MindRuler
Ancient Mariner
Saw him 20 years ago, fantastic show! And one of my favourite songs was played!First time seeing Alice Cooper and he exceeded my expectations. He puts on a great show and is very theatrical.
Halo Of Flies
Saw him 20 years ago, fantastic show! And one of my favourite songs was played!First time seeing Alice Cooper and he exceeded my expectations. He puts on a great show and is very theatrical.
For me it was a combination of the fact I saw them last year, the shorter set, and none of my concert buddies were available to attend made the decision to pass easier. Still bummed I missed it cause Priest is my fav band behind Maiden.Really great show last night. Wish the set for Priest was longer than 14 songs, but not complaining when it's relatively Painkiller-heavy. Also, nice to finally hear the band with proper sound considering last year's show at the Rosemont Theater sounded like listening to the band with a bucket on your head.
Tight sets from both acts. Didn't get there in time for Corrosion of Conformity.
Did Priest or Alice close the show?Really great show last night. Wish the set for Priest was longer than 14 songs, but not complaining when it's relatively Painkiller-heavy. Also, nice to finally hear the band with proper sound considering last year's show at the Rosemont Theater sounded like listening to the band with a bucket on your head.
Tight sets from both acts. Didn't get there in time for Corrosion of Conformity.
Did Priest or Alice close the show?
^Yes, but at the same time I want hear Richie's takes of these solos.I'd hope that Andy and Richie played the trade-off solos between them, rather than Richie playing them all. Andy is no slouch but songs like Painkiller and One Shot At Glory have Richie playing both solos and I think they lose something by doing so.
Isn't the next tour a new album tour with a break in 2026 for writing? Shield Of Pain Tour to continue? Isn't it like a 2nd leg of the IS Tour?Reckless is an recurring subject. It's been mentioned by the band a few times already, and when one year ago a fan asked Scott about playing Reckless live, Travis said "Not yet". It's one of my fav tunes, I'd love to hear it live, as the upcoming tour could be the best time to do that (since they want to focus on Turbo and SWoD), but... I doubt if Rob can sing it. There are some songs he struggles with, and these songs are more or less similar to Reckless: No Surrender, Gates of Hell...
Eat Me Alive is one of the easiest DotF tracks to perform, tbh I'm surprised they haven't played it already (with Richie - it was played on the Nostradamus tour). Ram it Down isn't an easy one, but they could bring it back. They've already played Screaming for Vengeance and Freewheel Burning, it's not that different from them.
My personal wish for 2026 is Genocide, and it'll probably be played. At least I hope so, but it's a logical choice if they're planning to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Sad Wings. It seems that it'll be a weird tour, but if they pick the right songs, it can actually work well.
^How do we know this? They announced 2 dates, interesting. It looks like they'll write and record on the road again. Probably one of their most curious choices of a new tour theme for next year then, brand new one for 2 years (another hybrid?) or like a (atypical for them) 3rd year of IS, let's see.It'll be a completely different tour. I guess it'll be Invincible Shield pt. 3, to some extent, but Shield of Pain ends in 2025. So far 2 summer shows have been announced. The only thing we know about the tour is that the band wants to revisit both Turbo and Sad Wings of Destiny, but no details were revealed. The 2026 tour doesn't even have a name.
Perhaps they'll work on the album before the tour starts. They recorded some parts of Invincible Shield during the 50 Heavy Metal Years tour (at least Ian did, I don't know about other guys), so in this context touring shouldn't be a problem.
My guess is that they'll revisit ~4 songs from each album, add some unplayed IS song(s) and a bunch of live staples.At the moment, we're having fun with the Painkiller acknowledgement. And next year, we'll probably do some Sad Wings of Destiny and Turbo.
Turbo and SWOD is an odd combo, but at least it will be something different. Maybe just for 1 year and the new album will be released in 2028?.Rob mentioned Turbo and Sad Wings in a few interviews.
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'This Band Has Always Been Curious' - Rob Halford Is Excited About the Future of Judas Priest
Rob Halford is ready to hit the road with Alice Cooper and Corrosion of Conformity; he also opens up about the legacy and future of Judas Priest.loudwire.com