Judas Priest Frontman Discusses The "Metal Masters" Tour

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Judas Priest will lead the bill for the first "Metal Masters" tour this summer, which will also feature Heaven & Hell, Motorhead and Testament. The Live Nation-sponsored trek begins Aug. 6th in Camden, N.J.

"We insisted on a classic metal package which is what we've got -- I will enjoy seeing all the bands," Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford tells Billboard.com. Ticket on-sale information can be found at LiveNation.com/judaspriest.

As previously reported, Judas Priest plans to perform its upcoming album, "Nostradamus," in its entirety during a fall headlining tour, but the band will debut some of the new songs during "Metal Masters." Starting today, April 21st, fans can download the title track for free through the Live Nation site.

Halford promises the "Metal Masters" sets will feature "a combination of Priest classics -- including songs from our catalog never before played live."

Priest will not be the only band on the bill with a new release on the racks, as Heaven & Hell will be plugging a five-CD box set to be issued July 22nd via Rhino, "The Rules of Hell" (and credited to Black Sabbath instead of Heaven & Hell).

The box will include remastered versions of all four of the classic Ronnie James Dio/Black Sabbath recordings: 1980's "Heaven & Hell," 1981's "Mob Rules," 1982's "Live Evil" and 1992's "Dehumanizer."

Meanwhile, Testament will release "The Formation of Damnation" via Nuclear Blaston on April 29th. The album marks the first time that most of the band's original lineup have recorded an all-new studio album since 1992's "The Ritual."

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[anarky]

Okay, some help here:

I got an e-mail from one of those Ticketmaster ripoff things I never unsubscribed to. It had the following link, which said it is to a free download of a new JP song.

http://promo.livenation.com/judaspriest ... &p=6646053

As you can see, there's a button to download. Click it, and it takes you to another site where you can stream it. It's a Flash program.

My question is this: since the fucking thing says "free download," and "download" normally means "you get to keep the goddamned thing," how can I save this to iTunes or Media Player? Or are they fucking liars?

[Ran]

The new Priest album is supposed to be a concept album about Nostradamus. I heard that Nostradamus song on the radio today, and it is the song you hear when you click anarky's link. The lyrics remind me of something from Spinal Tap.

I don't get that "free download" thing. It is more like a "listen to it free".

[anarky]

Eh, if they're giving it away free, maybe iTunes or Amazon will have it as one of their freebie downloads tomorrow.

The lyrics may be iffy, and Spinal Tapish, but it's still Judas Priest, and still supposedly free. And being a Spinal Tap song with corny lyrics didn't make "Stonehenge" fucking rock any less.