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Rob Halford Suffers Back Injury, Promises 'The Metal God Will Be Bouncing Back'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:58 +0000

If Judas Priest had scheduled a film premiere 30 years ago, Rob Halford would have showed up on a Harley. But time stands still for no one -- not even a Metal God -- and Halford was rocking a decidedly different set of wheels at the New York screening of the band's 'Epitaph' DVD on May 14.

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Rob Halford on Judas Priest's New Guitarist: 'He's Adding Some Dimensions'

Jeff Giles — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:15 +0000

The departure of founding guitarist K.K. Downing obviously left a major hole in Judas Priest's lineup, but according to frontman Rob Halford, Downing's replacement, Richie Faulkner, is doing just fine.

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25 Years Ago: Judas Priest's 'Ram It Down' Album Released

Eduardo Rivadavia — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:39:20 +0000

When Judas Priest released their 11th album, ‘Ram It Down,’ 25 years ago today, few people outside of the band’s inner circle had an inkling that the storied British heavy-metal institution was standing at a crossroads.

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Judas Priest Screening for Justice

Crash — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:17:23 +0000

Judas Priest singer Rob Halford and guitarist Richie Faulkner are in New York for the Tuesday night premiere of their new concert film, Epitaph. They'ill be on hand when it is screened at the Clearview cinema in the Chelsea section of Manhattan.

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Rob Halford Joins Metallica Onstage for Judas Priest Cover

Jeff Giles — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:27:44 +0000

'Revolver' magazine's fifth-annual Golden Gods Awards, held last night, featured Metallica as the night's headliners. They were joined onstage by special guest Rob Halford, who led the metal giants through a surprise performance of Judas Priest's 'Rapid Fire'.

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Judas Priest Reveal Release Date For Live 'Epitaph' DVD

Mary Ouellette — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:40:07 +0000

Just in case metal fans needed a reminder of precisely how long Judas Priest have been slaying the masses, the band is gearing up to release ‘Epitaph,’ a live retrospective of the past four decades of their massive recording career.

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35 Years Ago: Judas Priest's 'Stained Class' Released

Eduardo Rivadavia — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:00:55 +0000

When Judas Priest released its venerable fourth album, 'Stained Class,' 35 years ago, the British heavy metal standard-bearers could never have dreamed its musical merits would one day be co-opted and the album’s legacy almost destroyed by a hideous tragedy.

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Rock Report: AC/DC Tops List Of Guitar Riffs Of The 80′s

Crash — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:40:13 +0000

AC/DC leads the list of acts whose guitarwork made Gibson.com's survey of the most awesome guitar riffs of the 1980s. The song "Back In Black" landed at Number One, followed up by offerings from the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Judas Priest and more

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