Ever since it was announced that metal icons Judas Priest would be unleashing their 17th studio album overall, Redeemer of Souls (on July 8th), their legion of fans have been wondering if the band would be launching a supporting tour. And the answer is a resounding YES – Priest will be touring the US in the fall, with dates running throughout October and for most of November. Steel Panther will be “special guests” for all the dates.
Already, Redeemer of Souls is creating a deafening pre-release buzz, largely due to overwhelmingly positive reviews:
“The word ‘epic’ is thrown around too often in the world of music, but Judas Priest’s new album ‘Redeemer of Souls’ is, in fact, truly epic. From Rob Halford’s powerful vocals to Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner’s monster riffs and soaring guitar solos, ‘Redeemer of Souls’ takes listeners on a fantastical metal journey from beginning to end.” —Loudwire
“Galloping riffs, dueling solos and Rob Halford’s battle shrieks make it classic Priest at its metal core.” —Rolling Stone Magazine [review of “Redeemer of Souls” single]
“The gods of metal return with all cylinders firing on ‘Redeemer of Souls,’ a juggernaut of an album that features raw, unleashed power as only the mighty Priest can deliver. Valhalla, they are coming — and coming HARD.” –-Mike Mettler, Sound & Vision Magazine
Comprised of Rob Halford (vocals), Glenn Tipton (guitar), Richie Faulkner (guitar), Ian Hill (bass), and Scott Travis (drums), Judas Priest is responsible for some of heavy metal’s all-time classic songs (Living After Midnight, Breaking the Law, You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, etc.) and albums (British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Painkiller, etc.).
And come the fall, the mighty Priest will be ferociously rocking the US once more – with more dates to follow shortly.
Redeemer Of Souls Tour 2014 dates:
Oct-1 Rochester, NY Main Street Armory
Oct-3 Hammond, IN The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Oct-4 Louisville, KY Louder Than Life Fest at Champions
Oct-9 Brooklyn, NY Barclays
Oct-10 Atlantic City, NJ Harrah’s
Oct-11 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand Theater at Foxwood’s
Oct-14 Lowell, MA Tsongas Center at UMass
Oct-15 Allentown, PA PPL Center
Oct-17 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
Oct-19 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Oct-24 Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion
Oct-28 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Oct-30 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live Arena
Nov-6 Allen, TX Allen Event Center
Nov-7 Austin FunFunFun Fest
Nov-10 Los Angeles, CA Nokia
Nov-12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing Arena
Nov-13 Highland, CA San Manuel Casino
Nov-14 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
Nov-16 San Jose, CA City National Civic
Nov-18 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
News about a special fan presale for tickets, merchandise bundles and more will be announced soon. Visit tickets.judaspriest.com and sign up now for further information.
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The Mighty Steel Panther!
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monstersofrockcruise @MonstersCruise
So the mighty Judas Priest is going on tour with a comedy show opening…What the ????
Retweeted by Eddie Trunk
Next years cruise lineup is a comedy show! Steel Panther would headline and play circles around any over any of those has has beens! Keep hating Trunk!
Who cares? Have you even seen SP, Eddie? FUN band. And, honestly, their music is pretty damn good, lyrics aside (which I happen to enjoy). I’d throw Russ up against almost any guitarist. Check out their live shows. I’ve had a BLAST every time. So, don’t knock them.
And, frankly, this is going to draw a LOT more people to these shows. The last show at Izod Center was pathetic. They curtained off more than half the arena for Priest – possibly their last area appearance at the time. It was pretty embarrassing. They picked the perfect opening act.
Amen!
I caught Steel Panther about three years ago, HOB on Sunset. They played for over an hour, and they opened with an original song which kicked ass. Then they would start playing covers. I say start because they would start the song and then stop and start acting goofy. So after an hour, they played a total of 4 songs all the way through. They brought up girls on the stage and then really insulted them…underage girls. It made me and alot of other people very uncomfortable. That’s how it went down at the one show I went to, never again will I patronize this band.
OH MY GOD, YES!!!!!!! And a CT date! Fuck yeah!!!!!! Steel Panther opening? What a cool tour. I am so freakin’ psyched right now.
The Eagles are at Foxwoods on October 11. Just checked MGM grand at Foxwoods website.
Also interesting: “Satchel” of Steel Panther (Rush Parrish) was the lead guitarist for Fight!!
This just in, Bruce Dickinson claims his “battle shriek” is far better than Rob Halford’s.