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Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne trade lyrics about power and exploitation on their newly released duet of Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs.” The release marks the first posthumous musical appearance from Osbourne since his death at the age of 76 in July. “It’s the first ever time in my entire life …

Judas Priest are working behind the scenes to get clearance permission to release an official cover of Black Sabbath‘s “War Pigs” featuring the late Ozzy Osbourne. During a recent appearance on theFull Metal Jackiepodcast, frontman Rob Halforddetailed the process of recording the duet with Osbourne prior to the metal legend’s …

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford said he was rocked by Ozzy Osbourne’s death last month, admitting he “just curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours” after receiving the devastating news. “I just couldn’t believe it,” Halford said in an interview with Detroit radio station WRIF’s …

Heavy-metal legends Judas Priest will be the focus of a career-spanning documentary co-directed by Tom Morello. The Rage Against the Machine guitarist will make his directorial debut with The Ballad of Judas Priest, which will arrive later this year via Sony Music Vision, Variety reports. Sam Dunn will serve as …

Judas Priest found out too late that Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath would be playing a star-studded farewell concert this summer to join in on the festivities, frontman Rob Halford recently told Metal Hammer. A talent agent in Germany recruited the band to perform at the 60th anniversary concert for …

Les Binks, who spent two years drumming with Judas Priest during the late Seventies, has died. He was 73. Judas Priest confirmed Binks’ death in a statement shared on Instagram. A cause was not revealed, though a funeral notice said Binks died “peacefully at hospital in London.” “We are deeply …

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper are bringing a legendary co-headlining tour across 22 North American cities late this summer and into the fall. Kicking off in September in Mississippi, the trek will take the pair of hard-rock acts across the U.S. and Canada until the end of October. Corrosion of …

Judas Priest‘s Richie Faulkner is sharing more details about his health struggles over the last few years. In an interview with PremierGuitar, the guitarist revealed that he suffered a stroke that left him with permanent damage to his brain, which has affected how he plays his instrument. The musician, who …

More than five decades into their career, Judas Priest have always been one of metal’s most reliably great bands, likely because the responsibility they feel to the genre weighs just as heavily as the music they make. They never want to let down their fans, the “heavy metal maniacs,” as …

Judas Priest, heavy metal’s tireless defenders of the faith, will come screaming for vengeance in bars all around the world next week with a global listening party for their new album, Invincible Shield. The events will take place March 7, a day before the album’s official release. To find out …