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JUDAS PRIEST: Entire 'British Steel' LP To Be Performed On 2009 U.S. Tour
- Mar. 17, 2009
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British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update: "To celebrate the 30th anniversary of our album 'British Steel', we are very pleased to announced we will be performing the whole album in its entirety during our U.S. 2009 summer tour, plus some other PRIEST classics!!!" "British Steel", the sixth album by JUDAS PRIEST, was released on April 14 1980. The LP was remastered in 2001 and reissued with two bonus tracks. The 2001 reissue bonus track "Red, White, and Blue" was written sometime during the earlier years of PRIEST's career. It was recorded at Compass Point Studios in Nassau in July of 1985. The second bonus track, a live performance of "Grinder", was recorded on May 5, 1984, in Los Angeles during the "Defenders of the Faith" tour. "British Steel" original track listing: 01. Rapid Fire02. Metal Gods03. Breaking the Law04. Grinder05. United06. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise07. Living After Midnight08. The Rage09. SteelerJUDAS PRIEST has announced the following U.S. dates: Jul. 01 - The Family Arena - St. Charles, MO Jul. 02 - Summerfest, Harley Davidson Stage - Milwaukee, WI Jul. 03 - Taste Of Minnesota at Harriet Island - St. Paul, MN Jul. 09 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON Jul. 11 - PNC Banks Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ Jul. 12 - Nikon At Jones Beach Theater - Wantagh, NY Jul. 17 - Moondance Jam 18 - Walker, MN Jul. 18 - Rockfest/Chippewa Valley Music - Cadott, WI Aug. 02 - Gibson Amphitheatre - Universal City, CA Most of the above-listed shows will also include WHITESNAKE. Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's March 10, 2009 concert in Milan, Italy as part of the "Priest Feast" European tour can be viewed below. 
(Thanks: NJthrasher)
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COMMENT | Now this is good news!
posted by : The Govner
3/17/2009 11:49:40 PM
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I will have to see them now!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Sabbathman
3/17/2009 11:50:11 PM
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I definitely hope see this happen in Finland as well! British Steel live + 9 to 10 other Priest classics = HEAVY METAL
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COMMENT | awesome!
posted by :
3/17/2009 11:57:45 PM
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this will be sick. I guess this is the new thing, playing classic albums
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COMMENT | Awesome!
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:01:56 AM
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This is as close to a mandatory concert as you can get, but I'm still not going unless they do that second bonus track from the reissue.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:03:46 AM
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Hmm, this pretty much means I'll have to head to Moondance this year!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:09:40 AM
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01. Rapid Fire
02. Metal Gods
03. Breaking the Law
04. Grinder
05. United
06. You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
07. Living After Midnight
08. The Rage
09. Steeler
all 9 songs , suck ass , how fuckin lame a tour this will be, jeeez. play the entire pain killer or defenders cd , not that pile of shit!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:17:09 AM
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Screaming For Vengeance kicks this album's ass, and it's still not their best. As stated above, play Painkiller it's entirety!
THIS
IS
THE PAINKILLER!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Mordack-
3/18/2009 12:20:33 AM
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Painkiller or Screaming would be sick.
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COMMENT | Indeed!
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:22:48 AM
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Moondance has been no good since 02 with dio,Deep,Journey etc.. But i think i will break out the RV and head to Walker.. then get a new fix at the state fair.wonder what the new food on a stick is this year?
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COMMENT | Perform Painkiller??
posted by : Aces_High99
3/18/2009 12:26:53 AM
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Gimme a break.
Rob could NOT handle singing that entire album night after night.
I love Priest and have tremendous respect for Rob, but let's get real...he's 57 and he simply doesn't have the range he once did.
He can barely wheeze his way through the song Painkiller nowadays. It's an amazing song but I'd rather they just dropped it from the set instead forcing us to watch Rob try to hit those legendary highs.
He can still nail isolated notes (Victim of Changes is always spot on) but an entire album of him screaming when he was in his prime is just too much.
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COMMENT | the breakdown:
posted by :
3/18/2009 12:35:47 AM
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1. They've played Breaking the Law, Living After Midnight, and Metal Gods a thousand times before and would likely have played them on this tour anyway.
2. You Don't Have to be Old, Grinder, and United are not stellar songs, but they don't suck either.
3. Rapid Fire, The Rage, and Steeler are prime "deep cuts" that justify the price of admission by themselves.
Plus, they will hopefully be playing several other great old songs in addition to these, and if it all goes over well, they'll probably do the same thing for Screaming and Painkiller on future tours. Also, who knows, maybe we'll even get special treats for the fortieth anniversaries of Sin After Sin, Stained Class, and Hell Bent for Leather.
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COMMENT | Sounds Good...
posted by : ThayerIsGod
3/18/2009 12:44:25 AM
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...but I can't sit through Whitesnake. I'll pass.
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COMMENT | you don't know how good you have it....
posted by :
3/18/2009 1:47:03 AM
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the fact that Priest are still touring successfully should be enough. The fact that they're gonna play a shitload of songs that they never/hardly play is awesome. I'm glad some of you aren't going to go see this. You don't deserve it anyways. Douches
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/18/2009 1:59:00 AM
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Saw them last summer, sure as hell will again!
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COMMENT | Bring this show to Europe, please!!!
posted by : Poops McGee
3/18/2009 2:22:43 AM
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I just saw them two weeks ago, but I sure as hell will go again, if they bring this to Denmark!!!
"Like a tiger in a cage we begin to shake with rage!!!"
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COMMENT | Aces_High99 said it
posted by :
3/18/2009 2:28:47 AM
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Halford cannot sing the *song* Painkiller every night with sterling results, let alone the entire Painkiller *album*. British Steel, which is more NWOBHM, is easier on him yet still classic. I would like to see this, and I've stayed away from Priest reunion shows over the last five years...because I don't want to be disappointed.
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COMMENT | i'm with aces high and post toastee...
posted by :
3/18/2009 5:09:11 AM
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...but i'm shocked that more people don't notice that rob struggles on most songs now.
granted, he is getting older, and appears to have put on some weight. i just can't get too excited about seeing them anymore.
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COMMENT | WTF?
posted by : blindg
3/18/2009 6:40:12 AM
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What happened to Nostradamus in its entirety? I don't want to hear the old crap again!
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COMMENT | blindg
posted by :
3/18/2009 7:08:12 AM
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I was hoping for Nostaradamus in it's entirety as well. I bet they thought it would be more popular, warranting a full tour dedicated to it. I'll take British Steel. 6 songs I've never seen them play live before. good enough
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COMMENT | no nostradamus
posted by :
3/18/2009 7:16:43 AM
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They are opting for this because it will sell tickets... if they came out and said we are playing our entire new double disc album than the casual fan and some diehard fans would not go see this show. By playing this old album which contains "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight" they can get some nostalic old fans to come to the show who haven't heard anything new by them since they were in high school. It is the same reason Iron Maiden has had such successful tours performing the older material. There still is a very large demographic for these types of bands and shows that don't listen to a lot of metal or care as much as we do to get online but if they hear Judas Priest is playing some old 80s album they loved then they will go to the show.
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COMMENT | Aees_High99...
posted by : Wallbanger
3/18/2009 7:22:54 AM
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...Good Point!
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COMMENT | Rob is back in shape!
posted by : skaumannen
3/18/2009 7:36:51 AM
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oh c'mon! I saw Rob with Priest in June 08, and yes, we were all noticing his age catching up to him! But, I saw Priest again now in March 09, and something has happend to him! He was fucking amazing, the high pitched screams was top notch (he nailed the intro scream on Between the hammer and the anvil spot on for fuck sake:D)
Painkiller was almost like the studio version, and he didnt stand like the hunchback of notre dame when he sang it! I got chills down my spine, so I dont know what has happend, but something is changed! (maybe he quit smoking again?)
So all you guys that are going to see Priest in the near future; you have a treat in store!:D
I found a shitty recording of painkiller the night I saw them, but at least you get a impression ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_KJGbxImZk
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COMMENT | re
posted by : sonic the girl
3/18/2009 8:11:11 AM
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it does not matter how awesome you all make out this tour to be...the fact is, the tour is not going to my city so I can't go anyways!
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COMMENT |
posted by : jeffgq
3/18/2009 8:18:31 AM
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uh, 30 years is next year
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COMMENT | skaumannen
posted by : Aces_High99
3/18/2009 8:42:02 AM
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Yeah, when I saw them on the Metal Masters tour last year, Rob seemed to loosen up as the show went on. By the end, he was pacing the stage fast, waving his arms around and looking pretty lively.
I always thought he might have a bad back which prevented him from really moving around excessively onstage, or all those leather getups weigh him down. Who knows?
Like any singer, he has good nights and bad nights, but at his age, it's more of a crapshoot unfortunately.
I just think pie-in-the-sky suggestions that Priest casually perform the entire Painkiller album as if they were all still 30 or 40 years old is ridiculous on its face.
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COMMENT |
posted by : rds
3/18/2009 8:43:39 AM
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i would rather hear Staind Class or Sad Wings of Destiny...
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COMMENT | 30th anniversary
posted by : Stiltskin
3/18/2009 9:03:48 AM
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is next year!
Why not wait and do it properly next year??
Seems to me that they are really afraid that they have lost many fans with Nostradamus and this is a way to bring them back, fast. Hey Priest, you don´t need to do that. The old Priest atleast believed in themselves.
What about Sad Wings of destiny and Staind class. To me British steel is maybe their fourth-fifth best album, but they did breakthrough with it i know that.
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COMMENT | I'd rather hear Painkiller
posted by : blackfarted
3/18/2009 9:16:50 AM
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Holy hell that album is the pure embodiment of all things metal, if you don't agree you suck at life.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Fani Dilth
3/18/2009 9:17:04 AM
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Defenders instead of British Steel. No way...
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COMMENT |
posted by : jeffgq
3/18/2009 9:31:33 AM
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uh, 30 years is next year
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COMMENT | Either zimzumm's kidding...
posted by : KISSOFF 2004
3/18/2009 9:53:29 AM
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...or he's a f*cking idiot.
BRITISH STEEL sucks ass? Puh-leeze.
I may favor some other Priest albums myself, but that 1980 masterpiece deserves it's massive reputation.
This show will be worth going to simply to hear THE RAGE and STEELER in a live setting. I'll be at the St. Charles (St. Louis) show. No question.
As far as the rest of the set...It would be cool to see Priest switch out some other songs from last year's set (which was amazing btw). A deep cut from SCREAMING and a different track from PAINKILLER would be cool.
Regardless...I'm there. Saw Priest last summer and they were amazing. Rob sounded great and was more animated than on the Reunion shows. Metal Gods indeed...
NP: Iron Maiden "Maiden Japan"
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COMMENT |
posted by : metal_hed
3/18/2009 10:05:14 AM
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my ticket purchase just got confirmed!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/18/2009 11:16:44 AM
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i wish they did more stuff from sin after sin and sad wings of destiny. but whatever british steel is a great album. itll be a good show.
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COMMENT | Awesome!
posted by : RiotAct666
3/18/2009 11:29:49 AM
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Saw them last summer on the metal masters tour. I'll be seeing them again this year.
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COMMENT | CANT WAIT
posted by :
3/18/2009 11:44:23 AM
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This is excellent news, british steel is an essential album in any metal collection, again as i stated on the whitesnake thread,
jones beach............ i am so fucking there
when is guns gonna reunite and play appetite cover to cover 2012???????????
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COMMENT | A NEW TREND!!!
posted by : Expanded Consciousness
3/18/2009 12:34:33 PM
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I hope!
Hey VAN HALEN - VHI Cover to Cover!!!
AC/DC Back N Black!
Motley Crue Live Too Fast For Love
Rush Moving Pictures
etc
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COMMENT | Brrrrriittiishhh Steeeellll!!!!!!!!
posted by :
3/18/2009 1:25:01 PM
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Yeah!!!! Fuck Yeah! The Greatest Heavy Metal album of the 1980s is going to rock the USA!!! I cannot fucking wait to hear The Rage live. Rapid Fire Live!!!!!!! Red, White and Blue would be cool to off of the remastered version....and then some different classics then on the previous tours (which were awesome)
This is so cool.
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COMMENT | Awesome
posted by : ghostofmetalpast
3/18/2009 2:48:16 PM
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They's play the radio hits anyway so the rest of the album would be cool. I would prefer Sad Wings but then I would be rocking out in the middle of a crowed of silent people who would suddenly go ape when Sad Wings was over and the drums for Living After Midnight started up.
That's what happened when I saw them in August 2008. All these morons looking perplexed at each other during classics like Dissident Aggressor ('This must be off the new album.') and then screaming their heads off for Another Thing Coming. Even in the Internet age, a lot of people seems to live under rocks. Still an awesome show for the real fans, though. Rob sang well that night.
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COMMENT | The Rage!
posted by :
3/18/2009 8:40:57 PM
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Holy shiite! I never thought I'd hear that song live. I'd buy a ticket for that song alone. Great stuff they are giving us at the tail end of their career here. "Dissident Aggressor" on the last tour and now this. If they would just play "Saints in Hell" for me, I'd could die a happy man.
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COMMENT | YES
posted by :
3/18/2009 9:48:59 PM
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I just pissed my pants guys. Rapid Fire! Grinder! The Rage! All songs I would love to hear live.
"all 9 songs , suck ass , how fuckin lame a tour this will be, jeeez. play the entire pain killer or defenders cd , not that pile of shit!"
Is this dude fucking serious? Everyone knows Rob could never do Painkiller, and Defenders was so WEAK, almost as bad as Turbo.
By the way, didn't British Steel come out in 1980? That means the 30th anniversary would be next year. Oh well.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
3/19/2009 12:55:36 AM
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ghostofmetalpast: That story about the crowd reaction to Dissident Aggressor is hilarious (and sad, of course, at the same time).
Fred Is Dead: I agree completely -- Saints in Hell would be the ultimate. I think all us Blabbermouthers need to start a movement to get Priest to play the entire Stained Class album!
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