I want to say at the start that I absolutely luv Judas Priest no questions asked but I am also a very honest person. I went to the show in Phoenix on Thursday night and I have to say that in all the times I've seen them this was by far the least impressive. Maybe because he's aging or because they're tired but I was disappointed nonetheless. This doesnt mean they sucked, it just wasn't Priest the way I expect them to be. Also they cut the show short, because of an approaching storm believe it or not, and they didn't wind up playing Sinner or Death, which has been on the posted playlists. considering that this is his, "hometown",  I was actually expecting a longer show than most. Thats what happened when I saw Van Halen years ago in L.A. They played for 2 and a half hours! this show was an hour and 15 minutes  Lol!!! Keep on rockin Priest fans, hope you have better luck.

P.S. If someone from the bands inner circle reads this I'm not hating at all! Just if at the end of their tour they want to do a MAKEUP gig in the spring i'm sure that would be welcomed!!!!!!!!

So I went to see JP last nite in Phx, so-so opener Testament, then Motorhead came on & rocked hard. Heaven & Hell put on a good show. But I came to see JP. The show started strong, when they finally hit the older stuff, it was smokin. They I hear the Hellion, which is one of my top 3 JP songs - nobody on the stage? I see KK in one wing & Glenn in the other, neither playing?! WTH! I came to see JP, not Milli Vanilli! I thought I was watching SNL and started looking for Ashlee Simpson, but no, just JP onstage now. As disappointed as I was, it was tough to get through the crowd to get out of there before their recording of that song was over with all the people too drunk or high to notice. If I want to hear recordings, I can do that at home.

Is this too hard for them technically to play live? I can play it, move over, get a third guitarist if you can't handle it.

Anyway, somewhat less of a JP fan now....flame on, I won't be back here to see the responses...

M

Drove to san antonio from lufkin texas to see judas, got to see Rob get a birthday cake and then he smash into his face!! I've wanted to see judas live for 15yrs and did I ever get a show, I love there new album and wish they could of play more of it but they still rock the house.

The Meet and Greet is not worth it! Don’t do it! For $400.00 you get to meet Priest for about 10 seconds. Rob was fidgeting with his cell phone when I walked in and looked disturbed when I asked him if I was interrupting. I am a Priest fan since 1975 and still am. I ain’t gonna burn my records over this but I want to warn those out there…IT AIN’T WORTH $400.00

Hi everyone, I'm Sandra from houston. Going to see Priest Aug 23rd and can't wait! Always an awesome show!!!!!

30YEARFAN.

Hello to all Priest Fans out there! I was in the 11th row at Wa Mu theater in Seattle the 22nd of July 2008 ---- the tallent and power was awsome!
I loved that you dusted off Sinner and Dissident Aggressor, the whole show brought back so many great memories for me. I saw you at the Paramount
in Seattle when you opened for Nazareth in 1976 or77 can't remember but I do remember 1979 at the Arena, The HellBent Tour. Your like a fine wine,
just keep getting better with maturaty. You brought tears to my eyes at the 22nd show , The emotion was so intense for me ,as a fan. Thank You for 30 
plus years of powerfull soul medicine.

HI GUYS,JUST SIGNED IN TO THE WEBSITE HAVE LOOKED AT IT AFEW TIMES BEFORE AND BELIEVE ITS WELL DONE
I AM ANOTHER KIWI FROM NEW ZEALAND WHO IS DEVASTATED THE SEPT 7TH CONCERT IN AUCKLAND HAS BEEN CANCELLED.HOPE IT WAS NOT POOR TICKET SALES.LOGSTSCS IS NOT A GREAT REASON TOOCANCELL.SOMEONES ARSE NEEDS KICKED THERE
I PURCHASED MINE AFTER OBTAINING THE BEST PRICED AIRFARES FROM DUNEDIN IN THE SOUTH ISLAND TO AUCKLAND AROUND 2000-2500 KILOMETERS. AWAY!THESE ARE NON TRANSFERABLE AND NON REFUNDABLE TICKETS.I THOUGHT THIS WAS MY ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO SEE PRIEST LIVE,THE BEST LIVE BAND AROUND!I PROCEEDED TO DO THIS EVEN THOUGH RIGHT NOW IS NOT THE BEST FINANCIAL TIME FOR ME!
VERY HEART BROKEN SINCE I HAVE ALL THE ALBUMS EVEN,FIGHT CDS,ONE OF GLENS CDS,TWO VOYERS CD &VARIOUS OTHER RELATED DVDS,ETC
HOPE YOU GUYS CAN MAKE IT UP TO US IN NEW ZEALAND SOMEHOW,AS MANY MAYBE IN SIMILIAR SUITUATION TO ME!
MORE POSTIVE NOTE-
I ENJOY THE NEW ALBUM NOSTRADAMUS.I LISTEN WITH MY EYES CLOSED IN THE DARK OF NIGHT SEEMS BEST SO I CAN FOCUS ON THE VOCALS AND INSTRUMENTATION WHICH IS THE MOST DIVERSE EVER HEARD ON YOUR ALBUMS.EXCELENT MUSICIANSHIP & VOCAL RANGE!

ROCK ON GUYS
DEAN

HI ALL JUST WANT TO THRUST MY FIST IN THE AIR AND BANG MY HEAD WITH YOU ALL.ANYONE GOING TO SEE THE METAL GODS IN KC OR CHICAGO?8-1 AND 8-19 RESPECTFULLY.BEEN WAY TO LONG SINCE I HAVE SEEN EM LIVE HOPING TO GET MY HEAD AND SOUL POUNDED BY THE MASSIVE BEAST KNOWN AS PRIEST.HOPE TO SEE YA THERE

Seen the show in Van on July 24th!!! Totally awesome!!! You guys still rock!!! No doubt that you are the Gods of Metal!!! Halford you still have the voice & the energy to keep it rockin!!! Keep the tunes coming!!! Been listening to you since Britsh Steel & you keep getting better & better!!!

In my opinion Megadeth is a superior band to Metallica. I think Dave Mustaine is brilliant. What do you guys think?

Hello Judas Priest,

I was your concert last night at Istanbul bosphorus.

I couldn't open my eyes, becuase of I'm afraid from it was a dream.

I'd like to thank you for your unbelievable performance.

Regards,

Selcuk Korol

welcome

get unleashed, screaming, defenders AOR and painkiller, not nessesarily in that order!

		PointOfEntry66 wrote:
		Hello to all the JP fans out there. I have just joined the site and i am from Australia. I have the Metalogy box set, The essential Judas Priest double CD, Point of Entry, Stained Class and Nostradamus as far as cds go. The dvds i have are Electric Eye and Classic Albums dvd British Steel. What else would you fans recommend for me. Thank you Peter

Hello to all the JP fans out there. I have just joined the site and i am from Australia. I have the Metalogy box set, The essential Judas Priest double CD, Point of Entry, Stained Class and Nostradamus as far as cds go. The dvds i have are Electric Eye and Classic Albums dvd British Steel. What else would you fans recommend for me.

Thank you

Peter

Hello to all Judas Priest Metalmaniacs,How is everyone doing today? Great,I seen Judas in Ottawa Canada last year & what an awesome show,they are still without a doubt the Best Heavy Metallists around.The last time i seen them was in the fall of 1982,Touring with Iron Maiden,"666" The Number of The Beast tour in Syracuse,New York @ The War Memorial,what an awesome show that was.Anyways,i'm a big Judas fan & will always be one,can't wait to see them again,hopefully i'll be able to take my 17 yr old son to the next one i see,hope to here back from someone that seen those two shows,Thanks again,Mike "mycarquit" Arquitt

hello from greece

Hello from Montreal!!!

It is a pleasure to join you on this board.  I've been a Priest fan since 2000.  I've been loving them since then.  At that time Ripper was still the frontman, but I was following Rob Halford's solo career.  That is how I got into Priest. 

I just bought the new record Nostradamus and I can't stop listening to it.  It is different than previous Priest records but it is awesome musically speaking.

I am sure I will enjoy my stay here and I can't wait to speak to you...

Cheers!!!    The Priest is back!!!  

Great concert last sunday at the IJselhallen Zwolle the Netherlands, 


Been a fan for a long time but it was my firts Judas Priest Concert ever, respect for the band still rocking hard after all those years.
You can see live pictures of the show on my website www.detankvisuals.nl hope you all like them as much as i do.

Henk De Tank

hi, sorry if this has been asked before but with respect to the free concert ticket if one buys the album on the 17th, is that applicable for digital purchases also? I bought the album from itunes for quicker availability on the 17th, but don't see any code on the digital booklet.
do let me know.

btw, this is my first Judas Priest purchase after 17-18 years (last one being Painkiller)....I had lost touch over time, but man, priest still rocks!!!

thanks,
Jagdeep

LiveFromThePit will be attending Metal Masters on August 30, 2008 at the Glen Helen Pavilion in CA. This venue is massive and it will be a homecoming with a reminder of the first time I saw Judas Priest there at the US Festival in 1983. Lack of sleep will prevail as the date approaches. Standby for a comprehensive review and Check www.livefromthepit.com for the latest news!!!!

HI FOLKS,

 BEEN A FAN OF JUDASPRIEST SINCE I WAS A TEENAGER(SOME THIRTY ODD YEARS AGO), GOT THEIR LATEST OFFERING "NOSTRADAMUS" TODAY, WHAT CAN BE SAID BUT WHAT A  FANTASIC ALBUM, BUT YOU'D EXPECT NOTHING ELSE FROM THE GREATEST BRITISH ROCK BAND. THE BEST THING OF ALL THEY RELEASD IT ON GOOD OLD FASHIONED VYNIL AN EXCELLENT MOVE IN MY OPINION, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT IT YET I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT

HAPPY LISTENING