JUDAS PRIEST Bassist Ian Hill Talks Longevity Of Old School Metal - "If You Take It Away There's Just A Void"
November 13, 2014, 10 years ago
Las Vegas Weekly recently spoke with Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill about the band's failed shot at retirement and their new album, Redeemer Of Souls. An excerpt from the interview is available below:
Q: Redeemer of Souls has been getting some really good reviews, and original metal icons like Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath, who are also still putting out really well-received music. Why do you think that sort of throwback metal has such lasting power?
Ian Hill: "What would you have to replace it with? (laughs) If you take it away there’s just a void, there would be nothing there. We used to think to ourselves, surely, we’ll be done soon, but we have to keep current, keep improving with each album and each tour. We try to play new cities or learn new recording techniques and try to get a better live performance. And I think it’s a trait of heavy metal in general. I mean, think all of the famous bands like ourselves, Maiden, Sabbath, Deep Purple—we’ll try everything from songs that will make you money to songs that will scare you half to death and everything in between."
"In the ’90s, there were lots of people dissecting metal into all of its component parts—speed metal, goth metal, grunge metal—but there was still all of us in the old guard, going strong."Go to this location for the complete interview.
On November 7th, Judas Priest performed at the ninth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shores in Austin, TX. Quality fan-filmed live footage courtesy of bootleg veteran Jason Jude can be viewed below
The band's setlist on the night was as follows:
"Dragonaut""Metal Gods"
"Devil's Child"
"Victim Of Changes"
"Halls Of Valhalla"
"Love Bites"
"March Of The Damned"
"Turbo Lover"
"Redeemer Of Souls"
"Beyond The Realms Of Death"
"Jawbreaker"
"Breaking The Law"
"Hell Bent For Leather"
Encore:
"Living After Midnight"
"Defenders Of The Faith"
Catch Judas Priest live on tour with special guests Steel Panther:
November
14 - Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort - Las Vegas, NV
16 - City National Civic - San Jose, CA
18 - Maverik Center - West Valley City, UT
19 - 1stBank Center - Denver, CO
21 - CenturyLink Arena - Boise, ID
22 - Tacoma Dome - Tacoma, WA
