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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Becomes Victim Of Beer Theft

According to Ohio.com, 70 cases of beer was stolen over the weekend from Tim Owens' Travelers Tavern, the Akron, Ohio bar and restaurant co-owned by former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. The estimated $1,500 of brew was taken from an outdoor walk-in cooler, which was protecte...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Two-Camera Video Footage Of 'Halls Of Valhalla' Performance From Stockholm

Two-camera video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Halls Of Valhalla" on December 5, 2015 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below (edited by metalist908). Also available are the previously released "Metal Gods" and "Desert Plains" clips. JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford to...

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ROB HALFORD Remembers LEMMY: 'He Always Lived To Win, Right To The Very End'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford has paid tribute to Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, saying that the iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman "always lived to win, right to the very end." During a December 29 appearance on Ozzy's Boneyard (SiriusXM channel 38),Halford said about his fallen friend: "It doesn't matter how ma...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Wasn't Nervous About Replacing K.K. DOWNING

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Blast: When you joined JUDAS PRIEST for the "Epitaph" tour, you kind of came out of nowhere. People were surprised when you were announced as K.K. Downing's replacem...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of 'Desert Plains' Performance From Stockholm

Multi-camera video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Desert Plains" on December 5, 2015 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below (edited by metalist908). JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford told the Q104 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada about the band's plans to r...

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Original JUDAS PRIEST Singer AL ATKINS's New Album To Include Guest Appearances By IAN HILL, RALF SCHEEPERS

According to PowerOfMetal.dk, original JUDAS PRIEST vocalist Al Atkins is working on a new album of reworked versions of songs covering the four decades of his singing career. Guest musicians set to appear on the as-yet-untitled effort include JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill (on two tracks),former GI...

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GENE SIMMONS: LEMMY Was 'Unassuming' And 'Non-Judgmental' With 'A Heart Of Gold'

KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons has posted the following message on the band's Facebook page: "[On Saturday] we attended Lemmy Kilmister's [MOTÖRHEAD] memorial event… To celebrate the man, and the legend. Attending in honor of Lemmy were: Sharon, Ozzy [Osbourne] and Geezer [Butler, BLACK SABBATH...

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METALLICA, GUNS N' ROSES, JUDAS PRIEST Members Remember LEMMY During Memorial Service (Video)

Family and close friends observed a memorial service for iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister on Saturday, January 9 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood. Speakers included MOTÖRHEAD drummer Mikkey Dee; JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford; METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich and bassist Robert...

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Video: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Singer TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Performs Christmas Carol 'O Holy Night'

Powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) joined fellow Ohio native Neil Zaza on stage on December 11 at Hard Rock Rocksino in Northfield, Ohio to perform the well-known Christmas carol "O Holy Night" as part of Zaza's "One Silent Night" concert series. Fan-...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Multi-Camera Video Footage Of Stockholm Concert

Multi-camera video footage of JUDAS PRIEST performing the song "Metal Gods" on December 5 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden can be seen below. JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently told the Q104 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada about the band's plans to record the follow-up albu...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Narrates 'Fronsty The Snowman' Holiday Tale (Audio)

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford makes an appearance in the latest episode of sci-fi podcast "To The Manor Borne By Robots". The special Christmas edition of the podcast features Halford as the narrator of "Fronsty The Snowman", a holiday tale of Frosty's idiot cousin Fronsty, who can't do anything r...

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Swiss All-Girl Heavy Metal Band BURNING WITCHES Releases Another Song 'Creator Of Hell'

Swiss all-girl heavy metal outfit BURNING WITCHES has released another song, "Creator Of Hell", via its official YouTube channel. Check it out below. BURNING WITCHES' new recordings are being produced by DESTRUCTION bassist/vocalist Schmier. The ladies are currently looking for a label to release th...

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Swiss All-Girl Heavy Metal Band BURNING WITCHES Produced By DESTRUCTION's SCHMIER

In between recordings the new DESTRUCTION album, bassist/vocalist Schmier is producing the Swiss all-girl heavy metal outfit BURNING WITCHES. The ladies are currently looking for a label to release their debut album, tentatively due before the end of next year. Says Schmier: "Those ladies sound orig...

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Video: JUDAS PRIEST Performs In Brussels, Belgium

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's December 16 performance at Vorst Nationaal in Brussels, Belgium can be seen below. JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford recently told the Q104 radio station in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada about the band's plans to record the follow-up album to 2014's "Redeemer...

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STRYPER's MICHAEL SWEET: 'We're Bigger Rebels Than Most Bands Out There'

In a brand new interview with TheGreat Southern Brainfart, STRYPER frontman Michael Sweet addressed accusations by some fans that the band's "faux Christian schtick" is nothing more than a marketing "gimmick." He said: "The people that do say or have said that it's a gimmick or that we do it for th...