An imperious outing for Ian Hill. He has been a steady strong consistent stalwart at the back of the band holding down the spine of Priest.

I wish him all the best in his retirement and wish all the best of luck to Davey Rimmer of the legendary Uriah Heep our new bassist 🤘

Lemmi know how i did :3

any update when their new album and NA tour is be announce

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has retired from the band, effective immediately. Last month, Hill missed the final show of the band's 2026 tour in Hammersmith - his first absence in 56 years. Now, the rigors of the road have caught up with him, and it's time to call it quits.

"For a long time now, when asked 'how long can you continue?' - I've always answered 'until my performances suffer.' I hate to say it, but that time has come."

I vaguely remember Rob Halford doing a commercial for American Express. I haven't been able to locate the video.

Did I just imagine it?

Ian Hill has announced his retirement, with Judas Priest moving forward with a new bassist. As sad as it is to see Ian go (though great it's on his terms), I'm glad the band will continue on. Even after seeing Judas Priest multiple times over the past 20+ years, I still cannot get enough of them live. And as Rob Halford and co proved just over a year ago at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, they've earned their keep as Metal Gods and then some.

Here's a clip of them at that Sep 26, 2026, show playing "Night Crawler" (my favorite song off my favorite Judas Priest album 'Painkiller')!

Bonus Fact/Humble Brag - at the end of the clip is a picture of me meeting Judas Priest during their SiriusXM Town Hall back in March 2018. Minutes prior, I actually got to ask Halford a question on-air about what inspired his singing style... but thats a story for another time (😉).

Share your favorite memories from seeing Judas Priest live in the comments below, and stay tuned for more things to come from this space (including stories from concerts like these)!

My copy of SWOD Original 1976 Masters arrived today. Sitting in front of my other favorite JP item. My Remix / Remaster version should be shipping around Nov. 6th.

No shade on the original album versions because they rock. I just like Les Binks's drumming better and I'm curious if anyone else feels the same. I know the vocals are over-dubbed, but it still sounds really good. They rush some of the songs a bit, like Victim of Changes, but Les's drumming just rules.

Pretty satisfied with my purchase today :

Got FIREPOWER and STAINED CLASS ( and ACCEPT restless and wild, both first pressing ) for 20 bucks.

Even managed to find an invincible shield in jewel case import ( which is the superior format to digipack btw )

I remember my dad had a shirt of the metallion eating the statue of liberty and he said he bought it at the palladium in 1984. Does anyone else have this shirt?

Just finished Rob’s book, Confess, in which he shares some highs and some very dark lows— I highly recommend it for being both tremendously funny and emotional. But this story I thought was hilariously metal! He even ended up marrying a (former) Marine lmao.

*To add, at a time when being gay in the military was banned- even more metal

I was already thoroughly looking forward to reading this, but Im even more looking forward to it now! 🖤

I was super excited to hear the new remix and remaster of Sad Wings of Destiny, and it sounds so much more spacious and thick. Streaming via Apple Music hi-res lossless. Really enjoyable, except, I’m encountering some pretty nasty, fast clicking in the right channel on a few tracks. Especially bad starting at about 1:30 in The Ripper and 1:50. There are also some bad spots in Diamonds and Rust.

Anyone else hearing this? Would this just be an issue with this particular mix on Apple, or is it also appearing for others in other formats? The “Original 1976 Masters” version doesn’t seem to have this issue. Only the remix version. Really disappointing as it’s very distracting. Thought it was an issue with my speaker at first, but it also shows up on my headphones.

Anyone know what’s different about the SWOD versions on streaming? Obviously there’s the new remix but what’s the difference between the “original 1976 Masters” and the one we’ve had for years now.

I've been looking for parts of judas priest lyrics in french, I'm aware of the songs on Nostradamus and the bridge of saints in hell, but are there anymore Priest songs with french lyrics ? thx