Year : 2024 (Japan Blu-Spec CD2 Edition)
Style : Heavy Metal
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 169 mb
Bio:
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1969.Known for twin lead guitars, a wide operatic vocal style, and for introducing the S&M leather-and-studs look into heavy metal, they have sold over 50 million albums worldwide.The band is widely recognised as one of the finest and most original heavy metal bands of all time, with many artists within the genre having cited them as a major influence.MTV ranked them the second "Greatest Metal Band" of all time.Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the late 1970s, the band struggled with indifferently-produced records, repeated changes at the drummer position, and a lack of major commercial success or attention until 1980 when they adopted a more simplified sound on the album British Steel, which helped shoot them to rock superstar status. In 1989, they were named as defendants in an unsuccessful lawsuit alleging that subliminal messages on their albums had caused the suicide attempts of two young men.The band's membership has seen much turnover, including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s, and the temporary departure of singer Rob Halford in the early 1990s. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band's best-selling album is 1982's Screaming for Vengeance featuring their most commercially successful line-up, featuring Halford, Tipton, Hill, K. K. Downing (guitar), and Dave Holland (drums).They were a major influence on multiple genres of metal, including but not limited to power metal and thrash metal.Their influence, while mainly Rob Halford's operatic vocal style (widely considered as one of the most unique vocalists in the genre) and the twin guitar sound of K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, has been adopted by many bands. Their image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s.Their 1980 album, British Steel, has been referred to as the "record that, more than any other, codified what we mean by "heavy metal".Despite a decline in exposure during the mid 1990s, the band has once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2005, receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010, and their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series.
Album:
Invincible Shield is the upcoming nineteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, scheduled to be released on 8 March 2024 through Epic Records.It was produced by the band's touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who also produced 2018's Firepower. The first single, "Panic Attack", was released on 13 October, 2023,followed by Trial by Fire on 17 November,] Crown of Horns on 19 January, 2024 and The Serpent and the King on 22 February. The band will embark on a world tour from the month of the album's release.In February 2020, the band officially began writing sessions for their 19th album,but as guitarist Richie Faulkner stated later, they "faced some challenges with schedules due to the pandemic" and had not been able to get together and work on new music: "We wanted to keep it the same dynamic as Firepower – as we all got together, played the songs in pre-production before recording them".In September 2021, after the pandemic restrictions were lifted the band started their 50 Heavy Metal Years world tour. "So the next obstacle, if you wanna call it that, was the tour. We had to go out and tour and record bits and pieces in between the tour legs." In March 2022, Faulkner revealed that the drums for the new record had already been recorded and emphasized that the songs "are a bit more progressive in places" having a few twists and turns musically that Firepower does not have.To avoid misunderstandings Faulkner stated later that the album will not be a musical continuation of the experimental Nostradamus or progressive in a Rush-like interpretation, but "instead of verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, finish, sometimes it goes off and plays it a little... like the old '70s Judas Priest used to, like the 'Sinner' and stuff like that".In May 2023, after Rob Halford laid down his parts in the studio in Phoenix, Arizona with producer and touring guitarist Andy Sneap, the band stated they had finished tracking and the album had moved on to the mixing and mastering stage.The songs Sons of Thunder and Escape from Reality were written by Glenn Tipton.The bonus track The Lodger was written by Bob Halligan Jr., who has written other songs for the band, most notably Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.The album was announced on 7 October, 2023 before the band's performance at the first Power Trip festival in Indio, California.The album trailer was then uploaded on the band's YouTube channel containing the intro of "Panic Attack".
Line-Up:
Rob Halford - Vocals (1973-1992, 2003-present) - See also: Halford, ex-Fight, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Black Sabbath (live), ex-Abraxas, ex-Athens Wood, ex-Bullring Brummies, ex-Hiroshima, ex-Lord Lucifer, ex-Thark, ex-Two
Richie Faulkner - Guitars (2011-present) - See also: Elegant Weapons, ex-Deeds, ex-Christopher Lee, ex-Lauren Harris, ex-Voodoo Six
Glenn Tipton - Guitars (1974-present) - See also: ex-Glenn Tipton, ex-Merlin, ex-Shave 'Em Dry, ex-The Flying Hat Band, ex-Tipton, Entwistle and Powell
Ian Hill - Bass (1970-present) - See also: ex-Freight
Scott Travis - Drums (1989-present) - See also: Thin Lizzy, Racer X, ex-Fight, ex-Elegant Weapons, ex-Hawk, ex-Animetal USA, ex-The Scream
Production:
Andy Sneap – production
Tracklist:
01. Panic Attack 05:25
02. The Serpent and the King 04:19
03. Invincible Shield 06:21
04. Devil in Disguise 04:44
05. Gates of Hell 04:37
06. Crown of Horns 05:45
07. As God Is My Witness 04:35
08. Trial by Fire 04:21
09. Escape from Reality 04:24
10. Sons of Thunder 02:58
11. Giants in the Sky 05:03
12. Fight of Your Life 4:19 (Bonus Track)
13. Vicious Circle 3:01 (Bonus Track)
14. The Lodger 3:52 (Bonus Track)
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