Judas Priest - FirePower - new album 2018

the sentinel wrote:

Got my ticket for this tour in late March with Saxon and Black Star Riders! Can't wait!

Did you get a free CD with your tickets? I got one with mine, so I went ahead and preordered a copy on vinyl.

Rocka Rolla is awesome - I'm seeing the Priest with Megadeth as opening act June 10th in Copenhagen!

Now with Glenn's health revelation, I wonder how much he actually contributed to the playing on the album? Did he just play some rhythm and let Richie and Andy Sneap do all the soloing?

I would imagine Richie is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. But I don't think they can keep Tipton out of the soloing completely. It is also a lot easier to capture a good solo performance in the studio, than to have to repeat it live.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Now with Glenn's health revelation, I wonder how much he actually contributed to the playing on the album? Did he just play some rhythm and let Richie and Andy Sneap do all the soloing?

I was wondering about this as well.

I read that Glenn can still handle playing less complicated parts. Probably simple stuff like Living After Midnight and most of the twin harmony guitar parts Priest are known for. But I highly doubt he does any of the shredding solos like Painkiller.

Another new clip. Follow link.

http://www.hennemusic.com/2018/02/judas-priest-preview-firepower-track.html?m=1

Wrecked Neck wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

Got my ticket for this tour in late March with Saxon and Black Star Riders! Can't wait!

Did you get a free CD with your tickets? I got one with mine, so I went ahead and preordered a copy on vinyl.

Sorry for the late reply, brother. No, I didn't get a free CD. I wasn't aware that was a possibility.

the sentinel wrote:

Wrecked Neck wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

Got my ticket for this tour in late March with Saxon and Black Star Riders! Can't wait!

Did you get a free CD with your tickets? I got one with mine, so I went ahead and preordered a copy on vinyl.

Sorry for the late reply, brother. No, I didn't get a free CD. I wasn't aware that was a possibility.

That s strange, wonder why. Have you checked your email account you used when you bought the tickets? They emailed me a redemption code to use, then you fill out the information and they send it out to you on or before release date.

This review is a puff piece if I've ever seen one.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/firepower/

If a new band released this music, would anyone care? An objective reviewer needs to ask himself this question.

If this review is to be believed, this is easily one of the best albums Judas Priest has ever released. But that's what they said about the previous one! http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/redeemer-of-souls.html

The comparison to J.J.Abrams is spot on, though not for the reasons they think.

Oh goodie, 14 tracks. That means every idea anyone vomited out made the cut.

Can't wait.

Temple of Blood wrote:

This review is a puff piece if I've ever seen one.

http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/firepower/

If a new band released this music, would anyone care?  An objective reviewer needs to ask himself this question.

If this review is to be believed, this is easily one of the best albums Judas Priest has ever released.  But that's what they said about the previous one!   http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/redeemer-of-souls.html

The comparison to J.J.Abrams is spot on, though not for the reasons they think.

Oh goodie, 14 tracks.  That means every idea anyone vomited out made the cut.  

Dude, you cannot take Ray Van Horn, Jr seriously. The guy can write, but he's one of the worst reviewers I've ever read. He praises everything. And he writes some of the most ridiculous things, like "reticent whirligigs," to describe solos and stuff. Just awful. Haha.

You can't take anything he says seriously. He called the latest Avenged Sevenfold album a damn masterpiece.

Yeah, every second of music that I've heard so far sounds freakin' awesome!!

I am beyond stoked for this and I don't care what reviewers think.

I am very interested but 14 songs does seem way too long. I hate to say it but i kinda miss those albums that were 40 minutes or so..

exact33 wrote:

I am very interested but 14 songs does seem way too long. I hate to say it but i kinda miss those albums that were 40 minutes or so..

...you can listen to it in pieces?

A 35-minute album. Then break out the second half in six months and you have another 35-minute album.

(I don't actually know the real running time, so maybe it's not 70 minutes)

A lot of times I listen to an album in small increments. 2-3 songs on repeat for a few days before I move on to the next couple.

I like long albums, that way I feel like I'm getting my moneys worth lol

Lari wrote:

exact33 wrote:

I am very interested but 14 songs does seem way too long. I hate to say it but i kinda miss those albums that were 40 minutes or so..

...you can listen to it in pieces?

A 35-minute album. Then break out the second half in six months and you have another 35-minute album.

(I don't actually know the real running time, so maybe it's not 70 minutes)

A lot of times I listen to an album in small increments. 2-3 songs on repeat for a few days before I move on to the next couple.

I could but i dont find it all that much satisfying.

The new track "Never The Heroes" was just released:



Definite mid-80s throwback here - somewhere on the Defenders, Turbo, Ram It Down timeline for sure. "Blood Red Skies" maybe?

Witchfinder wrote:

The new track "Never The Heroes" was just released:



Definite mid-80s throwback here - somewhere on the Defenders, Turbo, Ram It Down timeline for sure. "Blood Red Skies" maybe?

I'm really enjoying every track and snippet I've heard from this. I ordered a copy this morning.

"Never the Heroes" sounds awesome! It's definitely a throwback to their 80s sound.

Very good track. Cannot wait to get the album.

I am going to see if I can grab it when I am in Austin TX next week.

I have been sitting on an amazon gift card for a while.. just used it to order this... I have been looking forward to this for along time... I have heard 1 of the new songs but I have been waiting for the rest so I can put on the whole album and listen to it the way we used to do before the internet

Wow! This is a great album! The last half in particular is superb. I highly recommend you pick this up.