JUDAS PRIEST Management: The Reaction To 'Nostradamus' Has Been 'Phenomenal'

May 13, 2008

JUDAS PRIEST management representative Jayne Andrews has posted the following message on the group's official web site:

"We have just come back from the States where we had a week of intensive promotion for the new JUDAS PRIEST album 'Nostradamus' and Metal Masters U.S. tour! It all went really well and the reaction to the album has been phenomenal! We did two in-stores (something JUDAS PRIEST haven't done in over 25 years!). See a few of the photos [at this location]; as you can see some people ask the band to sign the strangest things one woman even brought her three-week old twins along and wanted the guys to sign their bibs...!!"

JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton were interviewed last week by The Bearman and Keith of 95.1 WZZO in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Listen to the nine-minute chat at this location.

JUDAS PRIEST's double-disc concept album, "Nostradamus", is scheduled for release via Columbia Records on Monday, June 16 in Europe, and a day later in the U.S. on Epic Records.

Long in the works, "Nostradamus" takes epic storytelling to a whole new level, as it recounts the life of this mysterious, world-known 16th century French prophet.

Some of the events that Nostradamus experts have interpreted as his predictions include the great fire of London in 1666, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and most recently, 9-11, among countless other renowned events.

As with all new PRIEST releases, the group singer Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis will embark on a mammoth worldwide tour in support of "Nostradamus".

JUDAS PRIEST will guest on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline", hosted by Bob Coburn, on Monday, July 21 at 11:30 p.m. EST/8:30 p.m. PST. Fans can talk live with JUDAS PRIEST by calling 800-344-ROCK (7625). To find a station near you or to listen to the show live via the Internet, go to www.rocklineradio.com.

Fan-filmed video footage from Vintage Vinyl signing (Fords, New Jersey) on May 9, 2008:

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