JUDAS PRIEST, TESTAMENT Interviewed In Vancouver; Video Available
August 23, 2008ABORT TV caught up with metal legends JUDAS PRIEST and TESTAMENT when they performed on July 24 at the General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Watch the 10-minute clip below.
JUDAS PRIEST is currently taking part in the "Metal Masters Tour" alongside TESTAMENT, HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTÖRHEAD.
JUDAS PRIEST's new double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", has sold 85,000 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.
TESTAMENT was honored with the "Album of the Year" Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for its latest album, "The Formation of Damnation". TESTAMENT beat out the other worthy contenders in this category: ATREYU, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, CHILDREN OF BODOM and DOWN.
"The Formation of Damnation" debuted at #59 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and is TESTAMENT's highest-charting release in the band's 24-year history. The album also dominated at radio, holding the #1 spot on both CMJ and FMQB for several consecutive weeks.
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