riverbend Music Cente - Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 27 - Assembly Hal - Champaign, IL
Sep. 28 - Rockford Metrocentr - Rockford, IL
Sep. 29 - Wings Stadiu - Kalamazoo, MI
Oct. 01 - Us Cellular Aren - Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 02 - The Mark Of The Quad Citie - Moline, IL
Oct. 09 - Borgata Casino & Sp - Atlantic City, Nj
Oct. 11 - Mid Hudson Civic Cente - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 12 - Bell Centr ? Montreal, QC
Oct. 14 - Corell Centr ? Ottawa, ON
Oct. 15 - John Labatt Centr - London, ON
Oct. 18 - Mts Centr ? Winnipeg, MT
Oct. 20 - Rexall Plac ? Edmonton, AB
Oct. 21 - Pengrowth Saddledom ? Calgary, AB
Oct. 23 - Pacific Coliseu ? Vancouver, B.C.

ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"PRIEST BABY! We are heading out to the highway! Check the dates and see when we come to your town.

"I'm excited to play with JUDAS PRIEST. Well, I'm not playing with them... But I would LOVE TO!!!! HINT HINT. This is the metal tour I've been waiting for and I hope you have wanted this as well. I must give a BIG BIG 'THANK YOU' to JUDAS PRIEST.

""We will see you for 5 shows in September on the Gigantour. We haven't played those cities in a long time ? get ready!

"I went to the Ozzfest last week and had a ball. IRON MAIDEN were ON FIRE, whew! I felt like a young metalhead again. The MUDS, the SHADS, the MASTODONS were killer. The one thing that wasn't killer was that shitty hot dog I ate. What is wrong with me, I never eat hot dogs and here I was eating one, what the hell was I thinking? The 'dog' did not sit well with my metal. Thanks to Mr. Bittner for supplying me with beer to wash the 'dog' OUT!!!

"I just watched the Pam Anderson ROAST, Jeff Ross is a god. The shit he was saying... I almost pissed myself. Okay, I gotta go and do something productive.

"See your faces soon, Charles in Charge."

JUDAS PRIEST have announced more dates dor the second leg of their North American tour. Support at all shows will come from ANTHRAX except where otherwise indicated. The details are as follows:

Sep. 23 - Soaring Eagle Casino - Pleasant, MI *
Sep. 24 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Burgettstown, PA
Sep. 25 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 27 - Assembly Hall - Champaign, IL
Sep. 28 - Rockford Metrocenter - Rockford, IL
Sep. 29 - Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo, MI
Oct. 01 - Cellular Center - Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 02 - The Mark Of The Quad Cities - Moline, WI
Oct. 05 - Arena - Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, CT
Oct. 07 - Paul E Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
Oct. 09 - Borgata Casino & Spa - Atlantic City, NJ
Oct. 11 - Mid Hudson Civic Center - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 12 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
Oct. 14 - Corell Centre - Ottawa, ON
Oct. 15 - John Labat Centre - London, ON
Oct. 18 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MT
Oct. 20 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB *
Oct. 21 - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary, AB *
Oct. 23 - Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BD *
Oct. 24 - Vernon Multiplex - Vernon, BC
Oct. 26 - The 'E' Center Of West Valley - Salt Lake City, UT

* no ANTHRAX

wow, those are great pics!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the JUDAS PRIEST concert scheduled for Sept. 24 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion has been canceled due to tour scheduling conflicts. The show will not be rescheduled.

Refunds are available at the point of purchase or by calling TicketMaster Customer Service at 412-323-1919.

Woa the picture of the guys playing other guitar it's great!  : ok:

They're coming to Jersey with Anthrax.  That's gonna be sick!

JUDAS PRIEST have announced more dates dor the second leg of their North American tour. Support at all shows will come from ANTHRAX except where otherwise indicated. The details are as follows:

Sep. 23 - Soaring Eagle Casino - Pleasant, MI *
Sep. 25 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
Sep. 27 - Assembly Hall - Champaign, IL
Sep. 28 - Rockford Metrocenter - Rockford, IL
Sep. 29 - Wings Stadium - Kalamazoo, MI
Oct. 01 - Cellular Center - Milwaukee, WI
Oct. 02 - The Mark Of The Quad Cities - Moline, IL
Oct. 04 - State Theatre - Portland, ME
Oct. 05 - Arena - Harbor Yard - Bridgeport, CT
Oct. 07 - Paul E Tsongas Arena - Lowell, MA
Oct. 08 - Landmark Theatre ? Syracuse, NY
Oct. 09 - Borgata Casino & Spa - Atlantic City, NJ
Oct. 11 - Mid Hudson Civic Center - Poughkeepsie, NY
Oct. 12 - Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
Oct. 14 - Corell Centre - Ottawa, ON
Oct. 15 - John Labat Centre - London, ON
Oct. 18 - MTS Centre - Winnipeg, MT
Oct. 20 - Rexall Place - Edmonton, AB *
Oct. 21 - Pengrowth Saddledome - Calgary, AB *
Oct. 23 - Pacific Coliseum - Vancouver, BD *
Oct. 24 - Vernon Multiplex - Vernon, BC
Oct. 26 - The 'E' Center Of West Valley - Salt Lake City, UT
Oct. 28 - Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa ? Kelseyville, CA

* no ANTHRAX

i saw judas priest in april this year supported by the scorpions on the UK tour
They totally rocked and i cannot wait for them to come back, bcos im more into them now than i was before. Revolution is one of the songs of the year for me

JUDAS PRIEST have lined up dates in Russia and the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia in late November/early December. The details are as follows:

Nov. 24 - Palace Of Sports - Kiev, RUS
Nov. 27 - Luznhiki Arena - Moscow, RUS
Nov. 29 - New Ice Arena - St. Petersburg, RUS
Dec. 01 - Saku Arena - Tallin, EST
Dec. 02 - Kipsala Hall - Riga, LAT
Dec. 03 - Ice Hall - Vilnius, LIT

JUDAS PRIEST, ROB ZOMBIE and ANTHRAX will be teaming up for Priest Feast, a special, one-time only event to take place on October 30 at the Long Beach Arena. Tickets go on sale on Saturday, September 17 at 10:00 a.m. Get tickets at AvalonAttractions.com. Tickets also available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including Tower Records/Robinsons, May/Ritmo Latino and Wherehouse Music locations, via Charge by Phone: (213) 480-3232; (714) 740-2000; (805) 583-8700; and at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets also available at venue box office (11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday).

The Long Beach Arena is located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California.

Yay!  I'm going to see Judas Priest again!!  :beer:

I haven't seen them in years.....

 According to Amazon.com and several other online retailers, JUDAS PRIEST will be releasing their new live DVD, "Rising in the East", in the U.S. on November 8 via Rhino/WEA. PRIEST filmed and recorded their May 18-19, 2005 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the full-length concert DVD. The band used three cameras and two large screens during the sold-out shows, which were attended by a total of 20,000 people.

In a June 2005 interview with the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford confirmed the group's plans to release one or more live DVDs documenting PRIEST's "Angel of Retribution" tour. Halford said, "We had a wonderful moment recently where we played our hometown in Birmingham, in the Midlands, and we played at the NEC, which is like a big top-notch rock venue, and there were 10,000 metal maniacs there, and we actually filmed that show. We also filmed a show at a famous venue in Sweden called the Globe, and then more recently we filmed two nights at the Budokan in Tokyo . . so we're stock-piling all of this stuff, and eventually, when we get a little break, we'll make sense of it all, and we'll start feeding it out there. So you may get PRIEST at home in Birmingham, you might get PRIEST 'Re-Unleashed in the East' [original working title] in Japan, which is a nice idea, because as you know, that is one of our famous releases ? 'Unleashed in the East'. We thought about this, because it was kind of an anniversary trip back to Japan, so we actually DVDed and we ProTooled recorded the whole show. So we're just amassing everything as we go along ? we'll probably do the same here in America ? and then we'll bring out little pieces, either a worldwide piece or a piece from one country, whatever, we're gonna mix it up and just keep all the stuff going for the PRIEST fans out there that can't get enough of this."

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke with RecordOnline.com on the state of heavy metal, being ripped off, and the queen of England. Read on:

Q: How has the tour been going?

Rob Halford: "It's been great really. We just finished a successful tour of South America. We were in Brazil, Buenos Aires. It's simply amazing down there, and it showed us that metal is still a worldwide phenomenon.

Q: What place do you think metal has in the realm of music?

Rob Halford: "It's still on the radio, and it's still a powerful force in rock 'n' roll. Music develops through different players, and I'm inspired to see new metal acts."

Q: For fans who haven't seen the band since the '70s or '80s, how have the band and the show changed?

Rob Halford: "It's the same as it ever was. It's the same tradition and heritage. It's still a monster metal show with costumes and lights. It's as great as it ever was and is more intense than ever."

Q: What was making this album like? Did you have the songs all set before you went into the studio?

Rob Halford: "The first order of the day was to write new metal. We couldn't rest on our past glories. Fans are so rabid, they always want more."

Q: In March, to recognize the excellence of British music and its contribution to the culture and economy of the U.K., you were invited to meet the queen at Buckingham Palace along with 500 other people from the entertainment industry. What was that like?

Rob Halford: "I absolutely love the royal family. They're just like the Osbournes to a different extent. It was such a trip! Buckingham Palace is absolutely mind-blowing. It was unbelievable for the royal house to recognize the existence of metal. The queen actually asked me, 'Why do you have to play the heavy metal so loud?' The words 'heavy metal' actually came out of the queen's mouth!"

Q: What's going on with Gull Records? I read you're bring ripped off. What should your fans know so they don't get scammed?

Rob Halford: "You can only control so much. Our music keeps getting repackaged, which leads fans to believe it's something new. All of it does not come with our approval."

Q: What are your plans after the tour? Will there be another album?

Rob Halford: "We'll be doing some shows in Russia, and we should be done by Christmas. I've never been to Russia, so I'm looking forward to it. The plan is, we're going to get together and talk about music for the new album. We don't want people to get the impression it's a grab-the-money-and-run thing. We missed making the metal together, and when we got back together, it was never for a quick fix. It was all about doing what was left to be done. There's more metal to make."

 In a recent interview with Lynn Saxberg of The Ottawa Citizen, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing revealed that they're considering putting together a multi-act metal package to tour North America next summer, but they also want to make another album.

"It's pretty hectic," Downing said, noting that he'll be celebrating another birthday on stage this month.

"I think things have turned full circle and for bands like ourselves and  SABBATH, there's not too many of us standing these days, still intact from the '70s. Bands like that basically got the ball rolling with this heavy metal thing all those years ago and I think it's one reason we're here today."

According to Downing, there is a whole new generation of kids itching to rock out to songs like "You've Got Another Thing Coming" and "Hell Bent for Leather".

"It's still guaranteed that PRIEST has a great following," said Downing. "Time moves on, and obviously people take their music with them. They're not suddenly going to start listening to jazz or classical music just because they're of a certain age.

"There's a perception that you should mellow out and do what your predecessors did, but that's not the case and it never will be. If you were a fan of JIMI HENDRIX or the CREAM or BLACK SABBATH or JUDAS PRIEST or whoever it is, you take your music with you through life, don't you," he said, "even though you might not always admit it to your next-door neighbor.

"But the great thing is now, we've got the best of it all because people are bringing their nieces, nephews, sons, daughters, even grandkids to the show. There's a new interest, probably because of the Ozzfest going on for quite some years. Parents are saying, 'You think that's metal, you want to come and see a good band.'

"Obviously, with Rob [Halford] back in the band, things are much bigger and better and more the way they used to be."

Downing brings up a good point in that interview.  When we're all old and grey, will we still be listening to GN'R, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica, and heavy stuff like that?  I think we will be.  But it is a bit weird picturing an elderly dude rockin' out to some metal or hard rock.  But I know I don't ever plan on turning away from the music I love.

Ok this raises a good question..Who would you like to see in a metal package with Priest next summer?

I think itd be cool if they had Judas Priest/Iron Maiden playing full sets like GNR/Metallica and have VR/Audioslave or Disturbed open with like a 30 min 45 min set

Thaught id post this article and current setlist

The Metal Gods are back -- and still hell-bent for leather. After 13 years, original Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford has returned to help the British metal legends reclaim their throne.

"Our fans have sat in the wings waiting until we got back together to be the band they love," admits blond guitar god Ken (K.K.) Downing.

Halford left the group to pursue a different direction in 1991. He spent the next decade fronting the thrash band Fight and electronic duo Two before returning to his roots with Priest soundalikes Halford.

Meanwhile, the remaining members of Priest spent five years looking for a vocalist who could replicate Halford's quasi-operatic style, eventually discovering Tim (Ripper) Owens singing in -- of all things -- a Priest tribute band called British Steel. (Owens' story inspired the Mark Wahlberg movie Rock Star, but the band pulled out before it was complete and have distanced themselves from the project).

Priest released four discs with Owens but was never able to find his own identity within the group, so the band came to a creative stalemate, Downing says.

"It was fairly clear we weren't going to make anymore headway with Ripper in terms of what size venues we play or how many records we sell," Downing says.
   

"With Ripper we had some good new material but we were performing an awful lot of stuff we wrote with Rob. Even though he might have got a leg up, he had to go find his own self-image creatively and become successful in his own right instead of being perceived as a stand-in for Rob."

Halford's point of re-entry came in 2003 when he hooked up with his old bandmates -- Downing, guitarist Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis -- to compile the Metalogy box set. Once they got together, the band knew it was their destiny to reunite.

Fittingly, their comeback album Angel of Retribution is a return to the sound of the group's peak -- the late '70s and early '80s of Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight. They even reference their old material in Angel's lyrics. That's no accident.

"It was in everybody's mind to cut out the past 13 years as if nothing had happened and carry on from the last album -- regress and do what comes naturally. That's all we could do or our head would have been on the chopping block," Downing admits.

The core members of Priest -- Downing, Halford, Tipton and Hill -- started out in the '70s as blues-based prog-rockers with a sound closer to fellow Birmingham group Black Sabbath before establishing their own identity on their second album, 1976's Sad Wings of Destiny. Their two-guitar attack and Halford's soaring vocals would set the blueprint for '80s metal. Likewise, the leather-and-studs biker look they pioneered has been adopted by more metal acts than you could shake a riding crop at.

But being first has never been a guarantee you'll last. Eventually, the bands who worshipped at Priest's altar surpassed them. Priest tried to compete by dabbling with synth-metal on 1986's Turbo and cranking up the speed on 1990's Painkiller, but to no avail.

With their return last year, Priest have embarked on a worldwide tour and squeezed back into their old leathers, although most of the band members are well past 50.

"It's a great feeling when we get dressed up in the dressing room. It's the Priest army," Downing laughs.

The army should be out in full force when Judas Priest play their first local gig in 15 years Tuesday at MTS Centre with the reunited 1985 lineup of Anthrax. Tickets are $34 to $59 at Ticketmaster.

Judas Priest's set list from Oct. 5

* Hellion/Electric Eye

* Solar Angels

* Riding on the Wind

* A Touch of Evil

* Judas Rising

* Revolution

* I'm A Rocker

* Breaking the Law

* Diamonds and Rust

* Worth Fighting For

* Beyond the Realms of Death

* Turbo Lover

* Hellrider

* Victim of Changes

* Painkiller

* Desert Plains

* Living After Midnight

* You've Got Another Thing Comin'

I think a Priest/Maiden package would be amazing.  However, I remember hearing somewhere that the two bands have a bit of a rivalry.  Anybody know how true that is?

 A representative at the Warner/Rhino video department has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the new JUDAS PRIEST live DVD, "Rising in the East", will be released in North America on November 15. In addition, the DVD's artwork has also been confirmed to the image currently being displayed by most online retailers, including Amazon.com.

"Rising in the East" was recorded at the band's May 18-19, 2005 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan and is believed to include the following track listing (NOTE: The track listing has not yet been officially confirmed):

01. The Hellion
02. Electric Eye
03. Metal Gods
04. Riding On The Wind
05. The Ripper
06. A Touch Of Evil
07. Judas Rising
08. Revolution
09. Hot Rockin'
10. Breaking The Law
11. I'm A Rocker
12. Diamonds and Rust
13. Worth Fighting For
14. Deal With the Devil
15. Beyond the Realms of Death
16. Turbo Lover
17. Hellrider
18. Victim of Changes
19. Exciter
20. Painkiller
21. Hell Bent For Leather
22. Living After Midnight
23. You've Got Another Thing Coming

In other news, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently told the San Diego CityBEAT that no one in the band is thinking about the fact that they're on the downhill toward 60.

"When you start to think about that, you start slowing down, you start to diminish," said Halford. "People asked me 10, 20 years ago if I was done.... But I don't think JUDAS PRIEST will ever do a farewell tour. I think one day it will just stop. But as long as I can do the work at the right level, I'll keep going."

On the subject of being the inspiration for so many of America's new metal stars, Halford said, "I'd been e-mailing with Jamey [Jasta, the singer] from HATEBREED and he kept begging me to put them on the bill in their hometown with PRIEST. We got that kind of thing all the time on the Ozzfest tour last summer. There we were with SABBATH, us and them being the bands that started it all, and all these young bands like HATEBREED and SLIPKNOT and LAMB OF GOD were just hanging around us hoping to talk metal.

"It's important to not turn into some cynical old man," Halford continued. "When you've been around so long, I think it's easy to get jaded about rock 'n' roll, but I'm still excited and I still get a rush when I hear or see a new band that moves me."

Such a pity they didn't visit Australia! I would have loved to see them!  :(

Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings will release the two-CD set "The Essential Judas Priest" on April 4.

JUDAS PRIEST rocketed out of the tough steel town of Birmingham, England, more than three decades ago, and the 34 songs collected here form nothing less than the very backbone ? the pure essence ? of heavy metal. This uncompromising style of rock 'n' roll has earned a remarkably loyal fan base worldwide and no other band defines heavy metal better than JUDAS PRIEST.

The core of vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing and bass guitarist Ian Hill worked with several drummers in the earlier years, with longtime current member Scott Travis rounding out the definitive lineup due to his incredible power and versatility. JUDAS PRIEST knows that what matters is the music, and its ability to blend unforgettable melodies with atomic-bomb power has never been equalled.

All the songs on "The Essential Judas Priest" are the complete original studio album versions featuring the Halford/Tipton/Downing/Hill axis ? from the 1976 landmark "Sad Wings Of Destiny" through the astonishing 2005 reunion platter "Angel Of Retribution".

The track listing is as follows:

Disc 1:

01. Judas Rising ("Angel Of Retribution" - 2005)
02. Breaking The Law ("British Steel" - 1980)
03. Hell Bent For Leather ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
04. Diamonds And Rust ("Sin After Sin" - 1977)
05. Victim Of Changes ("Sad Wings Of Destiny" - 1976)
06. Love Bites ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
07. Heading Out To The Highway ("Point Of Entry" - 1981)
08. Ram It Down ("Ram It Down" - 1988)
09. Beyond The Realms Of Death ("Stained Class" - 1978)
10. You've Got Another Thing Comin" ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
11. Jawbreaker ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
12. A Touch Of Evil ("Painkiller" - 1990)
13. Delivering The Goods ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
14. United ("British Steel" - 1980)
15. Turbo Lover ("Turbo" - 1986)
16. Painkiller ("Painkiller" - 1990)
17. Metal Gods ("British Steel" - 1980)

Disc 2:

01. The Hellion ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
02. Electric Eye ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
03. Living After Midnight ("British Steel" - 1980)
04. Freewheel Burning ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
05. Exciter ("Stained Class" - 1978)
06. The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
07. Blood Red Skies ("Ram It Down" - 1988)
08. Night Crawler ("Painkiller" - 1990)
09. Sinner ("Sin After Sin" - 1977)
10. Hot Rockin' ("Point Of Entry" - 1981)
11. The Sentinel ("Defenders Of The Faith" - 1984)
12. Before The Dawn ("Hell Bent For Leather" - 1979)
13. Hell Patrol ("Painkiller" - 1990)
14. The Ripper ("Sad Wings Of Destiny" - 1976)
15. Screaming For Vengeance ("Screaming For Vengeance" - 1982)
16. Out In The Cold ("Turbo" - 1986)
17. Revolution ("Angel Of Retribution" - 2005)

"The Essential Judas Priest" liner notes were written by respected veteran rock journalist Geoff Barton.

Sony Music's Legacy Recordings divison has issued the best-selling, critically acclaimed "Essential" series of compilations from many of the greatest popular-music recording artists in history

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton told Greg Prato of Billboard.com that the band will reconvene next month to begin writing the follow-up to 2005's "Angel of Retribution", which was the band's first album with singer Rob Halford since 1990's "Painkiller".

"We've had a break ? we've been out for almost two years," Tipton said. "We all decided to take January off, and then we're going to start writing the new album in February. We are doing a charity show for the Teenage Cancer Trust at [London's] Albert Hall in April, and we are talking about some summer festivals [in Europe]. But our main priority is to write the next JUDAS PRIEST album ? that'll be the number one thing on our agenda."

Sounds fuckin' awesome man : ok:

Here's hoping the next one even surpasses Angel of Retribution because while I thought it was a killer fuckin' record, I didn't think it lived up to Painkiller for all the hype it got when it came out.

Garry Sharpe-Young of Rockdetector.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

Rockdetector.com: Tony Iommi told me he has hundreds of tapes of riffs that haven't been used yet. Are you the same?

K.K. Downing: "There are great riffs you sometimes can't put into a song. You have to remember that the singer has to do his thing on top of it too."

Rockdetector.com: Can you ever see the Tipton / Downing well of riffs running dry?

K.K. Downing: "No. They are getting harder to come by though. A lot of bands took what we did in the '70s and have produced thousands more riffs over the years so to find something special just gets harder. If we had released 'Angel Of Retribution' in 1977 it would have been a huge album. It's just time. Some of the classic riffs from the 70s would not even get noticed today I think."

Rockdetector.com: Do you understand the passion that JUDAS PRIEST generates in its fans?

K.K. Downing: "I think I do now. More so than before. Especially with the Internet because you can really get to see what people think. There's some surprising stuff and most of it is totally positive."

Rockdetector.com: Although "Angel Of Retribution" has been a major success for you there was quite a lot of criticism about the set list on the last tour. You didn't really deviate too much from a "greatest hits"-type set and that didn't go down too well with a lot of your hardcore fans.

K.K. Downing: "Yeah, and I agree. When we do the next round I would really like to not play 'Victim Of Changes' and 'Breaking The Law' again. We're going to play a completely different set, play a lot of stuff we've not played in a long time or stuff we've never played. I mean, we can play it all so I think that's what we'll do next time. A completely new set would be a very cool thing to do. We nearly did it on the 'Turbo' tour, I remember, we played so much stuff then we had not played before and we should do that again."

Rockdetector.com: I think a lot of your fans would like to vote on a set list. I think some interaction like that could be very beneficial to the band.

K.K. Downing: "That's an idea we've thought of too. Yeah, next time round we'll play a whole new set."

Rockdetector.com: What kind of songs would you like to play?

K.K. Downing: "Oh, lots of songs from all the albums really. I think it might be good to have a look at every album, even 'Rocka Rolla'. Rob did 'Never Satisfied', didn't he? I like 'Starbreaker'. We've got so many songs that we could put together a whole new show and still make it really interesting. There are some songs from the new album we still need to play as well. Which songs do you want us to play?"

Rockdetector.com: Things like "Dissident Aggressor", "Blood Red Skies", "Starbreaker", "Steeler". I think those kind of songs are what the faithful want to hear. I think you should let "Living After Midnight" have a well-earned rest. You should play "Take On The World" because that was your first hit single and it's a great sing-a-long arena type song. Wouldn't Scott Travis do an amazing job with that song?

K.K. Downing: "Yeah. That's what I mean. We can play everything we've ever done. 'Take On The World' was really good for us because we had a hit with one of songs. I was talking about the record company always asking us for cover versions, which we kept doing but our first hit was a song we wrote. We did that on 'Top Of The Pops' and then we had another three hit singles and they were all our songs too so the record company was wrong and we were right. That was very important for us. We tried to do something similar to 'Take On The World' with 'United'. We thought that song was going to be huge."

JUDAS PRIEST management co-ordinator Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"All of the band took a well deserved break over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Having been touring for nearly two years, they were badly in need of recharging their batteries! Now they are raring to go and are starting work on their new studio album. For this reason, they have decided not to do any touring this year but to work straight through on the new album! Once we are further down the line with it I'll give you some updates!

"We have just heard from Burrn! magazine in Japan that JUDAS PRIEST have swept the polls!

The Best Group of the year: JUDAS PRIEST
The Best Album of the year: JUDAS PRIEST 'Angel Of Retribution'
The Best Live Performance in Japan: JUDAS PRIEST
The Best Album Cover: JUDAS PRIEST 'Angel Of Retribution'
The Best Vocalist of the year: Rob Halford/JUDAS PRIEST

"Needless to say we are all very happy about these results ? they are fantastic! So a big thank you to JUDAS PRIEST's Japanese fans!!"

I seen them twice on this tour (Detroit and Mt Pleasant) the dvd is pretty good, Rob sounds awesome live and he really makes Priest what they are.

Rising In The East actually has a good set list. Priest is excellent, but too often they play abyssmal songs that no one wants to hear anymore. Come on, Living After Midnight and Turbo Lover are played out. They did include great songs like Riding On The Wind, Judas Rising, A Touch Of Evil, Hellrider, Painkiller, etc.

But that's one long set list for Halford. I think he did well, considering that!  : ok:

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was the featured guest on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM last night (Friday, October 27). Speaking on the phone from his San Diego, California home, Rob discussed PRIEST's upcoming concept album about the legendary 16th-century French prophet Nostradamus and his forthcoming flurry of HALFORD and FIGHT reissues that will hit Apple's iTunes Music Store at the end of November via Halford's new label, MGE (Metal God Entertainment). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On the upcoming JUDAS PRIEST album:

"I'm taking kind of a little break away from the ongoing 'Nostradamus' sessions in England. Everybody is in the studio slaving away there. I think Glenn [Tipton] and K.K. [Downing] are probably not hard at work this time of night ? they're probably partying somewhere. But, yeah, I'm back in San Diego. I'm here working on all of the monster lyrics for the 'Nostradamus' metal opera, which will be coming out sometime in 2007.

"All the songs are done ? I would say 99.9 percent ? but we've still got some ideas we're working on. The bulk of the opera is complete as far as the writing goes, and I can't begin to tell you how excited we are about this. It's gonna be an absolutely spectacular moment for PRIEST to follow up the incredible reunion record 'Angel of Retribution'. We're just really, really pumped about this new music that we're making. It's colossal PRIEST ? some things that you've never heard before from this band are taking place. We've just got our nose to the grindstone and we're working as fast as we can to get this all completed and wrapped up and released and out in 2007 along with some special-event shows, which we'll talk about as we get closer to that. You know, we're gonna be playing the entire opera from beginning to end. That in itself will be a unique moment for PRIEST to show to our fans around the world, and a stage show that you will not believe. . . I'm gonna kind of take on that role of the character and we're basically gonna be telling the story of his life. He had an incredible life as a man besides making these prophecies that he did. It's a great life story about the things that he went through as an individual on a personal level, so we're obviously discussing that. But we're surrounding his life lyrically with some phenomenal PRIEST music ? stuff that we're just so excited about, and as I said, music that will just blow everybody away. I can't begin to discuss it, because my mind is full of the music even as I'm talking about it. So get ready for it. The PRIEST is gonna follow up after 'Angel of Retribution' with something that's gonna be bigger and better and stronger and more metallized than you've ever heard from the band."

On what inspired him to write an entire album about Nostradamus:

"I just think this is a great opportunity for me as a lyricist, because I've talked about these characters ? the Painkiller and the Sinner and the Sentinel ? and I've been in that world as a lyricist, and now I'm having the opportunity as a lyricist to talk about this man, this real figure from the 16th century and the great things that he did ? his prophecies. Some people are very skeptical about them, some people believe them emphatically. There are schools of Nostradamus where you can attend and learn about his teachings and so on and so forth. People say that some of his predictions actually came to be real occurrences from the past and as we look into the future. So I was just fascinated by this man. He went through a lot of grief. Without getting too heavy, he lost his wife and kids during the Black Plague ? he was able to save a lot of other people, but he couldn't save his family. So he lost the loves of his life and he was put into? he was banished from the Roman Catholic church. He went through a lot of tough stuff, but he was a very strong, resilient man. Besides being a prophet, he was an advocate of certain kinds of medicine that revolutionized the world of medicine at the time, and many, many, many things. So yeah, it's been fascinating to really try and cover that man's life and put it into lyrics to the music of PRIEST."

On PRIEST's touring plans once the new abum is released:

"We're gonna do two things. We're gonna do specialized event shows in special venues for the 'Nostradamus' production. And then, of course, we'll be doing another set of touring dates throughout the world as covering all the PRIEST classics, so you'll be getting PRIEST in two dimensions next year ? you'll be getting PRIEST playing the whole 'Nostradamus' piece, which I'm sure the fans will embrace and love and wanna see, and then of course, we'll come back around and do a PRIEST show with all the great things that you love ? 'Painkiller', 'Living After Midnight', 'Breaking the Law', 'The Sentinel', [and] whatever else we decide to play. So you'll be getting PRIEST in every manner that you love to see the band. We made everybody aware when we did the press release sometime ago that that was out intent, so we're not gonna blindside the fans and let them think they're coming to the show to hear all the wonderful PRIEST classics. We're gonna let everybody know well in advance that it'll be a multi-dimensional experience ? you'll get the 'Nostradamus' tour, and then you'll get the PRIEST tour ? PRIEST classics and everything else."

Launch Radio Networks reports: Things are going well with the recording of the new JUDAS PRIEST album. It's a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus, and the band has started thinking about release dates. Frontman Rob Halford told Launch that everyone's excited about the project. "The writing sessions were fantastic ? some of the best writing that (guitarists) Glenn (Tipton) and K.K. (Downing) and myself have ever created, and we're in good shape, we're recording. And finger's crossed, and with the belief that it's ready when it's ready, we should be out by the middle of 2007 with 'Nostradamus'."

This will be PRIEST's first album since "Angel of Retribution" came out in 2005, marking Halford's return to the group.

JUDAS PRIEST is also working out the details for a stage show to go along with the album's subject matter.

JUDAS PRIEST is currently recording a concept album about the 16th Century French prophet Nostradamus. In a recent interview with Rockdetector's Garry Sharpe-Young, Rob Halford admitted the band's often perceived secrecy was sometimes intentional. "Look, I love the Internet as a tool for knowledge gathering and for its amazing marketing possibilities but sometimes you have to step back a bit and present something in a better way," he said. "Just because the Internet allows you to give everything instantly does not always make that the right choice. I believe that if you go along to see a concert by your favorite band, as a fan, you hunger for that anticipation ? what are they going to play? What's the stage look like? All those things. It's the same with a new record for us. We've whetted the appetites by revealing the Nostradamus concept. That's a big deal for us, actually. I could give you song titles and intimate details of the story and each track but we don't want to ruin it for fans. Just remember the last time you bought a record that you had been wanting to get your hands on for months and that magical moment when you hear the first note. We'd like to bring some of that excitement back. Metal in particular thrives on that kind of fan-driven word of mouth. It worked very well for us with 'Screaming for Vengeance' and very much so with 'Painkiller'. Fans were talking to each down the pub and saying, 'You really need to hear this!' We had it back in the very early days too when we were playing every pub and club that would have us. It was word of mouth that generated that huge support from all over the country that the London media suddenly saw manifest itself at the Reading festival in 1975."

Rockdetector.com: OK, without giving too much away then, what clues can you tease us with for "Nostradamus"?

Haford: "Not a lot, except that it's absolutely massive in its scope. I mean, it really is a very big concept, even possibly a double album. We're all totally into the whole idea and researching the man's life has opened up so many possibilities. Right now Glenn [Tipton] and Ken [K.K. Downing] have all the music written but we have to construct all of that into a meaningful story. It's hugely ambitious but I know the fans will be blown away."

Rockdetector.com: With your enthusiasm to build the excitement for this record, it seems you embrace both old style promotional tactics and you are obviously very keyed into the present game with your website and this new round of HALFORD solo releases.

Halford: "You have to be. I'm only looking at what works. Of course you have to have a great product in the first place, which is why the HALFORD albums and this new crop of releases has had so much effort gone into them. I didn't just want to rehash the existing albums so there is a lot of attention to detail. I actually think the possibilities for music distribution in the future are going to be wonderful but of course the whole industry is in a very painful transitional stage right now. Music consumption is going up very fast, but CD sales are going down. More people are coming out to shows too, so the world wants music. The question for the labels is how they deliver it. Won't won't change is that JUDAS PRIEST will be out there delivering the goods on stage"

Chad Bowar of About Heavy Metal recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

About Heavy Metal: How is "Nostradamus" coming along?

K.K. Downing: We are working on it day and night. It's going really, really well. It's a long project in terms of the length of music. It's over an hour and a half of music, so for that reason alone it is going to take us a bit longer to pull it together. But hopefully we can offer something unique and wonderful to the world. We're totally into it. We promise the fans we'll get it to them as soon as we possibly can. We'll get a PRIEST tour together as well.

About Heavy Metal: Are you and Glenn (Tipton) doing the production on the album?

K.K. Downing: So far that is the way it seems. We've been working hard, pretty much nonstop. That's not to say at some point we might bring someone else in, but we'll see what we need. If we think we need to, we'll certainly do that. But I think between Glenn and I we've got an awful lot of experience. It's sounding really good. It's the closest guarded secret in rock and roll at the moment. It's a bit different than the work we've done previously. We're looking forward to exposing it as soon as we can.

About Heavy Metal: Obviously writing lyrics is different on a concept album, but is writing the music any different from a regular album?

K.K. Downing: I think there are a lot of the usual ingredients, but with a bigger spectrum of sound with a bit of a classical element and more orchestrated sounds, which can be extremely heavy if used right. Hopefully it's going to be pleasing to a lot of people, and that's what it's always been about. We've always tried to widen the audience of rock and metal and make it more credible to more people, and hopefully we'll achieve that goal with this project.

About Heavy Metal: 30 plus years into your career is it easier or harder to write songs?

K.K. Downing: I think the sponge is always being squeezed harder. When will we run out before we are just duplicating what someone else has done? The answer to that is in the combination of what people have to offer in the band. Five individuals when we come together creates something unique. When we will run out of ideas is a very good question. Hopefully not until this record is done! (laughs)

About Heavy Metal: What do you think are some of the most underrated Judas Priest albums?

K.K. Downing: I think they are all underrated. I think everyone who's never bought a PRIEST album should go out and buy one, and follow that up by buying every other one as well! It's fair to say that even with as long and successful of a career that PRIEST has had, we still have a long ways to go to be comparable with a lot of bands that have gotten a much bigger audience, whether it's QUEEN or GUNS N' ROSES or METALLICA or AC/DC. We are not considered underground by any means, but PRIEST is still climbing the ladder in a lot of respects. For that reason I think we're still doing it. We're still hungry. It would have been great to have been a LED ZEPPELIN, where your first album is bigger than sliced bread. The good thing about PRIEST is that we've always been building and hopefully getting better. But then again, we're not over and done with yet, while a lot of those other bands are.

About Heavy Metal: What are some of the biggest changes you've seen in the music industry over the years?

K.K. Downing: I heard an interview with Robert Plant on a radio station not too far from me, and he reminded me of something. When we first started to write music, every time we composed something we had to play it a million times so we wouldn't forget it because we weren't able to record it. That may sound weird, but it's true. We would sit there in a room and play song ideas over and over again. And then the next day we would have to remember them, because we didn't have the facilities to record the ideas. That was true in the very early days. Then we got a little cassette recording machine with a little microphone, and then we were able to record it. In addition to the technology changes and the internet, there have also been musical changes. I've been around long enough to witness the evolution of rock music and metal music from the '60s all the way to the present time. I've seen lots of waves of different trends. In metal the big change was from the end of the '80s early '90s when it was classic or pure metal changing to the newer metal. Whether it changes back remains to be seen. The good news is that a lot of the great veterans are still around, like AC/DC, IRON MAIDEN, etc. We're still hoping for a massive revival of the brilliant '70s and '80s. That would be pretty cool.

Heres a few excperts from a recent Halford interview:

Aside from the solo material, Halford says Judas Priest keeps working on its Nostradamus record. Unlike some groups terrified by the idea of a concept album, Judas Priest was quite excited by the task.

"It's just been an amazing challenge," he says. "It's been exciting to put the life of this Frenchman who lived 500 years ago into a musical realm. It deals with his prophecies but also shows that he had a human side with ups and downs, which we all can relate to."

According to reports the new album could end up being a two-disc affair. Halford says that's possible, given the amount of material recorded. But he's a bit hesitant to say when it will hit stores.

"We're still tracking it," he says. "There's been so much buzz generated from the media and fans about the new album that it's incredible. And we haven't even done any of the promotional work in support of it.

"There's just a lot of material to go through and we don't want to leave any stone unturned. We don't know for certain when it's coming out and we aren't putting a date on it yet. It will be finished when it's finished."

What Halford can confirm is Judas Priest will be on the road in 2008 supporting Nostradamus with a "grueling world tour" stopping in Toronto at some point.

And by then even the touring and ticketing industry could be in flux. The recent decision by Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne to stage this summer's entire Ozzfest tour at no cost to fans took Halford by surprise.

"Sharon is just revolutionary the way she's doing it," he says. "I'm not sure if it's going to be free from now on, but it's been done in an affordable way with the sponsors coming on board. If you look at the actual nuts and bolts of it, it's quite spectacular.

the album wont be a priest album if they dont include the lyric. "steel"

I was just listening to "Blood Red Skies" in the car...man Halford has got some pipes on him.

Frontman Joey Eppard of Woodstock, NY's THREE (3) ? who supported German hard rock veterans SCORPIONS on several dates in Canada earlier this fall ? told the "D?menti?llement V?tre" program on Qu?bec City's CKRL 89.1FM during an interview two weeks ago that his band might be involved in a SCORPIONS/JUDAS PRIEST tour in 2008 in North America.

cool news...thanks

Only recently got into them, but think they're awesome!

Judas Priest has begun mixing its new concept album about the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus, singer Rob Halford revealed during an appearance this past Friday (November 16) on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show. In addition, JUDAS PRIEST will make an announcement in the next couple of weeks about tour dates for 2008. According to Halford, the upcoming tour will include shows where the entire "Nostradamus" album will be performed as well as concerts featuring the band's classic songs.

Regarding the direction of the material and how whole concept for the record came about, Halford recently told PureGrainAudio.com, "It sounds absolutely fucking amazing and that's not me inflating it, it is genuinely spectacular. So we're still carrying on with that and it should be out sometime in 2008. The idea (for the record) came from our manager Bill Curbishley, because we were ready to go in and do another studio record, but Bill came to see us towards the end of the 'Angel of Retribution' tour, he came to Russia, we were playing Russia and we had lunch with him and he said, 'Look, I have this idea.' Bill manages THE WHO, you know, Pete and Roger, and Bill was behind the enormous success of 'Tommy' and he said, 'I just think that you know, maybe you should think about this possibility of doing a concept album and I've been thinking about this guy Nostradamus.' And as soon as he brought the name up, I'm like, I'm there, let's go, you don't have to say anything else. I knew something of him already like everybody does about the books that you read about him, or on the Internet or on TV, documentaries and I thought wow, this is absolutely brilliant so that's where it all came about from."

On the rumors that "Nostradamus" will be a double album, Halford said, "It is a rumor still. I mean, there is an enormous amount of material and you can only put so much on a single CD so you know, we're trying to tell the story of his life and we're trying to cover every significant moment of his life and I think you know, when we got it all recorded, that's when you're faced with the reality of how much time you got and how much a CD will afford you and the timing of it all. So we just ask everyone to bear with us and as we actually get into the mixing mode, we'll be able to be more definitive and tell everybody exactly what we've got, but we just want to make sure we tell his life story so we'll do whatever it takes to do that."

wow, great news, thnx for the update

awesome! can't wait for the new record  :drool:

"The JUDAS PRIEST machine will be rolling out on the road again next year. The tour starts in June 2008 ? dates to be announced shortly! Please note that only when dates are announced here on our website are they actually official and confirmed!!"

As previously reported, JUDAS PRIEST is among the bands who are rumored to be playing next year's Sweden Rock Festival, set to take place June 4-7, 2008 in in S?lvesborg, Sweden.

JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming tour will include shows where the group's entire upcoming "Nostradamus" album (based on the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus) will be performed as well as concerts featuring the band's classic songs, singer Rob Halford revealed during a November 16, 2007 appearance on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show.

Judas Preist =  : ok:

I have 'Painkiller' and 'Metal Works: 1973-91', and ther rule!   :beer: :beer: :beer:

Roll on the next tour!  :peace:

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will headline the first installment of this year's Trondheim Rock Festival, which is set to take place June 6-7, 2008 at Lerkendal Stadium in Trondheim, Norway.

Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow:

On the status of the new JUDAS PRIEST CD, "Nostradamus":

Halford: I've been away for about a month while Glenn [Tipton] and K.K. [Downing] have been doing their final guitar overdubs. We're about to start mixing, so I'm going to see the boys in a few days time and then we'll be rockin' and roaring through the mixing sessions.

Metal-Rules.com: So your vocals are already laid down for the new album then?

Halford: Yeah, I completed those some time back. Everybody does their bits as you go along and normally I don't do my vocal work until the bulk of the recording has been done which is how it turned out and rhythm guitars and everything were laid and all the other instruments, but Glenn and K.K. have just been burning the midnight metal oil and getting all of their leads completed, so I'll be excited to hear what they've been doing. Then we get on with the mixing and the mastering and get it out for next year when the tour kicks off.

Metal-Rules.com: So we can probably expect something before the summer then, I take it?

Halford: I think so, yeah. I mean, you know the way it goes. Most bands hit the road when they've got a new release out there. It'll have been a couple of years since we've been back on the world circuit.



Metal-Rules.com: When JUDAS PRIEST does get out on the road again, is there any chance that any material from the two albums that you weren't on ? "Jugulator" and "Demolition" ? will be performed live?

Halford: Yeah and I've said this before that those two records are as important in the PRIEST world as everything else. Glenn, K.K. and I have talked about this and I'd welcome it. I think it would be an exciting moment for me to cover the tracks that my mate Tim ["Ripper" Owens] worked on while he was with the band. So again, anything is possible. Each time when we put a set list together, it gets increasingly difficult because we've got so many songs from so many records that we just have to look at the set list and figure out what the favorites are and go from there. Again, PRIEST fans around the world are always putting ideas upon what they'd like to hear us do, but I think it would be kind of fresh to pick maybe one or two tracks from both of those records and just give it the Metal God touch.

 :hihi: , same case about the liric "Heavy Metal" in Manowar's songs...( or the liric "Fuck" in old Guns n' Roses songs)...

I miss new music of Judas Priest, I want Nostradamus right now!!.....

I'm thinking about trying to get into priest..

do they have one album that i absolutely must check out or they have some "best of" compilation?

Yeah, a double cd you should get into :yes:

I don't like the  (really) early stuff so much.

Judas Priest is one of band more important  in the history of rock, specially in its musical genre, Heavy Metal, though in the earlier time they play Hard rock, they name as Heavy Metal band.
in my opinion , "British Steel" (1980), "Killing Machine" (1978), "Screaming for Vengeance"(1982) are the best record Priest ever, but also there are another records as well as they, for instance, "Sad wings of desteny" (a very hard rocker sound, 1976), "turbo" (1986) and above all "Painkiller", considered a masterpiece in the Heavy Metal history...

if you prefer a "best of" compilation, I recommend you this one...

(http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002960.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg)


http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1087748/a/Metal+Works+'73-'93.htm

I really dig the Defenders of the Faith album -  Jawbreaker and The Sentinel are classics!

The last album Angel of Retribution has some good songs too - I like 'Worth Fighting For'.


and sometimes I also like listening to Turbo Lover   :hihi:   :-[

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have scheduled the following dates:

June 02 - Icehall -Helsinki, Finland
June 05 - Sweden Rock - S?lvesborg, Sweden
June 07 - Trondheim Rock Festival - Trondheim, Norway
June 08 - Bergenshall - Bergen, Norway
June 11 - Rockhal - Luxembourg
June 17 - Cez Arena - Ostrava, Czech Republic
June 23 - Philipshalle - Dusseldorf, Germany
June 24 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
June 27 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
June 28 - Bang Your Head - Balingen, Germany
June 29 - Gods Of Metal - Bologna, Italy
July 01 - Smederevo Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
July 02 - Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia
July 03 - Liberec Arena, Prague, Czech Republic

Gonna see them at Sweden Rock..

'Angel of Retribution'  is a dame great album man!!!

i never get tired of it :beer:

Lucky you!! I wish i was going!!

Will this years festival be streamed online like it was last year?

Good good, it will save me spending ?100+ on a ticket  ;D

Roll on the new album!

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have scheduled a show in Istanbul, Turkey at the Kaliakra Arena on July 13 and an appearance at the Kobetamendi festival in Bilbao, Spain on June 20.

The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

Jun. 02 - Icehall - Helsinki, Finland
Jun. 05 - Sweden Rock - S?lvesborg, Sweden
Jun. 07 - Trondheim Rock Festival - Trondheim, Norway
Jun. 08 - Bergenshall - Bergen, Norway
Jun. 11 - Rockhal - Luxembour
Jun. 13-15 - Nova Rock Festival - Nickelsdorf, Austria
Jun. 13-15 - Download Festival - Castle Donington, UK
Jun. 17 - Cez Arena - Ostrava, Czech Republic
Jun. 20 - Kobetamendi Festival - Bilbao, Spain
Jun 20-22 ? Fields of Rock - Biddinghuizen, the Netherlands
Jun. 23 - Philipshalle - Dusseldorf, Germany
Jun. 24 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
Jun. 27 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
Jun. 28 - Bang Your Head!!! - Balingen, Germany
Jun. 29 - Gods Of Metal - Bologna, Italy
Jul. 01 - Castle Festival - Smederevo Fortress, Serbia
Jul. 02 - Dom Sportova - Zagreb, Croatia
Jul. 03 - Liberec Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
Jul. 13 - Kaliakra Arena - Istanbul, Turkey

JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming tour will include shows where the group's entire upcoming "Nostradamus" album (based on the legendary 16th century prophet Nostradamus) will be performed as well as concerts featuring the band's classic songs.

i've got british steel, angel of retribution, screaming for vengeance and painkiller.

...they're all great albums, my first was british steel and its a good first cos you will recognise a lot of the songs off it  :)


priest are amazing! ;D wish there were more bands i wanted to see at download :P

If you're a newbie for Judas Priest, i recommend the album the person above mentioned: "Metal Works: 1973-1993" as it is an ideal 'greatest hits' album for the band

As for studio albums, buy 'Painkiller', as it is INCREDIBLE!!!

i agree, metal works is great.

i also love screaming for vengeance album.

Yeah, that one's worth buying purely for 'Electric Eye'!!!

'Defenders Of The Faith' is a good album too......

Greg Prato of Billboard.com reports that JUDAS PRIEST will finally unveil its 16th studio album, "Nostradamus", June 17 via Epic in North America and a day earlier internationally.

A double-disc set that tells the story of the 16th century prophet, Michel de Nostredame (whose name is often "Latinized" as Nostradamus), the release is PRIEST's first-ever concept album, and was recorded throughout 2006 and 2007 at Old Smithy Studio in the U.K.

"Making 'Nostradamus' was a new experience for us in JUDAS PRIEST, insomuch as this was going to be a conceptual writing and recording event," PRIEST singer Rob Halford tells Billboard.com. "His life is well-documented, so for us it was all about taking the significant episodes he went through, and then with the right emotion, create music and lyrics that would convey them."

Read more at Billboard.com.

"Nostradamus" track listing:

01. Dawn of Creation *
02. Prophecy
03. Awakening *
04. Revelations
05. The Four Horsemen *
06. War
07. Sands of Time *
08. Pestilence And Plague
09. Death
10. Peace *
11. Conquest
12. Lost Love
13. Persecution
14. Solitude *
15. Exiled
16. Alone
17. Shadows In the Flame *
18. Visions
19. Hope *
20. New Beginnings
21. Calm Before the Storm *
22. Nostradamus
23. Future Of Mankind

* Intro pieces of music going into the main track 
 
 
 

Wow!!, a lot of songs , I'm looking forward the new Judas Priest Record....

I'm always ready for a new Priest album, I hope it's as awesome as Angel of Retribution  :beer:

FUCK YEAH!!!! FINALLY , REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!!! PRIEST PRIEST PRIEST PRIEST!!! : ok:

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have finally officially confirmed that they will be teaming up with HEAVEN AND HELL for a U.S. tour this summer . Also appearing on the bill are MOT?RHEAD and TESTAMENT.

According to LiveNation.com, the following dates have been confirmed for the trek:

Aug. 06 - Susquehanna Bank Center - Camden, NJ
Aug. 07 - Nissan Pavilion - Bristow, VA
Aug. 09 - PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 10 - Nikon at Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY
Aug. 13 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
Aug. 15 - Mohegan Sun Arena - Uncasville, CT *
Aug. 16 - Post Gazette Pavilion - Pittsburgh, PA
Aug. 18 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Detroit, MI
Aug. 19 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Chicago, IL
Aug. 22 - Superpages.com Amphitheatre - Dallas, TX
Aug. 23 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Houston, TX
Aug. 24 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - San Antonio, TX
Aug. 27 - Journal Pavilion - Albuquerque, NM
Aug. 28 - Cricket Pavilion - Phoenix, AZ
Aug. 30 - Glen Helen Pavilion - San Bernardino, CA
Aug. 31 - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Mountain View, CA
Sep. 01 - Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort - Las Vegas, NV *

* Not yet listed by LiveNation.com

http://www.epicrecords.com/judaspriest/

Title track from the album. Personally I think it sucks...but don't let that influence your opinion  ;D

I think it's AWESOME!!  :peace:

Roll on the new album!!!

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003791792

Already in the priest thread

I don't like the vocal-melody on some parts on the new track, apart from that it's kickass priest : ok:

I really like the sound of the new song, I hope the whole album is similar.

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST kicked off their world tour Tuesday night (June 3) at the Icehall in Helsinki, Finland. The group's setlist was as follows:

01. Intro: Dawn of Creation
02. Prophecy
03. Metal Gods
04. Eat Me Alive
05. Between the Hammer and the Anvil
06. Devil's Child
07. Breaking the Law
08. Hell Patrol
09. Death
10. Dissident Aggressor
11. Angel
12. The Hellion / Electric Eye
13. Rock Hard, Ride Free
14. Sinner
15. Painkiller
---------------
16. Hell Bent for Leather
17. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)
18. You've Got Another Thing Coming

So...anyone else taken a sneak preview and listened? ;D

Where is 'living after midnight'? Surely that must be on the set list..... :peace:

OMG I'm in love with the new song!! Can't wait to pick this up.

it's probably not.. it wasn't played on sweden rock festival either..

Mark Daniell of JAM! Music recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A few excerpts from the chat follow.

On touring:

"It's the same no matter where we play. That's the joy of heavy metal music. We can walk out on a stage anywhere in the world and get the same reaction. The Japanese react the same way as the people in Texas, and the people in Texas react the same as the people in Rome. There's just this real love and passion for metal music and for PRIEST. That's a wonderful thing."

On the band's decision after over three decades to release PRIEST's first-ever concept album:

"I can't remember how long it's been, but I know that we've had conversations about doing a concept release more than once. It has been lurking in the wings for many, many years. . . A lot of concept records are really just made-up fantasy. But the idea of giving Nostradamus the heavy metal treatment was one that kind of stuck. . . We could have gone and done another studio record, but this just fired us all up and we couldn't wait to get stuck into the project."

On JUDAS PRIEST's plans to showcase "Nostradamus" in a series of themed "special event" shows:

"If we didn't play it live in its entirety, I think we would regret it. It'll be a real treat when we do play the whole thing live. We'll surround it with a great stage set, costumes and we'll do it at a storied venue like (London's) Royal Albert Hall. That will be a first for PRIEST; we've never ventured into that kind of experience."

On the resurgence of interest in metal

"I think metal has had just about every genre thrown at it. And still, so many new denominations of metal keep emerging. These days you have death metal, European metal, American-style metal and if something else comes up, I'll be delighted. It will be great to have a fresh metal experience."

On being comfortable with PRIEST's place in rock 'n' roll lore:

"We count our blessings we came along when we did. You look at today's situation, a band that's doing incredibly well right now, could be elsewhere in two, three years. It's very, very difficult to maintain a level of success in today's music industry. We've been fortunate to be able to put on the kinds of shows that people remember and want to come back and re-experience again and again. And what we're finding when we go onstage nowadays is that the front row is absolutely crammed with all these new metal heads. Barely into their teens, there they are, going crazy for PRIEST. They're seeking us out. So the journey is ongoing. I really can't see the end."

Great interview, thanx Malcolm!  : ok:

All Hail The PRiest!

Nostradamus is a fucking Masterpiece...  :beer:

Well it IS isn't it? Revelations are one of my favorites but there is so many good ones.

Only thing I miss is a pure painkiller type of song with Rob singing high, but I guess that era is over :P

JUDAS PRIEST Announces Farewell 'Epitaph' Tour

After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking its very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST ? one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time ? has announced plans to embark on a final world tour. However, the mighty PRIEST will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive "Epitaph" tour ? hitting all the major cities throughout the world where they will be playing the songs that helped make the name JUDAS PRIEST synonymous with heavy metal!

With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all its fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is JUDAS PRIEST!

JUDAS PRIEST will be starting its world tour in Europe and has just confirmed the following festivals for 2011:

Jun. 09 - Sweden Rock Festival, S?lvesborg, Sweden
Jun. 11 - Sauna Open Air, Tampere, Finland
Jun. 17 - Copenhell, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun. 19 - Hellfest, Clisson, France
Jun. 22 - Gods of Metal, Milan, Italy
Jun. 25 - Graspop Metal Meeting, Dessel, Belgium
Jul. 23 - High Voltage, London, UK
Aug. 05 - Wacken Open Air, Wacken, Germany

Will likely check them out if they stop in Toronto..Never seen the mighty Priest before, but if its there last tour, I may have to..Im a casual fan but im sure theyll be pulling out all the stops on this one..

I was a casual fan too- ontil i saw them live that is!  TRUST ME, DON'T MISS THEM IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE- hALFORDS VOICE IS THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING I HAVE EVER HEARD & WILL MAKE THE HAIR STAND UP ON YOUR FUCKING NECK! I just stood there in awe listening to that man sing! Not too mention the sound unbelievable live- i was simply blown away!! : ok:

According to a posting on JUDAS PRIEST's official web site, the legendary British heavy metal band is currently working on new material. The message adds that "all is going really well."

KK is leaving Judas Priest. He disagree's with stuffz.

http://www.judaspriest.com/news/fullstory.asp?id=31894B27-BD13-43BA-84F0-6A11B4F9D835

Ya I seen that, really wierd if you ask me considering this is there farewell tour? why not just do it?

JUDAS PRIEST Performs On 'American Idol' Finale; Video Available - May 25, 2011

As first predicted here earlier today, British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST performed during tonight's (Wednesday, May 25) season 10 "American Idol" finale. They hit the stage with James Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California, who was eliminated from "American Idol" earlier in the month but who made a return appearance during tonight's broadcast.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158631

May 26 2011

Judas Priest Call James Durbin 'Idol' Cover 'Dream Come True'
'He's got such an extraordinary voice,' frontman Rob Halford tells MTV News of JD's 'You've Got Another Thing Coming.'

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664680/judas-priest-james-durbin-american-idol-finale.jhtml

James Durbin reminds me of the fat brother from My Name is Earl...  :hihi:

Ratings up for 'American Idol' finale, draws nearly 30 million

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/05/ratings-up-for-american-idol-finale-draws-nearly-30-million/1

New album news from Ian Hill:

Rockpages.gr: Well, Ian, here you are for the ?Epitaph World Tour? but this is not the end for Judas Priest as you have stated...
 
Ian Hill: No, it?s not the end of Judas Priest?we?ve never intended to ?kill? the band. We just need to slow down a little bit as we?ve touring and doing albums almost constantly for 40 years now. It really takes a large chunk of your life; so, we have to be?well?not choosey of where we will play in the future but how many shows we can do in a specific time. The European Festivals will always be a good option but we can?t do anymore the big touring thing?leave here, go to South America, then straight to USA, Japan, Australia?you know. Not that we don?t enjoy it; we love it! We love to travel, we love to visit places and do a little bit of sightseeing, especially when we have a day off. Bear in mind that we?ve been doing this for 40 years. After 6 months not being on the road, you get a little bit itchy because you need to be on stage again (laughs)! But, unfortunately, you don?t get any younger. Of course, we will continue to record as well?we have already written an album?s worth of material. Three songs are properly recorded and roughly mixed. I think that the record company might put out something, just a bit of something so as to let the fans know of what?s coming along. It?s gonna be a great album and it?s gonna carry on from where ?Angel of Retribution? left off. We got ?Nostradamus? out of our system and now we are heading towards classic Priest metal?.the screams, the fast, the slow and the heavy! A little bit of everything. A big ?thank you? for all that we are doing goes out to the fans.

Continue here: http://www.rockpages.gr/detailspage.aspx?id=5854&type=1&lang=EN

Just going to put it out there that I'm seeing Priest on Wednesday.

 : ok:

From Rob Halford...

24 July 2011

He said: "We want to keep on making music, and we want to keep performing this calibre of show, but we only want to perform at this level.

"Like a biker, we want to ride off into the sunset, not fall off in front of everyone.

"We will be touring in the future, probably festivals and special events, but we won't be doing these big gruelling tours."

Continue here: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/halford-time-for-brit-recognition-16027128.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nA_fzTfPJ0Q Rapid Fire and Metal Gods live in Chile :peace:

They were on Jimmy Fallon last night, it was pretty cool, they did Breaking The Law on tv and You've Got another Thing Coming for the live audience after, A few of the guests mentioned how cool it was they were on

From Rob Halford:

We didn?t know what was going to happen when we started to work with Richie on the road. Basically that was all we hoped for; to find a good guitar player to do the parts that were needed, but Richie?s gone beyond that now. There was talk earlier of whether Richie was in for good or if is he just a hired gun. Speaking for myself, he?s in for good; for however long we can continue as a band and if Richie wants to do the gig he?s got the gig.

http://loudwire.com/judas-priest-rob-halford-ian-hill-interview-chosen-few-upcoming-album/