During Judas Priest’s September 26 set at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY, the band were joined onstage by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett for a cover of Fleetwood Mac‘s “The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown).“ You can see fan-filmed footage of that below. As previously reported, Judas Priest postponed the remaining…
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has sadly been hospitalized with “major medical heart condition issues.” As a result, the remaining dates on the U.S. leg of the band’s 50th anniversary tour have been postponed. Chipster PR shared the below statement from the band: “It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest…
During a recent appearance on “The Five Count” radio show, Ian Hill offered an update on the new Judas Priest album. According to him, the effort may not be released until 2023. Hill said the following: “The material is there. It’s time to put it down on record, basically. We’re pretty much booked up till…
Insurance company Plymouth Rock have recruited Judas Priest’s Rob Halford for a new advertising campaign. You can find three commercials from that campaign below. Halford commented: “It feels good to be the first heavy metal pilgrim to partner with Plymouth Rock. I had a (laser) blast on this project.” [via Blabbermouth]
During a recent interview with The Morning Call, bassist Ian Hill offered an update on the new music that Judas Priest have been working on. According to him, the band have “at least an album or two of new material” written. Hill said the following: “There’s at least an album or two of new material.…
Fan-filmed footage of Judas Priest’s full set at the 2021 Bloodstock Open Air festival has surfaced online. You can check that out below. Notably, guitarist Glenn Tipton, who has been battling Parkinson’s disease for seven years, joined the band for the last three songs. [via Blabbermouth]
During a recent appearance on DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara’s “Bloodthirsty” podcast, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford offered an update on the band’s new album. The frontman said the following: “We’re kicking the tires. We’ve got some good stuff in the can, as I say, already. But you know, you can never stop, can you? You can…
Judas Priest will be releasing a massive box set titled “50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music” on October 15. The effort will include all of the band’s studio albums, all of their live albums, and more. Pre-orders can be found HERE. The following was said about the set in a press release: “One of heavy…
During a recent interview with Rock Hard Greece, K.K. Downing discussed his decision to form a band under the moniker KK’s Priest. Notably, the guitarist also claimed that his former Judas Priest bandmates tried to threaten him with legal action over the name. Downing said the following about KK’s Priest: “I think a lot of…
Yesterday (June 14), Judas Priest’s Rob Halford was recognized as an honorary Kentucky Colonel by the state’s governor Andy Beshear and secretary of state Michael Adams. Kentucky gives out that title in “recognition of an individual’s noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to our community, state, and nation.” Halford said the following about the honor: “Thank…
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