Judas Priest's Reviews

Jugulator

I Understand you, Tipton.....

Realizing they were not capable anymore of writing great classic metal stuff, realizing they had not Halford in their ranks anymore, realizing the actual metal scenario were totally different, they sensed they needed a drastic change, they needed to start from scratch to make any lasting impact with the new singer line-up.

Ut till now, alright. But to start from a scratch using a new name for the band would mean to lose two decades of hard working to establish the Judas Priest name. SO, they did more or less like Tony Iommi did with Sabbath: they continued to use the traditional name of the band, altough it's NOT THE SAME BAND!!!

So, JUGULATOR is kind of dissapointing because it carries the Judas Priest flag, when it's clearly some sort of Glenn Tipton's solo project. THe lyrics are beyond junk, they are horrible. The heaviness is exxagerated, no subtleness, no great licks, just brutal aggression. They are copying here, not showing the guys how to do it. THat's what made me sad about this "comeback".

As for RIpper, nothing to say. I saw him singing live. THe guy has monster lungs, he's a really gifted singer. ONly the songs they are giving him to sing are not good enough.

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