Judas Priest finish recording new album

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The bit that stood out to me is this:

 

On why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of the album and do not appear on the CD's regular version:

 

Tipton: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7A9-UrPmol8

[Your_Lion]

The bit that stood out to me is this:

 

On why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of the album and do not appear on the CD's regular version:

 

Tipton: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

Ah, I was wondering what the idea behind it was. Makes more sense now.

[treeduck]

The bit that stood out to me is this:

 

On why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of the album and do not appear on the CD's regular version:

 

Tipton: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

Ah, I was wondering what the idea behind it was. Makes more sense now.

Aye I was thinking something like that myself...

 

I read somewhere that Never Forget is a ballad, not sure what the other bonus songs are all about yet...

 

How do you feel about an updated version of Rocka Rolla for the 40th Anniversary?? Like Rocka Rolla live in the Studio???

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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

 

In New York doing promotion for the new album - an old friend popped in to see us - great to see Robert Trujillo from Metallica!

 

http://judaspriest.com/news/images/Robert-Trujillo-1024.jpg

[sitboaf]

Glenn Tipton: Devil horn fail.

Unless his devil is from Maui.

[Steevo]

Glenn Tipton: Devil horn fail.

Unless his devil is from Maui.

 

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Glenn Tipton: Devil horn fail.

Unless his devil is from Maui.

He's saving his index finger for the tour!

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New song clip:

 

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

The new track sounds great to me. Some old school feel although I'm sure they consider it to be Judas Priest present Metal.

 

METAL GODS FOREVER

[WIDE-ANGLE WATCHER]

2nd Track Release... I like it!!!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RNwgt1-w5bM

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Here's the album artwork for Redeemer of Souls:

 

http://judaspriest.com/photo/Redeemer-of-souls/Redeemer-of-souls-album-cover-art.jpg

Edited May 15, 2014 by treeduck

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Judas Priest's 17th studio recording overall, Redeemer of Souls, is a pivotal one for the legendary band, as it is the first to feature Richie Faulkner on guitar (who replaced original member KK Downing in 2011). As it turns out, the album scales back the bombast of the sprawling double-disc concept album, Nostradamus, and offers up a lean slice of vintage-sounding Priest metal, as evidenced by such tunes as the title track, "March Of The Damned," and "Metalizer." And BraveWords correspondent Greg Prato can confirm this, as he was lucky to hear the entire album before doing an in-person interview with three-fifths of the band at the Sony Building in New York City last week - more than two months before the album's official July 15th release in the US. Read on!

 

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BraveWords: How did you come up with the album title?

 

Rob Halford: "I just think it's part of the rich history that Priest has had with album titles and song titles. We'd been 'screaming for vengeance,' we've been 'defending your faith…'

 

Glenn Tipton: "And 'killing your pain'!"

 

Rob Halford: "…and now it's time to 'redeem your soul.' So a little bit of everything. I think for as long it carries the metal essence of Judas Priest, that's what we wanted to convey. Especially when you see the artwork, which is married to the title of the record. It just makes perfect sense."

 

BraveWords: How did the recording of the album go?

Glenn Tipton: "We've done it in bits and pieces, actually. There's been a tour in the middle of it, and we've done a bit here and a bit there. It's been done over a long period of time, but it hasn't actually taken that long. The main criteria for us was to get a very live sounding album. I've said more than once, I'm not trying to say we went in the studio and played it live, but there's very little processed guitars on there - it's all mic'd up. There are not programmed drums - it's all played. Rob's vocals are pretty raw through most of the album, not over-affected. We just wanted a real solid, gritty, tough, balls-to-the-wall heavy metal album, and that's what we tried to achieve."

 

Rob Halford: "But the writing process - as it has generally been the case for our career as a writing trio - obviously, the exception in this case was having Richie's extraordinary talents in the mix as well. As Glenn pointed out, we were initially writing some of the very beginnings of the record before we actually met up with Richie. And then we Richie joined the band, we went out on the big Epitaph World Tour, and I think that was a really important point of the connection from the touring, to go back into the studio and the writing experience together, having spent almost two years on the road in each other's company and learning about each other's personalities, which I think is very important for musicians. The way that you click and tick with each other bears references to our musical endeavors. So, it was a nice time of learning for us all, and I think that proved to be very valuable when we came on the full-on writing sessions with Richie."

 

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BraveWords: Richie, how was it for you recording your first studio album with Priest?

 

Richie Faulkner: "Well, it was a very organic experience. It was a very natural one, personally. Growing up, learning how to write songs in school bands, you listened to guys like Priest - 'What do they do here? How do they construct the song? What it is about this part of the song that makes me feel a certain way?' And you analyze these things as an early songwriter, and put them into your own songs. So without knowing it, you're already taking a master class in songwriting. And then when you start to put ideas forward, you don't have to put a different 'hat' on or write in a different way, it's what comes naturally from learning those songs and how to write songs back in the day, when you're learning to do it for the first time. So from the first rehearsals in Priest, it was very much an inclusive atmosphere. 'What do you think about the stage set? Set list? Changes in the songs we can make, to make the experience bigger and better, and all the creative input goes into one pot to create the best for the band.' And that was no exception with the writing process - very inclusive. We started throwing ideas into the hat, and it was organic, very natural, and direct. A very inclusive creative process to be a part of."

 

BraveWords: How would you say this album compares to previous Priest albums?

 

Rob Halford: "They've all got their own separate identity. That's the great thing that I've always personally treasured about Priest. From Rocka Rolla 40 years ago to Redeemer of Souls, there is a connection running through that's instinctively the sound of Judas Priest, but each record has always been able to stand on its own legs and its character. The Painkiller record is as different to Stained Class as Stained Class is to Screaming for Vengeance to Point of Entry. 17 times that's happened. We've always been very proud in that respect, that we're not a metal band that keeps replicating things. I think the only thing that has been consistent has been that we've always perceived ourselves as a classic heavy metal band, in the way that metal is defined in all these different labels and boxes and characters. With us, we're a classic heavy metal band, so I think what we've done on Redeemer of Souls is just reinforce that and really push that to the front more than ever before. And you can sense that. Each of these songs are totally separate statements. But collectively, they represent the embodiment of Judas Priest."

 

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BraveWords: And what are the touring plans for Redeemer of Souls?

 

Rob Halford: "You want us to tour?! We were just talking about the record, and now we're on the road?! Nah, I'm just having a laugh. I know that while we were in the studio writing, you listen to 'March of the Damned,' and I'd go, 'God, I can't wait to play this on stage.' Or 'Metalizer' - 'Man, this is going to just tear the place up.' We're reflecting on that possibility right now. So as and when this happens, we'll be doing the usual thing and announcing it on our website here. But I think it's fair to say we will be doing some live work - before the end of the year."

[Your_Lion]

Glenn Tipton: "And 'killing your pain'!"

:LMAO:

[RUSHHEAD666]

Glenn Tipton: "And 'killing your pain'!"

:LMAO:

 

"PAINKILLER!"

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Glenn Tipton: "And 'killing your pain'!"

:LMAO:

 

"PAINKILLER!"

Hey Earl! :cheers:

 

:haz: :haz: :haz: :smoke:

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JUDAS PRIEST: Full New Song 'March Of The Damned' From 'Redeemer Of Souls' Album Available For Streaming

 

"March Of The Damned", a brand new song from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls", which will be released in North America on July 15 via Epic Records. The CD's title track was made available for purchase via iTunes and other digital service providers on April 29.

 

Said JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton about the "March Of The Damned" track: "'March Of The Damned' is really one of my favorite songs. It's just simple and straight to the point. It's not really a song about zombies or the walking dead. It also has a reference to all the kids that come to our concerts that march along and can't be stopped. So it's not JUDAS PRIEST and the audience. With all the anthems we've done and all the singing the audience does, it's one and the same thing."

 

"March Of The Damned" has been released to rock and metal radio and is available for purchase via all digital sales providers. Additionally, pre-orders for the "Redeemer Of Souls" album are now available through iTunes.

 

Speaking to the "Trunk Nation" show, which airs live Mondays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on SiriusXM's Hair Nation, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford stated about "Redeemer Of Souls": "When we finished [the] 'Epitaph' [tour], we just got so buzzed from the fans and the reaction wherever we went. Just to put the 'Epitaph' tour together, which was we tried to put a song from every record into the show, and we were living in the life of JUDAS PRIEST, all those decades, in one show, night after night on the world trek, and I think that really did something to us eternally; as musicians, it should do when you tour. So we realized that this next record really had to be really strong, full of energy, because it's relentless, the tracks are relentless. The energy that you feel off 'Redeemer Of Souls' is replicated in that direction time and time and time again."

 

Asked whether the members of JUDAS PRIEST still feel good about "Nostradamus" six years after the album's release, Halford said: "If you look at bands of longevity, like PRIEST, you see the trail of music that we've left, I don't think we could have probably made as great a record as we have with 'Redeemer Of Souls' if we didn't have 'Nostradamus' as a reference point. It's a stepping stone to the next place.

 

"Every record that we've made, we've tried to give it some distinction, some separate identity. 'British Steel' doesn't sound like 'Stained Class', 'Stained Class' doesn't sound like 'Painkiller', 'Painkiller' doesn't sound like 'Defenders Of The Faith'… So I think everything has its place and has its moments, and we've always fed off these different areas that we've gone into with our metal. So thanks to 'Nostradamus', we've got 'Redeemer Of Souls'."

 

Regarding why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of "Redeemer Of Souls" and do not appear on the CD's regular version, Glenn Tipton said: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

Added Halford: "We didn't want to drop the energy. From the opening thunder-and-lightning on 'Dragonaut' right up 'till the end of 'Battle Cry', it's just full-on, it's relentless. It's great."

 

http://judaspriest.com/photo/Redeemer-of-souls/Redeemer-of-souls-album-cover-art.jpg

 

"Redeemer Of Souls" CD track listing:

 

01. Dragonaut

02. Redeemer Of Souls

03. Halls Of Valhalla

04. Sword Of Damocles

05. March Of The Damned

06. Down In Flames

07. Hell & Back

08. Cold Blooded

09. Metalizer

10. Crossfire

11. Secrets Of The Dead

12. Battle Cry

13. Beginning Of The End

 

Bonus tracks:

 

14. Snakebite

15. Tears Of Blood

16. Creatures

17. Bring It On

18. Never Forget

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJhm2vZFj2k

 

 

[Your_Lion]

JUDAS PRIEST: Full New Song 'March Of The Damned' From 'Redeemer Of Souls' Album Available For Streaming

 

"March Of The Damned", a brand new song from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls", which will be released in North America on July 15 via Epic Records. The CD's title track was made available for purchase via iTunes and other digital service providers on April 29.

 

Said JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton about the "March Of The Damned" track: "'March Of The Damned' is really one of my favorite songs. It's just simple and straight to the point. It's not really a song about zombies or the walking dead. It also has a reference to all the kids that come to our concerts that march along and can't be stopped. So it's not JUDAS PRIEST and the audience. With all the anthems we've done and all the singing the audience does, it's one and the same thing."

 

"March Of The Damned" has been released to rock and metal radio and is available for purchase via all digital sales providers. Additionally, pre-orders for the "Redeemer Of Souls" album are now available through iTunes.

 

Speaking to the "Trunk Nation" show, which airs live Mondays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on SiriusXM's Hair Nation, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford stated about "Redeemer Of Souls": "When we finished [the] 'Epitaph' [tour], we just got so buzzed from the fans and the reaction wherever we went. Just to put the 'Epitaph' tour together, which was we tried to put a song from every record into the show, and we were living in the life of JUDAS PRIEST, all those decades, in one show, night after night on the world trek, and I think that really did something to us eternally; as musicians, it should do when you tour. So we realized that this next record really had to be really strong, full of energy, because it's relentless, the tracks are relentless. The energy that you feel off 'Redeemer Of Souls' is replicated in that direction time and time and time again."

 

Asked whether the members of JUDAS PRIEST still feel good about "Nostradamus" six years after the album's release, Halford said: "If you look at bands of longevity, like PRIEST, you see the trail of music that we've left, I don't think we could have probably made as great a record as we have with 'Redeemer Of Souls' if we didn't have 'Nostradamus' as a reference point. It's a stepping stone to the next place.

 

"Every record that we've made, we've tried to give it some distinction, some separate identity. 'British Steel' doesn't sound like 'Stained Class', 'Stained Class' doesn't sound like 'Painkiller', 'Painkiller' doesn't sound like 'Defenders Of The Faith'… So I think everything has its place and has its moments, and we've always fed off these different areas that we've gone into with our metal. So thanks to 'Nostradamus', we've got 'Redeemer Of Souls'."

 

Regarding why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of "Redeemer Of Souls" and do not appear on the CD's regular version, Glenn Tipton said: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

Added Halford: "We didn't want to drop the energy. From the opening thunder-and-lightning on 'Dragonaut' right up 'till the end of 'Battle Cry', it's just full-on, it's relentless. It's great."

 

http://judaspriest.com/photo/Redeemer-of-souls/Redeemer-of-souls-album-cover-art.jpg

 

"Redeemer Of Souls" CD track listing:

 

01. Dragonaut

02. Redeemer Of Souls

03. Halls Of Valhalla

04. Sword Of Damocles

05. March Of The Damned

06. Down In Flames

07. Hell & Back

08. Cold Blooded

09. Metalizer

10. Crossfire

11. Secrets Of The Dead

12. Battle Cry

13. Beginning Of The End

 

Bonus tracks:

 

14. Snakebite

15. Tears Of Blood

16. Creatures

17. Bring It On

18. Never Forget

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJhm2vZFj2k

 

 

:haz: F#<&ing Awesome :haz:

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JUDAS PRIEST: Full New Song 'March Of The Damned' From 'Redeemer Of Souls' Album Available For Streaming

 

"March Of The Damned", a brand new song from British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST, can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. The track is taken from the band's forthcoming studio album, "Redeemer Of Souls", which will be released in North America on July 15 via Epic Records. The CD's title track was made available for purchase via iTunes and other digital service providers on April 29.

 

Said JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton about the "March Of The Damned" track: "'March Of The Damned' is really one of my favorite songs. It's just simple and straight to the point. It's not really a song about zombies or the walking dead. It also has a reference to all the kids that come to our concerts that march along and can't be stopped. So it's not JUDAS PRIEST and the audience. With all the anthems we've done and all the singing the audience does, it's one and the same thing."

 

"March Of The Damned" has been released to rock and metal radio and is available for purchase via all digital sales providers. Additionally, pre-orders for the "Redeemer Of Souls" album are now available through iTunes.

 

Speaking to the "Trunk Nation" show, which airs live Mondays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST on SiriusXM's Hair Nation, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford stated about "Redeemer Of Souls": "When we finished [the] 'Epitaph' [tour], we just got so buzzed from the fans and the reaction wherever we went. Just to put the 'Epitaph' tour together, which was we tried to put a song from every record into the show, and we were living in the life of JUDAS PRIEST, all those decades, in one show, night after night on the world trek, and I think that really did something to us eternally; as musicians, it should do when you tour. So we realized that this next record really had to be really strong, full of energy, because it's relentless, the tracks are relentless. The energy that you feel off 'Redeemer Of Souls' is replicated in that direction time and time and time again."

 

Asked whether the members of JUDAS PRIEST still feel good about "Nostradamus" six years after the album's release, Halford said: "If you look at bands of longevity, like PRIEST, you see the trail of music that we've left, I don't think we could have probably made as great a record as we have with 'Redeemer Of Souls' if we didn't have 'Nostradamus' as a reference point. It's a stepping stone to the next place.

 

"Every record that we've made, we've tried to give it some distinction, some separate identity. 'British Steel' doesn't sound like 'Stained Class', 'Stained Class' doesn't sound like 'Painkiller', 'Painkiller' doesn't sound like 'Defenders Of The Faith'… So I think everything has its place and has its moments, and we've always fed off these different areas that we've gone into with our metal. So thanks to 'Nostradamus', we've got 'Redeemer Of Souls'."

 

Regarding why there are five "bonus" tracks that are included on the deluxe version of "Redeemer Of Souls" and do not appear on the CD's regular version, Glenn Tipton said: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an undisputable heavy metal album. The others, they are not lightweight by any chance, but they've got a different feel, a different texture. So it's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album, it's just a case of, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."

 

Added Halford: "We didn't want to drop the energy. From the opening thunder-and-lightning on 'Dragonaut' right up 'till the end of 'Battle Cry', it's just full-on, it's relentless. It's great."

 

http://judaspriest.com/photo/Redeemer-of-souls/Redeemer-of-souls-album-cover-art.jpg

 

"Redeemer Of Souls" CD track listing:

 

01. Dragonaut

02. Redeemer Of Souls

03. Halls Of Valhalla

04. Sword Of Damocles

05. March Of The Damned

06. Down In Flames

07. Hell & Back

08. Cold Blooded

09. Metalizer

10. Crossfire

11. Secrets Of The Dead

12. Battle Cry

13. Beginning Of The End

 

Bonus tracks:

 

14. Snakebite

15. Tears Of Blood

16. Creatures

17. Bring It On

18. Never Forget

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJhm2vZFj2k

 

 

:haz: F#<&ing Awesome :haz:

 

:blaze: :blaze: :blaze: :guitar:

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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

 

 

 

It has been confirmed that Judas Priest will be playing selected dates in support of their latest studio triumph, 'Redeemer of Souls,' with a full listing and details to follow soon via the band's official site, judaspriest.com.

 

'Redeemer of Souls' will be made available from Epic Records on Tuesday, July 15th, 2014, as both a standard version and a deluxe edition with five bonus tracks. When asked what fans can expect from Priest's 17th album overall, guitarist Glenn Tipton replied, "Sometimes in the past we may have come under fire for being too adventurous musically - so we have listened!! From start to finish 'Redeemer of Souls' is 13 songs of pure classic Priest metal!!"

 

Judas Priest is comprised of Rob Halford (vocals), Glenn Tipton (guitar), Richie Faulkner (guitar), Ian Hill (bass), and Scott Travis (drums).

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION VISIT:

 

judaspriest.com

facebook.com/OfficialJudasPriest

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I just thought I'd post this again for the hell of it...and it's bigger!

 

http://i.imgur.com/nNko8gq.jpg

[Steevo]

^^ WOW!!... :o :smoke:

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Halls of Valhalla song preview: