Last night, at the Scotiabank Centre, legendary metal gods Judas Priest were as hard as British steel. Thousands of people shouted “Priest! Priest!” as a giant banner shielded the stage until suddenly it dropped into smoke, and Rob ‘METAL GOD’ Halford, Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Ian Hill and Scott Travis hammered into the Redeemer of Souls Tour. The […]
screaming for vengeance
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A Tribute to the Gods of Metal
Since Rob Halford is on tour with Ozzy right now and I dunno, because it’s Thursday, I thought I would mention the Screaming for Vengeance/2 Minutes to Maiden show tomorrow night at the Seahorse. Here is a story I wrote on Screaming for Vengeance many moons ago. They are even better now. I poked my […]
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Introducing…Your New Favorite Cover Band
PANACHE! Dave Burns first heard Judas Priest purely by chance. “My cousin Vance was cleaning out his tape collection and passed me a copy of Priest Live,” he recalls. “I freaked out on that tape. I wore it down pretty good.” Years later, after witnessing the likes of 2 Minutes To Maiden and Gunts and Roses, the affable guitarist decided it was time to assemble his own tribute to the Gods of Metal. Burns, who plays full-time in Thy Flesh Consumed, reached out to similar-minded folk in the Halifax metal community, eventually filling out his dream lineup with Chris and