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Eh, a DotF & SfV tour is - at this point - a rather impossible scenario, in my opinion. At the moment they're recording vocals for the 20th album, it seems that the whole thing is going to be finished surprisingly soon. They won't be on tour post-September (that's when Richie wants to play with Elegant Weapons), in 2027 (and perhaps in 2028 too) they will be focusing on promoting the record. How much time do they have left? How many tours? Faithkeepers isn't going to be too DotF/SfV-heavy, it's gonna be more like a mix of everything, with an emphasis on Turbo and Sad Wings.

The idea itself sounds great and I'll be happy to see a setlist like that. But on the other hand - they've already revisited many DotF and SfV songs, only few are left untouched. Honestly, I could be intrested in Priest coming back to the 70s songs that haven't been performed too often. There are tracks such as Stained Class, Raw Deal, White Heat Red Hot that I'd love to hear. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against the two iconic LPs from the 80s, but most people who attended the recent tours have already heard stuff like The Sentinel, Devil's Child, Love Bites or Freewheel Burning (this one is a live staple, considering how often they perform it).
 
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Eh, a DotF & SfV tour is - at this point - a rather impossible scenario, in my opinion. At the moment they're recording vocals for the 20th album, it seems that the whole thing is going to be finished surprisingly soon. They won't be on tour post-September (that's when Richie wants to play with Elegant Weapons), in 2027 (and perhaps in 2028 too) they will be focusing on promoting the record. How much time do they have left? How many tours?
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Good call.
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The idea itself sounds great and I'll be happy to see a setlist like that. But on the other hand - they've already revisited many DotF and SfV songs, only few are left untouched. Honestly, I could be intrested in Priest coming back to the 70s songs that haven't been performed too often. There are tracks such as Stained Class, Raw Deal, White Heat Red Hot that I'd love to hear. Don't get me wrong, I don't have anything against the two iconic LPs from the 80s, but most people who attended the recent tours have already heard stuff like The Sentinel, Devil's Child, Love Bites or Freewheel Burning (this one is a live staple, considering how often they perform it).
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If Priest had done a History tour, around the 70s albums would have been an option. We also missed out on a full-on Nostradamus tour. Turbo + RID would have been a nice tour to represent the 80s. Rock Hard Ride Free and Fever are the popular deep cuts left to return, otherwise a great combo of albums (like AOR and SWOD because of the covers, Firepower and IS...).
 
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I've been listening to Invincible Shield album a lot the last few days, idk why I didn't get around to it earlier cause I did like the songs I heard on the radio. I think it's a great album. Favorite songs are probably As God Is My Witness and Fight Of Your Life.
 
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Creative juices are pouring down like torrential rain. Maiden, whatever you do - definitely don’t take any notes from Priest…
(quietly deploys reverse psychology and waits)

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IAN HILL Says Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Is 'Shaping Up To Be A Great Classic' LP: 'A Little Bit More Traditional' Than 'Invincible Shield'

In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks...
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In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks anyway; we've got them down. There might be one extra [song] to do. But the vast majority of it, the backing tracks have been done. The guys have been to Phoenix working on vocals with Rob [Halford, PRIEST singer] over the last few weeks, I believe. So he's in the process of putting the vocals down."

As for the musical direction of the new PRIEST material, Hill said: "The style, it's a little bit different from the last one. It's — I don't know — a little bit more traditional, maybe a little bit quirky with some of the things. And, yeah, it should be good. Like I say, I've only heard it in very raw form — just basically guitar, bass and drums. That's all I've heard so far. But, yeah, it's shaping up to be a great classic PRIEST album. It'll be out some time next year. It'll be out probably March, April, something like that, I should imagine. That's down to the record company."

Asked if he means that the new PRIEST album will be "traditional" in the vein of classic PRIEST LPs "British Steel", "Screaming For Vengeance" and "Defenders Of The Faith", Hill clarified: "No, not that traditional. [Laughs] It's more along the lines of 'Invincible Shield', but a lot more direct, shall I say."
 
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IAN HILL Says Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Is 'Shaping Up To Be A Great Classic' LP: 'A Little Bit More Traditional' Than 'Invincible Shield'

In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks...
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In a new interview with Spain's Metal Journal, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill confirmed that he and his bandmates have commenced work on the follow-up to 2024's "Invincible Shield" album. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "We've done most of the music, or all the backing tracks anyway; we've got them down. There might be one extra [song] to do. But the vast majority of it, the backing tracks have been done. The guys have been to Phoenix working on vocals with Rob [Halford, PRIEST singer] over the last few weeks, I believe. So he's in the process of putting the vocals down."

As for the musical direction of the new PRIEST material, Hill said: "The style, it's a little bit different from the last one. It's — I don't know — a little bit more traditional, maybe a little bit quirky with some of the things. And, yeah, it should be good. Like I say, I've only heard it in very raw form — just basically guitar, bass and drums. That's all I've heard so far. But, yeah, it's shaping up to be a great classic PRIEST album. It'll be out some time next year. It'll be out probably March, April, something like that, I should imagine. That's down to the record company."

Asked if he means that the new PRIEST album will be "traditional" in the vein of classic PRIEST LPs "British Steel", "Screaming For Vengeance" and "Defenders Of The Faith", Hill clarified: "No, not that traditional. [Laughs] It's more along the lines of 'Invincible Shield', but a lot more direct, shall I say."
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More direct (a lot more? more short songs?) and traditional than the last 2 albums, they really found their formula. But I wouldn't call IS different than Firepower and it is direct approach overall. I would like some longer and atypical songs from them.
 
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More direct (a lot more?) and traditional than the last 2 albums, they really found their formula. I wouldn't call IS different than Firepower and it is direct approach overall. I would like some longer and atypical songs from them.
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Most likely the music will stay very much in the vein of Firepower and Invincible Shield, because Richie has become the main musical architect behind modern Judas Priest. At least that’s how it feels to me.
 
I liked the diversity of Invincible Shield, but I'm curious to hear what they've been cooking :) One thing for sure, they aren't wasting their time. The gap between Firepower and Invincible Shield was quite long (of course, partially thanks to covid), so it's nice to know they want the new record to be out only 3 years after the most recent album. Releasing 20 studio LPs is a rather big achievement for a metal band.
 
Tim Owens talking about the differences between Priest and Maiden. You can definitely sense some undercurrents there.

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'There's A Reason IRON MAIDEN Plays In Front Of 20,000 People While JUDAS PRIEST Plays In Front Of 5,000'

In a new interview with Gustavo Maiato of Brazil's Whiplash.net, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens once again addressed the fact that the two studio albums singer he recorded with the band — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — are not available on the major streaming...
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"After Maiato noted that IRON MAIDEN's current lineup, with Bruce Dickinson on vocals, occasionally performs material that was originally recorded with singer Blaze Bayley, while Rob Halford "rarely performs" Owens-era songs from PRIEST, Tim clarified: "You just said Rob Halford 'rarely performs' it. Rob Halford's never performed [PRIEST songs from my era of the band]. But no, absolutely [think there are songs he would sound great on]. Could you imagine how great Rob Halford would sound singing 'Burn In Hell'? It would be better than my version. He would sound... It's so great for him, he would sound fantastic. Now, I'd like to see him try 'Jugulator', but I don't think that would happen. But, yeah, they would sound fantastic.

"But there's a difference of bands you're talking about," Owens explained. "You're talking about IRON MAIDEN, who has great management. They do great business moves. They're up here [at a higher level than PRIEST when it comes to their live draw]. JUDAS PRIEST, yeah… This is a band that announced they were going to one guitar player [for their live shows] years ago [only to quickly change their minds]. I mean, how the fuck does JUDAS PRIEST go to one guitar player? So you're talking about IRON MAIDEN with great management, great marketing, a great team. They go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. They demand that Blaze Bayley goes into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame [with the other current and former members of the band]. JUDAS PRIEST goes into the Rock And Hall Hall Of Fame, and JUDAS PRIEST is pretty much, 'Absolutely not, Ripper's not going in.' So [IRON MAIDEN] have great management, and there's a reason why they play in front of 20,000 people and the other one [JUDAS PRIEST] plays in front of five. That's the difference. So there's your answer of why IRON MAIDEN, which is a little more class act, plays Blaze Bayley's songs, 'cause they wrote 'em, they did it. Why would they not?"
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The way he phrases it, is there a possibility that, behind the scenes, Maiden demanded that Blaze be included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction?
 
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Tim Owens talking about the differences between Priest and Maiden. You can definitely sense some undercurrents there.

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'There's A Reason IRON MAIDEN Plays In Front Of 20,000 People While JUDAS PRIEST Plays In Front Of 5,000'

In a new interview with Gustavo Maiato of Brazil's Whiplash.net, former JUDAS PRIEST singer Tim "Ripper" Owens once again addressed the fact that the two studio albums singer he recorded with the band — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — are not available on the major streaming...
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"After Maiato noted that IRON MAIDEN's current lineup, with Bruce Dickinson on vocals, occasionally performs material that was originally recorded with singer Blaze Bayley, while Rob Halford "rarely performs" Owens-era songs from PRIEST, Tim clarified: "You just said Rob Halford 'rarely performs' it. Rob Halford's never performed [PRIEST songs from my era of the band]. But no, absolutely [think there are songs he would sound great on]. Could you imagine how great Rob Halford would sound singing 'Burn In Hell'? It would be better than my version. He would sound... It's so great for him, he would sound fantastic. Now, I'd like to see him try 'Jugulator', but I don't think that would happen. But, yeah, they would sound fantastic.

"But there's a difference of bands you're talking about," Owens explained. "You're talking about IRON MAIDEN, who has great management. They do great business moves. They're up here [at a higher level than PRIEST when it comes to their live draw]. JUDAS PRIEST, yeah… This is a band that announced they were going to one guitar player [for their live shows] years ago [only to quickly change their minds]. I mean, how the fuck does JUDAS PRIEST go to one guitar player? So you're talking about IRON MAIDEN with great management, great marketing, a great team. They go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. They demand that Blaze Bayley goes into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame [with the other current and former members of the band]. JUDAS PRIEST goes into the Rock And Hall Hall Of Fame, and JUDAS PRIEST is pretty much, 'Absolutely not, Ripper's not going in.' So [IRON MAIDEN] have great management, and there's a reason why they play in front of 20,000 people and the other one [JUDAS PRIEST] plays in front of five. That's the difference. So there's your answer of why IRON MAIDEN, which is a little more class act, plays Blaze Bayley's songs, 'cause they wrote 'em, they did it. Why would they not?"
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The way he phrases it, is there a possibility that, behind the scenes, Maiden demanded that Blaze be included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction?
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IRON MAIDEN suma a Blaze Bayley en su candidatura al Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2026

El cantante Blaze Bayley ha sido añadido a la candidatura de IRON MAIDEN para el Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2026
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Yes he was added because the band asked for. 2 albums with them and saved the band of retiring.
 
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