Judas Priest News Stories

Judas Priest Share New Album Update
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is sharing an update on the progress of the band's next studio album as they prepare to launch a fall US tour

Pantera And Judas Priest Lead Knotfest Lineups
The Pantera reunion featuring Phil Anselmo and Rex Brown, joined by Zakk Wylde and Anthrax's Charlie Benante, have been added

Judas Priest Tap Queensryche For North American Tour
Metal legends and soon to be Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, Judas Priest, have announced a new North American leg

K.K. Downing Will Attend Judas Priest Rock Hall Induction
Judas Priest's Ian Hill says that former guitarist K.K. Downing has confirmed that he will be attending the band's Rock Hall induction

Rock Hall Boss Talks Judas Priest, Dolly Parton Inductions
Greg Harris, the CEO of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, spoke with Audacy's Taryn Daly about the class of 2022 inductees

Rock Hall To Induct Judas Priest, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton and More
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame announced the artists who will inducted into the institution during their annual gala

Judas Priest Celebrate Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction News
Metal legends Judas Priest took to social media on Wednesday morning (May 4th) to celebrate the news

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Going Biblical With New Book
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford will be living up to his Metal God moniker with the release of his brand new book

Judas Priest Canceled Show Due To Illness
Judas Priest cancelled their scheduled April 4 concert at Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts

Judas Priest Rock Los Angeles With Glenn Tipton
Judas Priest rocked fans during a March 15 show in Los Angeles that featured a rare appearance by guitarist Glenn Tipton

Judas Priest Jam With Glenn Tipton In Vegas
Judas Priest were joined by guitarist Glenn Tipton for a rare live appearance during a March 13 concert at the Zappos Theater

Glenn Tipton Jams With Judas Priest In Oakland
Glenn Tipton joined his Judas Priest bandmates during a March 12 concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA

Pantera And Judas Priest Stars Recorded New Album
Former Pantera bassist Rex Brown revealed in a new interview that he just recorded an album with Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner

Judas Priest Stream 'Living After Midnight' From Bloodstock
Judas Priest are streaming pro-shot video of a performance of their 1980 classic, 'Living After Midnight', featuring Glenn Tipton

Judas Priest Classic Featured In Super Bowl Commercial
A cover of the 1980 Judas Priest classic, 'Breaking The Law', was featured in a Super Bowl LVI commercial

Judas Priest Stream 'Breaking The Law' Video From Bloodstock Open Air 2021
Judas Priest are streaming pro-shot video of a performance of their 1980 classic, 'Breaking The Law',

Judas Priest Share Glenn Tipton Bloodstock Jam Video
Judas Priest are sharing pro-shot video of a performance of their 1980 classic, 'Metal Gods', featuring Glenn Tipton

Rob Halford Had The Idea Of Judas Priest Tour As 4-Piece
Rob Halford has revealed that the concept behind Judas Priest's recently-aborted plans to perform upcoming shows

Judas Priest Thrilled With Third Rock Hall Nomination
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says the band is thrilled with their third nomination for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame

Judas Priest, New York Dolls Among 2022 Rock Hall Nominees
Judas Priest, New York Dolls, MC5, Duran Duran, Devo, Rage Against The Machine, and Pat Benatar are among the nominees

Judas Priest Splits Focus Of Breaking The Band TV Episode
Reelz TV upcoming Judas Priest episode of Breaking the Band is said to feature a candid interview with K.K. Downing and other former members

Judas Priest Change Their Minds About Tour Lineup
Judas Priest have announced that they have changed their minds and will include touring guitarist Andy Sneap in the lineup

Judas Priest North American Tour To Feature Only One Guitarist
Judas Priest have announced that they will be embarking on their upcoming 50 Heavy Metal Years North American Tour as a four-piece

Judas Priest Reveal Rescheduled North American Tour Dates 2021 In Review
Metal legends Judas Priest landed a top 21 story from November 2021 when they announced the rescheduled dates

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Revealed Cancer Battle 2021 In Review
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford had a top 21 story from October 2021 after he revealed that he battled prostate cancer last year

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Could Have Died From Heart Emergency 2021 In Review
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner captured a top 21 story from October 2021 after he issued a statement to fans

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Had Emergency Heart Surgery 2021 In Review
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner had a top 21 story from September 2021

Bad Penny Recruit Judas Priest's Rob Halford For Single 2021 In Review
Rock supergroup Bad Penny have announced their single 'Push Comes To Shove,'

Judas Priest Frontman Rob Halford Named Kentucky Colonel 2021 In Review
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford won a top 21 story from June 2021 after he revealed via social media that he has honored

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Wants To Collaborate With Babymetal 2021 In Review
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has performed with Babymetal in the past

Former Judas Priest Member John Hinch Dead At 73 2021 In Review
The sad news that former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch died at the age of 73 was a top 21 story from April 2021

Judas Priest Guitarist Richie Faulkner Shares 90 Jam Video
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner streamed an extended jam session live on Instagram on December 5

Judas Priest Reveal Rescheduled North American Tour Dates
Metal legends Judas Priest have announced the rescheduled dates for the North American leg of their 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour

Ozzy Osbourne and Judas Priest Tour Postponed
Ozzy Osbourne has announced that he has once again postponed his No More Tours 2 trek featuring support from Judas Priest

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Shares Heart Surgery Recovery Update
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is sharing an update on his health as he continues to recover from open heart surgery

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Updates About Richie's Heart Surgery Recovery
Judas Priest singer Rob Halford says guitarist Richie Faulkner continues to recover from emergency heart surgery

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Reveals Cancer Battle
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed that he battled prostate cancer last year during the global pandemic.

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Discharged From Hospital Following Heart Surgery
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has been discharged from a Louisville, KY hospital and is resting and recovering at home following emergency open heart surgery

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Could Have Died From Heart Emergency
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has issued a statement to fans as he recovers from major emergency open heart surgery

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Has Emergency Heart Surgery
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner is recovering from 'major emergency heart surgery,'

Judas Priest Tour Postponed After Guitarist Hospitalized
Judas Priest have postponed the remainder of their current North American tour after guitarist Richie Faulkner was hospitalized

Judas Priest Jam With Metallica's Kirk Hammett
Judas Priest were joined by Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett for a performance of the Fleetwood Mac classic

Bad Penny Recruit Judas Priest's Rob Halford For New Single
Bad Penny have announced that they will be releasing their new single 'Push Comes To Shove,'

Judas Priest Releasing Career Spanning Box Set
Judas Priest have announced that they are celebrating their 50th anniversary with the release of a limited edition career spanning box set

Judas Priest Plan Some Surprises For Upcoming Tour
Judas Priest cofounder and bassist Ian Hill says in a new interview that the band has some surprises for fans

Judas Priest Frontman Rob Halford Named Kentucky Colonel
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford revealed via social media that he has honored with the title of 'Kentucky Colonel'

Judas Priest Announce 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour Dates
Judas Priest have announced the rescheduled dates for their 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour of North American

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Wants To Collaborate With Babymetal
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has performed with Babymetal in the past but he recently shared his desire to collaborate

Former Judas Priest Member John Hinch Dead At 73
Former Judas Priest drummer John Hinch died April 29 at the age of 73.

Judas Priest Reschedule 50th Anniversary European Tour
Judas Priest have announced rescheduled date for their 50th anniversary European tour

Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton Sells Half Of His Music Publishing
Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton is the latest music star to sell a portion of his publishing.

Judas Priest Taking Unusual Steps On Making New Album Says Halford 2020 In Review
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is sharing an update on the progress the legendary metal band

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Making A Non Metal Album 2020 In Review
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford revealed during a recent interview that he has been working on a blues album

Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Halestorm Stars Jam Thin Lizzy Classic 2020 In Review
The Thin Lizzy classic 'Bad Reputation' is featured in a new all-star quarantine cover

Judas Priest's K.K. Downing and Ripper Owens Form New Band 2020 In Review
Judas Priest's K.K. Downing and Ripper Owens Form New Band was a top 20 story of Feb. 2020

Rock Hall A Joke Says Judas Priest Star 2020 In Review
Judas Priest were once again snubbed by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in favor of non-rock related artists

Judas Priest Taking Unusual Steps On Making New Album Says Halford
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is sharing an update on the progress the legendary metal band is making

Judas Priest Share Spooky Lyric Video For Classic Hit
Judas Priest are streaming a spooky new lyric video for 'Living After Midnight' just days before Halloween

Ozzy Osbourne And Judas Priest Reschedule Tour
Ozzy Osbourne has announced the rescheduled dates for the UK and European leg of his No More Tours 2 farewell trek

Judas Priest Release 'Painkiller' Lyric Video
Judas Priest have released a lyric video for the title track to their 1990 album, 'Painkiller.'

Judas Priest Launching Their Own Music Festival
Metal legends Judas Priest have announced that they will be launching their very own music festival next year

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Making A Non Metal Album
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford revealed during a recent interview that he has been working on a blues album

Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest Stars In Flying V Movie
Members of Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest and Slayer are feature in the forthcoming 'Flying V' DVD

Megadeth Offshoot Ellefson Share Judas Priest Cover
Megadeth cofounder David Ellefson is giving fans another taste of his forthcoming Ellefson album, 'No Cover',

Judas Priest Postpone 50th Anniversary US Tour
Judas Priest have postponed their 50th anniversary US tour this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic

Full Judas Priest Festival Performance To Stream This Week
Judas Priest's full performance from the 2015 installment of the Wacken Festival will be streamed this Friday

Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner Appears in Gibson's Riff Lords
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner appears in the very episode of Gibson guitar's brand new original series Riff Lords

Judas Priest Icon Rob Halford Moves Up Autobiography Release
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has confirmed a new release date for his autobiography

Judas Priest, Alice In Chains, Halestorm Stars Jam Thin Lizzy Classic
The Thin Lizzy classic 'Bad Reputation' is featured in a new all-star quarantine cover

Judas Priest Guitarist Glad To See KK Downing Return To Music
Current Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner revealed that he is happy to see original guitarist K.K. Downing returning

Judas Priest Streaming Full Concert From Epitaph Tour
Judas Priest are streaming a full concert from their Epitaph world tour for a limited time online

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Leads Tributes To Ronnie James Dio
Saturday, May 16th, marked the 10th anniversary of the death of legendary metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio

Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled 50th Anniversary Dates
Judas Priest have announced rescheduled date for their 50th anniversary European tour

Judas Priest Icon K.K. Downing Ready To Mix New Album
Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing says that he is ready to mix and master the debut album from his new project KK Priest

Judas Priest In The Studio For 'British Steel' 40th Anniversary
The 40th anniversary of Judas Priest's landmark 'British Steel' album is being celebrated with a special online episode

Judas Priest Share New Breaking The Law Lyric Video
Judas Priest are premiering a new lyric video for their classic track, 'Breaking The Law', in honor of this week's 40th anniversary

Judas Priest Alums Making Progress On New Album
KK's Priest, the new band formed by former Judas Priest members, are making progress on their debut album

Judas Priest's Rob Halford Issues PSA To Fans
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has shared a PSA video message with fans, calling on them to do the rights things

Judas Priest Announce 50th Anniversary Tour
Judas Priest have announced the details for their North American 50th anniversary tour

Judas Priest's K.K. Downing and Ripper Owns Form New Band
Founding Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has stayed true to his word.

Judas Priest Begin Work On New Album
Judas Priest have begun work on the follow-up to their 2018 album, 'Firepower.'

Rock Hall A Joke Says Judas Priest Star
Judas Priest were once again snubbed by the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in favor of non-rock related artists

Rock Hall Fans Vote DMB, Judas Priest, Doobie Brothers, Soundgarden, Benatar
The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame has revealed the results of the public vote for this year's induction

Judas Priest Should Reunite With K.K. For 50th Anniversary Says Di'Anno
Former Iron Maiden lead singer Paul D'Anno believes that Judas Priest should reunite with guitarist K.K. Downing

Judas Priest Star Feels Good About Chances For Rock Hall Induction 2019 In Review
Judas Priest Star Feels Good About Chances For Rock Hall Induction was a top 19 story of Nov. 2019

Halford Wants Iron Maiden and Judas Priest Tour 2019 In Review
Halford Wants Iron Maiden and Judas Priest Tour was a top 19 story of Nov. 2019

Judas Priest Legend K.K. Downing Performs For First Time In 10 Years 2019 In Review
Judas Priest Legend K.K. Downing Performs For First Time In 10 Years was a top 19 story of Aug. 2019

Judas Priest Plan To Play Classic Songs Live For First Time
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says that the band is putting together the set list for their 50th anniversary tour

Judas Priest Gearing Up For A Big 2020
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford is excited about the band's plans for 2020 including the launch of their 50th anniversary tour

Halford Says Judas Priest Rock Hall Reunion An Open Book
With Judas Priest in the running for their long delayed induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame next year

Glenn Tipton Working On Judas Priest's Next Album 2019 In Review
Glenn Tipton Working On Judas Priest's Next Album was a top 19 story of April 2019

Judas Priest Forced To Cancel Historic Shows 2019 In Review
Judas Priest broke the bad news to fans that they were forced to cancel the planned historic first shows

Judas Priest In The Studio For Unleashed Anniversary
The 40th anniversary of Judas Priest's 1979 live album, 'Unleashed In The East' is celebrated with this week's episode

Judas Priest's Halford Resists K.K. Reunion Question
Judas Priest fans who are hoping that former guitarist K.K. Downing will be involved if the band is inducted into the Rock Hall

Judas Priest To Begin Work On Next Album
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford revealed that the band's plans for 2020 not only include their 50th anniversary tour

Judas Priest Reunion On The Table Says Halford
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says that the idea of the band reuniting with former members next year

Good Chance Of Judas Priest Reunion For Rock Hall Says KK
Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing believes that there is a good chance that he will perform with the group

Judas Priest Almost Rocked Top Gun Movie
Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing has told music writer Greg Prato that the producers of the film Top Gun

Judas Priest Haven't Ruled Out Reunion For Rock Hall Induction
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says that the band will wait into the actual day they are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame