![]() ![]() No, he couldn’t dream to be without her kind on Children of the Sun. Yes, he’ll bring you the head of the demon on the title track. Vocalist Rob Halford is a man on a mission, serving up King Diamond levels of melodrama while stringing us along with with every word, every ludicrous tale. Recorded live with no click tracks, ‘Firepower’ is the result of a heritage act shedding that label. ‘Firepower’ succeeds on the strength of the music and the fact that the band sound like they’re going for the throat. Not because they’re nostalgic, though, and not because they’re rehashes of Priest’s glory period spruced up with today’s studio wizardry. Produced by Tom Allom and Andy Sneap – the former a veteran Priest collaborator, the latter responsible for reinvigorating Megadeth’s plodding output in the latter half of the ‘00s – the 14 songs here are a genuine joy. ‘Firepower’ is the Birmingham legends’ 18th record, but it doesn’t sound like it. That sounds tedious, doesn’t it? That sounds painful, right? Embarrassing? No to all three, because Judas Priest have just released their best album in 28 years. A full hour of new music from a heavy metal band who have been knocking about since 1969. ![]()
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