JUDAS PRIEST: New Video Interview Available

September 3, 2008

Nikki Law of Bay Area Backstage conducted an interview with Rob Halford (vocals),Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Ian Hill of the legendary British heavy metal band JUDAS PRIEST on August 31, 2008 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California (where the band was performing as part of the Metal Masters Tour with HEAVEN AND HELL, MOTÖRHEAD, and TESTAMENT). The 22-minute chat can be viewed below.

JUDAS PRIEST performed a free outdoor mini-concert yesterday evening (Tuesday, September 2) on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in Hollywood, California, with two songs ("Prophecy" and "Breaking the Law") airing on last night's show.

The band's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 89,000 copies in the United States since its June 17 release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD shifted 42,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart. This marks the band's highest-ever chart position in the U.S. In Canada, the CD opened at position No. 9 after shifting close to 4,000 units.

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