For more than 40 years, Judas Priest has embodied all that is exhilarating, innovative, ridiculous, and wonderful in heavy metal. From their beginnings as a blues-influenced hard rock ensemble in ...

It was a baptism of fire for 28-year-old ex-Racer X drummer Scott Travis, who joined the band just a few months prior to recording Painkiller and ended up centre-stage on the album’s curtain-raiser, ...

Judas Priest, one of the seemingly few mainstream bands that embraced the “heavy metal” label, epitomised the driving, ...

What is the better Judas Priest album – British Steel or Screaming for Vengeance? That’s the debate at the center of this week’s Chuck’s Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights radio show. It just so ...

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has spoken about the evolving reception of the UK metal band’s 1986 album Turbo. Talking to Planet Rock, the 74-year-old admits that his band’s 11th album was met ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Judas Priest's debut album Rocka Rolla debuts on multiple charts in ...

As Judas Priest continues its tour in support of last year’s “Invincible Shield” record and marks the 35th anniversary of 1990’s “Painkiller” album, guitarist Richie Faulkner is hoping that the new ...

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has noted the importance of appealing to new audiences since the group’s original fans are “expiring.” During a conversation with Idaho radio station The Pick, Hill noted ...

Judas Priest kicked off their summer 2025 Shield of Pain tour with a show dominated by songs from their classic Painkiller album Thursday night at Rockfest in Turku, Finland. You can see the complete ...

In the new issue of Metal Hammer, the self-anointed Metal God recalls his decades-long friendship with the Prince Of Darkness ...