Tickets Go On Sale Starting Friday, June 11 at 10am Local Time at http://Ticketmaster.com One of heavy metal’s all-time greats, Judas Priest, will finally get the opportunity to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with the launch of a North American tour this fall. The 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour will also feature Sabaton as openers…
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Evilizers – Solar Quake
Reviewed: April 2021 Released: 2021, Punishment 18 Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Andrea Di Stasio Three years after their first album “Center of the Grave”, Evilizers are back with “Solar Quake”: the band, born as a Judas Priest tribute and then evolved into an original project, presents itself very well with…
Judas Priest Albums Ranked!
Judas Priest are one of the most important bands in all of heavy metal. With 50+ years of metallic majesty under their belts, the Priest machine is still rolling strong today. Many of us here at Metal-Rules.com are huge fans of the band so what better band to kick off…
Butterfly – Doorways of Time
Reviewed: February 2021 Released: 2021, Petrichor Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Kat Knite Four experienced musicians with a range of musical backgrounds and influences join forces in Melbourne, Australia, to bring the world a nostalgic dose of Traditional Heavy Metal, laced with vocal harmonies, twin guitars, and massive sounds from the rhythm…
Malamorte – God Needs Evil
Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Moribund Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Rossy Maguire MALAMORTE is the new band of Italian scene legend of Alessandro Nunziati and was born in 2009. Fans of Italian metal will recognize Alessandro’s name; this is a man full of talent and dark creativity! He’s a well-known…
Halford, Rob-Confess (Book review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Published: 2020, Hachette Books Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP CONFESS by Rob Halford is likely one of the most anticipated Metal autobiographies of 2020 and/or even recent memory. Rob Halford, The Metal God has come down off the mountain-top and has bestowed on us a detailed and explicit…
JUDAS PRIEST To Re-Team With ‘Firepower’ Producers On Upcoming Album
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.…
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…