JUDAS PRIEST guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner spoke with Joe Bosso from MusicRadar.com recently about a number of topics including the future of the band. A few excerpts from the chat follow:

MusicRadar.com: So Glenn, you're stopping touring to make records. That's kind of a radical approach these days.

Glenn Tipton: "Yes, I suppose so. Well, you know, we're not as young as we once were – that certainly has to be considered. Really, to me, the great thing is to have more time on our hands. We'll do at least one more album, if not two. We've already done some writing with Richie, and we're looking forward to making a record with him. There's a lot of options open to us."

MusicRadar.com: The band is going to start working on a new album quite soon –

Tipton: "We've already started it as far as some writing goes. We have a very heavy schedule in front of us right now, but as soon as the tour is over we'll take a nice rest, and then we can get into the studio and write and work on the album."

MusicRadar.com: Rob Halford has said that the next record will be the follow-up to Nostradamus.

Tipton: "Yeah, well, we did Nostradamus, and as a conceptual album we got enough off our chests. I think you'll find the next album to be typical Priest, what everybody loves about the band and expects from us. It'll be fast, full of screaming vocals and full-on guitars. We are dedicating a couple of anthems to the fans out there – our way of saying thank you for standing by us all these years."

Faulkner: "I can't wait to get in there and record with the guys. It might take some time because we keep getting offers to play live. But once we all get together and do it, it's going to be mind-blowing."

Read the entire interview here.

Judas Priest were guests on the Friday, October 7th edition of NBC-TV's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. They performed 'You've Got Another Thing Comin'' and 'Breaking The Law' as a web-exclusive video; footage of 'You've Got Another Thing Comin'' is available below:

Confirmed Judas Priest North American dates with THIN LIZZY and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY include:

October

12 - San Antonio, TX - AT&T; Center
14 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Ampitheater
15 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
16 - Dallas, TX - Allen Event Center
18 - Tuscon, AZ - Ava Ampitheater
19 - San Diego, CA - Cricket Wireless Ampitheater
21 - Phoenix, AZ - AZ State Fair
22 - San Bernadino, CA - SAn Mauel Ampitheater
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock
25 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
26 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
27 - Concord, CA - Sleep Trail Pavillion
29 - Seattle, WA - WaMy Theater
30 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena

November

1 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Center
2 - Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome
4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Maverik Center
5 - Denver, CO - 1st Bank Center
8 - Cincinnati, OH - US Bank Arena
9 - Springfield, IL - Prairie Capital Convention Center
10 - St. Louis, MO - The Family Arena
12 - Chicago, IL - The Venue At Horeshoe Casino
13 - Detroit, MI - Joe Louis Arena
15 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
16 - Rochester, NY - The Armory
18 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
19 - Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial
20 - Lowell, MA - Paul E Tsongas Arena
22 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
23 - Quebec City, QC - Colisee Pepsi Arena
24 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
26 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Center
27 - Winston-Salem, NC - Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum
30 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre

December

1 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre,
3 - Biloxi, MS - Hard Rock Biloxi Hotel & Casino

Judas Priest have also announced a string of Japanese tour dates for February. The itinerary includes:

February

7 - Sunpalace - Fukuoka, Japan
9 - Cacifico - Yokohama, Japan
11 - Kokusai Hall - Kobe, Japan
13 - Alsok Hall - Hiroshima, Japan
14 - Prefectural Arts Theater - Aichi, Japan
16 - Budokan - Tokyo, Japan