With another calendar year of stellar heavy, alternative and progressive music behind us, we continue our countdown of the best of the best albums, as voted for by the Ghost Cult global team. People Power Part I took us from 70 through to 26, Part II took us down the back straight, ticking off albums 25 to 11, and now we come round the final bend and as Part III presents the albums that charted 10 through 2 of the Ghost Cult Albums Of The Year, 2018.
Judas Priest performed last week in Japan for two shows on November 28th and 29th at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, and at Musashino Forest Arena. As he had done repeatedly in 2018, Glenn Tipton joined the band each night for an encore of Priest classics ‘Metal Gods’, ‘Breaking The Law’ and ‘Living After Midnight’. Tipton is retiring from touring and active status with the band due to his battle with Parkinson’s disease. Watch fan-filmed footage of both shows below. Priest continues their support of their amazing 2018 release Firepower (Epic). Continue reading
Heavy Metal legends Judas Priest have booked a new North American tour for next spring. Uriah Heep will open all shows. Kicking off on May 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and wrapping up on June 29 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The band will also perform at festivals in the USA, like the just-announced Welcome To Rockville. Priest continues to support their album Firepower (Epic) from earlier this year. Continue reading
Judas Priest has been blazing up stages all over the world on their Firepower world tour. Earlier this week at 013 Club in The Netherlands, the Priest played “No Surrender” for the first time. As part of their five-song encore, they were joined by Glenn Tipton on the song. Watch fan-filmed footage right now. The band will continue to tour all year and will headline Bloodstock Open Air this weekend. Continue reading
Judas Priest has released a new music vide0o for their song ‘No Surrender’. The track comes from their chart-topping album Firepower (Epic), still one of the top albums of 2018. The clip features the band performing the track for the video, as well animation. Watch the video now!Continue reading
Rock and heavy metal titans Deep Purple and Judas Priest will your together this summer in America. The tour will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio and visit 25 cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping September 30 in Wheatland, California. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 27 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.Continue reading
On Friday, March 23rd, Judas Priest rolled into the newly renovated Worcester Palladium for a sold-out date on their Firepower Tour with legends Saxon and Black Star Riders. What a breath of fresh air this show was. I honestly can’t remember the last concert I attended that did not have at least one band on the bill with some sort of controversy surrounding them or was not inclined to espouse their political beliefs on stage (whether for the better or worse). This tour is just a class act from start to finish. No bullshit, no drama, no politics, just good old Rock n’ Roll, and Metal.Continue reading
The heavy metal world was surely saddened when Judas Priest announced mainstay guitarist Glen Tipton had to step down from the current tour supporting their new smash album Firepower (Epic). Fans were elated when Glen appeared at their only record signing planned for this leg of the tour in New York on Monday, March 19th. Last night in New Jersey at the Prudential Center stop of the tour in Newark New Jersey, Tipton joined The Priest for the final three songs of the set. He played the encore of song encore: ‘Metal Gods’, ‘Breaking The Law’ and ‘Living After Midnight’. He got a huge standing ovation, played well and even took a solo! Watch below.
Judas Priest kicked off their “Firepower” world tour last night in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and put on one hell of a show. Continue reading
To celebrate the release of their incredible new album, Judas Priest has created a name generator in the style of their classic font and graphics as seen on Firepower (Epic). Try it out now! Continue reading