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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'We've Got A Lot Of Stuff That We Still Wanna Do'

Doug Groff of the Florida radio station WXOF recently conducted an interview with singer Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked if there will be more albums from JUDAS PRIEST to follow this year's "Redeemer Of Souls",...

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RICHIE FAULKNER Was 'Over The Moon' After Landing JUDAS PRIEST Gig

Co-host Jimmy Kay of Canada's "The Metal Voice" recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. Asked what his reaction was when he first learned he had been picked to replace founding JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenne...

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JUDAS PRIEST's '5 Souls' Limited-Edition 10-Inch Vinyl: Video Overview

On Black Friday "Record Store Day," November 28, JUDAS PRIEST released a limited-edition 10-inch vinyl, "5 Souls", containing the five bonus tracks from the band's latest album, "Redeemer Of Souls". A five-minute video overview of the release, courtesy of Vinyl-Blog.com, can be seen below. For a lis...

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SEBASTIAN BACH Answers 'This Or That' Questions For Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM (Video)

Former SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach answered a few "this or that" questions for the listeners of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station. You can now watch the question-and-answer session below. Bach's new solo album, "Give 'Em Hell", sold around 4,000 copies in the United States in its fi...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO 'This Is Your Life' Vinyl Version Video Overview

A special limited-edition vinyl release of selections from Ronnie James Dio's "This Is Your Life" tribute compilation was made available from Rhino for Record Store Day, Friday, November 28. The limited release of 5500 units features "Neon Knights" by ANTHRAX, "Rainbow In The Dark" by Corey Taylor,...

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ANGRA: Video Footage From 'Secret Garden' Recording Sessions - Part 1

Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA will release their new album, "Secret Garden", on January 16, 2015 via earMUSIC. The CD was pre-produced by Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD) and recorded and produced in Sweden by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, DRAGONFORCE). The first in a se...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO STAND UP AND SHOUT CANCER FUND Presents $100K to T. J. MARTELL FOUNDATION

The Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund, the charity founded in memory of the late rock singer, recently presented the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research with a check for $100,000, bringing the organization's total gift to $400,000. These monies are earmarked...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says Appearing On 'The Simpsons' Was 'The Biggest Thrill' Of His Life

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford says that appearing on the animated TV program "The Simpsons" was "the biggest thrill" of his life and has commended the show's producers for indirectly apologizing to the band after the episode mistakenly referred to PRIEST as "death metal." The cartoon's January 5,...

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JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: 'We Knew' ROB HALFORD Was Gay Before He Publicly Acknowledged It

In a brand new interview with the Denver Westword, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke about Rob Halford's decision to reveal more than 15 years ago that the singer was homosexual. During a 1998 interview with MTV, Halford addressed the subject of his sexuality publicly for the first time, telling t...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Talks About His Back Surgery: 'It Was A Very, Very Difficult Time'

Rob Halford spoke about the physical ailments he faced in 2013 when he was seen hobbling around with the aid of a walking stick. The JUDAS PRIEST singer reportedly underwent hernia surgery earlier this year, less than a year after he had an operation on his back. During a November 3 appearance on Ed...

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ANGRA's 'Secret Garden' Album To Feature Guest Appearances By SIMONE SIMONS, DORO PESCH

Brazilian/Italian metallers ANGRA will release their new album, "Secret Garden", on January 16, 2015 via earMUSIC. The CD was pre-produced by Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD) and recorded and produced in Sweden by Jens Bogren (KREATOR, ARCH ENEMY, OPETH, DRAGONFORCE). "Secret Garden" "...

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MEGADETH, Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Members To Play 'Masters Of Metal' Christmas Concert

Singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),drummer Shawn Drover (MEGADETH) and guitarist Glen Drover (ex-MEGADETH. KING DIAMOND) will join forces for the "Masters Of Metal" Christmas concert on December 12 at Paper City Music Shop in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Owens recorde...

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ROB HALFORD Is 'Ready To Make' Another JUDAS PRIEST Album

Only four months after the release of JUDAS PRIEST's latest album, "Redeemer Of Souls", the band's lead singer, Rob Halford, says that he is ready to head back into the studio to begin work on the follow-up effort. JUDAS PRIEST's 17th studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls" came out six years after the cr...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Quality Fan-Filmed Footage Of Entire FUN FUN FUN FEST Performance

Quality fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's entire November 7 performance at the ninth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest (FFF Fest) at Auditorium Shores in Austin, Texas can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Dragonaut 02. Metal Gods 03. Devil's Child 04. Victim Of Changes 05. Halls...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Doesn't Mind Being Best Known As The Former Lead Singer Of JUDAS PRIEST

José R. Rojo recently conducted an interview with powerhouse American singer Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, BEYOND FEAR). You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether it bothers him that he is constantly...