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Posted by Editor from Cardiff - Published on 19/01/2009 at 13:39
Given the target age range of Sprout users, you'd almost be forgiven for reeling off a list of ageist one liners around denim, leather and receding hairlines when told about this gig.
But, philistines of Cardiff, listen up, because without Judas Priest the thing that we still call metal may have died way back in the early eighties ??The New Wave Of British Heavy Metal (NWOBHM) of which Priest were a part is something that should be celebrated and respected indefinitely.
Judas Priest are set to take the UK by storm next month when they hit the road with fellow metal veterans?Megadeth and Testament to play six shows across the country, including the Cardiff International Arena on Friday 20 February.
Live Nation?have given theSprout a pair of tickets to the Cardiff gig. You can win them. Just tell us:
Q: What was the lengthy name of the eighties documentary film made by Penelope Spheeris that featured Megadeth??
Email your answer to ryan@theSprout.co.uk by 4pm on Friday 13 February, after which a winner will be picked at random.
JUDAS PRIEST?//?Since 1974, Judas Priest has been one of heavy metal's most successful bands, issuing such all-time classic?albums as 1980's British Steel, 1982's Screaming For Vengeance and 1990's Painkiller, and such arena-?rocking anthems as Breaking The Law, Living After Midnight, and You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'.?However, Priest's influence goes far beyond their music - they were the first metal band to embrace the?'leather biker look,' a fashion that has since become synonymous with the musical genre. Additionally,?Halford's powerful four-and-a-half octave vocal range and the twin guitar harmonies of Tipton and Downing?have been 'studied' by countless metal bands in Priest's wake.?
Think 'double vinyl, gatefold sleeve concept album,' and some of rock's all-time classic recordings come to?mind. But in the realm of heavy metal, there has never been a double vinyl (now disc!) concept album that?has managed to balance a thought-provoking storyline with metallic thunder. That was, until now. Metal?legends Judas Priest released their sprawling double disc concept album, Nostradamus via Columbia?Records on last June in the UK/Europe, and a day later in the US on Epic Records. ?
MEGADETH //?As one of the most commercially successful heavy metal bands of all time, Megadeth have sold more than 20?million albums worldwide, including six consecutive platinum albums, with seven ?consecutive Grammy nominations for Best Metal Performance. Formed by guitarist Dave Mustaine after he?left Metallica, Megadeth long represented the dark and nasty side of American thrash. Between the manic?precision of Mustaine's riffage, which unlike most thrash bands locked perfectly with the machine-gun pulse of?the kick drum, and the inspired cynicism of his songwriting, Megadeth perfectly captured the mood of metal?fans. ?
Since forming in 1983 following Mustaine's departure from Metallica, Megadeth has remained a vital element?in continuing to define and redefine the sound and the fury of metal music and with each new album, forges?new ground and stretches the very boundaries where metal lives. ?
TESTAMENT //?Testament was one of the first thrash metal bands to emerge from the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s.?Undoubtedly, they are the inventors of the thrash-metal wheel. Testament's powerful sound, influence, and?longevity make them one of the top?five all-time legendary thrash metal bands.?In 2008?they reformed the original line up to record their ninth studio album - their first in nearly a decade, Formation Of?Damnation which won them Best Album at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards last summer. ?
February?
Friday 13 ?? Sheffield Arena?
Saturday 14 ? Birmingham LG Arena?
Monday 16 ? Glasgow SECC Hall 4?
Tuesday 17 ? Manchester Apollo?
Friday 20 ? Cardiff International Arena ?
Saturday 21 ? Wembley Arena ?
Tickets are priced at £37.50 (subject to booking fee) and are available?at www.livenation.co.uk.?
