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3 days ago
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Legendary Heavy Metal Band Has Exciting News (And It Involves a 90s Rock Icon)
Few bands are as synonymous with heavy metal as Judas Priest. With at the helm, the band pioneered the sound by releasing iconic albums like British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance and Painkiller. The band's epic journey will now be told in a new documentary: The Ballad of Judas Priest, which is currently in production at Sony Music Vision. Fellow rock icon will help tell this story. The guitarist will co-direct the documentary with filmmaker Sam Dunn. "We have lived and breathed metal for over five decades, and finally in this documentary we are summoning our congregation to officially witness our lives uncensored, in a never-before-seen way," Judas Priest said in a statement (per Ultimate Classic Rock). "The cassock comes off, revealing Priest in all its metal glory!" Tom Morello and Sam Dunn issued a joint statement, saying that there is "so much more" to the Judas Priest story than their "huge hits that have shaped the heavy metal genre." "Tracing their incredible 50-year journey, this film will capture how Judas Priest both defined the sound and look of metal, but also made it a more inclusive place along the way," the co-directors added. "We are grateful to the band for allowing us such intimate, unfiltered access to their lives and look forward to bringing this film to the metal masses around the world."Tom Morello will also serve as the film's executive producer. Sam Dunn, who will co-produce, also made the documentaryMetal: A Headbanger's Journey and concert films for Iron Maiden, Rush, and ZZ Top. Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England, in the late '60s and released their debut album, Rocka Rolla, in 1975. Along with fellow Birmingham band Black Sabbath, Priest introduced this heavier, darker, harder rock sound that we now know as heavy metal. Black Sabbath (and their frontman, Ozzy Osbourne) take their last curtain call on July 5. The event will be the final showever for both Ozzy and Sabbath. The farewell show's lineup features some of the biggest names in metal's history, except Judas Priest. Halford explained why and how he's "gutted" to miss the show.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Eagles Rocker, 68, Struggles With Vegas Sphere's 'Distracting' Visuals
For some concertgoers, attending a show at the Las Vegas Sphere is a dream come true. For others, one word comes to mind: overstimulation. Turns out, some performers feel the same way! Vocalist-guitarist Vince Gill, who's joined the Eagles for their Vegas Sphere residency, opened up about what it's like to perform at the esteemed venue. 'I try to ignore it,' Gill, 68, admitted during an episode of Chris Shiflett's 'Shred With Shifty' podcast, per Ultimate Classic Rock. 'I try not to watch any of the content, because it's pretty distracting. And it makes me get a little bit wobbly. Things are moving and tilting, and it's pretty neat.' 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 The singer, who joined the Eagles in 2017, continued, 'I jokingly tell people it's the most people I've ever been ignored by at a gig. But you know, they're there to see the bells and whistles, and that's the point of it all.' Gill said that while the visuals are no doubt 'unbelievable,' they've certainly thrown him off his game at times. 'I'll find myself, if I start watching it, forgetting to come back in and sing, and this and that, and get distracted,' he revealed. Related: The Eagles Sphere residency kicked off on September 20, 2024, and is set to conclude on November 8, 2025, totaling an impressive 44 shows over 22 weekends. The band performs beloved hits like "Hotel California" and "Take It Easy." The current lineup is Vince Gill, Don Henley, Joe Walks, Timothy B. Schmit, and Deacon Frey. Eagles Rocker, 68, Struggles With Vegas Sphere's 'Distracting' Visuals first appeared on Parade on May 26, 2025
Yahoo
14-05-2025
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Bob Dylan setlist 2025: What he sang at Willie Nelson's Outlaw tour launch in Phoenix
Bob Dylan was full of surprises when he brought his band to Phoenix on Tuesday, May 13, as part of Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival 2025 at Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. Most recent setlists have been focused on his latest album, 2020's 'Rough and Rowdy Ways,' which made the rounds of year-end critics' lists while being singled out as album of the year by Ultimate Classic Rock, Uncut and Mojo. But this was another side of Bob Dylan, complete with two songs early in the set from the criminally underrated "Another Side of Bob Dylan." He's been doing "It Ain't Me Babe" on the regular, but this set also featured "To Ramona" for the first time since 2017. He also did "Forgetful Heart" from "Together Through Life" for the first time since 2015 and "Mr. Tambourine Man" for the first time since 2010 as well as two songs from "John Wesley Harding" (the set-opening "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "All Along the Watchtower") and "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" from "Highway 61 Revisited." He also did covers of "Route 66" (first time since 1986), "I'll Make It All Up To You" (a Jerry Lee Lewis song written by Charlie Rich) and "A Rainy Night in Soho" by the Pogues. Here's what Bob Dylan sang on opening night of the Willie Nelson Outlaw Festival Tour 2025 in Phoenix, according to fans who saw the show, as shared online: "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" "It Ain't Me Babe" "Forgetful Heart" (first time since 2015) "Axe and the Wind" (George "Wild Child" Butler cover; live debut) "To Ramona" (first time since 2017) "Route 66" (Bobby Troup cover; first time since 1986) "All Along the Watchtower" "I'll Make It All Up To You" (Jerry Lee Lewis cover; live debut) "It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry" "Mr. Tambourine Man" (first time since 2010) "Under the Red Sky" "Scarlet Town" "A Rainy Night in Soho" (Pogues cover; live debut) Ed has covered pop music for The Republic since 2007, reviewing festivals and concerts, interviewing legends, covering the local scene and more. He did the same in Pittsburgh for more than a decade. Follow him on X and Instagram @edmasley and on Facebook as Ed Masley. Email him at 'New way of playing': How one night in Tempe sparked Willie Nelson's outlaw country revolution This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Bob Dylan setlist: Outlaw Music Festival 2025 songs
Miami Herald
10-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Pearl Jam Brings Out Legendary Rocker, 75, for Special Performance
What a night! Peal Jam brought out Peter Frampton for a guest appearance during their concert in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, May 8. Frampton, 75, joined the band for a rendition of their hit song "Black" infused with a few lines from Frampton's "Do You Feel Like We Do." "He was right up there," Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder announced to the crowd, per Ultimate Classic Rock. "It was one of the reasons that you loved live records. And later, we decided to release bootlegs because of his influence. He's such an incredible human being on top of it." Frampton is no doubt a living legend. Before embarking on his incredibly successful solo career, he was a member of The Herd in the mid-1960s and Humble Pie from 1969 to 1971. In 1976, he released Frampton Comes Alive!, which is regarded as one of the best-selling live albums of all time. Related: Surviving Members of '80s Rock Band Plan to Release Final Album With Late Frontman Frampton has also worked with industry heavy hitters like David Bowie, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and Harry Nilsson. In 2007, Frampton won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Fingerprints. In later years, he went on to release well-received blues and acoustic albums. However, one of his most notable accomplishments to date was being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2024. Nowadays, he's gearing up to release new music with the help of his son, Julian. "To be able to write with your own DNA is something spectacular, it really is," Frampton gushed in a March interview with WIVB. "Sometimes when we're texting backwards and forwards - we have this great app called Sessionwire, so we see each other's recording set-up and the mixer, and also it's like built-in Zoom, so it's phenomenal." Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Los Angeles Times
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
David Lee Roth returns to the stage amid Van Halen drama
Diamond Dave is back in the live business. David Lee Roth performed his first public concert in more than five years Saturday night at the M3 music festival in Columbia, Md. — a 75-minute set of classics by his old band Van Halen, according to Rolling Stone, in which he was accompanied by a band that included guitarist Al Estrada and four backing vocalists. According to a set list published by Ultimate Classic Rock, Roth, 70, opened the concert with Van Halen's 'Panama' and went on to play 'You Really Got Me,' 'Dance the Night Away,' 'Runnin' with the Devil,' 'Jamie's Cryin',' 'Hot for Teacher' and other Van Halen hits before closing with the band's Hot 100-topping 'Jump.' Ultimate Classic Rock reported that Roth joked onstage that the show marked 'the end of my first retirement' — a reference to his announcement in late 2021 that he was calling it quits due to unspecified health issues. Early Monday, Ticketmaster listed more than a dozen upcoming shows by Roth starting July 22 at the California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles. Roth's most recent show before Saturday's was a private 2023 corporate gig for Home Depot, according to Rolling Stone; before that, he opened for Kiss on a tour that ended in March 2020 amid widespread cancellations and postponements related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The singer was scheduled to play a residency in Las Vegas in early 2022 but called off the shows before they happened. Saturday's performance came as Sammy Hagar — who replaced Roth as Van Halen's frontman in 1985 — has been talking publicly about Van Halen, whose founding guitarist, Eddie Van Halen, died in 2020. Last month, ahead of Hagar's appearance at Indio's Stagecoach festival, Hagar told The Times that he and Eddie had discussed a reunion before the guitarist's death and that Eddie had asked him not to talk about the plans with Eddie's brother, Van Halen drummer Alex Van Halen. Hagar went on to tell Rolling Stone that he thinks Alex — who made no mention of Hagar in his 2024 memoir — is angry at him because 'I'm out doing it … and he can't.' After Stagecoach, Hagar launched a Vegas residency at the Park MGM. Van Halen's final concert took place in October 2015 at the Hollywood Bowl — the second of two dates in the band's Los Angeles hometown to wrap a tour featuring Roth on vocals and Eddie's son Wolfgang Van Halen on bass.
