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In February 2020, the band officially began writing sessions for their 19th album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/02/judas-priest-begin-work-new-album/|title=Judas Priest Officially Begin Work on New Album|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=4 February 2020|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> but as guitarist [[Richie Faulkner]] stated later, they "faced some challenges with schedules due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]]" and had not been able to get together and work on new music: "We wanted to keep it the same dynamic as ''[[Firepower (album)|Firepower]]'' – as we all got together, played the songs in pre-production before recording them".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ian-hill-doesnt-think-next-judas-priest-album-will-arrive-before-2023/|title=Ian Hill Doesn't Think Next Judas Priest Album Will Arrive Before 2023|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=22 September 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> |
In February 2020, the band officially began writing sessions for their 19th album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2020/02/judas-priest-begin-work-new-album/|title=Judas Priest Officially Begin Work on New Album|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|date=4 February 2020|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> but as guitarist [[Richie Faulkner]] stated later, they "faced some challenges with schedules due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]]" and had not been able to get together and work on new music: "We wanted to keep it the same dynamic as ''[[Firepower (album)|Firepower]]'' – as we all got together, played the songs in pre-production before recording them".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ian-hill-doesnt-think-next-judas-priest-album-will-arrive-before-2023/|title=Ian Hill Doesn't Think Next Judas Priest Album Will Arrive Before 2023|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=22 September 2021|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> |
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In September 2021, after the pandemic restrictions were lifted the band started their 50 Heavy Metal Years world tour. "So the next obstacle, if you wanna call it that, was the tour. We had to go out and tour and record bits and pieces in between the tour legs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/judas-priest-made-lots-of-progress-recording-a-new-album|title=Judas Priest Made Lots of Progress Recording a New Album|website=Metal Injection|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=27 September 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> |
In September 2021, after the pandemic restrictions were lifted the band started their 50 Heavy Metal Years world tour. "So the next obstacle, if you wanna call it that, was the tour. We had to go out and tour and record bits and pieces in between the tour legs."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/judas-priest-made-lots-of-progress-recording-a-new-album|title=Judas Priest Made Lots of Progress Recording a New Album|website=Metal Injection|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=27 September 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> Due to ongoing restrictions, the album was recorded in various places: Scott Travis and Richie Faulkner in Nashville, Tennessee (where they reside), Rob Halford in Phoenix, Arizona, and Ian Hill while on tour in various European cities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2024-02-26 |title=JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On Recording Process For 'Invincible Shield': 'It Was Different' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priests-ian-hill-on-recording-process-for-invincible-shield-it-was-different |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> |
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In March 2022, Faulkner revealed that the drums for the new record had already been recorded<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/richie-faulkner-says-drums-for-next-judas-priest-album-have-already-been-recorded/|title=Richie Faulkner Says Drums For Next Judas Priest Album Have Already Been Recorded|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=30 March 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> and emphasized that the songs "are a bit more progressive in places" having a few twists and turns musically that ''Firepower'' does not have.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/judas-priests-record-is-more-progressive-with-killing-machine-swagger|title=Judas Priest's New Record Is More Progressive With "Killing Machine Swagger"|website=Metal Injection|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=17 February 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> To avoid misunderstandings Faulkner stated later that the album will not be a musical continuation of the experimental ''[[Nostradamus (album)|Nostradamus]]'' or progressive in a [[Rush (band)|Rush]]-like interpretation, but "instead of verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, finish, sometimes it goes off and plays it a little... like the old '70s Judas Priest used to, like the 'Sinner' and stuff like that".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalshout.com/richie-faulkner-interview-details-of-judas-priest-new-album/|title=Richie Faulkner Interview on Details of Judas Priest New Album|website=Metal Shout|last=Emre|first=Yunus|date=28 March 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> |
In March 2022, Faulkner revealed that the drums for the new record had already been recorded<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/richie-faulkner-says-drums-for-next-judas-priest-album-have-already-been-recorded/|title=Richie Faulkner Says Drums For Next Judas Priest Album Have Already Been Recorded|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=30 March 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> and emphasized that the songs "are a bit more progressive in places" having a few twists and turns musically that ''Firepower'' does not have.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/judas-priests-record-is-more-progressive-with-killing-machine-swagger|title=Judas Priest's New Record Is More Progressive With "Killing Machine Swagger"|website=Metal Injection|last=Kennelty|first=Greg|date=17 February 2022|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> To avoid misunderstandings Faulkner stated later that the album will not be a musical continuation of the experimental ''[[Nostradamus (album)|Nostradamus]]'' or progressive in a [[Rush (band)|Rush]]-like interpretation, but "instead of verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, finish, sometimes it goes off and plays it a little... like the old '70s Judas Priest used to, like the 'Sinner' and stuff like that".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://metalshout.com/richie-faulkner-interview-details-of-judas-priest-new-album/|title=Richie Faulkner Interview on Details of Judas Priest New Album|website=Metal Shout|last=Emre|first=Yunus|date=28 March 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> |
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Invincible Shield | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 6 March 2024 (Japan) 8 March 2024 (worldwide) | |||
Recorded | 2022 – May 2023 | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 52:36 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
Judas Priest chronology | ||||
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Singles from Invincible Shield | ||||
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Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 6 March 2024 by Sony in Japan,[1] and scheduled to be released globally on 8 March 2024 through Epic Records.[2][3] It was produced by the band's touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who also produced 2018's Firepower. The first single, "Panic Attack", was released on 13 October, 2023,[4] followed by "Trial by Fire" on 17 November,[5] "Crown of Horns" on 19 January, 2024[6] and "The Serpent and the King" on 22 February. The band will embark on a world tour from the month of the album's release.[7]
Background and recording
In February 2020, the band officially began writing sessions for their 19th album,[8] but as guitarist Richie Faulkner stated later, they "faced some challenges with schedules due to the pandemic" and had not been able to get together and work on new music: "We wanted to keep it the same dynamic as Firepower – as we all got together, played the songs in pre-production before recording them".[9]
In September 2021, after the pandemic restrictions were lifted the band started their 50 Heavy Metal Years world tour. "So the next obstacle, if you wanna call it that, was the tour. We had to go out and tour and record bits and pieces in between the tour legs."[10] Due to ongoing restrictions, the album was recorded in various places: Scott Travis and Richie Faulkner in Nashville, Tennessee (where they reside), Rob Halford in Phoenix, Arizona, and Ian Hill while on tour in various European cities.[11]
In March 2022, Faulkner revealed that the drums for the new record had already been recorded[12] and emphasized that the songs "are a bit more progressive in places" having a few twists and turns musically that Firepower does not have.[13] To avoid misunderstandings Faulkner stated later that the album will not be a musical continuation of the experimental Nostradamus or progressive in a Rush-like interpretation, but "instead of verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, chorus, finish, sometimes it goes off and plays it a little... like the old '70s Judas Priest used to, like the 'Sinner' and stuff like that".[14]
In May 2023, after Rob Halford laid down his parts in the studio in Phoenix, Arizona with producer and touring guitarist Andy Sneap, the band stated they had finished tracking and the album had moved on to the mixing and mastering stage.[15] The songs Sons of Thunder and Escape from Reality were written by Glenn Tipton.[16] The bonus track The Lodger was written by Bob Halligan Jr., who has written other songs for the band, most notably Some Heads Are Gonna Roll.
The album was announced on 7 October, 2023 before the band's performance at the first Power Trip festival in Indio, California.[17] The album trailer was then uploaded on the band's YouTube channel containing the intro of "Panic Attack".[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Panic Attack" | 5:25 |
2. | "The Serpent and the King" | 4:19 |
3. | "Invincible Shield" | 6:21 |
4. | "Devil in Disguise" | 4:46 |
5. | "Gates of Hell" | 4:38 |
6. | "Crown of Horns" | 5:45 |
7. | "As God Is My Witness" | 4:36 |
8. | "Trial by Fire" | 4:21 |
9. | "Escape from Reality" | 4:24 |
10. | "Sons of Thunder" | 2:58 |
11. | "Giants in the Sky" | 5:03 |
Total length: | 52:36 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Fight of Your Life" | 4:19 |
13. | "Vicious Circle" | 3:01 |
14. | "The Lodger" | 3:52 |
Total length: | 63:48 |
The three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition were also released on a bonus 7" EP sold separately and included in promotional bundles
Personnel
Judas Priest
- Rob Halford – vocals
- Glenn Tipton – guitars
- Richie Faulkner – guitars
- Ian Hill – bass guitar
- Scott Travis – drums
Additional personnel
- Andy Sneap – production
References
- ^ "最新アルバム「インヴィンシブル・シールド」発売記念キャンペーン「鋼鉄の聖地」開催決定!! | ジューダス・プリースト | ソニーミュージックオフィシャルサイト". ジューダス・プリースト | Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Irwin, Corey (8 October 2023). "Judas Priest Announces New Album Invincible Shield". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Judas Priest To Release New Studio Album, Invincible Shield, In March 2024". Blabbermouth.net. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "New Judas Priest Single 'Panic Attack' To Arrive On Friday". Blabbermouth.net. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Judas Priest Releases New Single 'Trial By Fire' From Upcoming Invincible Shield Album". Blabbermouth.net. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Judas Priest Shares Another New Song, 'Crown Of Horns', From Upcoming Invincible Shield Album". Blabbermouth.net. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b Grow, Kory (9 October 2023). "Time for a 'Panic Attack': Judas Priest Tease New Single and Album, Invincible Shield". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Judas Priest Officially Begin Work on New Album". Consequence. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Ian Hill Doesn't Think Next Judas Priest Album Will Arrive Before 2023". Blabbermouth.net. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (27 September 2022). "Judas Priest Made Lots of Progress Recording a New Album". Metal Injection. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Blabbermouth (26 February 2024). "JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On Recording Process For 'Invincible Shield': 'It Was Different'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Richie Faulkner Says Drums For Next Judas Priest Album Have Already Been Recorded". Blabbermouth.net. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Kennelty, Greg (17 February 2022). "Judas Priest's New Record Is More Progressive With "Killing Machine Swagger"". Metal Injection. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Emre, Yunus (28 March 2023). "Richie Faulkner Interview on Details of Judas Priest New Album". Metal Shout. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Rob Halford Has Finished Recording Vocals For New Judas Priest Album: 'It's Sounding Fantastic'". Blabbermouth.net. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Voice, The Metal (10 February 2024). "Invincible Shield is Judas Priest in 2024, Less Commercial Than Firepower- Says Guitarist Richie Faulkner". themetalvoice. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rettig, James (8 October 2023). "Judas Priest Announce New Album Invincible Shield". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 October 2023.