
Earlier , confessing to my love of King of the Hill , I mentioned the video for the Judas Priest song "Breaking the Law" - which Beavis and Butthead watch. On a recent episode of one of my favorite podcast, Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's Film Reviews on the BBC, the filmmaker Julian Temple confirmed that he directed that rock video, along with others from Judas Priest of that era. Good to know. He says he "saw them as a comedy band." He also worked with the Sex Pistols. [...]

The metal gods' commercial breakthrough album has been deservingly given the deluxe reissue treatment. Although Judas Priest had already enjoyed an extraordinary career by 1979, with five landmark albums and a superb live album already behind them, what remained out of their grasp was the much sought-after American market. Sure, the Birmingham quintet had played a pivotal role in reshaping mid-'70s heavy metal with Rainbow and Scorpions. The trifecta of Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin, and Stained Class remains one of the most towering three-album runs in...
This is easily the best Friday ever , guys, because today's dose of music from your Buzznet peers is simply magical . It is Friday and it is time for you to do nothing but listen to the almighty Judas Priest , one of the best metal bands to have ever existed in this timeline on this planet. cikbuds10 chose the best songs for you. So party so hard your head falls off. Literally .
Judas Priest guitarist talks about the weather, the Flying V and what makes British Steel a heavy metal classic

Call For the Priest, Or Heavy Metal in the Age of Irony by Brian DeLeeuw Outfitted head-to-toe in metal-studded black leather, his head shaved and tattooed, Rob Halford rises phoenix-like out of a disguised shaft placed at the raised center of the stage. Trailing whip-like tassels from his arms, he hunches over his microphone and snarls the first lines of set opener "Electric Eye" before disappearing back down the shaft. He reappears a few seconds later at the top of another riser on the left side [...]