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"Sometimes all your fans want is to keep living the same experience over and over again": The story of the love/hate hit that split the Judas Priest fan base

Rob Halford recalls how Judas Priest celebrated 1980s materialism - complete with sexy motor imagery and state-of-the-art studio technology

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“It was so surreal. Have we done anything that would create such a horrible atmosphere that a fan would take their own lives? Are we responsible for that?”: Rob Halford recalls Judas Priest’s darkest days – on trial after two fans died in a suicide pact

“We couldn’t understand it. It didn’t make sense”

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"We set out to make the ultimate Priest album. It could be the most successful failure we'll ever have!" A classic encounter with Judas Priest as they prepare to unleash the album that saves them

With a notorious court case looming and an untested new drummer, Judas Priest retreated to Spain as they steeled themselves for the release of one of their greatest albums

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"The first time I heard his voice it was like, ‘Does this guy smoke 40 cigarettes at once?!’" Metallica, Judas Priest, Halestorm, Body Count members and more pick the ultimate Motorhead playlist

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

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"I’m still grieving the loss of him. I can’t really accept it because, like a lot of people, I don’t want to think about him not being here." Judas Priest legend Rob Halford on his love for Ozzy Osbourne, touring with Alice Cooper and what comes next

The Metal God opens up on his friendship with the Prince Of Darkness and a whole lot more

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"A blistering, molten metal masterpiece": Judas Priest revive themselves on Painkiller before Rob Halford's decade-long hiatus

Judas Priest follow up the lukewarm Turbo and the tepid Ram It Down with the red-hot Painkiller

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“They were sprawled out in their birthday suits, bottles all over the place... it was a scene!”: Rob Halford remembers the chaotic time Ozzy Osbourne visited Judas Priest in the studio

Wherever the Prince Of Darkness went, anarchy wasn’t far behind

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"We have our own airport and our own postage stamp!" Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine look back at 60 wild years of Scorpions

How Scorpions went from being called ‘the worst German import since the V2 bomb’ to much-loved rock royalty

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: November 10, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Skindred, Tailgunner, Royal Republic and more

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Building the Beast: Iron Maiden's Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson on battles, breakthroughs and the birth of a legend – only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Ace Frehley, Ian Gillan, Judas Priest, Wolfgang Van Halen, Whiskey Myers, The Cramps, Stephen Dale Petit, Massive Wagons, Solstice, Steve Morse and more

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‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

Forty years ago Prince, Madonna and Judas Priest were among stars dubbed the ‘Filthy Fifteen’ in a high-profile parents’ campaign against ‘objectionable’ music. Some of those artists, and supporters like Alice Cooper, recall a major moral panic

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Ozzy Osbourne was 'thrilled and delighted' by Judas Priest collaboration

Ozzy Osbourne got to hear Judas Priest's cover of War Pigs featuring his own vocals before his death and was "thrilled and delighted" by the song.

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“I became more and more angry. Love is like a mental disease that everybody wants to catch… It can feel so damaging when you’re in the middle of it”: Opeth and the making of Sorceress

Mikael Åkerfeldt on his violent games, hotel balcony prank, soaking a label exec in vodka, and being left to make music his own way

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Hear Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne team up on cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs

Proceeds from the all-Brummie collab will go to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford says America is “incredibly” homophobic: “When I go onstage, some guys will say, ‘I love Judas Priest, but I’m not gay’”

The Metal God, who has homes in both the UK and USA, is “angry and upset” over the homophobia that persists in American culture

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“I was not expecting how open and honest Sharon Osbourne was”: From Randy Rhoads to Chuck Schuldiner, new docuseries Into The Void is bringing heavy metal’s human stories to the mainstream

We talk to Jason Eisener and Evan Husney – co-creators of new eight-episode series Into The Void: Life, Death & Heavy Metal – about bringing some of metal’s darkest days to TV screens

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Judas Priest to release cover of Black Sabbath's War Pigs featuring the late Ozzy Osbourne

Judas Priest got to record a duet with Ozzy Osbourne shortly before his death in July.

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Judas Priest recorded a cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs featuring Ozzy Osbourne – and they’re going to release it soon

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Watch Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson sing Judas Priest with a busker on the streets of New Orleans

The odds of a metal icon joining you for a singalong on a random street corner are low, but never zero

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"A bank robber put a gun in my face and stole my motorcycle." Nervosa's Prika Amaral picks the 10 songs that changed her life

Nervosa's singer/guitarist Prika Amaral picks the bands who've shaped her musical journey

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Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock festival 2026; Sepultura, Bleed From Within and 20 other acts also confirmed

The four-day heavy metal festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary at Catton Park, Derbyshire from August 6 to 9

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“As soon as Jimmy Page came on, the roof came off the place! Afterwards, Plant was absolutely fuming”: The epic, ego-fuelled story of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath’s Live Aid reunions

In Juy 1985, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath reunited for Live Aid. Cue the spats and ego clashes

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“Ozzy used to come into our room to get away from his minders. He’d sit on the bed while having a sly puff of the magic Woodbine”: The epic story of Budgie, the cult heroes who inspired Metallica, Iron Maiden and Soundgarden

Budgie are one of the greatest rock bands no one really talks about these days

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Streaming of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath tracks skyrockets in wake of beloved icon's death

Spotify numbers soar after Ozzy's death as Judas Priest, Oasis and Robbie Williams pay tribute to Prince of Darkness

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“I Will Miss Him Dearly”: 50 Wild, Heartbreaking, And Eccentric Goodbyes To Ozzy From Stars

From Sir Elton John to AC/DC, from Jason Momoa to Adam Sandler, from Kermit the Frog to sports teams, tributes poured in after Ozzy Osbourne’s passing.

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