Wouldn’t believe it if I didn’t see it with my own two eyes, Judas Priest performed at the ‘American Idol’ Finale. This instantly begs the question, is metal invading the main stream once again? While I wouldn’t pull out the hair spray and spandex just yet (thank god metal has changed over the years), there is definitely evidence to the theory. Zakk Wylde performed on ‘American Idol’ recently in support of contestant James Durbin, doing a shred-tastic version of Sammy Hagar’s ‘Heavy Metal’. The ever growing Heavy MTL festival has expanded to Heavy T.O, a 2-day all-star line-up of nothing but metal sure to become an annual event that will rival European metal festivals and give Canada a little Wacken of its own. It’s becoming pretty clear that metal is no longer just a sleeping giant, we are being recognized more and more by the mainstream media(thanks to Lady Gaga claiming her love for Maiden and Sabbath) but is this a good thing? Think about this, as you watch the mighty Priest deliver ‘Living After Midnight’ and ‘Breaking the Law’ with the aforementioned James Durbin, and let us know…is metal on the rise a good thing? Or should we stay on the outskirts of popularity?
Priest is about to embark on their last world tour, with North American dates already announced with Black Label Society and Thin Lizzy as support. No Toronto date has yet been announced, but a second leg of the tour covering the East is expected to be announced shortly.
-Posted by CORE Member Ian Rose
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