Judas Priest unveil new song and upcoming album title

We're bloody excited about this one. Rob Halford and the gang are getting ready to release the follow-up to 2008's Nostradamus and to whet our ears and make us giddy they're streaming a new track. Turn it up loud.

Redeemer Of Souls

The brand new track has just been posted on the official Judas Priest website with the message: “We are revved up and ready to UNLEASH the PRIEST one more time for our metal fans around the world – so here’s a track for you to listen to entitled Redeemer Of Souls from our new album of the same title.”

Redeemer Of Souls will be released 14 July in the UK, 15 July in the US. Head over here for more information.

What do you think of the new track?

Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone.