JUDAS PRIEST To Tackle First Concept Album On Nostradamus
April 7, 2006, 18 years ago
According to a posting at their website, UK metal gods JUDAS PRIEST are creating their first conceptual album based upon the life and predictions of Nostradamus. The site adds: "This album will be theatrically staged and performed in its entirity as an epic musical by Judas Priest! More news later!!"
Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton spoke to BW&BK; recently about writing the forthcoming album, which began on March 20th with singer Rob Halford and guitarist K.K. Downing. "Obviously we've been writing as individuals for a while so I'm quite excited about some of the ideas, and even more excited about when we start to pool these ideas. I think that's really what we want to accomplish next, is to make our next album the best album ever. We always take pride in every one, we don't have filler tracks or anything like that. So, that's what we're about to do and that's where our attention is focused."
Stay tuned for a Judas Priest/Glenn Tipton feature in an upcoming issue of BW&BK.; Further details regarding the recording of the band's new album will be announced as they become available.