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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: 'The Future's Pretty Rosy'

Mark Uricheck of NEPAtoday recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill. A couple of excerpts from the conversation follow: NEPAtoday: When the band was recording this new record, or any of your records for that matter, do you have the classic JUDAS PRIEST sound in the back of...

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GLENN TIPTON: Reuniting With ROB HALFORD Made Us Realize How Special JUDAS PRIEST Is

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton recently spoke to the Pioneer Press about the group's world tour in support of their latest CD, "Angel of Retribution". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On inspiring much of the heavy-metal parody film "This Is Spinal Tap": "We've always been a larg...

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Review: JUDAS PRIEST Goes Beyond Nostalgia

Malcolm X Abram of the Akron Beacon Journal has penned a review of JUDAS PRIEST's U.S. tour kick-off Monday night (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland, Ohio. An excerpt from the review follows: "The less-than-full venue was populated with middle-aged metalheads who looked as if they cou...

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JUDAS PRIEST Kick Off U.S. Tour: Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST kicked off the North American leg of their world tour on Monday (May 30) at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. Hellion/Electric Eye 02. Metal Gods 03. Riding on the Wind 04. Touch of Evil 05. Judas Rising 06. Revolution 07. Breaking...

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BRUCE DICKINSON: 'Tyranny Of Souls' First-Week Chart Positions Revealed

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's new solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", has registered the following chart positions around the world: #10: Finland #30: Hungary #65: United Kingdom On a side note, the album is at position No. 6 on the the U.K. Rock Album chart. "Tyranny of Souls" was released in th...

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BRUCE DICKINSON's 'Tyranny Of Souls' Enters Finnish Chart At No. 10

IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson's new solo album, "Tyranny of Souls", has entered the Finnish national chart at position No. 10. View the entire chart at this location. "Tyranny of Souls" was released in the U.S. last week via Sanctuary Records. Seven years have elapsed since the vocalist's last...

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In Disgust We Trust

You're sitting down at breakfast listening to your favorite "modern" hardcore release, when all of a sudden a hirsute drunkard takes a big steaming dump in your Cheerios. In all likelihood, the smelly fellow is a member of Birmingham, England's MISTRESS and he's doing a little overseas PR for the ol...

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JUDAS PRIEST: Unconfirmed South American Tour Dates Leaked

Several unconfirmed dates for JUDAS PRIEST's South American tour have been leaked. They are as follows: Sep. 03 - Palacio de los Deportes - Mexico, City MEX (w/ WHITESNAKE) Sep. 06 - Claro Hall - Rio de Janeiro, BRA Sep. 07 – Pacaembu - Sao Paulo, BRA Sep. 09 - Estadio Gigantinho - Porto Alegre, ...

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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Re-Unleashed In The East' Due This Fall

According to Sony Music Japan, JUDAS PRIEST's upcoming live CD will carry the title "Re-Unleashed in the East" and is tentatively due this fall. JUDAS PRIEST filmed and recorded their May 18-19 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for the album as well as a full-length concert DVD. The band used thr...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: 'We Are Spinal Tap'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill recently spoke to Stuff.co.nz about the group's "colorful" past. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On the group's early days: "Basically, we all loved FREE, HENDRIX and CREAM, and so we just made everything harder and faster and created metal. Not only did we...

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JUDAS PRIEST Film Tokyo Show For Upcoming DVD: Setlist Revealed

JUDAS PRIEST reportedly filmed their May 18 show at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan for an upcoming full-length concert DVD. The band used three cameras and two large screens during the sold-out show, which was attended by 10,000 people. The group's setlist for the concert was as follows: 01. The Hellio...

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ICED EARTH Mainman To Guest On Cleveland's WRUW 91.1 FM

ICED EARTH/DEMONS & WIZARDS guitarist Jon Schaffer will be calling into the "Metal Meltdown" radio show on Cleveland's WRUW 91.1 FM this afternoon (May 20) at 4:30 p.m. EST. Fans can tune in live to the broadcast at the station's web site and can submit questions at MetalMeltdown.com. [UPDATE: T...

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Photos From NY KISS EXPO & HARD ROCK CONVENTION Posted Online

Eric Singer (KISS, ALICE COOPER),Joe Lynn Turner (RAINBOW, DEEP PURPLE, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN),"Metal" Mike Chlasciak (HALFORD, TESTAMENT, SEBASTIAN BACH) and Lydia Criss (former wife of original KISS drummer Peter Criss) were among the attendeess at the 19th Annual New York KISS Expo & Hard Rock C...

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IRON MAIDEN Singer Discusses New Solo Album, Upcoming Solo DVD

Australia's The Metal Forge recently conducted an in-depth interview with IRON MAIDEN frontman Bruce Dickinson. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On his new solo album, "Tyranny of Souls": "I've actually been thinking of doing another solo release since the success of 'The Chemical Wedding...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer: 'We're On Full Roar At The Moment'

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford recently spoke to the Canadian Press about the group's world tour in support of their latest CD, "Angel of Retribution". "The passion is still there, probably even more so," Halford said. "We're just so thrilled to be back in each other's company and making metal ag...