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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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malfeitor said:
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 With God As 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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blabbermouth.net

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.
 
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