This place has really gone to the wayside. Only been a member since 2008 but half the people who used to post are gone.

well it is smoking hot here literally!!!!! fires north ,south east and west lol http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/07/16/ravenous-forest-fire-swallowing-tens-of-thousands-of-litres-of-water-per-day-in-iconic-banff-national-park/       http://bc.ctvnews.ca/fire-forces-1-500-residents-to-evacuate-from-west-kelowna-homes-1.1919149      https://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanandsabina/14666834634/in/photostream/   http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-119229-21-.htm   that covers all the compass points !! air quality is poor at best

WTF??!! Are they WALKING it to you?? I know you live in BFE, but that's a bit ridiculous!

We pre-ordered the vinyl and that hasn't arrived yet either. It came with a t-shirt, so maybe that was the issue, I don't know. We looked up to see what the deal was since it should have been here by now and it said they have until DECEMBER to fulfill the order!!! Are you fucking kidding me?!!! Good news is that it has been shipped so it should be here soon, whew! But seriously, DECEMBER???

		guidogodoy wrote:
		THE FLIPPIN' PRE-ORDER!!!! Thanks, Amazon. The damn thing best be on my doorstep tomorrow morning or I am taking names, kicking ass and chewing bubble gum. ...and I am all out of gum!

Unless your getting something extra's that's not available with the in-store sale I wouldn't pre-order a cd. They usually don't mail until release day so you're guaranteed to get it a couple days later than everyone else plus you pay shipping. I'm sure you're getting something else with the disc and I'm not criticizing you it's just something I quit doing. I can't wait sometimes and in this case it's got to be driving you crazy.

 Oh well, it's pretty much dead here anyway so why not? Alot of people have stopped coming here since I started. Coincidence?  Maybe I'll go away for awhile so JD doesn't have to be so bent. (lol)

J.D.. That's what I did. Except for reading what people post here I quit going to facebook or anywhere else to see what people are saying. I'll make up my own mind and it won't be based on what someone else thinks. That's why I commented to you a couple of times about not worrying about people ripping them for the first track released. I didn't know people were bashing the other two because I wasn't reading and not that I care but if people really are bashing the other two I doubt that they are longtime fans. I would guess younger fans hoping for a more modern style of music because it sounds like we may get a decent effort out of them based on what I'm hearing and what I think most people expect out of them. Don't stay away this site is already too dead. What is there, like six people that post here now? I never interact on their facebook page because I like this better but it seems like Facebook may be the only way to interact at all if you or any of the remaining few stop posting.

I can only speak for myself and no one has accused me of it but when I've been listening I haven't tried to compare the new tracks to any other Priest. I don't want any other Priest just the heaviness I've come to expect. Not every track has to be that way and I know I've never liked every track on a Priest album so I'm not expecting to now. No one asked but I'll mention that my criticism of the first track is that it's just a steady monotonous beat and I really don't like the vocal style. I know Rob isn't going to scream like he did in his youth but the style on that song becomes irritating to me rather quickly. It reminds me of stuff like "Prisoner of Your Love" or "Red White and Blue" or stuff off Rob's last Halford cd. The other two tracks have tempo changes and better lyrical style and it keeps the songs from getting boring as you listen. To me the other two tracks are a continuation of a long time trend of releasing new music that sounds different from the previous effort but retains that overall Priest sound. I think this stopped with Demolition. That's why I say 15 years and I may finally get what I wanted. It would be a fantastic last hurrah. Let's see.

yeah JD and Budred, people are not remembering the power these guys used to produce , this is an apple and oranges project , with nothing really in the catalog to compare it to UNTIL we here the whole album,!!!!! island of domination! exciter ! raw deal! the rage! free wheel burning power power power , i think they defined the genre of power metal

I think "Bloodstone" blows away "Redeemer of Souls". That's one of my favorite Priest tracks. J.D., you seem to be pretty angry that people don't like "Redeemer...". I haven't gone to facebook to read what anyone is saying but here it seems like more praise than not especially on the latter two tracks. There isn't anything wrong with saying Priest released a weak track if they did. When I heard it I was thinking I didn't even want to hear anymore but after the other two I can't wait. The second two songs are more Priest like and now I'm pretty stoked for it to come out. I'm thinking they are finally after 15 years going to release something that harkens back to the Priest I used to know. I really can't wait for this!

@ J.D. after 6 years , and Glenn,Ian and Rob hurtling towards 70 ,i am Happy that we get anything at all, let alone a new album with  18 new tunes !!!of which the 3 i have heard so far are pretty darn good, some of my favourite tunes are pre- painkiller, love the old sound of priest, in fact the first time i heard Painkiller , i was like WTF is this !!!!! but it grew on me , for the longest  time my favourite song off that album was between the hammer and the anvil!.! but now i gotta hear it live when they play! this pre-conceived notion people had(have) about this new album is causing the bad reviews ,that it has to be this style or that style instead of just letting it "BE" and judge it on the merits of a stand alone project and not compare it to others , this band is radical in its thought and writing process and i enjoy being along for the ride with them!!!! (not always great, but always unmistakably priest) be open to what will probably (fingers crossed not!!) be the bands swan song and hope for a major city tour so we can see the mighty priest one last time !!! i choose to be open to this album, and i am sure it wont all be likable for me , but it is new and it is Priest so enjoy, and keep an open mind i say to all the detractors out there !!!

if i never heard metal gods again i would be a happy man IMO !!!! , by the complaints on facebook, i think there are a lot of people out there that wanted a harder heavier album and wanted screaming fast guitars and pounding drums .............AND OH YEAH WE HAVE ONLY HEARD 2 SONGS OUT OF 18!!!!!! , there is a quote out there by one of the rock sites that have actually  heard the album in its entirety and they are using words like FUCKING EPIC,JUDAS PRIEST RETURNS TO FORM ETC.  some times we have to hear the other parts to make the whole , would electric eye be as good without the helion intro? the sentinel without the guitar intro, love bites? etc.!

Maybe if the guys in Priest stop making good money, start sleeping on stinky bus seats, play a few clubs and dine out at McDonalds more often they would become better song writers and crank out more classic underground metal albums..it seems to be working for Biff...lol

MY BRAND NEW EPITAPH DVD IS DEFECTIVE AND I HAVE TO SEND IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!  BOO HOO

I just poured some coke into my British Steel mug and it has a hairline crack.  ARGH!!!

Its fucking snowing again.  listening to the last rose of summer and its not working with the weather.

@Painkillergirl. I've been here 3yrs. and never realized it was about "Priest". Everybody here just posts about things that generally piss them off so continue. Same w/ Metal Blah, blah, blah.

Well, sorry, now I've noticed this topic is for "pissing you off about priest"....

I'm a newbie here. :-D

Everything piss me off when I'm so nervous...lol

Today, it's burned out light bulb in room while I was cooking!!!! Damn!!!! :-D