Fan Profiles
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William from Newfoundland
Name: William Fleming Hometown: A small fishing village called St. Vincents on the east coast of Newfoundland Age: 30 When did you discover Priest’s music? I never discovered Priest’s music until I was already 21 years old. It hit me hard and fast. The first Priest album I listened to was Defenders Of The Faith. I hadn’t experienced…
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Jozef from Slovakia
Tell us about your history as a Judas Priest fan? How did it start? I discovered Heavy Metal in the year 1985, even though in Czechoslovakia this genre was not accessible, and that was true for every part of the western culture. But even the regime didn’t stop people from sharing music, through MC recording…
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Rick from Texas
Name: Rick Perry Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 54 Occupation: boring bullshit by day / metal-maniac and musician the rest of the time Your history with Judas Priest goes way back to 1978. How did it start? The first rock group I started listening to was KISS around 76, then I started branching out to other bands…
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Rick from Texas
Name: Rick Perry Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 54 Occupation: boring bullshit by day / metal-maniac and musician the rest of the time Your history with Judas Priest goes way back to 1978. How did it start? The first rock group I started listening to was KISS around 76, then I started branching out to other bands…
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Jose from Chile
Name: Jose Guerrero Age: 25 Occupation: Psychology Student You told that you first discovered Judas Priest some 12 years ago. How did that happen? The first time I discovered Judas Priest was with Painkiller. My father worked in a mining area in Chile at that time, and quite often he brought me some music. One day…
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Jonas from Norway
Name: Jonas B Age: 28 Occupation: E-commerce Please tell us something about your history as a Judas Priest fan? How did it start? I got into Priest fairly late compared to bands like Maiden and Motörhead. I was 16 at the time, lived in a rural town way above the polar circle, so there were…
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Tommi from Finland
Name: Tommi Puurunen Age: 23 Occupation: Student Please tell us something about your history as a Judas Priest fan? How did it start? I guess it (at least unconsciously) started when I was around 11 and heard You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ a hundred times on a video game soundtrack. I remember then standing in a store with…
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Ron from Halifax
Name: Ron Evans Age: 40 years. Rocka Rolla was released on my birthday, one year before I was born! Occupation: I’m the owner operator of a flooring installation company. Please tell us something about your history as a Judas Priest fan? How did it start? I was 13 years old the first time I ever…
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Mathias from Sweden
Name: Mathias Liljhammar Location: Stockholm, Sweden Occupation:Teacher First of all congratulations for winning in the Steel Mill’s picture competition! So, what do you think about the prize, Metal for Men? How successful is this combination of heavy metal and fragrance? Thank you very much! The prize is really cool, and I have to say that the…
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Steve from Black Country
Name: Steve Grennan Age: 50 Location: Tipton, West Midlands Occupation: painter & decorator Tell us something about your history as a Judas Priest fan? I first heard Priest back in the late 70s, I think it was “Take on the World” on “Top of the Pops”. It didn’t at that point blow my mind as…