Yes Hellrider,thats the entire point. I think that Judas Priest "stepped outside thier realm" and went a little "too far" away from "heavy metal". Yes Nostradamus is an excellent well thought professional album and its very musical and shows the community that they can write an album of melody and the art of capturing elements that make up such a diverse album....do I like it? NO!  LOL!

They really went "too far" and I think a lot of people are afraid to admit this,not the people that already claimed to have loved this album like Jackylone or Guido,they like the album simply because they "like it" and there is nothing wrong with that,but there are fans out there who are "forcing" this album to be good because they spent money on it or they are just not going to accept that they don't like it because it will be another 3 years before the next one so they "must" like it.

Nevertheless,I still think that the band got carried away in the studio and pushed it too far,as you said hellrider there is really not very much "power" in Nostradamus for a Judas Priest LP. Its all opinionated I know,and I'm doing nothing more than a fan of Nostradamus thats preaching how great the album is,but I've noticed that at least 85-90% of fans do not care for the album. Just an observation.

		hellrider 31038 wrote:
		no offence of coarse but WHERE IS THE FIST RAISING HEAVY METAL POOOOOOWWWWWWEEEEEERRRRRRRR IN NOSTRADAMUS A VITAL ELEMENT IN METAL.WE ARE  DEFENDING THE METAL FAITH AND KEEPING IT ALIVE        jtwa1 wrote:  I should have known better. I actually thought I might see some intelligent debate. Man was I wrong. Music is much more than pounding rhythms, loud guitars and screaming vocals. The very band that you people worship as gods has tried to show you that with "Nostradamus", but you're all dissapointed that they didn't put out another "Screaming for Vengence" or "British Steel". They want to grow and expand their scope. Try going along for the ride, you may enjoy it.  Open your minds a little. Listen to something new and different, you might be surprised at what you'll like. I promise it won't hurt. I'm really disappointed in you "JD Diamond". You forgot my chaw 'o' tobacky, corn cob pipe and jug 'o' shine. You also forgot about the boar hog and lazy ole coon dog settin' at the foot of my rockin' chair. You really should study up on your stereotypes before you use them. You no doubt believe the Jews have all the gold, all black people can play basketball, all Irish are drunks and all Muslims blow up airplanes.  Anyone who doesn't share the same taste in music as you are stupid. The classic defense of a closed mind. That wasn't a knock at Seattle. I had a friend overseas from Seattle and when the Monsoons (look it up) came he use to joke and say it reminded him of home. You guys really bummed me out,  I'm taking my ball and going home. SO THERE!