Jones later revealed that they were asked to be the first band to open the venue in 2023, but band politics prevented it from happening, and U2 was the first band instead.
Blind Illusion went on a European Tour in 2023, in support of the Wrath Of The Gods album, from September 1 to September 16.
The updated lineup of Pantera played their first shows in 21 years in Latin America in December 2022, co-headlining Mexico’s Monterrey Metal Fest with Judas Priest ; the band also appeared at Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico and Knotfest in Chile, Brazil and Colombia.
Three shows into the band’s December 2022 Latin America run, it was revealed Brown had contracted COVID-19 and was replaced by bassist Derek Engemann (who plays with Anselmo in Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals and Scour ) for the remaining shows.
On November 28, 2022, the band released the single ” Lux Æterna “.
The second single from the album, “Monochrome”, was released on November 17 with a lyric video , a first for the band.
A second single for the album “You and I” was released on November 11, 2022.
A deluxe version of Obsidian , featuring instrumental versions of the tracks, followed on 11 November.
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 November 2022, the band released a cover of a Judas Priest song titled “Delivering The Goods” from their 1978 album, Killing Machine .