As we previously reported, Judas Priest officially announced their upcoming North American tour featuring Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy as support acts:
Oct. 12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T Center
Oct. 14 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Ampitheater
Oct. 15 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Oct. 16 - Dallas, TX - Allen Event Center
Oct. 18 - Tucson, AZ - Ava Ampitheater
Oct. 19 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Ampitheater
Oct. 21 - Phoenix, AZ - AZ State Fair
Oct. 22 - San Bernardino, CA - San Manuel Ampitheater
Oct. 23 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
Oct. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Ampitheater
Oct. 26 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
Oct. 29 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater
Oct. 30 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
Nov. 01 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
Nov. 02 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
Nov. 04 - Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center
Nov. 05 - Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center
Nov. 12 - Chicago, IL - The Venue At Horeshoe Casino
Nov. 13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
Nov. 18 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Be advised this is only the 1st leg of the tour. Rumor has it that the 2nd leg will kick off after Thanksgiving 2011 or in early 2012 with different support acts.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Judas Priest to tour the US with Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy
Rumors have surfaced that Judas Priest are trying to together a tour with Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy for a late fall US tour. BLS had revealed weeks ago that they were done touring the US after completing their current tour dates. It appears being main support on what could Judas Priest's last tour of the US lured Zakk Wylde and company into one last tour for their Black Order album. When we recieve more info we will post it.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Rob Halford discusses Judas Priest farewell tour.
Legendary Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford gave a lengthy interview ti Italian outlet Musica Metal discussing among several topics the farewell tour, the departure of mainstay KK Downing and the future of the band. Here is an excerpt:
On what it feels like to be back playing with JUDAS PRIEST again after taking some time off in 2010:
Halford: "It always feels like it never ended. It feels like the metal has never stopped, which is a great feeling. When we're back in each other's company, and we turn the amps on and the songs start to be played, it's just magic — it's metal magic. And all the ingredients that make good metal are still very much in place — all the passion and the belief and the power of what we do in PRIEST as metal players. It's all good. And, of course, this is exciting because we're doing songs that we've never done before for this show. We're also doing some songs from a long, long time ago that we haven't played for many, many years. So the setlist is gonna be very unusual; it's very much a celebration of the life of PRIEST and music live on stage."
On the new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist, Richie Faulkner:
Halford: "We've been very, very lucky to find a guitar player like Richie, because he's a top man. He really loves metal, he loves PRIEST, and he's got all the parts [down], he knows everything, he knows exactly what he needs to do, and he learned a lot of songs in a very short span of time. So I think that just shows his caliber as a top guitar player. I think he probably still can't believe it's happening. [Laughs] So, yeah, we're very lucky and we're very happy that we found Richie. I think if we hadn't found Richie, we wouldn't be coming back to Italy; we would have had to cancel the tour and think about what to do next. But Richie is doing fantastically well, he's very excited about coming to all these different parts of the world and especially to come and play our own unique style of metal in Italy at the Milan show."
On whether JUDAS PRIEST will do any touring after the release of the band's next studio album:
Halford: "We've never followed the rules in PRIEST and we've always done what we wanted to do. We feel that it's important to make another great British metal-style classic album. So that's coming out next year. All the songwriting is completed. Me and Glenn [Tipton, guitar] wrote all the music. And we've got three tracks that are mixed and mastered and ready to go, so we're trying to figure out the best way to let them out to our fans. And we'll maybe play one or two of them live on this tour anyway, just to whet everybody's appetite and get everybody ready for the full release. So we've got a new record coming out, and that'll probably come out in the summer next year."
On whether he feels a sense of sadness knowing that the band may not be doing any more touring after the "Epitaph" tour:
Halford: "No, I don't think so. And we don't want the fans to feel sad; we want the fans to celebrate with us. I mean, everything comes to an end one way or another; that's just life. The great thing about PRIEST metal music is the metal music will live forever, and that's all that really matters to us in the band. Of course, the fans are the most important part of the life of PRIEST, so I think it's very important that all the Italian metalheads come to see this show. I'm sure at some point we would love to come back to Italy. It's just that there's some uncertainty now about a lot of things as far as the places that we will play and we may not return to. So it's very important that all of our fans come and see the show and have a great time and celebrate the life of PRIEST through the music together."
On whether he can see himself retiring from the music scene:
Halford: "Well, as a singer, you just have to face reality. You can sing forever, but the quality of your voice changes. And it's important for me to know that when I go on stage I can do the work I need to do and do my parts really well. As long as I can do that, I wanna keep doing it. I'm just being cautious. I don't know how long this voice is gonna last. But at the same time, I, personally, am not gonna say, 'By 2015, I' m gonna finish, I'm gonna stop,' because I don't think I can do that. It's not in my system. I love metal too much to say, 'By this time, I'm gonna stop doing the metal work.' One way or another, I think all of us in PRIEST will stay connected to metal; that's important for us all. . . We're just dealing with the physical situation as much as anything else. I mean, we're all in great shape. I think the feeling is 'Let's keep doing it while we're still able to do it as well it needs to be done.' And, as we said, this isn't goodbye; this is just farewell. This is another massive, massive, very intense world tour for PRIEST. We're just gonna slow things down a little bit now."
Halford: "It always feels like it never ended. It feels like the metal has never stopped, which is a great feeling. When we're back in each other's company, and we turn the amps on and the songs start to be played, it's just magic — it's metal magic. And all the ingredients that make good metal are still very much in place — all the passion and the belief and the power of what we do in PRIEST as metal players. It's all good. And, of course, this is exciting because we're doing songs that we've never done before for this show. We're also doing some songs from a long, long time ago that we haven't played for many, many years. So the setlist is gonna be very unusual; it's very much a celebration of the life of PRIEST and music live on stage."
On the new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist, Richie Faulkner:
Halford: "We've been very, very lucky to find a guitar player like Richie, because he's a top man. He really loves metal, he loves PRIEST, and he's got all the parts [down], he knows everything, he knows exactly what he needs to do, and he learned a lot of songs in a very short span of time. So I think that just shows his caliber as a top guitar player. I think he probably still can't believe it's happening. [Laughs] So, yeah, we're very lucky and we're very happy that we found Richie. I think if we hadn't found Richie, we wouldn't be coming back to Italy; we would have had to cancel the tour and think about what to do next. But Richie is doing fantastically well, he's very excited about coming to all these different parts of the world and especially to come and play our own unique style of metal in Italy at the Milan show."
On whether JUDAS PRIEST will do any touring after the release of the band's next studio album:
Halford: "We've never followed the rules in PRIEST and we've always done what we wanted to do. We feel that it's important to make another great British metal-style classic album. So that's coming out next year. All the songwriting is completed. Me and Glenn [Tipton, guitar] wrote all the music. And we've got three tracks that are mixed and mastered and ready to go, so we're trying to figure out the best way to let them out to our fans. And we'll maybe play one or two of them live on this tour anyway, just to whet everybody's appetite and get everybody ready for the full release. So we've got a new record coming out, and that'll probably come out in the summer next year."
On whether he feels a sense of sadness knowing that the band may not be doing any more touring after the "Epitaph" tour:
Halford: "No, I don't think so. And we don't want the fans to feel sad; we want the fans to celebrate with us. I mean, everything comes to an end one way or another; that's just life. The great thing about PRIEST metal music is the metal music will live forever, and that's all that really matters to us in the band. Of course, the fans are the most important part of the life of PRIEST, so I think it's very important that all the Italian metalheads come to see this show. I'm sure at some point we would love to come back to Italy. It's just that there's some uncertainty now about a lot of things as far as the places that we will play and we may not return to. So it's very important that all of our fans come and see the show and have a great time and celebrate the life of PRIEST through the music together."
On whether he can see himself retiring from the music scene:
Halford: "Well, as a singer, you just have to face reality. You can sing forever, but the quality of your voice changes. And it's important for me to know that when I go on stage I can do the work I need to do and do my parts really well. As long as I can do that, I wanna keep doing it. I'm just being cautious. I don't know how long this voice is gonna last. But at the same time, I, personally, am not gonna say, 'By 2015, I' m gonna finish, I'm gonna stop,' because I don't think I can do that. It's not in my system. I love metal too much to say, 'By this time, I'm gonna stop doing the metal work.' One way or another, I think all of us in PRIEST will stay connected to metal; that's important for us all. . . We're just dealing with the physical situation as much as anything else. I mean, we're all in great shape. I think the feeling is 'Let's keep doing it while we're still able to do it as well it needs to be done.' And, as we said, this isn't goodbye; this is just farewell. This is another massive, massive, very intense world tour for PRIEST. We're just gonna slow things down a little bit now."
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Judas Priest members comment on K.K. Downing's retirement
K.K. Downing released a statement earlier today blaming his departure from JUDAS PRIEST on "an ongoing breakdown in working relationship between myself, elements of the band, and the band's management for some time." He added that he "decided to step down rather than to tour with negative sentiments as I feel that this would be a deception to . . . our cherished fans."
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assaultconducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place last night (Wednesday, April 20) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California.
On whether he's as shocked as everyone else at original JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing's decision to leave the band:
Scott Travis: "Oh yes, I sure am. Everyone has been asking me about it, but then K.K. is a legend, so I do expect everyone to ask me about it."
On what this means for PRIEST to embark on a "farewell" tour:
Scott Travis: "I think we'll go as long as we want to go. It's up to everyone in the band. It's a five-member unit and I'm going to hopefully rock when PRIEST decides to give it up. I want to stick around and do what I can do. We're all lucky to do this to begin with. It's a gift to be able to make music, travel the world, meet fans and do everything else."
On what he plans to do after PRIEST's final tour:
Scott Travis: "I don't know, I'm just going to continue rocking my guts out like I do and hopefully something will come around the corner and I'll keep rocking."
Benjamin "Benji" Baudelot of Rock Hard, the leading monthly metal magazine in France, spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford earlier today (Thursday, April 21), just one day after it was announced that the band's original guitarist, Kenneth "K.K." Downing, was retiring from the group.
"K.K. leaving was his own decision, for the reasons he made public on his web site [earlier today]," Halford said.
"We had a fantastic time together on the 'Nostradamus' tour... [But] K.K. has his own life to live and we can't force him to do anything he doesn't want to do.
"He told us [of his decision to leave JUDAS PRIEST] before Christmas time. Personally, I thought this could be the end... Emotionally, for me, it's been very, very difficult…
"When K.K. said he was thinking of retiring, Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST guitarist] was the first guy to send him a personal email to say, 'Ken, I hope you're OK. If there's anything you need, just let me know.' We kept the door open all this time in case Ken changed his mind, but the clock was ticking."
When asked about the remaining JUDAS PREST members' decision to go ahead with their previously announced tour plans with a replacement guitarist — 31 year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner (LAUREN HARRIS, DIRTY DEEDS) — Halford said, "K.K. can never be replaced; he's unique, and we didn't want any kind of K.K. copycat. Richie Faulkner came to Glenn's house to jam, and Glenn simply told me he was absolutely brilliant."
This entire article was copied from Blabbermouth.net.
Aniruddh "Andrew" Bansal of Metal Assaultconducted a short interview with JUDAS PRIEST drummer Scott Travis at the third annual Revolver Golden Gods Awards, which took place last night (Wednesday, April 20) at Club Nokia in downtown Los Angeles, California.
On whether he's as shocked as everyone else at original JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing's decision to leave the band:
Scott Travis: "Oh yes, I sure am. Everyone has been asking me about it, but then K.K. is a legend, so I do expect everyone to ask me about it."
On what this means for PRIEST to embark on a "farewell" tour:
Scott Travis: "I think we'll go as long as we want to go. It's up to everyone in the band. It's a five-member unit and I'm going to hopefully rock when PRIEST decides to give it up. I want to stick around and do what I can do. We're all lucky to do this to begin with. It's a gift to be able to make music, travel the world, meet fans and do everything else."
On what he plans to do after PRIEST's final tour:
Scott Travis: "I don't know, I'm just going to continue rocking my guts out like I do and hopefully something will come around the corner and I'll keep rocking."
Benjamin "Benji" Baudelot of Rock Hard, the leading monthly metal magazine in France, spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford earlier today (Thursday, April 21), just one day after it was announced that the band's original guitarist, Kenneth "K.K." Downing, was retiring from the group.
"K.K. leaving was his own decision, for the reasons he made public on his web site [earlier today]," Halford said.
"We had a fantastic time together on the 'Nostradamus' tour... [But] K.K. has his own life to live and we can't force him to do anything he doesn't want to do.
"He told us [of his decision to leave JUDAS PRIEST] before Christmas time. Personally, I thought this could be the end... Emotionally, for me, it's been very, very difficult…
"When K.K. said he was thinking of retiring, Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST guitarist] was the first guy to send him a personal email to say, 'Ken, I hope you're OK. If there's anything you need, just let me know.' We kept the door open all this time in case Ken changed his mind, but the clock was ticking."
When asked about the remaining JUDAS PREST members' decision to go ahead with their previously announced tour plans with a replacement guitarist — 31 year-old British guitar player Richie Faulkner (LAUREN HARRIS, DIRTY DEEDS) — Halford said, "K.K. can never be replaced; he's unique, and we didn't want any kind of K.K. copycat. Richie Faulkner came to Glenn's house to jam, and Glenn simply told me he was absolutely brilliant."
This entire article was copied from Blabbermouth.net.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing retires effective immediately
Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing retires from the band and will not participate on the Epitaph tour. Here is a statement from Downings official website:
It is with regret that Judas Priest announce that K.K. DOWNING has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour.
The band respects his decision and naturally all wish him well.
Replacing Downing on tour will be Richie Faulkner. The band is stating they will play songs from every album they have released.
It is with regret that Judas Priest announce that K.K. DOWNING has formally retired from the band and will therefore not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour.
The band respects his decision and naturally all wish him well.
Replacing Downing on tour will be Richie Faulkner. The band is stating they will play songs from every album they have released.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Famed author Stephen King speaks on how Metallica, Anthrax and Judas Priest inspires him to write
According to Theatlantic.com, the May 2011 issue of The Atlantic features the short story Herman Wouk Is Still Alive, by Stephen King. James Parker, The Atlantic's entertainment columnist, talked to King about how the story came into being, about King's creative process, about the state of short fiction today, and about the relative merits of BLACK SABBATH and JUDAS PRIEST as background music to write to. They spoke on April 1.
Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
Theatlantic.com: Are you still listening to music when you write?
King: "I listen to music when I rewrite now. I don't listen to music when I compose anymore. I can't. I've lost the ability to multi-task that way!"
Theatlantic.com: You used to listen to METALLICA, right?
King: "Metallica, ANTHRAX, I still listen to those guys... There's a band called the LIVING THINGS that I like a lot. Very loud group. I never cared for Ozzy very much."
Theatlantic.com: I'm obsessed with BLACK SABBATH.
King: "No, no. They don't really work for me. 'I AM IRON MAN!'"
Theatlantic.com: That doesn't do it?
King: "No. JUDAS PRIEST, now…"
Theatlantic.com: I love Judas Priest.
King: "Did you ever hear their cover of 'Diamonds And Rust'?"
Theatlantic.com: Yes. I love it. Now: In your grand maturity...
King: "(laughs) I don't feel very mature."
Theatlantic.com: ...what is your favorite part of the creative process?
King: "It's still when you sit down and you get a really good day, and something happens that you don't expect and you just take off, you just go off on the material - I love that, when that happens."
Read more at Theatlantic.com.
This article is courtesy of Bravewords.com.
Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
Theatlantic.com: Are you still listening to music when you write?
King: "I listen to music when I rewrite now. I don't listen to music when I compose anymore. I can't. I've lost the ability to multi-task that way!"
Theatlantic.com: You used to listen to METALLICA, right?
King: "Metallica, ANTHRAX, I still listen to those guys... There's a band called the LIVING THINGS that I like a lot. Very loud group. I never cared for Ozzy very much."
Theatlantic.com: I'm obsessed with BLACK SABBATH.
King: "No, no. They don't really work for me. 'I AM IRON MAN!'"
Theatlantic.com: That doesn't do it?
King: "No. JUDAS PRIEST, now…"
Theatlantic.com: I love Judas Priest.
King: "Did you ever hear their cover of 'Diamonds And Rust'?"
Theatlantic.com: Yes. I love it. Now: In your grand maturity...
King: "(laughs) I don't feel very mature."
Theatlantic.com: ...what is your favorite part of the creative process?
King: "It's still when you sit down and you get a really good day, and something happens that you don't expect and you just take off, you just go off on the material - I love that, when that happens."
Read more at Theatlantic.com.
This article is courtesy of Bravewords.com.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Judas Priest to tour the UK with Queensryche?
Blabbermouth.net just posted a news item which suggests Judas Priest will tour the UK with Queensryche on the bands Epitaph tour. Here are the rumored dates:
July 15 - Newport, UK @ Centre
July 16 - Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
July 17 - Doncaster, UK @ The Dome
July 19 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC
July 20 - Newcastle, UK @ Metro Arena
July 21 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
July 23 - London, UK @ High Voltage Festival
July 24 - Bournemouth, UK @ BIC
July 15 - Newport, UK @ Centre
July 16 - Manchester, UK @ O2 Apollo
July 17 - Doncaster, UK @ The Dome
July 19 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC
July 20 - Newcastle, UK @ Metro Arena
July 21 - Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
July 23 - London, UK @ High Voltage Festival
July 24 - Bournemouth, UK @ BIC
Dio tribute album to feature Lemmy, Rob Halford, Dave Grohl and more
NoiseCreep.com interviewed Wendy Dio who confirmed a tribute album in honor of her late husband is in the works:
"Then we have a tribute record, which probably won't come out this year, but everybody signed up," Dio told Noisecreep. "Even today they were picking songs for which songs they're gonna do."
So, who's signed on thus far? "Rob Halford, Glenn Hughes, Dave Grohl, Lemmy," she said, adding Grohl will do the Black Sabbath hit 'Mob Rules,' and Halford will be taking on 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.' And artists keep coming on. "I just talked to Alice [Cooper], roped Alice in and Sebastian [Bach] and Chris [Jericho]," she said, referring to fellow attendees at the Golden Gods press conference. And Cooper already has a song in mind, going back to the Elf days, according to Wendy.
"Then we have a tribute record, which probably won't come out this year, but everybody signed up," Dio told Noisecreep. "Even today they were picking songs for which songs they're gonna do."
So, who's signed on thus far? "Rob Halford, Glenn Hughes, Dave Grohl, Lemmy," she said, adding Grohl will do the Black Sabbath hit 'Mob Rules,' and Halford will be taking on 'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll.' And artists keep coming on. "I just talked to Alice [Cooper], roped Alice in and Sebastian [Bach] and Chris [Jericho]," she said, referring to fellow attendees at the Golden Gods press conference. And Cooper already has a song in mind, going back to the Elf days, according to Wendy.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Former Judas Priest vocalist Ripper Owens to replace Dio?
According to Joe Siegler from Black-Sabbath.com, former Judas Priest vocalist Ripper Owens will be singing in place of Ronnie James Dio on some unreleased Dio material the Dio band is going to be recording. Apparently bassist Rudy Sarzo and guitarist Craig Goldy were given permission by Wendy Dio to go through Ronnie's computer looking for music they can record.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Judas Priest Guitarist K. K. Downing Discusses The Future Of The Band
Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing recently answered fan submitted questions for his official website. When asked about the future of Judas Priest he responded with this statement:
"To be perfectly honest I have not given any thought as to possible case scenarios after the final tour. At the moment though I feel that Priest has played its part in music history and feel very proud to have achieved what we have. So there is a good positive feeling inside me and of course I feel very indebted to the fans all over the world. As for the future we probably need the help of Nostradamus."
A press release on Judas Priest's final tour reads as follows:
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavymetal
to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest - one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour - hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 - Eindhaar - Tilburg, Holland
9 - Sweden Rock - Solvesborg, Sweden
11 - Sauna Festival - Tampere, Finland
14 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
15 - Edward Greig Plass - Bergen, Norway
17 - Copenhell Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
19 - Hellfest - Nantes, France
20 - Le Zenith - Paris, France
22 - Gods of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
23 - Sonisphere Festival - Switzerland
25 - Graspop Festival - Dessel, Belgium
27 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
28 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
29 - Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
July
1 - Belgrade Arena - Belgrade, Serbia
3 - Romexpo - Bucharest, Romania
8 - Akademik Stadium - Sofia, Bulgaria
10 - Kazlicesme Festival Site - Istanbul, Turkey
10 - Metal Hammer Festival - Katovice, Poland
23 - High Voltage Festival - London, UK
August
5 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
7 - Colmar Wine Festival - Colmar, France
10 - Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek - Katowice, Poland
"To be perfectly honest I have not given any thought as to possible case scenarios after the final tour. At the moment though I feel that Priest has played its part in music history and feel very proud to have achieved what we have. So there is a good positive feeling inside me and of course I feel very indebted to the fans all over the world. As for the future we probably need the help of Nostradamus."
A press release on Judas Priest's final tour reads as follows:
After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy
However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour - hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!
With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!
Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:
June
7 - Eindhaar - Tilburg, Holland
9 - Sweden Rock - Solvesborg, Sweden
11 - Sauna Festival - Tampere, Finland
14 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
15 - Edward Greig Plass - Bergen, Norway
17 - Copenhell Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
19 - Hellfest - Nantes, France
20 - Le Zenith - Paris, France
22 - Gods of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
23 - Sonisphere Festival - Switzerland
25 - Graspop Festival - Dessel, Belgium
27 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
28 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
29 - Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria
July
1 - Belgrade Arena - Belgrade, Serbia
3 - Romexpo - Bucharest, Romania
8 - Akademik Stadium - Sofia, Bulgaria
10 - Kazlicesme Festival Site - Istanbul, Turkey
10 - Metal Hammer Festival - Katovice, Poland
23 - High Voltage Festival - London, UK
August
5 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
7 - Colmar Wine Festival - Colmar, France
10 - Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek - Katowice, Poland
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Judas Priest Guitarist K. K. Downing Dissects Classic Point Of Entry Song
Ville Krannila from guitarist K.K. Downing's Steel Mill website has dissected the classic track 'Desert Plains' with the legenday guitarist.
About the song Downing comments: "'Desert Plains' to me is just one of those songs that you can get into instantly because of the tempo and where the accents are in the riff. Additionally and particularly in the States the lyrical content making reference to the desert has that extra appeal for the fans in places like Arizona and New Mexico.
Having mentioned the tempo, it was often difficult for us to keep it as per the studio version live because it seemed to work virtually at any tempo. That's as long as it was faster of course, as is typical of bands when playing live. I guess it's because of that nervous energy and adrenalin that drives us that bit bit harder and faster when the lights go down.
'Desert Plains' was also a song that none of us really wanted to leave out of the set, and if we did it was only because we did not want fans to say that we kept on playing the same old songs. The song has that unique quality and feel about it and is hard to replace in the set.
It would be great to think that songs like this are easy to keep writing but believe me I have tried. So unless we come up with something soon there will be - and maybe quite rightfully - only one 'Desert Plains'."
About the song Downing comments: "'Desert Plains' to me is just one of those songs that you can get into instantly because of the tempo and where the accents are in the riff. Additionally and particularly in the States the lyrical content making reference to the desert has that extra appeal for the fans in places like Arizona and New Mexico.
Having mentioned the tempo, it was often difficult for us to keep it as per the studio version live because it seemed to work virtually at any tempo. That's as long as it was faster of course, as is typical of bands when playing live. I guess it's because of that nervous energy and adrenalin that drives us that bit bit harder and faster when the lights go down.
'Desert Plains' was also a song that none of us really wanted to leave out of the set, and if we did it was only because we did not want fans to say that we kept on playing the same old songs. The song has that unique quality and feel about it and is hard to replace in the set.
It would be great to think that songs like this are easy to keep writing but believe me I have tried. So unless we come up with something soon there will be - and maybe quite rightfully - only one 'Desert Plains'."
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Judas Priest wriiting new material for 2011 Epitaph farewell album
Judas Priest is currently writing new material to coincide with their farewell 'Epitaph' world tour. This will likely be the bands last release of new material. No release date has been projected.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Pantera frontman Philip Anselmo speaks out on Down touring in 2011, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rush Limbaugh
Philip Anselmo, Pantera/Down vocalist and gutiarists for Arson Anthem, was recently interviewed by CraveOnline.com and shared his opinion on a multitude of subjects. Here is a transcription of the interview highlights:
There's a hot-button issue that's been messing with my head that I'd like to get your thoughts on. In the wake of this Arizona shooting of Gabrielle Giffords and the killing of all those people, Rush Limbaugh went out and said that the shooter's insane, and it's clear because he listens to heavy metal, among other things.
If Rush Limbaugh said something about the idea that someone murdered someone or is crazy because they listen to heavy metal, that's a kneejerk reaction. And from me especially, because motherfucker I create heavy metal and I don't have a murderous fuckin' bone in my body. Nothing that's gonna fuckin' take me somewhere and take the coward's way out. He's out of his mind. I think that's about the most shallow view you could possibly take. I think you really need to take a look at what ignited some stupid motherfucker to do something like this.
Obviously it's a lot more than heavy metal. I don't know what the guy was listening to, but it wouldn't matter if he was listening to tapes of Osama Bin Laden preaching the goddamn jihad. Look at the guy first, don't look at the music. He's out of his fuckin' mind. Fuck Rush Limbaugh.
Looking through the history of damnation of heavy metal music or rock music in general, it falls in line with Marilyn Manson being blamed for Columbine and so many more incidents that preceded it...
Even before that it was kids committing suicide and it getting blamed on Judas Priest, and Ozzy Osbourne's been through this whole thing too. As a matter of fact, there's been some isolated Pantera fuckin' events where kids have done certain things and they were caught and they were wearing Pantera shirts. People were alarmed and what-not, but I mentioned Ozzy and Rob Halford from Judas Priest actually went to court and spoke in an extremely sane way - he took the stand on behalf of all of us, before any of us had been blamed. At least ten years before all that blame really took off. But Rob Halford almost singlehandedly enlightened the court system to the fact that you cannot tie insanity, murder or anything into music people listen to. So Rob Halford definitely deserves a pat on the back for that one.
It's being fabricated once again, but with people like that the entirety of the conversation is made to set fires.
I'd love to sit across from Rush Limbaugh and have him try to prove me crazy. I'm absolutely fucking craaaaazy, but I'm not stupid. You can love any kind of music and still use judgement, you stupid motherfucker.
Speaking of this year, fans have been eager for news on Down IV, but I hear there's not been a lot of time for that....
Yeah. Man, there will be a time for Down. Matter of fact we had a meeting this past week, and I know Jimmy's gotta go do an Eyehategod tour in February. But after that, I think we're looking to do some shows starting in March. Maybe local around here, maybe even some Mardi Gras gigs. But yeah, last week we sat around and they played me some new stuff they're working on, and it sounds good. Sounds like it's got a lot of promise, and really they just need me in the fuckin' practice room. So all this is going to happen this year. It has to happen. I know there's a responsibility here. Down has a fanbase and they are very very very loyal. So I don't want to let those people down. They deserve some new music, we have it. We've demoed other songs, there's songs that haven't even been released that people have never heard, so there's always Down there. For all you people out there, don't you stress. We got the Down coming.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Rocklahoma 2011 lack of rumors
While we can only confirm Drowning Pool for Rocklahoma 2011 so far, we have learned new information about the festival. The 2010 festival featured a line up consisting of more modern acts, such as Godsmack, Lacuna Coil, Buchcherry, Three Days Grace, Saving Able etc. We have learned that the 2011 line up will feature more retro hard rock acts. While we have only been able to confirm one band, here are a list of bands we think could be possibilites to be on Rocklahoma 2011:
ZZ Top (They were there last year and went over very well)
Judas Priest (last US tour so why not?)
Scorpions (See Judas Priest)
Warrant (New album coming out soon)
Steel Panther (See Warrant)
Poison (30th anniversary tour)
Rob Zombie (A suprise act that would go over well in my opinion)
Alice Cooper (No reason he shouldn't be a headliner)
Whitesnake (See Warrant)
We have not heard any of those bands as being rumored. Hell, we haven't heard of one rumored band to be honest with you. The bands mentioned above are possibilites that make sense.
ZZ Top (They were there last year and went over very well)
Judas Priest (last US tour so why not?)
Scorpions (See Judas Priest)
Warrant (New album coming out soon)
Steel Panther (See Warrant)
Poison (30th anniversary tour)
Rob Zombie (A suprise act that would go over well in my opinion)
Alice Cooper (No reason he shouldn't be a headliner)
Whitesnake (See Warrant)
We have not heard any of those bands as being rumored. Hell, we haven't heard of one rumored band to be honest with you. The bands mentioned above are possibilites that make sense.
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