JUDAS PRIEST Talk About Nostradamus, Guitar Hero And More; Videos Available
June 11, 2008, 15 years ago
Headbangers Blog caught up with UK metal gods JUDAS PRIEST recently to talk about their new concept album, Nostradamus.
Gathered at the bar of The Bourgeois Pig, a restaurant in New York’s East Village, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing discuss the life of French prophet Nostradamus, and how the events in his life acted as musical cues for the creation of the band’s heavy metal opera. Priest also talk about the largely animated video for 'War', which will debut next week onHeadbangersBlog.com and Headbangers Ball. Lastly, the band address the inclusion of their music in the video game Guitar Hero and how that has helped spread their sounds to a new audience.
Watch the video below.
MTV.com's The Leak is currently streaming Nostradamus in its entirety.
