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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS: '2006 Has Had Its Ups And Downs'

December 21, 2006

Original JUDAS PRIEST frontman Al Atkins has posted the following message on his official web site:

"2006 has had its ups and downs. What with the album ['Demon Deceiver - The Sin Sessions'] being held up for six months or more and my mother passing away in May. Also the European dates were put on hold until we could do the promotion of the new album justice. The plus signs were the band started gigging anyway in the U.K. and sounded BRILLIANT.

"Two weeks ago we saw Pete Emms (our bass player) leave us to concentrate on his VASELINE RATS project and we all wish him all the best and will miss him, but life goes on in his replacement Scott Dallow, also from the U.K.

"Talking of rats, Scott, Chris, Mick Hales and myself got together last week to sink a few gallons of beer and got TOTALLY rat-arsed with Chris falling over a wall. (He is OK! Nothing damaged but a few more brain cells.)

"Anyway, keep checking our news throughout January for more news on Scott and a new photo shoot we have arranged for our sponsers Moser Custom Shop. The great news is the Album is OUT so everything will now start dropping into place and already we have dates coming in and interviews being set up with magazines across Europe. Unfortunately I do not think Scott will be quite ready for the L.A. GUNS gig in January but we cannot wait for 2007 and all it brings."

Al has recorded the JUDAS PRIEST classic "Victim of Changes" three times on different albums over the last 15 years since he turned solo. The version on his current album is "much shorter and faster" than before. "It's fucking awesome," Atkins said. Also appearing on the album is a song called "Drown", which is said to be a duet between Al and Kansas-based vocalist/guitarist Johnny Lokke.

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