Metal legends Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne have united on "War Pigs" (Charity Version), a new rendition of the Black Sabbath classic, out now via Sony Music. All profits will be donated to the Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s. This release unites the titans of British heavy metal one last time in a project born... Continue Reading →
By Greg Maki — What a year. For the first time in what feels like forever, heavy music infiltrated the mainstream in a big way in 2024. And it happened without a hint of compromise, showing the world what metal is all about without being watered down for mass consumption. The year was full of... Continue Reading →
Marking its 50th anniversary, Judas Priest is released a remixed and remastered version of its debut album, "Rocka Rolla." The digital release is set for Sept. 23, 2024 (pre-save here), with the CD and vinyl release following on Nov. 22. In 1974, Judas Priest was five musicians in their 20s—Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, KK Downing and John... Continue Reading →
At its Oct. 7, 2023, performance at the Power Trip festival in California, Judas Priest announced on stage the arrival of a new studio album titled "Invincible Shield," set for release on March 8, 2024, via Epic Records. “Panic Attack,” the album's first single, will be released this Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. The album is available... Continue Reading →
Judas Priest will continue to celebrate its 50th anniversary with a fall 2022 U.S. tour. The "50 Heavy Metal Years Tour" will feature Queensryche as the opening act and is being fueled by the highest charting album of Priest’s career, "Firepower," which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 in 2018. Additionally this year,... Continue Reading →
Judas Priest has announced the 2021 North American dates for its rescheduled "50 Heavy Metal Years Tour." Sabaton will join the trek as the opening act. Produced by Live Nation, the North American tour--which will run throughout September (kicking off Sept. 8 in Reading, Pennsylvania) and November (concluding Nov. 5 in Hamilton, Ontario), will feature a... Continue Reading →
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Judas Priest's 18th studio album, "Firepower" (read Live Metal's review), released March 9, has debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 chart—its highest chart placement ever in the United States. “This is incredible news, that our band Judas Priest—of nearly 50 years standing, can stay popular and relevant enough to gain our highest first... Continue Reading →
Review by Greg Maki ----- Forty-nine years and 18 studio albums in, we all know what to expect from Judas Priest. Through nearly five decades, the band has never wavered, not even when the Metal God himself walked away in the 1990s. Priest’s commitment to metal is unparalleled—if anything, it’s only grown stronger over time.... Continue Reading →
The buzz surrounding legendary metal band Judas Priest’s forthcoming album, "Firepower," is undeniably growing louder—on the strength of the video clip for the track “Lightning Strike,” as well as many of the limited edition purchasing options made available for fans via PledgeMusic already being sold out. And it soon will reach a fever pitch with the... Continue Reading →
