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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says 'Heavy Metal Parking Lot' Documentary Is 'Definitely A Treasure'

Greg Prato recently spoke to JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing about the classic 1986 cult documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot". The 16-minute movie was filmed in the Capital Centre parking lot in Landover, Maryland, before a JUDAS PRIEST show and depicts interviews wi...

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Top Heavy Metal Musicians Select Favorite Guitarists Of All Time

Thiago Sarkis of Roadie Crew magazine (web site) organized a poll in which 330 guitarists were asked about their favorite guitarists of all time. Among the participants in the poll were current and former members of such bands as GUNS N' ROSES, KISS, MACHINE HEAD, NIGHTWISH, MEGADETH, SCORPIONS, TES...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks 'Nostradamus'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing on May 6. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Classic Rock Revisited: How much did you know about Nostradamus? Downing: Zero. It wasn't too difficult to learn about him. Our manager printed a...

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JUDAS PRIEST Interviewed By 'The Tour Bus'; Video Excerpt Available

A three-minute excerpt from an interview the nationally syndicated rock radio show The Tour Bus conducted with Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing from JUDAS PRIEST in early May at the Sony studios in New York City can be viewed below. The band was in town to promote "Nostradamus", its highly...

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JUDAS PRIEST Takes Part In 'Guitar World' Photo Shoot

On the evening of May 8, 2008, Guitar World was honored to have Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing from JUDAS PRIEST come to the office for an interview and photo shoot. The band was in New York City to promote "Nostradamus", its highly ambitious and theatrical new two-disc set, coming June...

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JUDAS PRIEST Management: The Reaction To 'Nostradamus' Has Been 'Phenomenal'

JUDAS PRIEST management representative Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site: "We have just come back from the States where we had a week of intensive promotion for the new JUDAS PRIEST album 'Nostradamus' and Metal Masters U.S. tour! It all went really well...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview Available

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton were interviewed last week by The Bearman and Keith of 95.1 WZZO in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Listen to the nine-minute chat at this location. JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is scheduled for release via Columbia...

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JUDAS PRIEST Singer On 'Nostradamus': 'I Would Love To See This Done In Classical Opera Format'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford this past Tuesday, May 6. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow. Classic Rock Revisited: Vocally you are all over the place. When you think of Halford, you think of "Judas Rising" or the song "Resu...

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JUDAS PRIEST's Vintage Vinyl In-Store Leaves Some Fans Disappointed

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing took part in a signing session on Friday, May 9 at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, New Jersey. Check out pictures from the event on Halford's official message board: Link#1 Link#2 One person that attended the in-store has posted th...

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JUDAS PRIEST On Philadelphia's 93.3 FM WMMR; Photos, Video Available

Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing from JUDAS PRIEST were the in-studio guests on Philadelphia's 93.3 FM WMMR radio station yesterday afternoon (Thursday, May 8) to talk about their new album, "Nostradamus", and their upcoming "Metal Masters Tour" with HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTRHEAD. Check out...

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JUDAS PRIEST, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Guitarists To Guest On 'The Metal File'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing and KILLSWITCH ENGAGE axeman Adam Dutkiewicz will guest on this week's (May 9) edition of "The Metal File" program on Montreal's CHOM-FM (commercial, 50,000 watts). "The Metal File" can be heard live from 12 midnight to 1 a.m. Friday nights on CHOM-FM. It is also...

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JUDAS PRIEST On New York City's 92.3 K-ROCK; Video Available

Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing from JUDAS PRIEST were the in-studio guests on New York City's 92.3 K-ROCK radio station this afternoon (Wednesday, May 7) to talk about their new album, "Nostradamus", and their upcoming "Metal Masters Tour" with HEAVEN AND HELL and MOTRHEAD. Watch the sev...

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JUDAS PRIEST On 98 ROCK's 'The Mickey, Amelia And Spiegel Show'; Audio Available

Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing from JUDAS PRIEST called in to "The Mickey, Amelia and Spiegel Show" on Baltimore, Maryland's 98 Rock radio station earlier today (Wednesday, May 7) to talk abut their new album, "Nostradamus", and their upcoming "Metal Masters Tour" with HEAVEN AND HELL an...

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JUDAS PRIEST Talks 'Nostradamus' On 'Eddie Trunk Live'; Podcast Available

On Monday, May 5, metal legends JUDAS PRIEST were the featured guests on the "Eddie Trunk Live" show heard nationally on XM 41 The Boneyard. Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, and Glenn Tipton spoke with Eddie about their new double-disc concept record "Nostradamus". They discussed how long the process took...

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JUDAS PRIEST To Guest On This Week's 'Friday Night Rocks'

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton will be the featured guests on Eddie Trunk's "Friday Night Rocks" radio show on New York's Q104.3 FM this Friday night (May 9) between 11:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. EST. If you live in the U.S., you can listen to the show live on the ...