With Judas Priest's landmark album 'Screaming for Vengeance' celebrating its 30th anniversary, frontman Rob Halford has been out making the publicity rounds discussing the record's classic songs -- and, as he did in a recent interview with the Quietus, talking about the controversy surrounding the Gap's decision to sell a t-shirt that looks suspiciously like the album cover.
Though K.K. Downing may have left behind the fame and glory of rocking and rolling with Judas Priest in favor of running a golf course, he fondly remembers his former days on road, particularly in the far east.
Don’t look now, metal fans, but another one of the genre’s classic records just celebrated a once impossible-seeming milestone: Judas Priest‘s ‘Screaming for Vengeance,’ which gave the band its big commercial breakthrough in the U.S., turned 30 last month.
Is the Gap breakin’ the law? If so, they’ve got another thing coming according to Mastadon guitarist Bill Kelliher, who recently saw a t-shirt sold by the chain that looks suspiciously like the cover of Judas Priest‘s ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ album.
Metal god Rob Halford is the latest to comment on the Chick-fil-A controversy. A firestorm erupted when the fast food chain’s president, Dan Cathy, expressed his opposition to gay marriage in a radio interview. As a result, there has been some public outcry and protests of the chicken chain across the country.
We may have just celebrated the 30th anniversary of the classic Judas Priest album ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ earlier this week, but the band have something special in store concerning the release a little later this year.
Judas Priest‘s best-selling and highly influential album ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ — best known for the breakthrough hit ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Comin” — turns 30 years old today (July 17).
Since early 2011, there’s been plenty of talk about a star-studded Ronnie James Dio tribute album.
Well, it looks like 2012 will be the year it finally arrives. And the list of artists lined up to honor the late solo singer and onetime Black Sabbath and Rainbow frontman is quite impressive: Rob Halford (Judas Priest), Ian Gillan (Deep Purple), Lemmy Kilmister (Motorhead) and Dave Grohl (Nirvana and Foo Fighters), among others.
The sound that defined a generation. Isn't that one of the most cliche lines describing a band that you've ever heard? Why yes, yes it is. They were without a doubt one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the seventies, and they are still influential today. In fact, my 17 & 18 year old sons who prefer harder-edged rock, also list them among their favorite bands. So, what if I were to say to you that you could be going to see them in concert for FREE? Read on, oh faithful rocker.
Remember all that hoo-ha about Judas Priest retiring after their latest world tour? Don’t count them out just yet.
Speaking during a recent interview with Wave 100, Priest vocalist Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner talked about the current state of the band – specifically, the injection of fresh energy they’re feeling now that Faulkner has replaced departing founding member K.K. Downing.
Heavy Metal icons Judas Priest is out on the road on their farewell tour, and you can see them for free! The dates for the U.S. leg of the tour have recently been announced, and we have the opportunity to see them right in our back yard at Concrete Street Amphitheater in Corpus Christi. The opening bands are no slouches either, Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy. That's a hell of a concert and best of all, it's on a Friday night!
Alright rock n' rollers, get ready for the Priest! The Epitaph Tour, said to be the final tour for the heavy metal mainstays, kicks off the European leg next week, and this fall they'll be right in our backyard. Yes, Judas Priest has announced the U.S. schedule, and fortunately we have several chances to see the band before they hang up their touring shoes permanently. Want to see them for free? Keep reading.
