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ALICE COOPER, ROGER DALTREY, SAMMY HAGAR, JOE PERRY, Others Featured In 'Rock Camp: The Movie'

"Rock Camp: The Movie" from filmmaker Doug Blush will be released in January. Summer camp meets "Spinal Tap" as we journey to Rock' N' Roll Fantasy Camp, where dreamers from across America and around the world gather to shred with their heroes — and learn to rock like the legends. Rock Camp is an in...

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KK'S PRIEST To Release Debut Album In 2021

KK'S PRIEST, the new band featuring former JUDAS PRIEST members K.K. Downing (guitar),Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) and Les Binks (drums),will release its debut album in 2021 via Explorer1 Music Group. The group will also play select shows next year to mark the 50th anniversary of PRIEST and Downing...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On GLENN TIPTON's Battle With Parkinson's Disease: 'He's Not Letting It Stop Him'

Rob Halford says that JUDAS PRIEST's Parkinson's disease-suffering guitarist Glenn Tipton is an "incredible, strong person" who is "still able to utilize certain techniques" to play the guitar. Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's more than six years ago — after being stricken by the condition at l...

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MEGADETH's DAVID ELLEFSON 'Could Tell All Was Not Well' In JUDAS PRIEST Camp During Their 1990-1991 Tour

In a new interview with the "Behind The Vinyl" podcast, MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson reflected on his band's U.S. arena tour three decades ago as the support act for JUDAS PRIEST. He said (hear audio below): "We did the 'Rust In Peace'/'Painkiller' tour together for three or four months with PRIE...

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ROB HALFORD Can't Work On New JUDAS PRIEST Music Via ZOOM: 'I'm Old School'

In a new interview with AMFM Magazine, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke about how business owners across America and the rest of the world have found new ways to run their organizations more effectively and efficiently as the pandemic that crippled the business landscape continues to spread rap...

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Why Is There Little Mention Of K.K. DOWNING In ROB HALFORD's Book? The JUDAS PRIEST Singer Responds

In a new interview with Pete Pardo of Sea Of Tranquility, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked to weigh in on original PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's new band with ex-PRIEST drummer Les Binks, as well as the reason for Downing's relative absence from Halford's recently released autobiography,...

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IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST Is 'In Good Shape' For Next Studio Album

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke to U.K.'s Classic Rock magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said: "A lot of the material is already done, but with just six people allowed to be together at one time, I don't know when we can rec...

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ROB HALFORD: 'GLENN TIPTON Is And Always Will Be A Fully Integrated Member Of JUDAS PRIEST'

Rob Halford says that JUDAS PRIEST's Parkinson's disease-suffering guitarist Glenn Tipton "will always be a fully integrated member" of the band. Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's more than six years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a decade earlier — but announced in ea...

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ROB HALFORD Names JUDAS PRIEST Song He Always Wanted To Perform Live

In a new interview with "Rockin' Metal Revival", Rob Halford was asked if there are any JUDAS PRIEST songs he hasn't performed live that he always wanted to. He responded (hear audio below): "Oh, yeah. I've always wanted to do the title track of 'Rocka Rolla'. It's a song that Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On Dealing With Coronavirus Pandemic: 'Believe The Scientists'

Rob Halford spoke to Jason Rockman of Canada's iHeart Radio about the postponement of JUDAS PRIEST's "50 Heavy Metal Years Tour". Prior to being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, JUDAS PRIEST's spring/summer 2020 European trek was scheduled to kick off on May 30 in Helsinki, Finland and conc...

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JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Still Get Bullied Occasionally On The Internet'

In a new interview with Tom Power, host of "Q" on Canada's CBC Radio One, JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford was asked if he wants to — as he says in his recently released autiobiography "Confess" — continue "screaming his tits off forever." He responded (hear audio below): "Yes. [Laughs] Being the s...

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ROB HALFORD Doesn't Know If His Autobiography Will Influence Lyrics On JUDAS PRIEST's Next Album

In a new interview with Greg Prato of Songfacts, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford was asked if he thinks his recently released autobiography, "Confess", might influence the lyrics on the band's next album. He responded: "That's a good question. I don't know. We'll just have to wait and see. I take al...

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ROB HALFORD: JUDAS PRIEST Is 'Still Putting Bits And Pieces Together' For Next Album

JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford spoke to Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3 about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the follow-up to 2018's "Firepower" album. He said (hear audio below): "We've already started work on it. We had some great writing sessions in th...

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ROB HALFORD Says New JUDAS PRIEST Music Is 'Incredibly Fierce', Compares Some Songs To 'Painkiller'

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford spoke to Mark Strigl and John "Ostronomy" Ostrosky of Talking Metal about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to "Firepower" album. Released in March 2018, "Firepower" was the second LP to feature guitarist Richie Faulkner, who was select...

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ROB HALFORD: How My Sister Was 'My Opening Door To My Life In JUDAS PRIEST'

Rob Halford spoke to WeAreIowa.com about how he came to join JUDAS PRIEST in 1973 after being introduced to bassist Ian Hill through his sister, who was dating Hill at the time. "My beautiful sister Sue," Halford said (see video below). "She's playing 'Jingle Bells' on [Rob's] 'Celestial' album that...