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On 3/2/2024 at 2:32 AM, JamesT said:

I appreciate the teaser, my friend!  As is my way, I haven't listened to any of the singles ahead of album #19 from my favorite traditional metal band in history.  I just can't do it, especially as far ahead of the release date as they put out that very first single (back in October).  I'm just not diving into the new material 5 months before the album comes out.  So, for me, the new album will be completely brand new from start to finish, and I cannot wait for next Friday!

I have heard rumblings that Halford hits some notes that are reminiscent of the "Painkiller" days, which I find absolutely mind-boggling, given that he's into his 70's now.  Glad to hear that the rumors are true!  You have filled my metal heart with an even greater level of eager anticipation for "Invincible Shield" - something I didn't think was possible.  I'm indebted to you for that.

That is admirable. Not sure I have any bands left where I have a self imposed media blackout but understand the principle.

In the old days it was fairly irrelevant because Judas Priest was unlikely to release a single (let alone several) before the album that I was likely to hear. 

You would hear a new album was coming out and hope you beat your mates to the record store to pick up one of the few copies.

I remember when Painkiller was released, rushing down at lunch break from school. ... And then having to wait to get home to actually play it.

I'm not sure when I am going to hear the new priest. I'll wait for your review, divide the enthusiasm by 10 and then maybe be not too disappointed.

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On 3/1/2024 at 9:15 PM, AlSymerz said:

After only one listen I'm okay with it. There is a lot going on there and given some of the songs are 15 years old they might have taken some polishing to get over the line. There is nothing ground breaking there and he's still very much Iron Maiden's singer so expecting something too much different would be silly. Quite a few people seem to not like the new (old) version of If Eternity Should Fail, but I don't mind it. It's probably over produced, over engineered and terrible sounding to many but I don't mind what I've heard so far. I'll give it another listen and see where I sit.

The link I posted doesn't seem to work anymore so maybe it was a bogus BC account. It is the genuine music though, I listened through on Friday and bizarrely it is still in my BC wishlist so listening again now.

I quite like the intro track and If Eternity Should Fail. But not groundbreaking, as you say.

 

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7 hours ago, JonoBlade said:

The link I posted doesn't seem to work anymore so maybe it was a bogus BC account. It is the genuine music though, I listened through on Friday and bizarrely it is still in my BC wishlist so listening again now.

I quite like the intro track and If Eternity Should Fail. But not groundbreaking, as you say.

 

The whole album is on YT, not sure if it's official, probably not.

Second listen and I still think it's not bad. Was surprised to read yesterday that of all his and Maiden's songs the hardest song for him to sing is Aces High, which is why it's always early in the set. He does point out his solo stuff being written by him is usually easier on his voice than some of the Maiden stuff and I think that can be heard in this album.

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Just 1 track for 40 minutes of sublime music drawing on a variety of styles, including black, death and doom. Unbeatable!

 

 

Such a cool album and concept. The word gets overused nowadays but Crimson is totally epic. I'm thinking of this one great melodic riff from it right now, just not sure I wanna listen through 40 minutes in order to find it haha. Gotta revisit the whole thing soon. 

 

Been cranking to this concert in small chunks here and there. Good recording for a live show. Ripper does a wicked job. Tracks like 'Metal Gods' and 'Grinder' actually sound heavy live, unlike the album versions. 

 

 

 

 

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15 hours ago, JonoBlade said:

That is admirable. Not sure I have any bands left where I have a self imposed media blackout but understand the principle.

In the old days it was fairly irrelevant because Judas Priest was unlikely to release a single (let alone several) before the album that I was likely to hear. 

You would hear a new album was coming out and hope you beat your mates to the record store to pick up one of the few copies.

I remember when Painkiller was released, rushing down at lunch break from school. ... And then having to wait to get home to actually play it.

I'm not sure when I am going to hear the new priest. I'll wait for your review, divide the enthusiasm by 10 and then maybe be not too disappointed.

My favorite Judas Priest album of them all!  "Painkiller" came out the year I was born, so I didn't experience that particular release day situation, but man, if I'd had to wait until I got home to hear that album after having purchased it earlier in the day, it would have just about put me into a coma!  

I'm so eager for Friday - I can hardly stand it.  I've heard Rob hits some notes that are reminiscent of "Painkiller", which is difficult for me to fathom at his age.  It's not often that Christmas comes in March!  And now that Accept has announced their next album for late April, that will give us Saxon, Judas Priest, and Accept, all before the start of May.  What a year this will be!  Can't wait for the new DragonForce on the 15th as well - this is their longest gap between albums (5 years) in their entire catalog.  

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16 hours ago, JonoBlade said:

That is admirable. Not sure I have any bands left where I have a self imposed media blackout but understand the principle.

In the old days it was fairly irrelevant because Judas Priest was unlikely to release a single (let alone several) before the album that I was likely to hear. 

You would hear a new album was coming out and hope you beat your mates to the record store to pick up one of the few copies.

I remember when Painkiller was released, rushing down at lunch break from school. ... And then having to wait to get home to actually play it.

I'm not sure when I am going to hear the new priest. I'll wait for your review, divide the enthusiasm by 10 and then maybe be not too disappointed.

On 3/1/2024 at 8:32 PM, JamesT said:

I appreciate the teaser, my friend!  As is my way, I haven't listened to any of the singles ahead of album #19 from my favorite traditional metal band in history.  I just can't do it, especially as far ahead of the release date as they put out that very first single (back in October).  I'm just not diving into the new material 5 months before the album comes out.  So, for me, the new album will be completely brand new from start to finish, and I cannot wait for next Friday!

 

Oh man. I can actually get behind that approach since at the very least it's a personal preference related primarily to how you enjoy consuming your media, and avoids the weird cultivation of nostalgia you see in a lot of entertainment. That part of it, I truly don't understand. I actually have a general preference for physical media in general, but you'll never catch me waxing nostalgic about the tape trading scene from the nineties. Sometimes when I hear people doing that I get a little grumpy. Yes preservation of art in a physical and fixed format that resists future misrepresentations and corruptions is necessary, and it used to be much harder to acquire copies of certain albums that weren't really known in X region of the country. Tape trading was born out of necessity though, and not because of some imagined correlation of obscurity and quality.

You both seem to have the right approach though, so kudos.

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39 minutes ago, Thatguy said:

Old Thatguy would say enough - fuck JP and all who sail in her.

New Thatguy says the same but he's smiling.

If she's flying the Roger we'll have a duty to run her down and sink her. If we can catch her while the Maiden lads are onboard we could kill two birds with one stone. But I hear Bruce and the boys are partial to flying.

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