Judas Priest to launch live Battle Cry

Judas Priest will release a live concert film entitled Battle Cry next month, they’ve confirmed.

It was shot during the band’s appearance at last year’s Wacken Open Air festival in Germany, while they were touring in support of 17th album Redeemer Of Souls.

Epic Records say: “What makes the show’s tracklisting so appealing is that it balances new classics – Dragonaut, Halls Of Valhalla, Redeemer Of Souls – along with headbanging classics Metal Gods, Electric Eye and You’ve Got Another Thing Coming, as well as key album tracks from yesteryear: Devil’s Child, Beyond The Realms Of Death, Jawbreaker.

“For decades, Judas Priest have been one of the greatest live bands in the entire heavy metal genre. And as evidenced by Battle Cry, they rock harder and more ferociously than ever.”

The 17-track Wacken set is accompanied on DVD and Blu-ray by three bonus tracks recorded in Poland in December. It’s launched on March 25.

Tracklist

(Intro) Battle Cry
Dragonaut
Metal Gods
Devil’s Child
Victim Of Changes
Halls Of Valhalla
Turbo Lover
Redeemer Of Souls
Beyond The Realms of Death
Jawbreaker
Breaking The Law
Hell Bent For Leather
The Hellion
Electric Eye
You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
Painkiller
Living After Midnight

Bonus tracks

Screaming For Vengeance
The Rage
Desert Plains

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