In a March 2026 interview with The Metal Voice , Faulkner revealed that the band had entered the studio the month before to begin recording their new album. Bassist Ian Hill announced in May 2026 that the album is expected to be released in 2027: “It’ll be out some time…
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An official documentary about the band, The Ballad of Judas Priest , was premiered at the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 15 February 2026 and at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival from 23 April to 3 May. To coincide with the documentary, Sony Music released a compilation…
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In a March 2025 interview with PowerOfMetal.cl , Faulkner said that the band began talks regarding the next album; both him and drummer Scott Travis hoping to begin work in 2026. On 15 March 2025, former drummer Les Binks died at the age of 73.
In an October 2024 interview with KNAC.com , Faulkner was asked if Judas Priest were going to continue touring in 2025 or planning to hit the studio to write and record another album. His reply was, “I think a bit of both, really. These tours tend to grow and evolve…
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In a February 2024 interview with Audio Ink Radio, guitarist Richie Faulkner was asked if Judas Priest had “many more albums left” in them. His reply was, “I know personally, whenever we kind of put the writing sessions to bed and we finish the writing and everything, I always feel…
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Before the band’s performance at the Power Trip festival on 7 October 2023, they revealed their next album Invincible Shield , following their lead single, “Panic Attack” being released the following month. These were also followed by “Trial By Fire”, “Crown of Horns”, and “The Serpent and the King”. Invincible…
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The band performed at the Wacken Open Air festival in August of 2022. On 5 November 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Alice Cooper as they received the Musical Excellence Award. The other inductees included were former members K.K. Downing, Les Binks,…
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In January 2022, Judas Priest announced the departure of Andy Sneap as he would shift his focus on his production work while the band continued as a quartet; however, the decision was retracted and he was reinstated. In regards to the album’s musical direction, Faulkner and Halford said that it…
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Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in 2020 in Europe and North America, but was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ; however, due to its continued presence, the European leg was pushed back to 2022. They returned to…
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On 29 April 2021, former drummer John Hinch died at the age of 73, as confirmed by Halford on Instagram . When speaking about the upcoming album, Halford said that the band had “a bunch of great new ideas for tracks, lots of really strong demos”, describing it as being…
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