KNAC.com recently caught up with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford to discuss the 30th anniversary of the band's legendary British Steel album. An excerpt from the discussion is available below.

KNAC.com: During that period, had you guys come up a bit in your lifestyle, in terms of making money.

Halford: "Not really. (laughs) I think again you’ll find like for most bands that even though it looks successful in figures, the things that you are having to kind of shuffle around and give back and pay off advances and take care of bills and just keep the operation running, you know, and keep money in the system to keep the band together and to pay the wages and this, that and the other. It was certainly better than it was 10 years before that, but it certainly wasn’t Rolls Royce and swimming pool times, by any stretch of the imagination. I mean, I think that people probably understand the way that it works in rock and roll a little bit more now. That just because you have a gigantic hit, or even a moderately successful hit, that doesn’t mean that you’ve got cash in the bank."

KNAC.com: When I flash back to a time hearing you sing "One life. I’m gonna live it up." I think, "Wow. He's at the pinnacle... this guy’s loaded!"

Halford: "That’s what they say. That’s what I love about the attitude of Priest. We’ve always had this optimistic streak about us in everything we do, we’ve always been encouraged amongst ourselves, and we’ve always been excited to see where we could go and what we could do next. There’s never really been a moment of kind of dejection or cynicism or anything like that because we still believe in ourselves, the band, and in the music that we make and so again, 'One Life. I’m gonna live it up.' I think it’s just a really good, solid thing to say. And, I just have to just add onto that. when the Seattle scene came around and people started talking about their pain and their sadness and their rejection, I thought, 'What the fuck is this? That’s not the rock and roll I want to be around.' I could understand what it meant to people. I could understand what it meant to that next generation, and I would never kick it or anything, but I think if you look at Priest, we’ve hardly ever, if very rarely, gone into that realm. We may have touched on it like 'Beyond The Realms Of Death', for example, which is a beautiful song. But there’s always been this rallying cry in Priest, I guess it’s just a British mentality or maybe from the time that we were growing up, you know, we always convey that kind of message, and again as the main lyricist for Priest, I still do that now, you know. I’m still talking about winning the battle, the British dare or do, or whatever you want to call it. It’s great. I still am really proud that Priest has just kind of led that charge. For good always trumps evil, that type of deal."

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British Steel: Legacy Edition features the 2001 remaster of the original 36-minute, nine-song album (plus two bonus tracks). Also included is a DVD which combines a live 16-song concert filmed in August 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena in Hollywood, Florida (the album sequence plus seven more cuts), with a 30-minute Making Of British Steel interview that includes all four original band members.

British Steel was the sixth studio album by Judas Priest. Released on April 14th, 1980 and produced by Tom Allom, British Steel was recorded at Tittenhurst Park in England - a mansion owned at the time by former BEATLE Ringo Starr, and previously owned by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

British Steel has long been considered one of metals all-time classics. It was with this release that Priest truly broke through to the masses, with a pair of tracks that have become fixtures on rock radio - the enduring anthems 'Breaking The Law' and 'Living After Midnight'. But like all classic albums, there is not a single weak track detected on British Steel, as evidenced by such standouts as the perennial concert highlight, 'Metal Gods', as well as 'Rapid Fire', 'Grinder', 'United' and 'The Rage', amongst others.

In 2009 Judas Priest performed the British Steel album in its entirety for the first time ever as part of their 30th anniversary USA tour. A filmed recording of the show on the August 17th, 2009 at The Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida - will be included in both the limited edition deluxe and deluxe releases. The show was captured in front of a vibrant American audience and in full 5.1 surround and stereo sound. Known for their high-energy and spectacular stage shows the band played the entire British Steel album in sequence as well as a number of other well-know tracks from their catalog.

The live concert was mixed in stereo and 5.1 by the original British Steel producer Tom Allom.

British Steel: Legacy Edition tracklisting:

Disc 1 – Remastered album

'Rapid Fire'

'Metal Gods'

'Breaking The Law'

'Grinder'

'United'

'You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise'

'Living After Midnight'

'The Rage'

'Steeler'

Bonus tracks:

'Red, White & Blue'

'Grinder' (Live)

Disc 2 – DVD The British Steel 2009 Tour (Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida, August 17, 2009)

'Rapid Fire'

'Metal Gods'

'Breaking The Law'

'Grinder'

'United'

'You Don’t Have To Be Old To Be Wise'

'Living After Midnight'

'The Rage'

'Steeler'

'The Ripper'

'Prophecy'

'Hell Patrol'

'Victim Of Changes'

'Freewheel Burning'

'Diamonds And Rust'

'You’ve Got Another Thing Coming'

Check out the video for 'You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise' rom the British Steel Anniversary album. below: