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Hey there Hellrider  Yeah, I kind'a got a funny feeling after reading that myself. I'm trying not to read too much into it as they've got a lot on their playe right now, so we'll see how ot goes!!!
Powerhouse heavy metal vocalist James Rivera (HELSTAR, SEVEN WITCHES, VICIOUS
RUMORS, FLOTSAM AND JETSAM) has announced plans to take his BLACK SABBATH and
JUDAS PRIEST tribute band SABBATH JUDAS SABBATH overseas. According to a posting
on Rivera's MySpace page, "Many European metal fans have long demanded that
Rivera bring SABBATH JUDAS SABBATH to their continent, and in August 2009, this
dream will finally come true! Rivera has recruited musicians from METALSTEEL, an
extraordinary Slovenian-based power metal band.
"Rivera feels that METALSTEEL is a perfect fit for delivering the SABBATH JUDAS
SABBATH shows in Europe. The first performance of the European SABBATH JUDAS
SABBATH chapter is scheduled for August 1, 2009, at Gala Hala Metelkova in
Ljubljana, Slovenia. This will just be the beginning of branching SABBATH JUDAS
SABBATH across Europe."
According to a press release from Sirius XM, on July 23rd from 4-5PM ET,
drummer Richard Christy (ex-DEATH, ICED EARTH) from The Howard Stern Show will
be guest hosting a special hour of his favorite metal jams in what we like to
call his Heavy Metal Hoedown.
Tune in to hear Richard drop loads of Liquid Metal upon North America from bands
such as AMON AMARTH, NEVERMORE, WRATHCHILD AMERICA, THE HIXON, CROTCHDUSTER,
DISMEMBER and more.
Plus Richard shows off his inhuman drumming skills in recorded offerings from
CONTROL DENIED, Iced Earth, BURNING INSIDE and a solo song called 'Frost', which
appeared in a Howard TV special about Richard’s passion for beating the skins.
In November Metal Blade records will be releasing his new project called CHARRED
WALLS OF THE DAMNED, which features Richard on drums, Tim “Ripper� Owens
(YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ex-JUDAS PRIEST, Iced Earth) on vocals, Steve DiGiorgio
(Control Denied, Iced Earth, SADUS, ex-TESTAMENT) on bass and Jason Suecof
(TRIVIUM, ALL THAT REMAINS THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER producer) on guitar.
Catch Richard hosting the annual Hixon-Fest 2009 on Saturday, July 25th over in
North Bellmawr, New Jersey at The Pennant East.
Go to www.richardchristy.com for more info.
Rebroadcast: Fri., July 24th at 2am ET, Fri. July 24th at 8pm ET, Sat., July
25th at 2pm ET.
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thanks for the interview ronhartsell.that last part about how many more album is fuc?en scary.
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Adam Gold of Nashville Cream recently conducted an interview with guitarist
Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A few excerpts from
the chat follow below.
Nashville Cream: Right, how would you say the "British Steel" record has aged
after three decades?
Tipton: Well, hopefully not very much. I mean one of the best compliments that's
ever been paid to PRIEST is that our music is fairly timeless and I think
["British Steel"] falls into that category. We can still go on stage and play
"Steeler" or "Rapid Fire" or "The Rage" and the audience really enjoys it, so I
suppose in a sense we're very lucky that our compositions have stood the test of
time.
Nashville Cream: Do you feel that the band gets better critical reception now
than it did 30 years ago?
Tipton: I wouldn't say it's a better reaction now, it's as good, but you know
we've always been a live act. It's never been us and the audience, it's the
whole thing and if you're going to watch a PRIEST show, you know the audience
sings along with the chorus, the verses, and even the lead breaks. So, we've
been fortunate, the reaction has always been good for PRIEST.
Nashville Cream: The short film "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" obviously cemented
your audience as part of rock 'n' roll lore, 23 years later how is the audience
you see at your shows today different from that audience in 1986?
Tipton: Well, we've been very fortunate that we've had a lot of young people
coming to the shows and we've got the older PRIEST fans that have been there
from day one and have been very loyal throughout the years, but we've got a lot
of young kids in the audience and some are brought by the parents or turned on
by the parents but others have discovered the band in their own right and it's
really surprising just how many young people are at PRIEST shows.
Nashville Cream: Do you listen to any contemporary metal bands?
Tipton: I listen to everything really. I listen to everything across the board:
melodic music, pop music, heavy metal, classical music, film themes. There's not
one area of music I concentrate on. I've always been the same, I have a very
wide attention span, if you like, for music and I pull my inspiration from many
areas.
Nashville Cream: On "British Steel" I noticed there are a lot of elements of
other genres besides metal, even reggae comes to mind. What would you say the
band's most un-metal influence was?
Tipton: You know it's difficult to say because obviously there are three main
writers in the band, Rob, K.K., and myself and we're very fortunate that there's
a very unique chemistry there on a writing level and we all draw inspiration
from different areas you know. I can't speak for Ken or Rob, I know that my
tastes are very diverse; I listen to film themes and things like that, so I
think that's the secret really. It's quite magical when we get in a room
together because we all have such diverse influences and we draw from many
areas, so when we get together there's a massive selection to draw from and some
pretty magical things happen when we get together.
Nashville Cream: I noticed you did a double record last year.
Tipton: That's right, yeah, Nostradamus.
Nashville Cream: Are you playing some songs off that at the show?
Tipton: Yeah, we're doing one at the moment. We use an intro, which is "Dawn of
Creation" and we play "Prophecy" but obviously that isn't what this tour is all
about, this is a 35-year celebration of PRIEST and that's why we're playing
"British Steel". As we've said before in one or two interviews the ambition, the
intention we have is to at some point play "Nostradamus" in its entirety. It's
something we'd really love to do. It's an mammoth task and we'd need to do a lot
of rehearsals, production rehearsals, but it's something we really would like to
do possibly next year or the year after.
Nashville Cream: Have you played the game Guitar Hero?
Tipton: I haven't played it myself, no...I've never played the game, but I think
it's a great idea. I think that in this day and age when you get video games
that advocate bad things like guns, violence, and drugs a lot, I think it's
great to have these games based around musical instruments like the guitar and
to encourage kids to pick up an instrument you know. I'm very much for that and
it's a great way to introduce kids to our music. It's an excellent idea.
Nashville Cream: The next reader wants to know if you have any preliminary plans
for the next studio album, and how many more albums you think you guys have left
in you.
Tipton: We haven't got any plans at the moment, but only because we never do. We
always finish a touring cycle first and this one will finish in Japan in October
and then we'll probably take a break through Christmas. Then next year we'll sit
down at the table and decide what we're going to do next. How many more albums
have we got in us? I'm not sure, you never know what's around the corner but at
the moment we've got a lot of energy and enthusiasm and we love every minute of
it. So, I'd be quite optimistic about that, but I can't say at the moment we
never do plan ahead, we've always been very spontaneous. |
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| [hellrider 31038] Friday, July 17, 2009 7:28:38 PM | |
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thanks for the interview ronhartsell.that last part about how many more album is fuc?en scary.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:35:17 PM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Adam Gold of Nashville Cream recently conducted an interview with guitarist
Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A few excerpts from
the chat follow below.
Nashville Cream: Right, how would you say the "British Steel" record has aged
after three decades?
Tipton: Well, hopefully not very much. I mean one of the best compliments that's
ever been paid to PRIEST is that our music is fairly timeless and I think
["British Steel"] falls into that category. We can still go on stage and play
"Steeler" or "Rapid Fire" or "The Rage" and the audience really enjoys it, so I
suppose in a sense we're very lucky that our compositions have stood the test of
time.
Nashville Cream: Do you feel that the band gets better critical reception now
than it did 30 years ago?
Tipton: I wouldn't say it's a better reaction now, it's as good, but you know
we've always been a live act. It's never been us and the audience, it's the
whole thing and if you're going to watch a PRIEST show, you know the audience
sings along with the chorus, the verses, and even the lead breaks. So, we've
been fortunate, the reaction has always been good for PRIEST.
Nashville Cream: The short film "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" obviously cemented
your audience as part of rock 'n' roll lore, 23 years later how is the audience
you see at your shows today different from that audience in 1986?
Tipton: Well, we've been very fortunate that we've had a lot of young people
coming to the shows and we've got the older PRIEST fans that have been there
from day one and have been very loyal throughout the years, but we've got a lot
of young kids in the audience and some are brought by the parents or turned on
by the parents but others have discovered the band in their own right and it's
really surprising just how many young people are at PRIEST shows.
Nashville Cream: Do you listen to any contemporary metal bands?
Tipton: I listen to everything really. I listen to everything across the board:
melodic music, pop music, heavy metal, classical music, film themes. There's not
one area of music I concentrate on. I've always been the same, I have a very
wide attention span, if you like, for music and I pull my inspiration from many
areas.
Nashville Cream: On "British Steel" I noticed there are a lot of elements of
other genres besides metal, even reggae comes to mind. What would you say the
band's most un-metal influence was?
Tipton: You know it's difficult to say because obviously there are three main
writers in the band, Rob, K.K., and myself and we're very fortunate that there's
a very unique chemistry there on a writing level and we all draw inspiration
from different areas you know. I can't speak for Ken or Rob, I know that my
tastes are very diverse; I listen to film themes and things like that, so I
think that's the secret really. It's quite magical when we get in a room
together because we all have such diverse influences and we draw from many
areas, so when we get together there's a massive selection to draw from and some
pretty magical things happen when we get together.
Nashville Cream: I noticed you did a double record last year.
Tipton: That's right, yeah, Nostradamus.
Nashville Cream: Are you playing some songs off that at the show?
Tipton: Yeah, we're doing one at the moment. We use an intro, which is "Dawn of
Creation" and we play "Prophecy" but obviously that isn't what this tour is all
about, this is a 35-year celebration of PRIEST and that's why we're playing
"British Steel". As we've said before in one or two interviews the ambition, the
intention we have is to at some point play "Nostradamus" in its entirety. It's
something we'd really love to do. It's an mammoth task and we'd need to do a lot
of rehearsals, production rehearsals, but it's something we really would like to
do possibly next year or the year after.
Nashville Cream: Have you played the game Guitar Hero?
Tipton: I haven't played it myself, no...I've never played the game, but I think
it's a great idea. I think that in this day and age when you get video games
that advocate bad things like guns, violence, and drugs a lot, I think it's
great to have these games based around musical instruments like the guitar and
to encourage kids to pick up an instrument you know. I'm very much for that and
it's a great way to introduce kids to our music. It's an excellent idea.
Nashville Cream: The next reader wants to know if you have any preliminary plans
for the next studio album, and how many more albums you think you guys have left
in you.
Tipton: We haven't got any plans at the moment, but only because we never do. We
always finish a touring cycle first and this one will finish in Japan in October
and then we'll probably take a break through Christmas. Then next year we'll sit
down at the table and decide what we're going to do next. How many more albums
have we got in us? I'm not sure, you never know what's around the corner but at
the moment we've got a lot of energy and enthusiasm and we love every minute of
it. So, I'd be quite optimistic about that, but I can't say at the moment we
never do plan ahead, we've always been very spontaneous. |
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| [ron h] Thursday, July 16, 2009 8:35:17 PM | |
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Adam Gold of Nashville Cream recently conducted an interview with guitarist
Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A few excerpts from
the chat follow below.
Nashville Cream: Right, how would you say the "British Steel" record has aged
after three decades?
Tipton: Well, hopefully not very much. I mean one of the best compliments that's
ever been paid to PRIEST is that our music is fairly timeless and I think
["British Steel"] falls into that category. We can still go on stage and play
"Steeler" or "Rapid Fire" or "The Rage" and the audience really enjoys it, so I
suppose in a sense we're very lucky that our compositions have stood the test of
time.
Nashville Cream: Do you feel that the band gets better critical reception now
than it did 30 years ago?
Tipton: I wouldn't say it's a better reaction now, it's as good, but you know
we've always been a live act. It's never been us and the audience, it's the
whole thing and if you're going to watch a PRIEST show, you know the audience
sings along with the chorus, the verses, and even the lead breaks. So, we've
been fortunate, the reaction has always been good for PRIEST.
Nashville Cream: The short film "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" obviously cemented
your audience as part of rock 'n' roll lore, 23 years later how is the audience
you see at your shows today different from that audience in 1986?
Tipton: Well, we've been very fortunate that we've had a lot of young people
coming to the shows and we've got the older PRIEST fans that have been there
from day one and have been very loyal throughout the years, but we've got a lot
of young kids in the audience and some are brought by the parents or turned on
by the parents but others have discovered the band in their own right and it's
really surprising just how many young people are at PRIEST shows.
Nashville Cream: Do you listen to any contemporary metal bands?
Tipton: I listen to everything really. I listen to everything across the board:
melodic music, pop music, heavy metal, classical music, film themes. There's not
one area of music I concentrate on. I've always been the same, I have a very
wide attention span, if you like, for music and I pull my inspiration from many
areas.
Nashville Cream: On "British Steel" I noticed there are a lot of elements of
other genres besides metal, even reggae comes to mind. What would you say the
band's most un-metal influence was?
Tipton: You know it's difficult to say because obviously there are three main
writers in the band, Rob, K.K., and myself and we're very fortunate that there's
a very unique chemistry there on a writing level and we all draw inspiration
from different areas you know. I can't speak for Ken or Rob, I know that my
tastes are very diverse; I listen to film themes and things like that, so I
think that's the secret really. It's quite magical when we get in a room
together because we all have such diverse influences and we draw from many
areas, so when we get together there's a massive selection to draw from and some
pretty magical things happen when we get together.
Nashville Cream: I noticed you did a double record last year.
Tipton: That's right, yeah, Nostradamus.
Nashville Cream: Are you playing some songs off that at the show?
Tipton: Yeah, we're doing one at the moment. We use an intro, which is "Dawn of
Creation" and we play "Prophecy" but obviously that isn't what this tour is all
about, this is a 35-year celebration of PRIEST and that's why we're playing
"British Steel". As we've said before in one or two interviews the ambition, the
intention we have is to at some point play "Nostradamus" in its entirety. It's
something we'd really love to do. It's an mammoth task and we'd need to do a lot
of rehearsals, production rehearsals, but it's something we really would like to
do possibly next year or the year after.
Nashville Cream: Have you played the game Guitar Hero?
Tipton: I haven't played it myself, no...I've never played the game, but I think
it's a great idea. I think that in this day and age when you get video games
that advocate bad things like guns, violence, and drugs a lot, I think it's
great to have these games based around musical instruments like the guitar and
to encourage kids to pick up an instrument you know. I'm very much for that and
it's a great way to introduce kids to our music. It's an excellent idea.
Nashville Cream: The next reader wants to know if you have any preliminary plans
for the next studio album, and how many more albums you think you guys have left
in you.
Tipton: We haven't got any plans at the moment, but only because we never do. We
always finish a touring cycle first and this one will finish in Japan in October
and then we'll probably take a break through Christmas. Then next year we'll sit
down at the table and decide what we're going to do next. How many more albums
have we got in us? I'm not sure, you never know what's around the corner but at
the moment we've got a lot of energy and enthusiasm and we love every minute of
it. So, I'd be quite optimistic about that, but I can't say at the moment we
never do plan ahead, we've always been very spontaneous. |
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| [Bazookajoe_666] Thursday, July 09, 2009 6:33:57 PM | |
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Me and Wendy have been talking on msn, the phone, and webcam for over 2 years now. Me not being here won't affect that at all.
And HELLRIDER. I expect a full review of the Toronto show tonight!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by spapad from Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:13:13 PM)| | | spapad wrote: | | Joe, that's a shame. You can get internet pretty cheep through some companys. Shop around and we'll see you when we see you I suppose. What about LIA? At least email works? Hope so, you two look cute together.
| | | Bazooka Joe wrote: | | Hey guys, just a note of advisement.
I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.
I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.
See you all around later. |
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| [spapad] Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:13:13 PM | |
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Joe, that's a shame. You can get internet pretty cheep through some companys. Shop around and we'll see you when we see you I suppose. What about LIA? At least email works? Hope so, you two look cute together.
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Bazooka Joe from Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:59:54 PM)| | | Bazooka Joe wrote: | | Hey guys, just a note of advisement.
I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.
I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.
See you all around later. |
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| [hellrider 31038] Sunday, July 05, 2009 8:04:35 PM | |
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hey Joe.hey man get that high speed connection fired up quick my friend.you can get a good deal with the high speed and phone and whatever all in one price
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Bazooka Joe from Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:59:54 PM)| | | Bazooka Joe wrote: | | Hey guys, just a note of advisement.
I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.
I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.
See you all around later. |
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| [ron h] Saturday, July 04, 2009 7:06:28 PM | |
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Good luck to ya...I know what you're going through and it's a pain in the ass!! Happy 4TH of July and we'll be looking for you in the very near future!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by Bazooka Joe from Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:59:54 PM)| | | Bazooka Joe wrote: | | Hey guys, just a note of advisement.
I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.
I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.
See you all around later. |
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| [Bazookajoe_666] Saturday, July 04, 2009 6:59:54 PM | |
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Hey guys, just a note of advisement.
I haven't been around lately because school ended, thus ending my connection to high speed haha. I have dialup and this site goes SLOW AS ASS on dialup, along with Blabbermouth so I literally can't post news or even bother with this site anymore. It just takes too long and too slow do load anything.
I'm not leaving the site, I'm just not coming back until I can get on a highspeed connection. I don't know when that'll be though, hopefully soon.
See you all around later. |
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:21:56 PM | |
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By Domenica Goduto
LEGENDARY AC/DC Scots rocker Angus Young is planning to return to his roots in a Glasgow housing estate when his band plays at Hampden Park on Tuesday.
Young wants to visit the scheme at Cranhill in the city’s east end, where he lived before moving with his family to Australia in 1963 when the rock star was just eight years old.
In a weekend interview, Young joked about renaming the area “Angusland” and emblazoning his band’s distinctive “thunderflash” logo on the water tower overlooking the estate.
He said: “I might drive up to the water tower and put my flag up – it would be just like the Hollywood sign.”
Angus and his brother Malcolm founded the band and rose to global fame ten years after their father moved the family abroad in his quest to find work.
The band’s original lead singer, Ronald “Bon” Scott – who died in 1980 of alcohol poisoning – was also a Scottish immigrant, hailing originally from Kirriemuir, Angus.
Young attributed the band’s success in part to old-fashioned Scottish grit.
He said:”Our Scottish background gave us a good grounding – we had a kind of doggedness and determination.
“We kept at it and never let go of what we wanted to achieve.”
AC/DC are currently in the midst of their sell-out Black Ice world tour, described by Young as “our biggest tour yet”.
He said: “The longer you go, the more people want to see you.
“It’s been a long time since we played live, but it’s like swimming – once you’re in the water, it comes right back to you.”
Still, Young admits that he finds playing at Hampden Park intimidating, knowing that the grounds have previously witnessed the plays of such football heroes as Denis Law, Jim Baxter and Kenny Daglish.
He said: “Just thinking about those guys has got me scared, maybe I should learn how to do a little dribble with a ball and run up the park.
“It will be a proud moment to play on home soil in the national stadium.”
However, he admitted that touring at his age can be challenging: “I walk on stage and crawl off, it’s very physically demanding.
“But at 53, that’s what keeps me fit – that drive keeps me going.”
Young is known for dressing as what he calls “a little schoolboy devil” on stage, and says the persona helps him perform.
He said: “I still love putting the shorts, cap and school tie on before a show – it gives you that energy.
“I become not me but that guy in the school suit and that’s better in a way because I’d be standing up there feeling really shy otherwise.”
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| [ron h] Saturday, June 20, 2009 9:52:12 PM | |
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Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with
JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow
below.
On his newly established companues, Metal God Records and Metal God Apparel,
named after the "metal god" himself:
"I love what I do and I'm in my golden years as a metal singer. I turn 58 this
coming August, which I'm excited about. I'm even more excited about when I turn
60, but that's jumping the gun. I want to stay associated with everything that I
love for as long as I possibly can. Having these avenues like the record label
and the clothing line and other things, keep me vibrant and in a world that I
don't want to let go of."
On PRIEST's new live album, "A Touch of Evil - Live":
"It's the first live album in a while from PRIEST. We recorded loads and loads
of shows over the past couple of tours that we've done. We've tried to do
basically something we had not done before, which is put in tracks that we've
never released live in this format. I'm really pleased about it.
"It's a very, very strong, heavy, aggressive set of tunes. It really shows the
determination of the band three decades later, that we can still play our metal
with the same passion and power that we've always had."
On JUDAS PRIEST's longevity and contunued success:
"If you love what you do, you're going to put your heart and soul into it and
that's what we do in PRIEST. You have to think consistently about your
longevity. If you've had a long journey in rock 'n' roll, you put value and
importance to those songs, no matter how many hundreds of thousands of times
you've played them. Because at that particular moment when you're standing on
the stage in, say, the Detroit area and you're playing 'Breaking the Law' for
what may feel like the millionth time, it's for the first time in that moment in
time."
On celebrating the upcoming 30th anniversary of the "British Steel", originally
issued in April 1980, by performing the album in its entirety for the first time
on stages across the United States:
"We'll be recording all these shows and, at some point, we'll bring cameras in
and we'll release a wonderful package of the PRIEST and 'British Steel' next
year, which is the official 30th birthday.
"We wanted to do something a bit different on the second leg of the American
tour. The first tour with Metal Masters was a great success. We were looking to
give this particular tour another kind of exciting event edge to it. I think
that's what we've got with presenting 'British Steel', and we have some other
great people with us. We have David [Coverdale] and WHITESNAKE. That's another
great opportunity to see two of these bands back to back. We have POP EVIL
opening for us, which are doing great things in rock radio right now. They have
a Top 10 rock-radio track right now, so it's got to be exciting for those boys.
So, all in all, it's going to be a real wonderful night out for metal heads and
rock heads."
BackstageAxxess.com has issued an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K.
Downing. The following is an excerpt from the interview, conducted by Gus
Griesinger:
Q: In a couple of weeks, you guys are going out on tour with WHITESNAKE, which
is a completely different band than Priest. How did this package come about?
A: "I’m not really sure. I know someone suggested it. When the agents got wind
of it they said they really love it and wanted to do it. I wish I can say I
thought if it."
Q: So are you excited about the tour?
A: "Yeah totally. I was unaware that it has been 30 years since the release of
British Steel but I’m very happy to go out there to commemorate that. It was
such a crucial point in the bands career."
Q: Talking about British‘ Steel, you guys will be playing the album in its
entirety. Why did the band decide to play an entire album rather than play
select songs from your entire catalog?
A: "It’s always difficult to put a setlist together. The one good thing is at
least it’s a main start of a good set to play a whole album from front to
back. Also, it seems very popular, now that bands are doing this sort of thing.
Bands like QUEENSRŸCHE, MÖTLEY CRÜE, IRON MAIDEN, and some other bands, as
well, are doing it. Everybody is loving it so we are really pumped up about it!" |
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| [J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, June 18, 2009 4:10:05 PM | |
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Yeah,no shit MG!! I guess it doesn't matter "what album" is being listened to 24/7!!! Even if it were Painkiller"...how can somebody listen to an album 3 times a day for a fuckin year??!!!!! YUK!!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ~ MG_Metalgoddess~ from Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:48:38 PM)| | | ~ MG_Metalgoddess~ wrote: | | LMAO Yeah maybe he can be the next spokes person for prozac, or his family for that matter, LOL
| | | J.D. DIAMOND wrote: | | Jesus Christ that hurts to read!!! I bet his family hates the Nostradamus album now if they didn't before!!! Listening to one album all the time is "sad".
My roommate almost does this with Bruce Dickinson's last 3 solo albums and it drives me nuts!!!!!! How can somebody listen to ONE album "all the time"?
I can't fathom it. If I were hanging out with this dude,I would of stole the Nostradamus CD from him and smashed it into a trillion pieces!!!!!!
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST
fan Jim Bartek has listened to Priest's Nostradamus from start to finish in its
entirety. Bartek's one year listening obsession was completed early on Monday
morning at 1:46 a.m. (EST). The double-disc concept album is based on the
mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. Bartek's
initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when he first obtained a copy of the album.
He has now spent approximately 624 hours (26 days) of his life listening to the
album. There have even been some days when Bartek has listened to the entire
album multiple times so the numbers are even higher than reported. He owns all
of the various configurations of Nostradamus (vinyl, deluxe CD, regular CD) and
has been a dedicated Priest fan dating back to 1978. The first Priest album he
purchased was Sin After Sin. He has an extensive collection that includes Priest
albums, posters, patches,
buttons, magazines, etc. "I've spent a lot of money on Judas Priest over the
years", says Bartek, "but it has all been money well spent. It is not hard for
anyone to figure out who my favourite band is".
Asked why this album has made such an impact in his life, Bartek responds, "I
wish I could answer that! I don't know, it just grabs me and I enjoy listening
to it. I honestly wish I could pinpoint and give a rock solid answer but I
can't." Bartek adds "The flow of the record and the way you can just feel what
the guy (Nostradamus) was going through from the way Priest play and sing it.
Rob's [Halford] vocals tell you exactly how the guy is feeling at a particular
moment. It all just fits perfectly. I'm not tired of it yet. It's an epic record
about a very interesting subject."
Bartek goes on to add, "This is the first album that has ever intrigued me so
much both musically and vocally. The subject matter is fascinating as well. I
did not know much about the man Nostradamus before the album was released and
ended up going to the library to do research to find out more about his life."
Hard pressed when asked the question, Bartek does finally reveal 'Pestilence And
Plague' as his personal favourite track from the album, with 'Prophecy' and
'Future Of Mankind' following close behind. He makes it clear though that he
loves ALL the songs on the album and enjoys listening to them as a complete set.
Bartek did come close to ending his listening streak once last fall. "I went
fishing in a remote area back in September and we did not come in off the lake
until after 9 p.m.", recants Bartek. "By the time I got back to the cabin, it
was already after 10 p.m. I started listening to the album and finished just
before midnight, with only 15 minutes to spare. That was a close call. At
midnight, I started it up again and listened all the way through for the next
day! This experience made me run out and buy a MP3 player that I carry with me
at all times in case an emergency like this arises again". |
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| [~ MG_Metalgoddess~] Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:48:38 PM | |
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LMAO Yeah maybe he can be the next spokes person for prozac, or his family for that matter, LOL
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by J.D. DIAMOND from Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:42:46 PM)| | | J.D. DIAMOND wrote: | | Jesus Christ that hurts to read!!! I bet his family hates the Nostradamus album now if they didn't before!!! Listening to one album all the time is "sad".
My roommate almost does this with Bruce Dickinson's last 3 solo albums and it drives me nuts!!!!!! How can somebody listen to ONE album "all the time"?
I can't fathom it. If I were hanging out with this dude,I would of stole the Nostradamus CD from him and smashed it into a trillion pieces!!!!!!
| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST
fan Jim Bartek has listened to Priest's Nostradamus from start to finish in its
entirety. Bartek's one year listening obsession was completed early on Monday
morning at 1:46 a.m. (EST). The double-disc concept album is based on the
mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. Bartek's
initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when he first obtained a copy of the album.
He has now spent approximately 624 hours (26 days) of his life listening to the
album. There have even been some days when Bartek has listened to the entire
album multiple times so the numbers are even higher than reported. He owns all
of the various configurations of Nostradamus (vinyl, deluxe CD, regular CD) and
has been a dedicated Priest fan dating back to 1978. The first Priest album he
purchased was Sin After Sin. He has an extensive collection that includes Priest
albums, posters, patches,
buttons, magazines, etc. "I've spent a lot of money on Judas Priest over the
years", says Bartek, "but it has all been money well spent. It is not hard for
anyone to figure out who my favourite band is".
Asked why this album has made such an impact in his life, Bartek responds, "I
wish I could answer that! I don't know, it just grabs me and I enjoy listening
to it. I honestly wish I could pinpoint and give a rock solid answer but I
can't." Bartek adds "The flow of the record and the way you can just feel what
the guy (Nostradamus) was going through from the way Priest play and sing it.
Rob's [Halford] vocals tell you exactly how the guy is feeling at a particular
moment. It all just fits perfectly. I'm not tired of it yet. It's an epic record
about a very interesting subject."
Bartek goes on to add, "This is the first album that has ever intrigued me so
much both musically and vocally. The subject matter is fascinating as well. I
did not know much about the man Nostradamus before the album was released and
ended up going to the library to do research to find out more about his life."
Hard pressed when asked the question, Bartek does finally reveal 'Pestilence And
Plague' as his personal favourite track from the album, with 'Prophecy' and
'Future Of Mankind' following close behind. He makes it clear though that he
loves ALL the songs on the album and enjoys listening to them as a complete set.
Bartek did come close to ending his listening streak once last fall. "I went
fishing in a remote area back in September and we did not come in off the lake
until after 9 p.m.", recants Bartek. "By the time I got back to the cabin, it
was already after 10 p.m. I started listening to the album and finished just
before midnight, with only 15 minutes to spare. That was a close call. At
midnight, I started it up again and listened all the way through for the next
day! This experience made me run out and buy a MP3 player that I carry with me
at all times in case an emergency like this arises again". |
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| [J.D. DIAMOND] Thursday, June 18, 2009 3:42:46 PM | |
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Jesus Christ that hurts to read!!! I bet his family hates the Nostradamus album now if they didn't before!!! Listening to one album all the time is "sad".
My roommate almost does this with Bruce Dickinson's last 3 solo albums and it drives me nuts!!!!!! How can somebody listen to ONE album "all the time"?
I can't fathom it. If I were hanging out with this dude,I would of stole the Nostradamus CD from him and smashed it into a trillion pieces!!!!!!
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:44:49 PM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST
fan Jim Bartek has listened to Priest's Nostradamus from start to finish in its
entirety. Bartek's one year listening obsession was completed early on Monday
morning at 1:46 a.m. (EST). The double-disc concept album is based on the
mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. Bartek's
initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when he first obtained a copy of the album.
He has now spent approximately 624 hours (26 days) of his life listening to the
album. There have even been some days when Bartek has listened to the entire
album multiple times so the numbers are even higher than reported. He owns all
of the various configurations of Nostradamus (vinyl, deluxe CD, regular CD) and
has been a dedicated Priest fan dating back to 1978. The first Priest album he
purchased was Sin After Sin. He has an extensive collection that includes Priest
albums, posters, patches,
buttons, magazines, etc. "I've spent a lot of money on Judas Priest over the
years", says Bartek, "but it has all been money well spent. It is not hard for
anyone to figure out who my favourite band is".
Asked why this album has made such an impact in his life, Bartek responds, "I
wish I could answer that! I don't know, it just grabs me and I enjoy listening
to it. I honestly wish I could pinpoint and give a rock solid answer but I
can't." Bartek adds "The flow of the record and the way you can just feel what
the guy (Nostradamus) was going through from the way Priest play and sing it.
Rob's [Halford] vocals tell you exactly how the guy is feeling at a particular
moment. It all just fits perfectly. I'm not tired of it yet. It's an epic record
about a very interesting subject."
Bartek goes on to add, "This is the first album that has ever intrigued me so
much both musically and vocally. The subject matter is fascinating as well. I
did not know much about the man Nostradamus before the album was released and
ended up going to the library to do research to find out more about his life."
Hard pressed when asked the question, Bartek does finally reveal 'Pestilence And
Plague' as his personal favourite track from the album, with 'Prophecy' and
'Future Of Mankind' following close behind. He makes it clear though that he
loves ALL the songs on the album and enjoys listening to them as a complete set.
Bartek did come close to ending his listening streak once last fall. "I went
fishing in a remote area back in September and we did not come in off the lake
until after 9 p.m.", recants Bartek. "By the time I got back to the cabin, it
was already after 10 p.m. I started listening to the album and finished just
before midnight, with only 15 minutes to spare. That was a close call. At
midnight, I started it up again and listened all the way through for the next
day! This experience made me run out and buy a MP3 player that I carry with me
at all times in case an emergency like this arises again". |
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| [ron h] Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:44:49 PM | |
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Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST
fan Jim Bartek has listened to Priest's Nostradamus from start to finish in its
entirety. Bartek's one year listening obsession was completed early on Monday
morning at 1:46 a.m. (EST). The double-disc concept album is based on the
mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet Nostradamus. Bartek's
initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when he first obtained a copy of the album.
He has now spent approximately 624 hours (26 days) of his life listening to the
album. There have even been some days when Bartek has listened to the entire
album multiple times so the numbers are even higher than reported. He owns all
of the various configurations of Nostradamus (vinyl, deluxe CD, regular CD) and
has been a dedicated Priest fan dating back to 1978. The first Priest album he
purchased was Sin After Sin. He has an extensive collection that includes Priest
albums, posters, patches,
buttons, magazines, etc. "I've spent a lot of money on Judas Priest over the
years", says Bartek, "but it has all been money well spent. It is not hard for
anyone to figure out who my favourite band is".
Asked why this album has made such an impact in his life, Bartek responds, "I
wish I could answer that! I don't know, it just grabs me and I enjoy listening
to it. I honestly wish I could pinpoint and give a rock solid answer but I
can't." Bartek adds "The flow of the record and the way you can just feel what
the guy (Nostradamus) was going through from the way Priest play and sing it.
Rob's [Halford] vocals tell you exactly how the guy is feeling at a particular
moment. It all just fits perfectly. I'm not tired of it yet. It's an epic record
about a very interesting subject."
Bartek goes on to add, "This is the first album that has ever intrigued me so
much both musically and vocally. The subject matter is fascinating as well. I
did not know much about the man Nostradamus before the album was released and
ended up going to the library to do research to find out more about his life."
Hard pressed when asked the question, Bartek does finally reveal 'Pestilence And
Plague' as his personal favourite track from the album, with 'Prophecy' and
'Future Of Mankind' following close behind. He makes it clear though that he
loves ALL the songs on the album and enjoys listening to them as a complete set.
Bartek did come close to ending his listening streak once last fall. "I went
fishing in a remote area back in September and we did not come in off the lake
until after 9 p.m.", recants Bartek. "By the time I got back to the cabin, it
was already after 10 p.m. I started listening to the album and finished just
before midnight, with only 15 minutes to spare. That was a close call. At
midnight, I started it up again and listened all the way through for the next
day! This experience made me run out and buy a MP3 player that I carry with me
at all times in case an emergency like this arises again". |
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| [hellrider 31038] Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:42:17 PM | |
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| bummer no machine gun..lol |
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| [Vaillant 3.0] Tuesday, June 16, 2009 10:42:29 PM | |
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Here's a link to that same interview Ron mentioned below. GLENN IS BRINGING BACK THE RED LEATHER PANTS!!! 
www.powerlinead.com/metal
[Show/Hide Quoted Message] (Quoting Message by ronhartsell from Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:52:25 AM)| | | ronhartsell wrote: | | Powerline A.D.'s Patrick Prince has issued an interview with JUDAS PRIEST
guitarist Glenn Tipton. The following is an excerpt:
Q: British Steel seemed to be the perfect album to usher in the 1980s. It was an
exciting time because it felt like something special was happening in hard rock
music, especially in the breakthrough of heavy metal. Did you feel the same way?
A: "Yeah, I think British Steel is certainly a landmark album in terms of the
Priest catalog. It's got such a strong character with tracks like 'Metal Gods',
'Breaking The Law', 'Grinder', 'Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise'... There's a
definite attitude in the album. It will be a great album to perform live from
start to finish."
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| [ron h] Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:52:25 AM | |
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Powerline A.D.'s Patrick Prince has issued an interview with JUDAS PRIEST
guitarist Glenn Tipton. The following is an excerpt:
Q: British Steel seemed to be the perfect album to usher in the 1980s. It was an
exciting time because it felt like something special was happening in hard rock
music, especially in the breakthrough of heavy metal. Did you feel the same way?
A: "Yeah, I think British Steel is certainly a landmark album in terms of the
Priest catalog. It's got such a strong character with tracks like 'Metal Gods',
'Breaking The Law', 'Grinder', 'Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise'... There's a
definite attitude in the album. It will be a great album to perform live from
start to finish."
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| [kiamat] Monday, June 15, 2009 4:27:09 AM | |
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Are we suggesting that Priest cover Abba then?
'THHEEE WIIIINNEERRR TAKES IIIIT AAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Cue widdly guitar solo....
Okay I'll stop right there... |
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