The future is looking bright for Judas Priest fans, with bassist Ian Hill revealing there’s “no reason” for the band to stop touring any time soon.
Ever since they first formed back in 1969, Judas Priest have been a relentless force in the world of heavy metal. With endless touring and 18 albums to their name, it seems as though there’s no end in sight for the band.
While the band’s 2011 world tour was originally slated to be the last for Judas Priest, they defied everyone’s expectations, and have been touring ever since – including a visit to Australia just last month.
However, if you had any worries that the band might soon be calling it quits, your fears are misplaced, with Ian Hill telling Canada’s Thorn Of Rock (via Blabbermouth) that there’s plenty of touring left in them.
“It’s just something we’ve been doing,” Hill explained. “We’ve done it for 50 years, and it would just seem strange if we stopped.”
“Having said that, we thoroughly enjoy what we’re doing, which is a main motivation these days. And there’s no reason to stop. As long as can put on quality performances and put out quality music, we’ll keep on doing so.”
“And as long as the fine people who are the Priest fans are happy with that, there’s no reason for us to stop.”
Check out Ian Hill’s interview with Thorn Of Rock:
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Likewise, Ian Hill also dismissed the notion that there would be a farewell tour from Judas Priest at anytime in the near future.
“It’s not on the cards. We did try and slow down,” he explained. “That’s what the Epitaph World Tour tour was all about.”
“Richie [Faulkner, guitarist] came onboard with boundless enthusiasm and energy, and we’re back at doing albums and full-blown tours again, and we’re all loving every minute of it.”
“So there’s no talk at the moment of [stopping], but it will come, obviously,” he continued. “You can’t ignore age. But, like I say, as long as we can get out there and put on quality performances, we will do so.”
“If the performances start to drop and the material starts to become substandard by our standards, then, yeah, maybe it’s time to call it a day. But that’s still not on the horizon yet.”
This news comes just days after Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford revealed the group were already working on their 19th record, barely 13 months on from the release of 2018’s exceptional Firepower.
No matter how you look at it, it looks like there’s plenty of fight left in Judas Priest for the foreseeable future.
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