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JUDAS PRIEST To Create Conceptual Album Based On Life Of NOSTRADAMUS
- Apr. 7, 2006
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JUDAS PRIEST have announced that they are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety as an epic musical by JUDAS PRIEST.
JUDAS PRIEST made their only live appearance of 2006 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on March 31. This was a special performance in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust charity and was a tribute to Tommy Vance (U.K.'s "Friday Rock Show") who passed away last year.
JUDAS PRIEST's "Rising in the East" DVD was recently certified gold in the United States by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for shipments in excess of 50,000 copies. The DVD was released in the USA and Canada on November 15, 2005. The disc was filmed in May 2005 at the legendary Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The definitive JUDAS PRIEST lineup — vocalist Rob Halford, lead guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bass guitarist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis — played two sold-out nights at the venue to promote the early-2005 release of the critically acclaimed studio album "Angel of Retribution", their first new material in 15 years. "Rising in the East" is JUDAS PRIEST's first straight-to-DVD release.
Columbia/Legacy has just released JUDAS PRIEST's vintage concert DVD "Live Vengeance '82", which was previously only available on DVD as limited-edition bonus with "Metalogy" box set.
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COMMENT | Hmmm....
posted by :
4/7/2006 5:15:34 AM
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It's not an April 1st....
Hmmm...
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COMMENT | Hmmm...
posted by : Rockula
4/7/2006 5:15:52 AM
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Sounds a bit worrying but I hope it's good.
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COMMENT | sounds....
posted by :
4/7/2006 5:17:23 AM
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like a very very bad idea... then again who am I to talk.
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COMMENT | NOSTRADAMUS PREDICTED....
posted by :
4/7/2006 5:28:18 AM
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That this album would suck worse than the last one.
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COMMENT |
posted by : Purpendicular
4/7/2006 6:07:48 AM
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Finally, the Priest doing a concept album! About bloody time!
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COMMENT | Meh, don't worry guys
posted by : redrumloa
4/7/2006 7:40:10 AM
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This is Priest with Halford! Did they ever make a plain *bad* song? I can think of only one, "Lochness". What the hell were they thinking? Besides that, rock on!
Priest \m/
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COMMENT |
posted by : wajahat_k
4/7/2006 7:51:42 AM
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CAN't FUCKING WAIT!!!!!
Watched the DVD yesterday, and it blew me away!!! But I think age is starting to get to rob, he doesnt seem to move around stage much......HALFORD RULES ANYWAY!!!!!!!
Hope the album is like there painkiller, screaming for vengeance, british steel material
PRIEST OWN!!!!!
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COMMENT | Bring back Ripper
posted by :
4/7/2006 7:57:38 AM
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COMMENT |
posted by : Phonics Monkey
4/7/2006 7:58:04 AM
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Now the only thing that Priest will have left to do is a double studio album.
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COMMENT | This will
posted by :
4/7/2006 7:59:16 AM
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be awesome!! Very interesting thing to do now. very cool. \SEVENTHCALLING/!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 8:03:04 AM
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Oh no...
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COMMENT | Huh? Why?
posted by : Heroes_End
4/7/2006 8:17:12 AM
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After reading this I immediately thought of the end of SPINAL TAP when they spoke of doing a musical based on the life of Jack The Ripper entitled "Saucey JacK".
Am I the only one?
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COMMENT | lasvegasmetal - that was pretty funny...
posted by :
4/7/2006 8:34:39 AM
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I love Priest, but part of me is nervous about this...well, we'll see.
redrumloa - admit it, they have more than a few bad songs (and again, I love Priest):
- Parental Guidance
- Wild Nights, Hot and Crazy Days
- You Say Yes
- All The Way
- Don't Go
- Evening Star (sounds like Boston)
- I'm a Rocker
blechh....
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COMMENT | wtf?
posted by : arkansas hellbilly
4/7/2006 8:42:22 AM
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They'll never top Music From the Elder, but kudos for trying.
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COMMENT |
posted by : DarkMetal
4/7/2006 8:42:59 AM
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GREAT IDEA!
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COMMENT | The definitive JUDAS PRIEST lineup is NOT
posted by :
4/7/2006 8:49:57 AM
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with drummer Scott Travis.
It is with drummer Les Binks.
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COMMENT | PRIEST THE BEAST
posted by :
4/7/2006 8:55:50 AM
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"The CD will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirety"
This is going to kick ass in concert !!
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COMMENT | In lesser hands...
posted by : StrangeMagic
4/7/2006 9:19:17 AM
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I'd worry about just how bad it's going to blow. But since it's Priest I'll just hope for the best. These guys have talant on a cosmic level.
And I have to add that the folks who have already lobbed the word "gay" out there are idiots with no valid opinions.
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COMMENT | In lesser hands...
posted by : StrangeMagic
4/7/2006 9:19:18 AM
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I'd worry about just how bad it's going to blow. But since it's Priest I'll just hope for the best. These guys have talant on a cosmic level.
And I have to add that the folks who have already lobbed the word "gay" out there are idiots with no valid opinions.
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COMMENT | what?
posted by :
4/7/2006 9:44:01 AM
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i dunno what to think priest is my fav band, but theatrically? i know judas priest havent let me down yet, but i thought the same thing when all the other bands let me down. just when u love em the most they let u down. so i really hope this turns out good
[....................ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY PRIEST...........................]
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COMMENT |
posted by : Al Bundy
4/7/2006 10:09:02 AM
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judas priest rules! cant wait for the new album. ill review it when it comes out.
http://albundy2.blogspot.com/
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COMMENT | LOCKNESS is a GREAT song!
posted by :
4/7/2006 10:16:27 AM
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EVERY JP song is GREAT!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 10:33:08 AM
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right on....new album will be great....concept album...can't wait
Angel of Retribution was great
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 10:33:32 AM
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right on....new album will be great....concept album...can't wait
Angel of Retribution was great
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COMMENT | Since Defenders, Priest Lyrics Have Really Sucked
posted by :
4/7/2006 10:39:00 AM
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...and the Band appears to be out of touch. Their lyrics are just plan irrelevant - Ram It Down onwards (even Turbo had some of the cheesiest lyrics ever written) - they've just sucked. I can't believe this is the same band that produced British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders - not to mention Sin After Sin and Stained Class. Now they're doing a concept album about Nostra-fucking-Damus?! Its just as irrelevant as the fucking Lochness monster. Read a fucking newspaper Roberto or get someone else to write your fucking lyrics pisshead.
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COMMENT | Jeez - Can't believe I ranted against Rob Halford
posted by :
4/7/2006 10:58:14 AM
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Apologies to the Metal God and Community at large.
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COMMENT | Wow
posted by : Ken92081
4/7/2006 11:21:53 AM
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A concept album based on the life of a person who predicted the future. Yeah, thats not stereotypical at all.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 11:30:54 AM
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YES!!! I know Priest will make us proud with this album. If "Judas Rising" and "Lochness" show us anything about how the current Priest can do epic songs, this album should be an instant classic.
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COMMENT | JUDAS PRIEST = METAL GODS!
posted by : RiotAct666
4/7/2006 11:34:41 AM
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Sounds cool , can't wait for the new album.
\m/ PAINKILLER \m/
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COMMENT | loch ness
posted by :
4/7/2006 11:57:10 AM
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yea i gotta say loch ness does kick some ass. its just one of those songs that takes a few listens to get. give it a chance and itll sink in eventualy and then youll get it.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 12:18:57 PM
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Sounds like something maiden would do
Which is only a good thing cuz maiden is the best band in the world. Judas Priest and Maiden are the Inventors of Metal!!!!
\m/ JUDAS PRIEST \m/
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COMMENT | hmmmm
posted by :
4/7/2006 12:20:42 PM
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i hope this will be good, but i dont know. its one hell of an idea.
so we have pirest doing this and ozzy "trying to finish" the rasputin thing?
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COMMENT | No reason to fear...
posted by : Gondor
4/7/2006 12:27:37 PM
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This wil kick everyone's ass and the live performace will be one of the finest things metal, EVER.
FUCKING HELL YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Priest owns Maiden!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | oh lord
posted by :
4/7/2006 12:30:29 PM
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no not a concept album the only two concept albums they ever really rocked and still work well over 30 years after its time is both the whos tommy and quadraphinia you cant beat those and i might say the wall by floyd but priest????????c,mon they should know better then this!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just do a real old school ass kickin priest record thats all we want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there are plenty of european metal bands doing this type of thing and its getting old.
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COMMENT | Stratovarious
posted by : progmetal420
4/7/2006 12:31:20 PM
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did this with Visions....
but it is the Priest!
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COMMENT | Any moron...
posted by : KISSOFF 2004
4/7/2006 12:37:58 PM
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...who calls himself PriestLyricsSuck ought to be banned on priniciple.
Find me a band who doesn't have suspect lyrics/songs in their catalog...especially one that's enjoyed a 30+ year career. And what's with the twats ragging on Priest? Fucking Priest? I suppose Sabbath blows goats too right? Morons...
To me...this idea sounds cool as hell. Priest will deliver as usual...
And epac...pretty fair list...but I fucking love "Don't Go" and "Evening Star"
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COMMENT | So Sick
posted by :
4/7/2006 12:50:45 PM
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This is really gonna scare people, 'cause it might actually be different. And we all know that 'different' means scary and weird and must be avoided at all cost. What if Jon Schaffer stopped sucking, what if Dickinson started reaching the notes? The world would be doomed.
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COMMENT | Painkiller
posted by : JayinOhio
4/7/2006 1:47:27 PM
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I'd almost say Painkiller was sort of a concept album...every song was kind of part of a story if you listen to the lyrics.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 1:53:16 PM
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Comparing Priest to "power metal bands" is the most retarded thing I have ever heard of in my life.
Angel of Retribution fucking owned, btw.....and this one will too.
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COMMENT | doubt it
posted by : Immortal Sin
4/7/2006 2:42:40 PM
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I dont think so vern....
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COMMENT |
posted by : RotNRoll
4/7/2006 3:15:13 PM
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I'm a *huge* Priest fan, but I'm not so sure about this...I don't know, they might be able to pull it off & it would probably be amazing. We'll just see...
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COMMENT | THIS IS GOING TO KICK FUCKING ASS!!!!!!...
posted by :
4/7/2006 5:10:22 PM
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JUST THE TOPIC OF NOSTRADAMUS WOULD HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH MATERIAL TO WRITE SONGS ABOUT PLUS SUBJECT MATTER OF HIS PREDICTIONS. PRIEST IS ONE OF THE FEW METAL BANDS THAT COULD PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS OFF AND WITH THE KICK ASS METAL THEY ARE KNOWN FOR. I THINK IT'S A BRILLIANT IDEA!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/7/2006 6:17:18 PM
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The guy with the hunch back?
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COMMENT | Hmmmmmmmmm
posted by :
4/7/2006 8:31:06 PM
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This sounds like it could end up being a disaster, but I have confidence in Priest to make their fans happy
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COMMENT | Is this for real?
posted by : ghostofmetalpast
4/7/2006 9:29:30 PM
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Something about this news release seems odd. Who's the source on this?
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COMMENT | Uhh
posted by : Dirty Pirate
4/7/2006 10:23:53 PM
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This has to be a joke, right?
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COMMENT |
posted by :
4/11/2006 1:05:05 PM
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Why am I thinking "SPINAL TAP"?
I loved this band back in the late 1970's-early 1980's, but lost interest when "Defenders of the Faith" was released. As far as I'm concerned they lost it on that album. But everything before that was awesome. My fave Priest album is "Sin After Sin" - great drumming and Rob's voice was at it's peak.
As an old school fan I was disappointed to see them jump on the speed-metal-thrash sound of heavy rock (their most recent drummer, Scott, overplays his 1/16 note double bass pedals and makes alot of their songs sound the same - rhythmically). I'd like to see them dump the power-speed-metal and get back to their bluesier roots, yet still remaining very heavy.
And, oh yeah, drop the "devil" shit. It's way old and been overdone a thousand times....it's gotten to the point where it's cliche and cheesy.
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