Ostrava to โHost Heavy Metal Legends Judas Priest โin 2025
Ostrava, Czech Republic, will welcome โiconic heavy metal band Judas Priest next year, bringing their electrifying performance to fans in โฃthe region. The band, fronted by the charismatic Rob Halford, who hasโข been โwith Judas Priest as 1973 (with a hiatus between 1992-2003), delivered aโ powerful show at masters of Rockโ in Vizovice recently, where Halford largelyโฃ handled vocal duties himself, onlyโ inviting audience participation duringโค choruses.
Known โฃfor their โtheatrical stageโ presence-traditionally featuring Halford’s entrance on a motorcycle โbefore “Bent for leather”-Judas Priest’s current โฃlineup includes guitaristsโ Andy Sneap and Richie Faulkner, bassist ian Hill,โค and drummer Scott Travis. Longtime guitarist Glenn Tipton, 78, โฃis battling Parkinson’s disease, though he brieflyโฃ rejoined the bandโ onstage earlier this year.
Formed in Birmingham inโข the late โ1960s/earlyโค 1970s, Judas Priest helped pioneer the new wave of British heavy metalโค in the 1980s alongsideโ bands like Iron Maiden and Saxon. they have sold over 50 million records worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, influencing the growth of subgenres like speed metal and thrash metal.