From Classic Rock magazine:
 
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Judas Priest have finally completed work on their first album without KK Downing, frontman Rob Halford has revealed.
 
And he’s admitted he’s relieved the task is finally finished.
 
The band started on the follow-up to 2008′s Nostradamus following Downing’s surprise departure in 2011. He was replaced by Richie Faulkner.
 
Halford tells Artisan News: “The record is absolutely finished as of today. It’s a relief, because whenever Priest make an album you put your heart and soul into it. It’s not an easy thing to do 40 years later.
 
“But Priest has always been up for the challenge of that. It’s one of the things we love to do more than anything else. This is a great time – 40th anniversary, a brand new record. Life couldn’t be better.”
 
A release date hasn’t been confirmed for what will be the band’s 17th studio album, although it’s expected later this year. They’re unlikely to embark on a large-scale world tour in support of the launch, after saying their Epitaph trek, which ended in 2012, would be the last of its kind.
 

 
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And here I thought The CHB had CDs for sale.

bapu
And here I thought The CHB had CDs for sale.

that was why I clicked on this fred.
 
I should get used to disappointment, eh?

Was anything mentioned about the next Justin Bieber release?

craigb
Was anything mentioned about the next Justin Bieber release?

we assumed you'd be holding a press release about that since we were told you're the producer's key grip.

I'm more of an off-key grip actually... 

SteveStrummerUK
 
From Classic Rock magazine:
 
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Judas Priest have finally completed work on their first album without KK Downing, frontman Rob Halford has revealed.
 
And he’s admitted he’s relieved the task is finally finished.
 
The band started on the follow-up to 2008′s Nostradamus following Downing’s surprise departure in 2011. He was replaced by Richie Faulkner.
 
Halford tells Artisan News: “The record is absolutely finished as of today. It’s a relief, because whenever Priest make an album you put your heart and soul into it. It’s not an easy thing to do 40 years later.
 
“But Priest has always been up for the challenge of that. It’s one of the things we love to do more than anything else. This is a great time – 40th anniversary, a brand new record. Life couldn’t be better.”
 
A release date hasn’t been confirmed for what will be the band’s 17th studio album, although it’s expected later this year. They’re unlikely to embark on a large-scale world tour in support of the launch, after saying their Epitaph trek, which ended in 2012, would be the last of its kind.
 

 
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Crossing fingers...
 
In the meantime, I have the 30th Anniversary Edition of Screaming for Vengeance waiting in my Amazon cart until I place my next order. :P

Rain
In the meantime, I have the 30th Anniversary Edition of Screaming for Vengeance waiting in my Amazon cart until I place my next order. :P

 
Krist, even if you've already got the remastered album on CD, it's well worth it for the (now finally released) DVD of the 1983 US Festival performance at San Bernardino.
 
I'm surprised they didn't give it the 'box set' treatment they afforded the 30th Anniversary release of British Steel though, and maybe included a live CD of that performance.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Beagle

bapu
And here I thought The CHB had CDs for sale.

that was why I clicked on this fred.
 
I should get used to disappointment, eh?

Coming from Strummy, I had thought it would be either AC/DC or Judas Priest!