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ALBUM REVIEW: Judas Priest as good as ever on ‘Invincible Shield’
Judas Priest, “Invincible Shield.” Pressing play on Judas Priest’s 19th album, Invincible Shield, is like a time machine with a direct pathway to the late ’70s. The guitars are loud, the drums rumble the ground and heavy metal bombast stretches larger than life itself. Invincible Shield Judas Priest Epic,…
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REWIND: Don’t bother voting, we’ll tell you who should make the Rock Hall
Dolly Parton performs at the UK Country Music Festival in an undated photo. Andrew Putler/Redferns. Our illustrious editor Roman Gokhman pointed out to me this week that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced its nominees. I of course didn’t know this, because Halls of Fame are kind…
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Insert Foot: Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner is more metal than any of us
Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest, courtesy. Sometimes words just can’t do justice to something’s pure awesomeness. But we have a duty to try anyway. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner had an acute cardiac aortic dissection on Sept. 26. Sounds like fancy TV-doctor talk for a heart…
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REWIND: Celebrate Pride with five LGBTQIA+ musicians
Neil Tennant (R) and Chris Lowe of Pet Shop Boys perform at The Royal Opera House in London on July 25, 2018. Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage. Pride Month is now a time for corporations to plaster their social media accounts with rainbow flags while leaving gay characters out of…
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Tuesday Tracks: Your holiday new music guide for 2019
Clockwise from top left: Idina Menzel, Queen, Mattiel, Shenna and Rob Halford of Judas Priest. Like it or hate it, the carols of yesteryear and a handful of modern classics will dominate the airwaves until Christmas Day ends. It’s hard not to crack a smile when Vince Guaraldi or…
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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford captures holiday camp in a bottle with ‘Celestial’
Rob Halford, “Celestial.” Frankly, anyone who doubts Rob Halford’s ability this late in his career isn’t paying attention. The quality of last year’s Judas Priest album, Firepower, more than proved his staying power as a heavy metal icon. That’s why it’s safe to at least assume his upcoming holiday album…
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REVIEW: Judas Priest delivers career-spanning mass in San Francisco
Judas Priest performs at The Warfield in San Francisco on June 24, 2019. Photos: Sean Liming. SAN FRANCISCO — Judas Priest played the first night of its two-night stint at The Warfield on Monday. The legendary heavy metal act, formed almost 50 years ago in England, delivered a pulverizing set…
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Q&A: Judas Priest cofounder Ian Hill on the new tour, resurgence and the future
Judas Priest. Courtesy: Travis Shin. Even the members of Judas Priest were surprised when, nearly 50 years into the iconic metal rockers’ careers, the band’s 18th album became the highest-debuting in America. Firepower, which Judas Priest released in 2018, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200—and No. 5…
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In memoriam: Eight artists we lost in 2018
L to R: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Roy Clark, Dolores O’Riordan, Scott Hutchison, Aretha Franklin, Dave Holland, Mark E. Smith and Mac Miller. All corners of the Western music world lost someone in 2018. Punk lost Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks; metal lost Vinnie Paul of Pantera, Jill Janus of Huntress,…