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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 9: The 40th Anniversary of “Desert Plains”
If one sets out to find Judas Priest’s most controversial and debated album, “Point Of Entry” might be the first one on the list. Later on “Turbo” and “Jugulator” were certainly very much discussed but for entirely different reasons. “Point Of Entry” appeared in early 1981 during an era when traditional metal was more popular…
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and their future plans. Read Steel Mill’s Tribute feature from link below! http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/the-judas-priest-experience-tribute-interview/
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and future plans. First off, why did you start a Priest tribute band and what does the…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.16: “Blood Red Skies” on “Ram It Down”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16 takes us back over 30 years to 1988’s “Ram It Down” and its epic centerpiece “Blood Red Skies”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/TheFueloftheFurnace/the-fuel-of-the-furnace-pt-16-blood-red-skies/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16: Blood Red Skies
[three_fourth] “You’ll never take me alive…” Origins THROUGH late 1980’s, a wind of change blew across the field of metal. And we are not talking about the Scorpions-hit which followed couple of years later. The era of hair metal bands was all but over. The sound which Judas Priest embraced and ran home so brilliantly…
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Judas Priest – Painkiller
Amazingly Judas Priest’s classic “Painkiller” celebrated its 30th anniversary in September 2020. While many correctly praise Priest’s earlier efforts as cornerstones of the heavy metal genre, it is important to point out how much influence “Painkiller” has had on several successful metal bands in this millennium. The waves caused by the record in 1990 are…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.3: The 30th Anniversary of “One Shot At Glory” and “Painkiller”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 3 focuses on the 30th anniversary of Judas Priest‘s legendary “Painkiller” and its closing track “One Shot At Glory”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.‘s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/The%20Fuel%20of%20the%20Furnace/one-shot-at-glory/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 3: The 30th Anniversary of “One Shot At Glory”
“Painkiller” – possibly the fiercest and in its time one of the heaviest albums Judas Priest had ever released, is amazingly approaching its 17th anniversary later this year. Furthermore it was the album that introduced their current drummer Scott Travis formerly in US- speed rockers Racer X.
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Monsters Of Rock 40th Anniversary: Donington Special
In the history books of rock 1980 is a pivotal time, it was the crowning year for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Many classic records were unleashed during that period of time. It was also the birth of Monsters Of Rock, the biggest heavy metal festival in the world. Judas Priest played first Monsters…
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Monsters Of Rock 40th anniversary: Donington Special
In the history books of rock 1980 is a pivotal year, it was the crowning year for New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. Many classic records were unleashed during that period of time. It was also the birth of Monsters Of Rock, the biggest heavy metal festival in the world.