Judas Priest/CT,USA 2018

The new work “FIREPOWER” also began a world tour with great reviews. The latest and best live album is here. This tour is attracting a lot of attention. The new repertoire, which achieved a career high of 5th place in the US, is also of interest, but the departure of Glenn Tipton and the participation of Andy Sneap, which were suddenly announced just before the release, were also announced. The revival of the classics, which was a hot topic at the beginning of the tour, and Glen’s guest participation in only a few performances… This work is a live album that has all of these important points. It is a superb audience recording of the “Uncasville performance on March 22, 2018”. First of all, let’s organize the steps of the turbulent opening of the world tour. February 12: Glenn announces his departure March 9: “FIREPOWER” released March 13-May 5: North America (31 shows) ←★here★ June 5-July 5: Europe #1 (17 shows) July 19-August 10: Europe #2 (11 shows) This is the tour schedule that has been announced so far. It started in “North America,” their main battlefield, and this Uncasville performance is the sixth concert. The quality of the show is superb! There are many famous recordings that have come out only from the notable tours, but this work is one that has excited maniacs around the world as “provisional tour No. 1”. Of course, the world tour will continue from now on, so there will be recordings that exceed it at some point, but it is still a masterpiece that will be “the first masterpiece of the tour” and “the pinnacle of the very early days”. In fact, what flows out of this work is a robust and neat sound. While absorbing the real enthusiasm of the venue, the performance sound, which does not feel any distance at all, approaches with a bold and thick sound. The Mohegan Sun Arena, where the event took place, is an indoor venue of the same class as the Nippon Budokan, but even listening with headphones, the echo of the venue cannot be heard. The sound sometimes has a nostalgic tone, and it is a neat sound like a radio broadcast in the 1980s. As mentioned above, the quality of the show is full of things to listen to. I was wondering how good Andy Sneap is, but I forgot about it because of the nostalgic masterpiece rush! The first half is especially amazing. It’s too amazing. Following the new song “Firepower”, “Running Wild” jumped out. It was played in the Ripper era and HALFORD, but it’s been since 1980 since the “JUDAS PRIEST + Rob” system. After that, they performed “Grinder”, “Sinner” and “The Ripper” for the first time in nine years, and I was thinking “Was K.K. there when I listened to them before…” Then they performed “Bloodstone” and “Some Heads Are Gonna Roll” for the first time since “PAINKILLER TOUR”! Even one or two songs would be a highlight, but this was a big performance. And the best part was the hidden masterpiece “Saints In Hell” from “STAINED CLASS”! This song has never been played at HALFORD, and it is the highlight of the highlights that made its stage debut 40 years after its release. It was so unexpected that it made my head spin, but what was even more surprising was Rob. Although it is a song with a series of high notes because it has never been played before, he handles it with ease and without any worries. Suddenly I realized that the only song that could be called a standard in the first half of the show was “Turbo Lover”. The rest was a fiercely fresh show with only new songs and songs that hadn’t been played in a while. The show took a turn starting with “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”. The highlights of the main set and the encore were attacked with a rush of the great representative songs. Moreover, it was thick. Even in “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”, the intro of Richie, who was promoted to bandmaster, is fresh, and after that, he pushed and pushed with three consecutive runs of “Hell Bent For Leather”, “The Hellion / Electric Eye”, and “Painkiller”. And the biggest listening point comes at the end. Glenn Tipton, who retired from touring due to Parkinson’s disease, appears. The show is closed with the majestic “Metal Gods”, “Breaking The Law”, and “Living After Midnight”. “FIREPOWER TOUR 2018” has reached a major milestone in its long history. This live album contains the whole picture in its entirety with the best sound that will amaze even enthusiasts around the world. Twin, who respects tradition but also shows a young sensibility, Rob, whose high notes have returned to their prime, and Glen, who has returned to the stage despite his illness. This is a masterpiece that brings them all together. This is the “now” of the Steel God. Live at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT. USA 22nd March 2018 PERFECT SOUND Firepower Tour Disc 1(48:42) 1. Guardians 2. Firepower 3. Running Wild 4. Grinder 5. Sinner 6. The Ripper 7. Lightning Strike 8. Bloodstone 9. Saints in Hell 10. Turbo Lover 11. The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown) Disc 2(47:51) 1. MC 2. Evil Never Dies 3. Some Heads Are Gonna Roll 4. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ 5. Hell Bent for Leather 6. The Hellion 7. Electric Eye 8. Painkiller 9. Metal Gods (with Glenn Tipton) 10. Breaking the Law (with Glenn Tipton) 11. Living After Midnight (with Glenn Tipton) Rob Halford – Vocals Richie Faulkner – Guitar Andy Sneap – Guitar Ian Hill – Bass Scott Travis – Drums Glenn Tipton – Guitar (on Encore Tracks)