Here's one for my buddy Strummy! 
 
Judas Priest's New Single-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhkoNQ-7uRw
 
Bob

I'm anxious to hear the rest of that album!

Rain
I'm anxious to hear the rest of that album!

Because you're hoping it will be much better than that ?

Because no matter how weak it is, the old geezers like Sabbath and Priest can still wipe the floor with 99% of the younger guys... ;)

Rain
Because no matter how weak it is, the old geezers like Sabbath and Priest can still wipe the floor with 99% of the bapu... ;)

+61

 
Thanks Bob

Rain
Because no matter how weak it is, the old geezers like Sabbath and Priest can still wipe the floor with 99% of the younger guys... ;)

Yeah, weak was one of the adjectives that sprung to mind. Lame, cliched and formulaic were amongst the others. Devotees will no doubt lap it up, but I can't see it winning them any new fans.

paulo
 
Yeah, weak was one of the adjectives that sprung to mind. Lame, cliched and formulaic were amongst the others. Devotees will no doubt lap it up, but I can't see it winning them any new fans.

Well, they contributed to the genre, helped write the book and re-invented themselves a few times already - which is a whole lot more than could be said by the current crop of heartless bands recycling the same derivative nu metal crap for the last ten years or so. 
 
As Paul Stanley of KISS puts it, no matter how much an artist believes in his new songs, when they've reached that legendary status, what the fans really want to hear is the old material, the classics. Nothing they can write can top those songs because of what they represent, and how they're part of people's life..
 
If Judas Priest wins any new fan, it'll be because they're legends. It's rarely about the music, anyway, especially nowadays. 

 
From:
 

 
 
Judas Priest: No Nostradamus, no Redeemer
07/05/2014 ~ by Martin Kielty
 

 
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford vows that upcoming album Redeemer Of Souls is so "relentless" that even fans who were disappointed with their last record will love it.
 
Their 2006 concept release Nostradamus saw them stepping away from their trademark sound – but Halford says it was essential to do that in order to be able to make what will be their 17th studio outing.
 
Halford tells Eddie Trunk (via Blabbermouth): "We realised the record really had to be strong, full of energy. The tracks are relentless – the energy you feel off Redeemer Of Souls is replicated time and time again.
 
"If you look at bands of longevity like Priest, you see the trail of music we've left. I don't think we could have made as great a record as Redeemer if we didn't have Nostradamus as a reference point.
 
"Everything has its place and has its moments, and we've always fed off these different areas we've gone into with our metal. So thanks to Nostradamus we've got Redeemer Of Souls."
 
Guitarist Glenn Tipton reveals they were so determined to secure the relentless vibe that they relegated five songs they liked to bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.
 
He explains: "They are all great songs. The reason they are not on the album is because the 13 that we chose are very consistent with what we wanted to do, which was release an indisputable heavy metal album.
 
"The others  are not lightweight – but they've got a different feel, a different texture. It's not a case of trying to rip the kids off and trying to get more money for an extra album; it's just, these five tracks seem to deserve to go on their own CD, and that's what we did."
 
Meanwhile, Tipton hints that despite Priest's Epitaph world tour having been their last on that scale, they're planning to hit the road again.
 
"It's a little bit 'play it by ear,'" says the axeman. "We're looking at starting some dates in the fall. Exactly how many and what capacity, we're not sure. But Priest have got such a wealth now of songs behind us that we probably won't go over the top on production. The strength will be in the music."
 
Redeemer Of Souls is released on July 14 in the UK.

 
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