British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST are continuing to work on material for the band’s follow-up to “Firepower” album. Released in March 2018, “Firepower” was the second LP to feature Richie Faulkner, who was selected to fill the void left by founding guitarist K.K. Downing following his exit in 2011.…
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George Lynch says he wishes JUDAS PRIEST would call him and ask him to play guitar for the band
When Glenn Tipton was forced to retire from full-time touring activities due to his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, he and his PRIEST bandmates opted to hire Andy Sneap to step in, having gotten to know the British-born, 50-year-old producer when he helmed the group’s latest album, “Firepower”. Speaking at a…
Lordi – Killection
Reviewed: March 2020 Released: 2019, AFM Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter You know LORDI, right? Finland’s monstrous masked metallers and winners of Eurovision in 2006? The band may not quite have the collective mainstream’s consciousness to the extent that it did back when they shocked Europe’s annual musical cheese-fest,…
War Dogs – Die By My Sword
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: 2020, Fighter Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter Whatever walk of life you pass through, comparisons are always made between you and someone or something else. It may be an overt thing, or something far more subtle, but it is always there. You may even do…
Tucker, John – Judas Priest – Every Song Every Album From Rocka Rolla To Painkiller (Book review)
Judas Priest – Every Song Every Album From Rocka Rolla To Painkiller (Book review) Published: 2019, Sonic Bond Publishing Reviewed: October, 2019 Reviewer: JP Rating: 4/5 It is seems to be quite a common way to structure a book about a band these days…do a song by song analysis. I must…
Drummer Les Binks discusses his career, time with Judas Priest, and the future.
LES BINKS INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA Les Binks is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer for Judas Priest from 1977 to 1979. Binks performed on two Priest studio albums, STAINED CLASS, KILLING MACHINE, and live album UNLEASH THE EAST, which just turned forty years old. Before the Priest…
THE THREE TREMORS AND STEEL CARTEL RECORDS ANNOUNCE 3-DISC SET, ‘THE SOLO VERSIONS’ + EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCED
Three of metal’s finest vocalists, known collectively as THE THREE TREMORS – Tim “Ripper” Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, DIO DISCIPLES), Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin (JAG PANZER, SATAN’S HOST, TITAN FORCE), and Sean “The Hell Destroyer” Peck (CAGE, DENNER/SHERMANN, DEATH DEALER) – Steel Cartel Records have announced the Friday, November…
UGLY KID JOE – Vocalist Whitfield Crane discusses the past, present, and the future of his career, and more
WHITFIELD CRANE INTERVIEW AND LIVE PICTURES BY MARKO SYRJALA Ugly Kid Joe is a hard rock band from California, fronted by vocalist Whitfield Crane. The group was initially formed in 1987, and to date, they have released four full-length albums, two compilation albums, and two EPs. Ugly Kid Joe’s best-selling…
Katatonia + Cellar Darling + Wheel @ Islington Assembly Hall
Katatonia + Cellar Darling + Wheel @ Islington Assembly Hall 25th May 2019 Review & Photography by Ryan Whitwell (Shotison.com) Turning up to Islington Assembly Hall, there was a sizeable queue outside well before doors. The gig was a sellout night, featuring three bands. Katatonia would be playing the final…
Popoff, Martin- Judas Priest-Turbo ‘Til Now (Book Review)
Author: Martin Popoff Title: Judas Priest-Turbo ’til Now Publisher: PowerChord Press Year: 2019 Year Reviewed: 2019 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP Quite quickly on the heels of part one of the Judas Priest story, DECADE OF DOMINATION published in 2018, FROM TURBO TIL NOW is now available. I’ve written so many…
The Three Tremors – Interview with Ripper Owens
Many beers ago there was a summer tour headlined by the then newly-reunited Iron Maiden that also featured a Geoff Tate fronted Queensryche and opening act Halford. From the Metal 2000 tour came the news that Bruce Dickinson, Geoff Tate and Rob Halford would be forming a supergroup dubbed The…
Judas Priest: Turbo ‘til Now by Martin Popoff OUT NOW!!
In the follow-up to his Judas Priest: Decade of Domination book, which looked at the band’s career from inception through the Defenders of the Faith album of 1984, Martin Popoff now tackles the band’s incendiary “hair metal” years through to the triumphant return to form that is 2018’s Firepower. …
The Three Tremors – The Three Tremors
Reviewed: February 2019 Released: 2019, Steel Cartel Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Three times louder than a sonic boom. Three fingers on the hand of doom!” This is the description used on the press release to describe the brand new collaboration from three of heavy metal’s more formidable vocalists: Tim “Ripper”…
Best of 2018 – Anders Sandvall
Best-list 2018 01. Hardcore Superstar “You Can’t Kill My Rock ‘N Roll” Sleaze/metal heroes from Gothenburg, Sweden does it one more time with this new one piece and it feels like the band is back on track again. Sleaze/metal as well played as this is hard to find and the…
Best of 2018 – Marko Syrjälä
Judas Priest: Firepower I think that it’s never been this easy to pick up the album of the year! “Firepower” is a sovereign winner in all categories: the songs, the production, the cover art, everything. The whole package is just perfect and old school heavy metal at its best. Dee…