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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Talks About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)

Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner talking about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard rock/heavy metal...
November 3, 2011
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NECRONOMICON: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'The Black Path Of America Tour'

Quebec, Canada-based black/death metallers NECRONOMICON have uploaded a new webisode featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the recently completed "The Black Path Of America Tour" with VREID and KAMPFAR. Check it out below. NECRONOMICON in May announced the addition of bassist Armaros to the group...
November 3, 2011
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ROB HALFORD's Longtime Manager Suing JUDAS PRIEST Singer For Breach Of Contract

According to RollingStone.com, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford's longtime manager John Baxter has filed a lawsuit against Halford and other members of the band and its management team, alleging fraud, breach of contract and intentional interference with contractual relations. Baxter, who had been...
November 2, 2011
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RONNIE JAMES DIO's Widow To Re-Release Eighties Metal All-Star Project HEAR 'N AID

On May 20 and May 21, 1985, 40 artists from the metal community gathered at A&M Records Studios in Hollywood, California to participate in the making of a record called "Stars" as a part of a very special fundraising project spearheaded by Ronnie James Dio known as HEAR 'N AID. The "Stars" singl...
November 1, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: 'I'm All For Guidance But Not For Censorship'

Loudwire recently asked JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford for his thoughts on the now-defunct Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) and the infamous subliminal message accusations against PRIEST. In 1990, JUDAS PRIEST became the focus of a high-profile lawsuit that charged the band with hiding sublim...
November 1, 2011
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FIREWOLFE Taps ROY Z For New Album Mix

FIREWOLFE, the band featuring vocalist David Fefolt (HAWK, MASI, ANGELS OF BABYLON),guitarists Paul Kleff and Nick Layton, and drummer Jay Schellen (HURRICANE, ASIA),has tapped Roy Z (JUDAS PRIEST, HALFORD, BRUCE DICKINSON, ROB ROCK, TRIBE OF GYPSIES) to mix the group's forthcoming sophomore album...
November 1, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: Concord Footage Available

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's October 27, 2011 performance at Sleep Train Pavilion in in Concord, California can be seen below. The band's setlist was as follows: 01. Rapid Fire 02. Metal Gods 03. Heading Out to the Highway 04. Judas Rising 05. Starbreaker 06. Victim of Changes 07. Neve...
November 1, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Drummer, Bassist Talk About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)

Video footage of JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis and bassist Ian Hill talking about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the biggest names of the hard r...
October 31, 2011
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The Chosen Few

You already know the deal about compilation albums from legendary bands. There are about a billion of them out there; some better than others, but most of which make things like ratings virtually meaningless. That same argument was made in a review of UFO's "Best of a Decade". Much the same can be s...
October 30, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Interviewed On 'Headbangers Ball' (Video)

Jose Mangin, host/producer MTV.com's web-only show "Headbangers Ball" (and program director/DJ on SiriusXM Octane and Liquid Metal),recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner in New York City. You can now watch the chat in two parts below...
October 29, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer 'Can't Wait To Hear' JAMES DURBIN's Solo Album

In the video clip below, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford tells Artisan News that he "can't wait to hear" "American Idol" finalist James Durbin's hard rock and melodic-metal influenced debut solo album, "Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster", which comes out on November 21 via Wind-Up. Durbin performed J...
October 27, 2011
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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Urges Fans To Pay For Music

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has posted the following message on his official web site: "I hope that you have had a great summer season and that you all had lashings of metal from your favourite bands. I am just on my way to a HOSTILE gig in Birmingham to get a good ...
October 26, 2011
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'American Idol' Finalist JAMES DURBIN: How I Discovered Heavy Metal

"American Idol" finalist James Durbin will release his hard rock and melodic-metal influenced debut solo album, "Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster", on November 21 via Wind-Up. "I just remember being a kid, driving around with my mom, and then DIO's 'Holy Diver' came on the radio and it changed every...
October 26, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks About 'The Chosen Few' (Video)

A two-minute video clip in which vocalist Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST talks about "The Chosen Few", the band's newly released compilation, can be seen below. The collection, which came out on October 11 via Legacy/Sony, contains songs that were selected by some of the big...
October 26, 2011
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SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Want To Establish Myself Touring-Wise As A Solo Artist'

Dave Reffett of GuitarWorld.com recently conducted an interview with former SKID ROW frontman Sebastian Bach. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarWorld.com: Who in modern music do you really like these days? Bach: I really like the album by BLACK VEIL BRIDES, "Set The World On Fir...
October 25, 2011