Judas Priest

[GhostofCain]

RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Started Recording Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield' Album: 'We Were In The Studio For A Month In February'

In a new interview with Canada's The Metal Voice, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked about "The Ballad Of Judas Priest", the much-anticipated documentary about PRIEST and the legendary heavy metal band's epic journey to the top of rock and roll. He said (as transcribed by...

blabbermouth.net

Already back in the studio!

Great news!

 

[Kalata]

JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On 50th Anniversary Of 'Sad Wings Of Destiny': The Band 'Really Started To Solidify' Their 'Sound On That Record'

In a new interview with J.J. Caithcart of Different Stages Radio, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked about the 50th anniversary of the band's 1976 album "Sad Wings Of Destiny", which features such iconic tracks as "Victim Of Changes", "The Ripper", "Tyrant" and "Dreamer Deceiver"...

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Richie with some tour discussion:

-> he said they'll revisit SWOD songs because of the anniv. Expected.
''I mean, they really started to solidify that sound on that record. And I think it's a really important one for the band, in terms of songwriting and sound, and for the fans as well. I think if you ask any fan, that's gonna be up there in their top five records, of PRIEST records.''

Andy wants to do ''Island Of Domination''. Richie said others like it, ''Reckless'' (try again), ''Pain And Pleasure'', ''Fever'' (he loves it)...many of them. Reckless and Fever would be great.

He also said that the chorus to a ballad on the upcoming EW album has been his idea for 15 years, and he even demoed it with Rob for the last album's sessions.

 

[GhostofCain]

So Judas Priest will be playing at the Hammersmith Odeon in September.



Do we know what is the setlist going to be like? It could be a good opportunity to finally see the band with Rob Halford!

 

[7th son]

So Judas Priest will be playing at the Hammersmith Odeon in September.

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Do we know what is the setlist going to be like? It could be a good opportunity to finally see the band with Rob Halford!

Faithkeepers makes me believe it will be leaning into Defenders of the Faith album, on the other hand Richie said that they will honor SWOD for its 50th anniversary. If they release a new album by then, it might be focus on that too. So my answer is... I have absolutely no idea.

 

[Yax]

Faithkeepers makes me believe it will be leaning into Defenders of the Faith album, on the other hand Richie said that they will honor SWOD for its 50th anniversary. If they release a new album by then, it might be focus on that too. So my answer is... I have absolutely no idea.

So there will be the standard hits, a couple of deep cuts from Defenders and SWOD and a few others. Sounds like a great set.

 

[GhostofCain]

Faithkeepers makes me believe it will be leaning into Defenders of the Faith album, on the other hand Richie said that they will honor SWOD for its 50th anniversary. If they release a new album by then, it might be focus on that too. So my answer is... I have absolutely no idea.

So there will be the standard hits, a couple of deep cuts from Defenders and SWOD and a few others. Sounds like a great set.

Thanks. I will probably wait until I know the setlist before purchasing a ticket, with the gig being on a Monday.

 

[7th son]

Thanks. I will probably wait until I know the setlist before purchasing a ticket, with the gig being on a Monday.

According to the new interview with Richie on Metal Pilgrim YouTube channel they won't release a new album until next year, so we can count that out. He also sad that there won't be any specific album focus for the tour this year, which I interpret as a "best of" show but we shall see.

 

[malfeitor]

A few SWoD tracks (VoC and The Ripper seem to be guaranteed), some Turbo songs, perhaps another deep cut or two (so far, Fever has been mentioned a few times) + the hits. That's all I'm expecting. Richie said that at this point nothing's 100% certain since they only have a general concept for the tour, they haven't decided what exactly should be played on Faithkeepers.

Could be a nice mix, despite attending quite a lot of Priest concerts, I haven't heard any Turbo song yet - besides Turbo Lover, of course. Genocide hasn't been performed in Europe since the early 80s, so it would be great to hear it this time.