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JUDAS PRIEST: Footage From Last Night's Barcelona Concert Available

Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's March 19, 2009 concert in Barcelona, Spain as part of the "Priest Feast" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "GUMERBCN"). A new audio interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing can be streamed on Italian news blog...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Of 'British Steel' Next Year

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic 1980 album "British Steel" by embarking on a special tour next year featuring a performance of that LP in its entirety. This information was revealed by the band's guitarists, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton,...

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K.K. DOWNING Says JUDAS PRIEST Should 'Absolutely' Be Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

Robert Gray of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing as part of a new series entitled "Hit The Lights." Topics of discussion included the "Priest Feast" tour with MEGADETH and TESTAMENT, the group's recent Grammy nominations, how JUDAS PRIEST ch...

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JUDAS PRIEST, HELSTAR Interviewed On 'Robb's MetalWorks'; Video Available

San Antonio cult TV show "Robb's MetalWorks" has posted its January 2009 episode featuring reactivated Texas metallers HELSTAR and British metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. The episode features interviews with HELSTAR guitarists Larry Barragan and Robert Trevino about the development of their latest disc,...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Video Blog From K.K. DOWNING Available

A brand new video blog from JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing shot on February 28, 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden can be viewed below. PRIEST competed last month for a Grammy Award in the "Hard Rock" category for "Visions" and "Metal" category for "Nostradamus", a pair of tunes from the band's 16th stu...

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EVILE Urges U.K. Fans To Sign 'No Noise Control' Petition

British metallers EVILE know a thing or two about thrashing, and they know that the music has to be loud. The band was therefore slightly worried to hear something which could affect fans of live music all across the U.K. EVILE lead guitarist Ol Drake explains: "I was browsing the Downing Street web...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING, GLENN TIPTON Talks 'Nostradamus', Metal Guitar

Greg Prato of GuitarSite.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. GuitarSite.com: How did the idea of "Nostradamus" come up? Downing: I thought if we don't do [a concept album] now, maybe we won't...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says New Live Album Is Possible

SundayMercury.net recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On plans for the band's latest album, "Nostradamus", a concept double album, to be performed in its entirety: "Our ambition is to perform 'Nostradamus' from st...

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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Pens Foreword To AL ATKINS' Autobiography

JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill has penned the foreword to original PRIEST singer Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was was written with Neil Daniels — a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriended Atkins d...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Issues Year-End Update

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has issued the following year-end update via his official web site, dubbed "K.K. Downing's Steel Mill": "I am writing to wish everyone happy holidays and seasons greetings, and not forgetting a happy new metal year! "2008 has been a fantastic metal year, as you kn...

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JIMMY PAGE, JIMI HENDRIX, EDDIE VAN HALEN, STEVE VAI Among 'Chop Shop''s Top Guitarists

Envision Radio Networks' "Chop Shop" guitar show has announced "The Chop Shop's Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time", a newly published list of the all-time greatest guitar players. Program host Steve Black (WRIF-FM) assembled a panel of music industry experts to help choose the list fe...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Answers Fan Questions

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently answered a number of new fan questions via his official web site. Read it at this location. Fan-filmed video footage of JUDAS PRIEST's November 16, 2008 concert at Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil can be viewed below (clips uploaded by "atonewithhell")...

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BLACK SABBATH, JUDAS PRIEST Fashion Designer To Donate Custom Guitar Strap For ROCK FOR TOTS

Ray Brown, the legendary rock-fashion designer who has dressed such influential artists such as JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH, BON JOVI, POISON, STYX, CHER and countless others, will be donating a signed, custom-designed guitar strap to the fourth annual Rock For Tots event.? "This guitar strap will b...

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Bite the Bullet

Sweden gets attention for its extreme metal scene, but the talent pool is rich across the board. Consequently, the country produces a disproportionate share of reputable bands playing a variety of styles. BULLET is one of those bands and "Bite the Bullet" is an upbeat and tuneful heavy metal album t...

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YNGWIE MALMSTEEN Talks About Making Of 'Perpetual Flame'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with legendary Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Classic Rock Revisited: The first thing we need to talk about is "Perpetual Flame". This album sounds more live than you have for a long tim...