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JUDAS PRIEST's HILL: 'The Timing For Reunion Is Perfect'

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has issued a statement via the group's official web site commenting on their reunion with vocalist Rob Halford and thanking former singer Tim "Ripper" Owens for his contributions to the band. Hill's statement reads as follows: "Greetings Metalions, the long awaited even...
July 23, 2003
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PHILIP ANSELMO Gives Conditional Thumbs-Up To JUDAS PRIEST Reunion

PANTERA/SUPERJOINT RITUAL singer Philip Anselmo, a close friend of JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford during the early '90s, is excited that the classic PRIEST lineup is getting back together. Anselmo and SUPERJOINT RITUAL bandmate drummer Joe Fazzio say they are pleased by the news and hope the band...
July 23, 2003
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Original AC/DC Singer Prepares To Tour Europe

Original AC/DC singer Dave Evans is about to embark on a three-month tour of Europe with the German AC/DC tribute band OVERDOSE. Dave Evans was the singer on AC/DC's debut single, "Can I Sit Next To You Girl". The song was later re-recorded with Bon Scott's vocal for the group's "TNT" album. Accordi...
July 23, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING: 'We Are Primed And Ready To Rock!'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued a statement via the group's official web site commenting on their reunion with vocalist Rob Halford and thanking former singer Tim "Ripper" Owens for his contributions to the band. Downing's statement reads as follows: "HELLO TO THE WORLD! "Well I guess...
July 21, 2003
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Never Felt Like A Full-Fledged Member Of JUDAS PRIEST

John Petkovic of the Cleveland Plain Dealer spoke to ousted JUDAS PRIEST frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens about the group's decision to reunite with vocalist Rob Halford for an album and a world tour next year. "There had been talk of Halford rejoining for a while," Owens said. "There had been so many bi...
July 20, 2003
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HALFORD Manager: PATRICK LACHMAN Didn't Get Along With Anyone On A Business Level

Rob Halford's personal manager John Baxter has reacted to former HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman's assertion that the group's management made the other members of the band feel expendable and replaceable and tried to keep distance between Rob and the other guys in HALFORD during Patrick's tenure i...
July 16, 2003
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ROB HALFORD: The Metal God Speaks

Vocalist Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST has posted the following message to his official web site, www.robhalford.com: "Hi Everyone: "What an exciting time for all of us! "I first want to thank everyone from the HALFORD and JUDAS PRIEST sites for the fantastic interactive displays of love and support....
July 16, 2003
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HALFORD, TIPTON Discuss Emotional JUDAS PRIEST Reunion

Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton have spoken to MTV.com about their decision to reform the most celebrated lineup of the pioneering heavy-metal band JUDAS PRIEST for a world tour and a new album next year. Rumors that negotiations were under way for a reunion were circulating for months prior to the ban...
July 15, 2003
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: Life After JUDAS PRIEST

Former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he was on a road trip — in a minivan visiting out-of-state relatives — when his former bandmembers made the announcement last Friday (July 11) that he was being replaced by the group's longtime frontman Rob Halford. "I wish I could have been in...
July 15, 2003
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ANTHRAX Guitarist SCOTT IAN: The Metal God Is Back

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian says that he "can't wait" to see JUDAS PRIEST performing live with Rob Halford again but insists that Halford's replacement in PRIEST, Tim "Ripper" Owens, "was and is his own man and he made those songs his when he sang them." In a posting to ANTHRAX's official web site,...
July 14, 2003
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Ex-HALFORD Guitarist: I Knew JUDAS PRIEST Reunion Would Happen

Former HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman, who quit the group last year to form a new project with members of PANTERA, has spoken out about the news that JUDAS PRIEST have reunited with Rob Halford for a new album and tour in 2004, saying that "I realized very early on that a reunion would happen, so...
July 14, 2003
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ROB HALFORD On PRIEST Reunion: 'We Want To Go Out There And Slay People'

Rob Halford has spoken to the Associated Press about his decision to reteam with the pioneering heavy-metal band JUDAS PRIEST for a world tour and a new album next year. "All the grace, majesty and power you experienced with JUDAS PRIEST is about to happen again," Halford said Friday (July 11). "We...
July 12, 2003
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The Beacon Journal: TIM OWENS 'Not Available' To Comment On Split With JUDAS PRIEST

Kymberli Hagelberg of Ohio's The Beacon Journal reports that Tim "Ripper" Owens was "not available" Friday (July 11) to comment on the announcement that he has been replaced in JUDAS PRIEST by his predecessor, Rob Halford. The announcement of Owens' departure apparently came as news to his former wi...
July 12, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST's TIPTON On Reunion With HALFORD: 'If We Don't Do It Now, Maybe We Never Will'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton has spoken to Billboard.com about the group's decision to reteam with estranged lead singer Rob Halford for a new album and tour in 2004, marking the veteran British heavy metal band's 30th anniversary. "We all agreed that we feel the time is right," Tipton said....
July 11, 2003
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JUDAS PRIEST Spokesperson: 'The Time Felt Right For A Reunion With HALFORD'

JUDAS PRIEST management spokesperson Jayne Andrews has spoken to MTV.com about the group's reunion with vocalist Rob Halford. "They will start working on songs together soon and we're working with promoters to set up a world tour next year," Andrews said. "We've always stayed friendly and built brid...
July 11, 2003