American heavy metal icons, Corrosion Of Conformity, have just dropped their own rendition of “Fire And Water,” originally released by English rock band, Free, in 1970. It came about spontaneously, while recording their forthcoming new full-length, set for release next year, via Nuclear Blast Records. The track serves as the first of the Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions, a collection of interpretations of songs by some of the band’s favorite artists. Watch the “Fire And Water” video below.
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Judas Priest and Alice Cooper to Kick-Off Their Co-Headlining Tour with Corrosion of Conformity
Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers Judas Priest will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off this week, September 16th at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, and stops in Toronto, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping October 26 at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX. Coming off the second leg of their Invincible Shield Tour and the release of their celebrated 19th studio album, Judas Priest remains a dominant force in metal. Corrosion of Conformity (new album coming in 2026) will join as support on select dates. Tickets can be found at the links below!Continue reading
Super7 Toys Releases a Dimebag Darrell of Pantera ReAction Figure for The First Time Ever
Super7 Toys continues dropping figures of Iconic Rock, Metal, Punk, and Hip-Hop releases with a first-time Pantera figure: the late, great, Dimebag Darrell Abbott! Pre-orders are live at the link below. Other reaction figures in their vast lineup include Ozzy Osbourne, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Johnny Cash, Misfits, Alice Cooper, several versions of Papa Emeritus and Nameless Ghouls, an array of Iron Maiden figures, Slayer, Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Venom, Circle Jerks, Peter Steele of Type O Negative, Lemmy of Motorhead, Gorilla Biscuits, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rancid, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, The Sex Pistols, Discharge, Alice Cooper, Run DMC, Doctor Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Paul Baloff of Exodus, Jimi Hendrix, MF Doom, Blondie, Ramones, My Chemical Romance and many more! Order right now since these usually sell out.Continue reading
Bloodstock Books 25 Bands For 25th Anniversary in 2026 with Lamb of God, Slaughter To Prevail, Judas Priest, Cryptopsy, Sepultura, Biohazard, Wednesday 13, Death Angel, and More
Bloodstock is delighted to return to Catton Park in August 2026 to celebrate its 25th anniversary – will you be there to celebrate this momentous occasion with everyone?With 2025’s event fully underway with headliners Trivium, Machine Head, and Gojira melting faces this weekend (alongside 120+ more bands), Bloodstock cordially invites you to get excited for 2026 too, by revealing the first 25 bands set to make 2026 the festival’s best year yet. You can snap up tickets immediately at the on site box office at an early bird price, saving yourself the booking fee. Lamb of God, Slaughter To Prevail, Judas Priest, Cryptopsy, Sepultura, Biohazard, Wednesday 13, Death Angel and more are among the first bands announced! More info on all ticket types and on sale dates is further below.
K.K. Downing Shares a New Version of Judas Priest’s “Never Satisfied”
K.K. Downing – founding member of Judas Priest and leader of KK’s Priest – has released an updated version of “Never Satisfied,” via Exciter Records, in partnership with K.K.’s label Hellfire Thunderbolt Records. The new rendition of the track comes as a tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Judas Priest’s debut album, Rocka Rolla. Check it out below.
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New Documentary “The Ballad Of Judas Priest” in Production From Sony Music Vision – by Banger Films And Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello
Sony Music Vision, in association with Sony Music Entertainment UK and Epic Records, today announced the production of The Ballad of Judas Priest, a new documentary about legendary GRAMMY-winning English heavy metal band Judas Priest and their epic journey to the top of rock and roll.Continue reading
Judas Priest and Alice Cooper Unite for a Co-Headlining Fall Tour
This fall, shock rock legend Alice Cooper and heavy metal trailblazers Judas Priest will share the stage for an epic co-headlining tour across North America. Produced by Live Nation, the 22-city run kicks off September 16 at Mississippi Coast Coliseum in Biloxi, MS, and stops in Toronto, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping October 26 at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands, TX. Coming off the second leg of their Invincible Shield Tour and the release of their celebrated 19th studio album, Judas Priest remains a dominant force in metal. Meanwhile, Alice Cooper, the godfather of theatrical rock, wraps up his “Too Close For Comfort” tour this summer, promoting his most recent “Road” album, and will have an as-yet-unnamed all-new show for this tour. Corrosion of Conformity will join as support on select dates. Tickets will be available starting Wednesday, April 16 at 10AM local time with Artist Presales. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, April 18 at 10AM local time at the link below!Continue reading
Former Judas Priest Drummer Les Binks Has Died
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Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died. He was 73 years old. The news was shared by the band on social media via a statement you can read below. Binks played drums on Priest’s classic early material “Stained Class”, “Hell Bent For Leather” (released as “Killing Machine” in the UK), and “Unleashed In The East” live album. After the release of “Unleashed In The East”, Binks left the band over pay issues and was replaced by ex-Trapeeze member Dave Holland. Binks was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with former Priest guitarist KK Downing and the rest of the current band. Binks was a respected Heavy Metal Drummer, one of the best in the game at the time of his exit from the band. RIP. Continue reading
Super7 Toys Releases a New Lemmy ReAction Figure
Super7 Toys continues dropping figures of Iconic Rock, Metal, Punk, and Hip-Hop releases with a new Lemmy of Motörhead ReAction Figure! Pre-orders are live at the link below. In addition to the ReAction figures, Super7 has released a Slayer Live Undead playset as well as figures based on other music, movies, toy lines, and other pop culture icons. Other reaction figures in the line include Ozzy Osbourne, Cliff Burton of Metallica, Johnny Cash, Misfits, Alice Cooper, several versions of Papa Emeritus and Nameless Ghouls, an array of Iron Maiden, Slayer, Agnostic Front, Anthrax, Beastie Boys, Venom, Circle Jerks, Peter Steele of Type O Negative, Gorilla Biscuits, King Diamond, Megadeth, Rancid, Judas Priest, Napalm Death, The Sex Pistols, Discharge, Alice Cooper, Run DMC, Doctor Teeth and The Electric Mayhem, Paul Baloff of Exodus, Jimi Hendrix, MF Doom, Blondie, Ramones, My Chemical Romance and many more! Order right now since these usually sell out.Continue reading
ALBUM REVIEW: Dream Theater – Parasomnia
A record called Parasomnia (InsideOut Music) which explores many of the unusual behaviours and emotions experienced during sleep, written by a band called Dream Theater (a spelling which, due to my almost painful levels of Englishness, never fails to make me shudder) seems the most obvious pairing in the world. The question of why it’s taken until their sixteenth full-length studio release for this to happen is something for the band to explain but it’s here now, and in true Dream Theater tradition, you’re going to need time to absorb it fully.Continue reading