@guido ... I think certain albums (not all) but some are not taken in all the way because of bad timing... Turbo isn't to my likings no because after Defenders I was starving for more...I think Nostrdamous was released in bad timing because we only got one album from Priest when Rob came back in Angel Of Retribution we were starving for another solid LP .
Had they released another LP in 2007 of pure metal and KK never quit .. then Nostrdamous in 2010 or 2011 would of been more understood but only to me I'm saying. I was dreading too much time between Nostrdamous and the next studio album and it turned out I was right...
listening to Nostrdamous now...is much better guido, no it's not my favorite but it isn't as BAD as I posted here in 2008 - ... and if you think about it... it kinda WAS not a good time for Nostrdamous... Rob had only been back in the band for 3 and a half years when they were working on it.
The world had just rejoiced Rob the Metal God coming back and the success of A.O.R. it just didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. As I said the same with Turbo coming off an album titled Defenders Of The Faith and then EXPLAINING to us in 1984 - 1985 that the "FAITH" means defending heavy metal and everything it stands for
...then in 1986 they do an about face 180 and Glam out with purple pink and yellow Turbo outfits and water the songs down on the Turbo album. So I think it's just a matter of timing sometimes that can hurt or help an album. It doesn't make an album better no but sometimes timing of when to release something makes it easier to digest.
[guidogodoy] Thursday, May 13, 2021 12:06:27 AM
Ya know, I can't say I disagree with you at all. Haven't HEARD more than this song (kinda thought the same about Les when I first heard it announced....wtf, eh? Cannot PLAY like this, as far as I could tell) but this was a mega-meh for me.
Just sent the link to a friend. I was really surprised to read how stoked people were about it on Youtube reading comments. Eh, to each their own. Me? Make mine JUDAS Priest.
(aside? You really have me chuckling here with your comment about Nostra...lol. Yeah, I remember that you didn't much care for it! HAAA!!!)
@guido ... Les Binks is not in the video and obviously not on the album and has a wrist injury ...I chose to believe otherwise I think when they started writing the album he simply does not have the CHOPS to play this style of drums ...
And he's playing on a couple classic tracks on a few selective shows or what the hell ever I don't think Downing thought this all the way through and later realized Les can't play it ha ha ha dude no way that's Les Binks on drums in the audio. Kk should of gone the opposite direction and went for a 70s style Judas Priest like Stained Class and Hell Bent For Leather style to match Les Binks' stripped down drum style.
But yeah I just don't like Tim Owens but a Stained Class Hell Bent For Leather primitive style would of came out of left field and would of been unexpected and may of made Owens voice more tolerable perhaps idk. Yeah KK is still my hero but to see him waste this on generic print out vending machine produced metal is tough to watch. Judas Priest will release something as strong as Firepower but as we know it'll be different. I just hope we like it because it's not a given they will always release something high quality like they have with Ritchie but I am hopeful.
There's more a chance the new Judas Priest will be quality than KKs crappy scrub mundane boring over produced yawn we just heard. Fucking lame. And I was bitching about Nostrdamous! KKs song makes Nostrdamous seem like Screaming For Vengeance.
I like the crappy production on Redeemer Of Souls because it wasn't intended to be but it made it DIFFERENT and retro it sounds like it could of been released in 1989 a year before Painkiller.
K.K.'s Priest. Lame name,lame singer,lame over produced sound,lame album cover.LAME.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 8:53:17 PM
@guido ... Les Binks is not in the video and obviously not on the album and has a wrist injury ...I chose to believe otherwise I think when they started writing the album he simply does not have the CHOPS to play this style of drums ...
And he's playing on a couple classic tracks on a few selective shows or what the hell ever I don't think Downing thought this all the way through and later realized Les can't play it ha ha ha dude no way that's Les Binks on drums in the audio. Kk should of gone the opposite direction and went for a 70s style Judas Priest like Stained Class and Hell Bent For Leather style to match Les Binks' stripped down drum style.
But yeah I just don't like Tim Owens but a Stained Class Hell Bent For Leather primitive style would of came out of left field and would of been unexpected and may of made Owens voice more tolerable perhaps idk. Yeah KK is still my hero but to see him waste this on generic print out vending machine produced metal is tough to watch. Judas Priest will release something as strong as Firepower but as we know it'll be different. I just hope we like it because it's not a given they will always release something high quality like they have with Ritchie but I am hopeful.
There's more a chance the new Judas Priest will be quality than KKs crappy scrub mundane boring over produced yawn we just heard. Fucking lame. And I was bitching about Nostrdamous! KKs song makes Nostrdamous seem like Screaming For Vengeance.
I like the crappy production on Redeemer Of Souls because it wasn't intended to be but it made it DIFFERENT and retro it sounds like it could of been released in 1989 a year before Painkiller.
K.K.'s Priest. Lame name,lame singer,lame over produced sound,lame album cover.LAME.
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 4:18:44 PM
Wow! Great tune! Thanks for posting this, Nupe! .... I hadn't heard Nostradamus in a while! HAAAA!!!! Fucking awesome tune...when that guitar kicks in AFTER the main riff? Assume it is Glenn? That tone. Man o man.... Put a smile right on my face. THAT is Priest!!!
Now then, KK / Ripper...thing? JD said it...meh. <==in spades. What it made me want to do? Break out that identical scalloped KK KxK I have sitting in a case in my living room! HAA! SOO wish he hadn't have played it in this vid. Now I think I have to watch Steeler live just to "cleanse myself."
Nope. Don't own Jugulator. Won't own this....unless someone gives it to me for free...whereupon I'll put it on the shelf and likely never listen to it. If that... sad but true.
Man, if he would have just gone with a different singer maybe? Given UP on that Priest = ME nonsense? As I told Vail, maybe if he didn't spend all his cash on that failed golf CASTLE? Hate to have to post that here but so true... sigh.... still looking at my KK V Hamer / Phantom GT Hamer in stands right in front of me. 1984s. Yup. Def have to go back and listen to some classic Priest now. Damn, so sad...
Gave the new K. K. track a spin. Not only is it very generic, it sounds very familiar. And I figured out why: the main riff is exactly the same as that from the title track of Nostradamus. Seriously, just compare these:
Main riff starts from 15 seconds onwards.
Main riff starts from 54 seconds onwards.
If this is K. K.'s idea of making "new" music, yeah I'm going to pass on that.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:50:49 PM
@nupe... yup exactly totally agreed. Shockingly I'd take TURBO over this generic over produced dispensary machine spat out rubbish. It's worse than Nostrdamous "Hellfire Thunderbolt" is for Jugulator fans yuk. The guitars in Redeemer Of Souls and Firepower sounds like Judas Priest but the ONLY thing that sounds like Downing is the intro with his tremolo bar and that's it. This is Tim Owen's project another lame project. MEHHHHHHH!!!!
[Nupe The Ripper] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 10:29:19 AM
Gave the new K. K. track a spin. Not only is it very generic, it sounds very familiar. And I figured out why: the main riff is exactly the same as that from the title track of Nostradamus. Seriously, just compare these:
Main riff starts from 15 seconds onwards.
Main riff starts from 54 seconds onwards.
If this is K. K.'s idea of making "new" music, yeah I'm going to pass on that.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:08:58 AM
@guido your right he didn't really say anything per say to bash the band after reading it again but just shows how much I've become sick of him. lol. But saying the TRUE PRIEST is within "HIM" makes it sound like Judas Priest with Ritchie along with Rob,,Glenn,Ian,Scott on studio is NOT TRUE Judas Priest but KKs scrub generic over produced band is supposed to be?
Even half the song titles are lame. KK is still a hero of mine from my childhood but in 2021 I just can't stand him. He's also trying too hard to be heavy just like KK AND GLENN did with Jugulator Glenn was more responsible for Jugulator and it was terrible.
At least Redeemer Of Souls and Firepower Don't sound over produced and sound way more retro classic than KKs bland generic dispensary machine produced so called metal.
I'm still nervous with every Priest album... just lucky Redeemer Of Souls and Firepower turned out as good as they did,I even like the low par production of Redeemer Of Souls because it sounds like a mid 80s release and it's not perfect,it's raw. We all have opinions yes but ain't no freaking way KKs album beats Judas Priest's last 2. Nope.
Edited at: Wednesday, May 12, 2021 9:11:31 AM
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, May 12, 2021 12:05:23 AM
LOL! Now what do you REALLY think, JD? HAAA!!!
Yeah, I was never a fan of Ripper. Nice that he kept Priest going and all but his stepping on board is when I stopped listening. Halford - Resurrection was just like a second coming of Christ when I first heard it. DAMN that was good....
As for KK, though? I didn't get to the "TMZ" of metal report before you posted it. I honestly don't take what he said there as full-on Priest bashing but he certainly is trying terribly hard, eh? Like any fan can't know that he WAS there from the start but, man, join the Al Atkins train on that note.
I'm curious to hear the album but am certainly not one to pre-order...or, necessarily buy it. lol
THE Priest, now...just damn icing on the cake anything we are getting after Nostra, I say... :)
@vail... yeah I'll give you that blabbermouth IS like the TMZ sure but nonetheless the articles are real.Sorry vail I just can not stand Downing in 2021 I can not stand reading his CONSTANT bashing the band it's fucking ridiculous you don't see Rob and Glenn constantly bashing this fucking drama queen. And yes I heard a snippet of KKs track and it sounds boring generic and grabbing at straws. I also hate Owen's crappy voice. Meh × 1,000,000
[J.D. DIAMOND] Tuesday, May 11, 2021 7:38:02 AM
@vail... yeah I'll give you that blabbermouth IS like the TMZ sure but nonetheless the articles are real.Sorry vail I just can not stand Downing in 2021 I can not stand reading his CONSTANT bashing the band it's fucking ridiculous you don't see Rob and Glenn constantly bashing this fucking drama queen. And yes I heard a snippet of KKs track and it sounds boring generic and grabbing at straws. I also hate Owen's crappy voice. Meh × 1,000,000
[Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, May 11, 2021 12:56:52 AM
Blabbermouth being the "CNN of heavy metal and rock"??? I'd argure it's more like the TMZ of those genres.
You hear about ol' KK's band releasing their first album? "Sermons of the Sinner"......sure........ [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:20:06 PM)
J.D. DIAMOND wrote:
@guido,Vail,Nupe,acolyte.....I copied this article this part of an interview from K.K.Drama Queen Downing today off Blabbermouth.net (Blabbermouth.net is like the CNN daily news of heavy metal and rock) and I'm officially SICK of K.K.fucking Drama Queen Downing,this is clearly an example of us fans don't NEED to know each other's inside details of what happened because this dude clearly won't shut the F#@% up !
And it's sickening .... this fucking idiot claims the "fans" want a "full on metal PRIEST " as if his shitty band with scrub members "K.K.'s PRIEST" is sooooo much more metal than the current Judas Priest!!..as if the current Judas Priest with Ritchie Redeemer Of Souls and Firepower are not a "full on metal" !! What a fuckin joke!!! Read this shit guys....
Downing said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "With the book, I wanted people to get to know me a little bit better. I wanted to try and answer some of their questions — unanswered questions maybe — and I just thought it would be good for me to leave my recollections and memoirs for future people.
When they see the videos long after I'm gone, and they hear the songs, they might be interested to know how heavy metal began. Because I was definitely there at the very, very beginning, and I feel very proud and honored to have been a part of the whole thing. And I feel very fortunate to have had the success, but even now still, I feel as though that success is still there and I'm still able to write incredible music and to play really, really well.
So I'm really looking forward to everyone experiencing [my new] band [KK'S PRIEST] and giving the fans exactly what the fans want and what the fans deserve, and that is a full-on metal PRIEST. And that's what I am. I was there in the very beginning, and it's unfortunate the way things have turned out. But it's tough to be in a relationship of 40 years or more, but I feel very confident that the true PRIEST is within me."
Back to me J.D.Diamond .... Can you fuckin believe this egotistical winning drama queen cry baby ?? Jesus H.Christ this guy hasn't STFU in years now he's been bashing the band ...K.K. ....STFU!!!
Edited at: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:29:00 PM
[J.D. DIAMOND] Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:20:06 PM
@guido,Vail,Nupe,acolyte.....I copied this article this part of an interview from K.K.Drama Queen Downing today off Blabbermouth.net (Blabbermouth.net is like the CNN daily news of heavy metal and rock) and I'm officially SICK of K.K.fucking Drama Queen Downing,this is clearly an example of us fans don't NEED to know each other's inside details of what happened because this dude clearly won't shut the F#@% up !
And it's sickening .... this fucking idiot claims the "fans" want a "full on metal PRIEST " as if his shitty band with scrub members "K.K.'s PRIEST" is sooooo much more metal than the current Judas Priest!!..as if the current Judas Priest with Ritchie Redeemer Of Souls and Firepower are not a "full on metal" !! What a fuckin joke!!! Read this shit guys....
Downing said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "With the book, I wanted people to get to know me a little bit better. I wanted to try and answer some of their questions — unanswered questions maybe — and I just thought it would be good for me to leave my recollections and memoirs for future people.
When they see the videos long after I'm gone, and they hear the songs, they might be interested to know how heavy metal began. Because I was definitely there at the very, very beginning, and I feel very proud and honored to have been a part of the whole thing. And I feel very fortunate to have had the success, but even now still, I feel as though that success is still there and I'm still able to write incredible music and to play really, really well.
So I'm really looking forward to everyone experiencing [my new] band [KK'S PRIEST] and giving the fans exactly what the fans want and what the fans deserve, and that is a full-on metal PRIEST. And that's what I am. I was there in the very beginning, and it's unfortunate the way things have turned out. But it's tough to be in a relationship of 40 years or more, but I feel very confident that the true PRIEST is within me."
Back to me J.D.Diamond .... Can you fuckin believe this egotistical winning drama queen cry baby ?? Jesus H.Christ this guy hasn't STFU in years now he's been bashing the band ...K.K. ....STFU!!!
Edited at: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 8:29:00 PM
[guidogodoy] Wednesday, March 24, 2021 12:07:46 AM
Good for you, Nupe! I second JD's comments. I genuinely admire your strength of character. TRUE Priest fan in every sense of the word.
Since everyone else knows it by now, I see no reason to to not tell it here as well (I already came out on Facebook and some of you are my friends there, so ehh). I'm keeping it brief because the Noticeboard system likes to log me out if I try to write a long post.
But yeah, early last year I finally came to a conclusion that years upon years of thinking and dreaming were a bit more than that. They were my true identity. The identity of a woman.
So yeah, I'm a transgender woman. Physical transition hasn't started yet, but I'm well along in the psychiatric evaluations so it shouldn't be long before I start that. Socially I've already transitioned (even changed my legal name) and so far everything has gone very smoothly.
That's the "big thing" I was referring to earlier. Even though things have gone well for me so far, it does take a lot of mental energy which is why I've decided to shut down The Priest's Boot for now.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 19, 2021 8:25:27 PM
@Nupe ... Nupe good for you my friend! Absolutely be proud of who you are and continue to treat people the same way you want to be treated of course and just as you know,your opinions here about Judas Priest have been charished as always here and will continue to do so ! Thumbs up to you and how about our hero's in the studio creating another steel masterpiece for us metal head fanatics right?!! Hell yeah Nupe thumbs up!!
[Nupe The Ripper] Friday, March 19, 2021 12:24:57 PM
Since everyone else knows it by now, I see no reason to to not tell it here as well (I already came out on Facebook and some of you are my friends there, so ehh). I'm keeping it brief because the Noticeboard system likes to log me out if I try to write a long post.
But yeah, early last year I finally came to a conclusion that years upon years of thinking and dreaming were a bit more than that. They were my true identity. The identity of a woman.
So yeah, I'm a transgender woman. Physical transition hasn't started yet, but I'm well along in the psychiatric evaluations so it shouldn't be long before I start that. Socially I've already transitioned (even changed my legal name) and so far everything has gone very smoothly.
That's the "big thing" I was referring to earlier. Even though things have gone well for me so far, it does take a lot of mental energy which is why I've decided to shut down The Priest's Boot for now.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Friday, March 5, 2021 2:13:31 PM
Like guido said it's great seeing you post here again Nupe!
[guidogodoy] Thursday, March 4, 2021 1:31:49 PM
Thanks for taking the time to post here, Nupe. Even more? Congrats on those 10 years of sharing Priest rarities.
Been following your site for years. Both kudos and a sincere "thanks" for all your hard work. A true "Defender" in every sense of the word.
Unfortunately I have to announce that my website, The Priest's Boot, is going permanently offline at the end of this month. There are more details in the last two news posts there, but basically there are much bigger and more important things going on in my life right now and I can't spare the time and energy to migrate the website to another host, nor manage a "new" site with the attention it would deserve.
So if there's something interesting for you which you haven't downloaded yet, go grab it before it's too late. Maybe in the future I have the chance to start a new site.
Hey, it was online for a bit over 10 years, that was an achievement in itself!
[Nupe The Ripper] Thursday, March 4, 2021 1:15:48 PM
Hi everyone, just a quick update.
Unfortunately I have to announce that my website, The Priest's Boot, is going permanently offline at the end of this month. There are more details in the last two news posts there, but basically there are much bigger and more important things going on in my life right now and I can't spare the time and energy to migrate the website to another host, nor manage a "new" site with the attention it would deserve.
So if there's something interesting for you which you haven't downloaded yet, go grab it before it's too late. Maybe in the future I have the chance to start a new site.
Hey, it was online for a bit over 10 years, that was an achievement in itself!
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:07:37 PM
@vail.... Yeah he better be! He's working his hardest ever just to put his signature sound on the new album no matter how minimal it may be... Hell what if he pours out everythingin the tank and shocks us with some killer leads while under his condition, I'll never doubt Glenn ever he is a non stop fighter! Edited at: Thursday, February 18, 2021 6:08:22 PM
[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, February 12, 2021 12:17:49 PM
'Sup, JD!
Ya know, sometimes I wonder if Glenn is even still alive.
[J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, February 11, 2021 3:16:03 PM
Right on guido I sent you an email bro 👍 Hello to you Vail
