JUDAS PRIEST TO RELEASE “REDEEMER OF SOULS” IN JULY, TITLE TRACK POSTED FOR STREAMING
Judas Priest will release their new album, Redeemer Of Souls in the States on July 8th through Epic/Columbia (see below for other release dates).
The title track can be streamed below.
On Tuesday, April 29th, Redeemer Of Souls will be available for purchase via iTunes and other digital service providers.
Guitarist Glenn Tipton said that fans should not expect wild experimentation. “Sometimes in the past we may have come under fire for being too adventurous musically – so we have listened,” he said. “From start to finish, Redeemer Of Souls is 18 songs of pure classic Priest metal.”
Other Redeemer Of Souls release dates:
July 8th:
USA
Friday, July 11th:
Australia
Austria
Benelux
Finland
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Monday, July 14th:
Asia (excluding Japan)
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Greece
Hungary
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
UK
Tuesday, July 15th:
Canada
Italy
Latin America
Russia
Spain
Wednesday, July 16th:
Japan
. The title track can be streamed below. On Tuesday, ... )
The Priest is back! This single reminds me a lot of “Hell Patrol”! Cannot believe there are 18 songs! Very excited to hear the remainder.
Hope Eddie plays the NEW track tonight on his radio show.
Excited is the best word to describe how I feel! Great song!
First let me say I’m happy there is new music from Judas Priest coming. That they are still producing new music at this stage of their career/lives is a testament to their passion for metal music and impressive that they can still do it. They could have called it a career after the Epitaph tour, and I’m sure they don’t need to continue putting material out to retire comfortably. Having said that, I’m not all that excited with this first song. Glenn Tipton may have said not to expect wild experimentation, but I’m afraid this song sounds like a formulaic repeat of not only other Priest matierial but a dozen other metal bands – and not a rehash of their best either. I’ll keep an open mind for the full album though and look forward to its release.
I’m a huge Judas Priest fan. However, this doesn’t excite me like it did when I heard songs from the last 2 albums. Now I don’t wish to start a “They’re not the same without K.K Downing” argument, but I’m sorry, if this is anything to go by, then they’re not the same without K.K Downing.
The band was also not quite the same without Rob Halford. However, the Tipton/Downing axis was still there and some of the most brutal Priest riffs were written in that time. (I mean, who would have ever thought that Priest would down-tune the guitars like they did on Jugulator?)
Something is missing here. There’s not the same bite that there has been on the other Priest albums. For me this doesn’t grab you (or me) in the first few bars like the others do. Admittedly, this is only one song and I will give the others a listen before making a final judgement. However, if this song is anything to go by, then I think that my time as a Priest fan has come to an end, which is a real shame.
What’s missing is the opening riff. The rhythm guitar is too low in the mix. Classic Priest would have a huge memorable opening riff that’s repeated throughout the song. The guitars would also be more upfront. I like it but maybe they’ll remix it 😉