JUDAS PRIEST @ The Riverside Theater – Milwaukee, WI

May 22, 2019

Photos by David Urmanski

THE BAND: JUDAS PRIEST

Rob Halford – Vocals
Richie Faulkner – Guitar
Andy Sneap – Guitar
Ian Hill – Bass
Scott Travis – Drums

Website: www.JudasPriest.com

www.Facebook.com/OfficialJudasPriest

 

Frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time, Judas Priest graced over 2,200 devoted metal maniacs with their presence Wednesday night in extraordinary heavy metal fashion during the first performance of a two-night stay in downtown Milwaukee with the current line-up consisting of Rob Halford on ear-piercing, operatic vocals along with guitarists Richie Faulkner and Andy Sneap, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis.

In fact, the band was firing on all cylinders in support of their eighteenth studio album “Firepower” and an upcoming tour with rescheduled UK/European dates for 2020 that was unfortunately postponed earlier this year due to Ozzy Osbourne’s health issues. With Ozzy’s recent rebound, Judas Priest is really looking forward to going out on the road with him. With over 50 million records sold since the band formed in 1969, Judas Priest had a plethora of material to choose from when building their set-list for the evening which included 19 of their greatest hits such as “Breaking the Law”, “Hell Bent for Leather” and “Living After Midnight”.

The “Firepower” album was recorded from March to June 2017 at Backstage Recording Studios in Derbyshire, United Kingdom and co-produced by Tom Allom and current guitarist and Grammy Award-winning producer Andy Sneap and listed as one of the “Top 25 Most Anticipated Albums of 2018” by the largest guitarist community website Ultimate-Guitar.com. As a highly influential heavy metal band for nearly five decades, earning them the nickname “Metal Gods” from their song of the same name, Judas Priest proves they can still write and record great works and easily transfer the sound and energy from their albums to the stage with little to no effort.

SET LIST:
Necromancer
Heading Out to the Highway
The Sentinel
Spectre
(Take These) Chains
Judas Rising
Out in the Cold
Traitors Gate
Starbreaker
Steeler
Halls of Valhalla
Prelude
Tyrant
No Surrender
Victim of Changes
All Guns Blazing

Encore:
Hell Bent for Leather
Breaking the Law
Living After Midnight

CONCERT REVIEW RATING SCALE:
1 = Poor
2 = Average
3 = Good
4 = Excellent
5 = Extraordinary

JUDAS PRIEST Concert Rating: 5

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