New Priest Album is Finished!

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Snipped of another new Priest song is streaming : "March Of The Damned"

http://loudwire.com/judas-priest-march-of-the-damned-exclusive-song-preview/

Not much to go on there but it doesn't sound too bad.

007 wrote:

Not much to go on there but it doesn't sound too bad.

I dig the riff. Halford's vocals sound a bit odd.

His voice is treated the same way they've been treating Ozzy's voice for the last 3 or 4 albums.

I don't know if it's auto-tune, but it's definitely heavily processed. Fortunately, the effect works well on this track from the sample, but it's definitely an odd choice.

Sounds a lot like some of Halford's recent solo stuff.

The riff to this is absolutely killer. But it feels like Halford is phoning it in vocally tho.

Bring it!!   

Sounds good to my ears.

Okay. Cyborg telepath angel wearing a duster.

Looks pretty awesome.

Shazam! I like it!

Alright! When did they start doing the stupid thing with the T?

  

Boris2008 wrote:

Alright! When did they start doing the stupid thing with the T?

  

At least a decade ago.

Not that much of a fan of this kind of album artwork, but the music is in line with what I was hoping for. Really looking forward to this!

It sounds okay, I'll give it a listen but it's like a lot of their post Defenders stuff, if i owned it, i wouldn't listen to it enough.

Runicen wrote:

His voice is treated the same way they've been treating Ozzy's voice for the last 3 or 4 albums.  

I don't know if it's auto-tune, but it's definitely heavily processed.  Fortunately, the effect works well on this track from the sample, but it's definitely an odd choice.

I just think it's the mix. Sounds the vocals just have a little too much space in the mix.

Cool cover. I like it.

Not sure how accurate it is, but Amazon has 2 listings for the new album. The standard version with 13 songs or the deluxe edition with a bonus disc of 5 additional tunes.

Witchfinder wrote:

Boris2008 wrote:

Alright! When did they start doing the stupid thing with the T?

  

At least a decade ago.

I think that started around the time of the Ripper Owens-era. He has that cross thing logo tattooed on his arm. It's obviously older than that, but I think they pulled it out of mothballs as a stage prop around then and it's kinda stuck around since. It was on the Angel of Retribution cover too.

I like the cover - looks cool.

Here's the "Deluxe Edition" according to Amazon:

Disc: 1
1. Dragonaut
2. Redeemer of Souls
3. Halls of Valhalla
4. Sword of Damocles
5. March of the Damned
6. Down in Flames
7. Hell & Back
8. Cold Blooded
9. Metalizer
10. Crossfire
11. Secrets of the Dead
12. Battle Cry
13. Beginning of the End

Disc: 2
1. Snakebite
2. Tears of Blood
3. Creatures
4. Bring It On
5. Never Forget

I'd like that deluxe edition but I'm not sure if my cheap ass wants to pay over $24 for it.

Looking forward to hearing this one.

And, I have to admit: for a photoshop-era album cover, that is not the worst I've ever seen. It actually threatens to be pretty cool.

It's a very cool cover; it just doesn't strike me as a "Priest" cover. Although I'm not really sure what a "Priest" cover is, to be honest. This one just doesn't seem to fit the band. It looks like an Iced Earth cover or something.

It's a shame Storm Thorgerson isn't still around. He would have been able to make a cover that screamed "PRIEST!"