[METAL MELTDOWN] Wednesday, December 08, 2010 8:35:18 AM
I know I havent been on hardly at all within the last few years but I had to pop on and say how saddened I am at the mighty Priest retirement. I owe SO MUCH to this band. They pulled me into a musical direction and gave me the instrument to play way back in the late 70's and I will be forever in their debt.
It is a retirement well deserved. Priest has SO many accomplishments and I know they can all look back on their careers with heads held high. I truely believe that Judas Priest took metal in the early 70's and pushed it so much further than what Black Sabbath could do. They took it away from blues based heavy rock and forged it into something so powerful that even Sabbath emulated it and nowhere near as good. They gave us the look and the sound that we ALL associate with heavy metal....LONG LIVE JUDAS PRIEST....
I put this to Justin on Facebook yesterday and want to say it here as well. If anyone wants to do a pilgrimage to a show on the final tour and if you live in NY or PA or OH or where ever let us know. You can find me on Facebook ( Phillip Ewing, North Tonawanda, NY or the Takken band page ) or let me know on here......
