Judas Priest - Finally Takes On ‘Nostradamus’[views:9571][posts:8]______________________________ [Apr 16,2008 3:09pm - BSV ""] stolen from SMN April 16th, 2008, 1:56 pm Billboard.com reports: Over two years in the making, JUDAS PRIEST will finally unveil its 16th studio album, “Nostradamus,” June 17 via Epic in North America and a day earlier internationally. A double-disc set that tells the story of the 16th century prophet, Michel de Nostredame (whose name is often ‘Latinized’ as Nostradamus), the release is PRIEST’s first-ever concept album, and was recorded throughout 2006 and 2007 at Old Smithy Studio in the U.K. “Making ‘Nostradamus’ was a new experience for us in JUDAS PRIEST, insomuch as this was going to be a conceptual writing and recording event,” PRIEST singer Rob Halford tells Billboard.com. “His life is well-documented, so for us it was all about taking the significant episodes he went through, and then with the right emotion, create music and lyrics that would convey them.” On the album, Halford, guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis spread their stylistic wings, experimenting with symphonic orchestration and choirs. Three configurations of “Nostradamus” will be issued. The most common will be a regular jewel-cased double CD, but there will also be a “CD deluxe hardbound version,” which features a 48-page booklet, while a “super deluxe version” will include three vinyl records (in addition to the CD deluxe packaging, plus a poster). While there have been some European dates announced in support of “Nostradamus” (the chief one being a performance as part of this year’s Download Festival in England, which also features KISS and MOTORHEAD, among others), there will soon be an announcement about PRIEST’s plans for a U.S. tour. In the meantime, Halford dropped a hint as to what’s in store for the group’s later headline dates. “As we recorded and listened to the music, and much like a lot of PRIEST songs, you cannot help but see images in your mind. We constantly thought about special effects and visual elements that will connect musically that we want to use onstage when we will perform all of ‘Nostradamus’ live,” he says. “Again, like every song we compose, the transition from studio to concert is one we think about and make sure we can deliver the goods.” Here is the track listing for Nostradamus: 01. Dawn of Creation * 02. Prophecy 03. Awakening * 04. Revelations 05. The Four Horsemen * 06. War 07. Sands of Time * 08. Pestilence And Plague 09. Death 10. Peace * 11. Conquest 12. Lost Love 13. Persecution 14. Solitude * 15. Exiled 16. Alone 17. Shadows In the Flame * 18. Visions 19. Hope * 20. New Beginnings 21. Calm Before the Storm * 22. Nostradamus 23. Future Of Mankind * Intro pieces of music going into the main track |
| ___________________________________ [Apr 16,2008 5:16pm - nickreddy ""] BSV said:stolen from SMN April 16th, 2008, 1:56 pm On the album, Halford, guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis spread their stylistic wings, experimenting with symphonic orchestration and choirs. YES! |
| __________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 9:45am - BrianDBB ""] CAN'T WAIT! Angel of Retribution was pretty solid, I can imagine this will be SOLID. |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 17,2008 11:20am - Beorht-Dana ""] Seems like a pretty daring move for them. It should be interesting. |
| ______________________________ [Apr 21,2008 4:57pm - BSV ""] new songs streaming at this link, http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermo....aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=95334 EPIC |
| ______________________________ [Apr 21,2008 4:57pm - BSV ""] * song |
| ______________________________________ [Apr 22,2008 12:49am - i_am_not_me ""] Whoa, this is pretty cool. For whatever reason I didn't have terribly high expectations for this. |
| ________________________________________ [Apr 22,2008 4:12pm - kevinthesprigg ""] This song is bitchin'. When I first heard they were doing a Nostradamus double concept record, I kinda hoped the entire album would sound like the song "Lochness" off their last record. That would've been awesome...although many people probably would have hated it. Although this song doesn't sound anything like Lochness, it's still really really good. |
| _________________________________________ [Apr 22,2008 9:00pm - Conservationist ""] See? Stop denying your homosexuality, and suddenly, WHAM orchestral metal. HOT |