Andy Sneap is a heavy metal musician, recording engineer and producer who has produced and played with some of the world's most significant heavy metal artists. After co-producing Judas Priest's 2018 record, Firepower, he was invited to fill in on guitar for the Firepower world tour. In this interview, Andy talks to The Void's Christina Rowatt about the Priest tour, recording with the legendary Rob Halford, producing heavy metal for a living, learning guitar with Hell's Dave Halliday, how underground music spread pre-internet and lots more.

With regards to his position in Judas Priest, Sneap says "I'm just filling in, really. They asked me to help out, so it was a case of jumping in and doing what I could do. Where it's going to go? I've got no idea. We haven't even discussed it. It's been, 'Andy, can you do this tour? Can you help us out here?' That's fine."

Judas Priest's current tour itinerary, with special guests Uriah Heep opening, can be seen below.

May
29 - Austin, TX - Moody Theater
31 - Dallas, TX - Bomb Factory

June
1 - Little Rock, AR - Riverfest Ampitheatre
3 - St. Louis, MO - Stifel Theatre
4 - Kansas City, MO - Knuckleheads *
5 - Colorado Springs, CO - Broadmoor World Arena
8 - Saskatoon, SK - Sasktel Centre
10 - Lethbridge, AB - Enmax Centre
11 - Edmonton, AB - Rogers Place
13 - Dawson Creek, BC - Encana Events Centre
14 - Prince George, BC - CN Centre
16 - Kelowna, BC - Propera Place
17 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Centre
19 - Spokane, WA - Northern Quest Casino
21 - Seattle, WA - Showare Center
22 - Portland, OR - Moda Center
24 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
25 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield
27 - Los Angeles, CA - Microsoft Theater
28 - Ontario, CA - Citizens Business Bank Arena
29 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint

* Uriah Heep only