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Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock 2026

The Derbyshire metal fest have announced the first 25 bands for its 25th birthday bash next year – and it’s a stormer!

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“You will never leave us – your music is eternal”: Metallica, Judas Priest, YUNGBLUD, Elton John and more pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Tributes pour in across social media for Ozzy Osbourne – from Def Leppard to Metallica to Elton John and beyond.

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Yorkshire Tea, onstage rambles and Dream Machines: Life on the road with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford

As Judas Priest roar back into UK venues, the one and only Rob Halford reveals his “bizarre sleeping ritual” on tour, what it was like to play Loch Ness, and why tea is an absolute essential…

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Judas Priest unleash War Pigs cover: “We’re honoured to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath”

Watch Judas Priest pay tribute to Sabbath with a cover of War Pigs – “a song we play at every show around the world that fans sing along to…”

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Inside Green Day’s Download debut – only in the new issue of Kerrang!

Green Day have done it all – apart from Donington. Before they finally destroy Download Festival this June, K! joins Billie Joe Armstrong for a celebration of their monumental Saviors era, and ticking off yet more band milestones…

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Smashing Pumpkins, Judas Priest and more taking part in Live Nation’s Concert Week

Live Nation have revealed their 2025 Concert Week, in which tickets for the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, Judas Priest, Pendulum and Busted can be snapped-up for special prices…

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Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announce massive North American co-headline tour

Joined by Corrosion Of Conformity, Judas Priest and Alice Cooper will be hitting the road together in the autumn.

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Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died

Les helped shape the sound of metal with Judas Priest on their Stained Class and Killing Machine albums.

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Judas Priest announce huge London gig with Alice Cooper

Judas Priest’s 2025 Shield Of Pain tour is getting even more massive, with a new date in Scarborough and an absolutely whopping show at The O2 in London.

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Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, Green Day, Pearl Jam and more nominated for GRAMMYs

The 2025 GRAMMY nominations are here, with Spiritbox, Knocked Loose (featuring Poppy), Green Day, Pearl Jam, IDLES, Metallica and more all up for awards.

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Judas Priest reveal Shield Of Pain 2025 European tour

Armed with latest album Invincible Shield, Judas Priest have revealed 12 massive European shows next summer.

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From Dimebag to David Bowie: The icons who inspired Baroness’ Gina Gleason

When Baroness’ Gina Gleason plays her guitar, you listen. She’s the coolest and the best. Hardly surprising, when she’s looking up to icons as rad as these…

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James Hetfield and Rob Halford go viral for rocking out to Turnstile side-stage

Over the weekend, Turnstile shared some incredibly wholesome footage of Judas Priest and Metallica’s frontmen looking absolutely enraptured during their Tons Of Rock set.

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Judas Priest announce North American Invincible Shield tour with Sabaton

Judas Priest are heading back to North America for the second leg of their Invincible Shield run, and they’re bringing along the mighty Sabaton.

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Album review: Judas Priest – Invincible Shield

Judas Priest continue to set the standard for what metal can be on absurdly enjoyable 19th album Invincible Shield…

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“When you’ve cheated death, it changes your outlook on life”: Rob Halford takes us inside Judas Priest’s powerful, emotionally real new album

Judas Priest have always taught us to look adversity in the eye. When serious illness hit three of them, they had to do just that. As Rob Halford reveals, it’s fed into new record Invincible Shield. “The survival instinct is there more than on any other album…”

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Judas Priest share killer new single, The Serpent And The King

“No matter how dark, how bleak, how terrible things might be, love will come out…” says Rob Halford of the meaning behind Judas Priest’s new single The Serpent And The King.

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Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock 2026

“You will never leave us – your music is eternal”: Metallica, Judas Priest, YUNGBLUD, Elton John and more pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

Yorkshire Tea, onstage rambles and Dream Machines: Life on the road with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford

Judas Priest unleash War Pigs cover: “We’re honoured to show our love for Ozzy and Black Sabbath”

Inside Green Day’s Download debut – only in the new issue of Kerrang!

Smashing Pumpkins, ﻿Judas Priest and more taking part in ﻿Live Nation’s Concert Week

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper announce massive North American co-headline tour

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died

Judas Priest announce huge London gig with Alice Cooper

Spiritbox, Knocked Loose, Green Day, Pearl Jam and more nominated for GRAMMYs

Judas Priest reveal Shield Of Pain 2025 European tour

From Dimebag to David Bowie: The icons who inspired Baroness’ Gina Gleason

James Hetfield and Rob Halford go viral for rocking out to Turnstile side-stage

Judas Priest announce North American Invincible Shield tour with Sabaton

Album review: Judas Priest – Invincible Shield

“When you’ve cheated death, it changes your outlook on life”: Rob Halford takes us inside Judas Priest’s powerful, emotionally real new album

Judas Priest share killer new single, The Serpent And The King

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Smashing Pumpkins, Judas Priest and more taking part in Live Nation’s Concert Week