JUDAS PRIEST Singer Talks 'Epitaph' DVD In New Interview

May 10, 2013

British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST celebrate their 40th year as recording artists with the release of the live concert "Epitaph" on Blu-ray and separate DVD on May 28 through Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. This release precedes a new studio album by JUDAS PRIEST which the band are working on now.

Speaking to Mike Ragogna of The Huffington Post, JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford stated about "Epitaph": "I think it's definitely a reflection on all of the wonderful things we've been able to achieve. I think it's important for any musician to kind of pause and reflect. First, we accomplished what we wanted to accomplish, which was to play a cut from every one of our records. We wanted to try and capture the musical adventures that we've been through, right from that first recording, 'Rocka Rolla', all the way to 'Nostradamus'. It was very exciting to play on tour because one minute we would be in the '70s, then we're in the'00s, then the '80s. It was just a really solid moment for all of us, and it was nice to look back at almost forty years."

Halford also spoke about the fact that all the material stood next to each other, regardless of what the era was. "It's just amazing," he said. "You're doing all these things — writing, then recording and releasing an album, then you're going out to play — you're never really aware of all of the things that are coming back to you. People call it a journey, and I think that's been very true in the case of JUDAS PRIEST. The road has had its potholes, but we've always seemed to find the road and get to the place that we're trying to get to."

Regarding how his bandmates reacted, Halford said: "First of all, as a singer, I'm amazed by their playing. I just don't know how all that remains in your memory banks, and you're able to replicate it with such precision night after night. I'm just very proud of being in the company of such talented players. We've gone from hypothermia in the back of a van in Stuttgart, to standing onstage together at a sold out Madison Square Garden. All of those things run through your mind, and you're overwhelmed, really, with the memories and the information."

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