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“As far as the 80s are concerned, we’re in for some very good heavy metal years”: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford predicted the future of metal in 1979

45 years ago, Judas Priest’s Metal God explained why people love heavy metal. What he said is still accurate in 2024.

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What would it sound like if Black Sabbath recorded Dolly Parton’s Jolene? This Youtuber answers the question you never asked

Youtuber Moonic Productions has given country legend Dolly Parton the ’70s metal treatment

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“I plan to do a more melodic, straight-forward heavy metal side-project”: How Death’s Chuck Schuldiner broke free from extreme metal with prog powerhouse Control Denied

Between Death’s swan song and his passing in 2001, Chuck Schuldiner released one album with progressive trad-metal outfit Control Denied. This is their story.

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Every Judas Priest album ranked from worst to best

Judas Priest are the ultimate defenders of the faith: here's how we ranked their incredible, storied back catalogue

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"You look at all these people who are giving you the horns, from Eminem to Lionel Ritchie, and you think: Is this really happening?": Judas Priest on awards shows, Invincible Shield and the beauty of cats

With Invincible Shield their third genuinely great album in a row, Judas Priest's late-career purple patch continues

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“We’re proud metal fans and this music is like an invincible shield!” Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner explains how their new album helped him recover from heart issue

Faulkner suffered a life-threatening aortic aneurysm while onstage with Judas Priest in 2021

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The Judas Priest album title that became heavy metal's definitive statement of intent

Where do you go once you’ve crafted one of the finest heavy metal albums of all time?

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“I’m always ready for a kitty cat!” We gave Judas Priest legend Rob Halford a load of kittens to play with and asked him about heavy metal, becoming a gay icon and (sort of) being Dolly Parton's BFF

Rob Halford, a room full of kittens and a leather codpiece - what more could you ask for?

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“We were broke. We couldn’t even afford food or drink. That’s how bad things were”: how Judas Priest’s Sad Wings Of Destiny finally set them on the path to heavy metal immortality

Judas Priest’s landmark second album Sad Wings Of Destiny was released on this day in 1976

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Watch Glenn Tipton return to the stage with Judas Priest for the first time since last year’s Power Trip festival

Longtime Judas Priest player Glenn Tipton, who has Parkinson’s disease, has defied expectations that Power Trip would mark his last performance with the band

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Order your limited edition Judas Priest bundle – featuring an exclusive Invincible Shield T-shirt

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"She goes, 'I love your beard' and starts to clean it!" What happened when country icon Dolly Parton met Judas Priest frontman and heavy metal legend, Rob Halford

Two icons met in the most unusual of circumstances and it left an indelible impression on Rob Halford

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“Bob says: ‘Where you from?’ I say, ‘Birmingham’. He goes, ‘Birmingham? How’s Ozzy!’”: the unlikely time Rob Halford met Bob Dylan, the man who gave Judas Priest their name

Rob Halford has only met Bob Dylan once, but he’s never forgotten the hilarious conversation that followed

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Judas Priest have just scored their highest charting album ever with Invincible Sheield

Judas Priest’s new album Invincible Shield has trounced British Steel, Screaming For Vengeance and Firepower in the UK charts

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“That was it for me, a rock god lead guitarist playing on it”: how Metallica’s Kirk Hammett helped a dance classic to come full circle

The Metallica man collaborated with techno duo Orbital for a song on the soundtrack to Spawn

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"No holograms, no troupes of dancers, just a giant light-up trident descending from the ceiling": Judas Priest keep it simple on a triumphant first night of the Invincible Shield tour

A show 160 years in the making: Judas Priest, Saxon and Uriah Heap take to the stage in Glasgow

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford unknowingly gatecrashed AC/DC’s compound at Power Trip festival: “I look around and there’s Brian, sitting on a couch having a cigarette.”

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford learned there are some spots even a Metal God isn’t allowed in at last year’s Power Trip festival

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"The world was on fire for 48 hours and then the world moved on." Judas Priest legend Rob Halford compares his coming out experience to Billie Eilish's

Rob Halford opens up on his famous MTV interview in 1998, and explains why it was a very different situation to Billie's widely-publicised coming out as bisexual last year

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Judas Priest Releases 19Th Studio Album 'Invincible Shield' After Hiatus

Judas Priest celebrates 50 years with a new album 'Invincible Shield' and North American tour, showcasing their enduring legacy in heavy metal music.

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"Fifty years on from their tentative first steps, Priest have produced what may well be the most defiantly, unrelentingly triumphant record of their career." New Judas Priest album Invincible Shield is nothing short of magnificent

Judas Priest prove yet again that little in this world is as timeless as pure, unadulterated heavy metal

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“I have fond memories of sitting on Lemmy‘s lap after he’d come offstage, with his hair in a white towel turban”: Rob Halford says Judas Priest‘s new album has a tribute to Lemmy and Ronnie James Dio

New Judas Priest song Giants In The Sky from upcoming album Invincible Shield pays tribute to Lemmy, Ronnie James Dio and other great rock icons

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“All of that youthful exuberance was still there!” Rob Halford is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer - cuddling kittens!

The Judas Priest frontman reveals all about new album Invincible Shield – and kittens!

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Post your questions for Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford

As the heavy metal legends release new album Invincible Shield, the 72-year-old singer will answer your questions

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"I may be naive, but what performer wants his audience dead?": Watch comedian Bill Hicks point out the absurdity of Judas Priest's subliminal message trial

In 1990 Judas Priest were taken to court over alleged subliminal messages, a year later comedian Bill Hicks pointed out the absurdity of the situation

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Judas Priest legend Rob Halford is officially a Sleep Token fan: "One day The Metal God and Vessel will take a selfie together."

Rob Halford explains why Sleep Token are making major waves in the metal scene right now

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