The over-riding question which immediately springs to mind - as it inevitably does with any act with a pedigree stretching back some 45 years, plus a back catalogue which is one of the most iconic and influential in heavy metal - is "are Judas Priest still relevant today?". It is a question which could equallyThe over-riding question which immediately springs to mind – as it inevitably does with any act with a pedigree stretching back some 45 years, plus a back catalogue which is one of the most iconic and influential in heavy metal – is "are Judas Priest still relevant today?". It is a question which could equally be applied to any act with such an established place in the heavy metal pantheon: I mean, it was most definitely was one when it was announced that the classic line-up of Black Sabbath was to re-unite for what turned out to last year's iconic '13′ opus… … And it is a question which the Priest have most definitely answered in the affirmative with this, their first album in five years and the first since the departure of KK Downing (in 2011) left bassist Ian Hill as the sole remaining founder member of the Midlands behemoths. Because, apart from a few glitches and fillers, 'Redeemer Of Souls' not only is one of the best pure heavy metal albums you will hear this year (or this decade) but also quite possibly represents another pinnacle in the career of the band who perhaps quite rightly can be [...]
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