Judas Priest Reveal Details Of 'The Chosen Few' Curated Album
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Thursday, 15 September 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Judas Priest have unveiled 'The Chosen Few', an album curated by the band's contemporaries in the music world.
To create 'The Chosen Few' each artist has picked their own favourite Priest track with legends such as Ozzy Osbourne, James Hetfield, Alice Cooper, Joe Elliott, Slash, Lemmy, Kerry King and Corey Taylor giving their own unique spin on the very best of Judas Priest from 1977's 'Diamonds And Rust' through to 1990's 'Painkiller'.
Speaking about his cover of 'The Ripper', Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne reveals. “This has always been one of my favorite Judas Priest songs…. I just want to know what the fuck that note is that Rob Halford hits in the beginning of the song. Fucking hell!! That note is probably just below what only dogs can hear.”
Former Guns N Roses guitarist Slash, who covers Priest's 'Screaming For Vengeance', commented. “Judas Priest have put out their fair share of great albums to be sure. But my all time favourite is 'Screaming For Vengeance'. It was and still is, one of the best metal records ever produced and the title-track is in my humble opinion, still ahead of its time.”
'The Chosen Few' track-listing is as follows:
1) Diamonds And Rust (1977) - chosen by Joe Elliott (Def Leppard)
2) Dissident Aggressor (1977) - chosen by Steve Vai
3) Exciter (1978) - chosen by Accept
4) Beyond The Realms Of Death (1978) - chosen by Lars Ulrich (Metallica)
5) Delivering The Goods (1979) - chosen by Kerry King (Slayer)
6) The Green Manalishi (with the Two-Pronged Crown) (1979) - chosen by David Coverdale (Whitesnake) &
Randy Blythe (Lamb of God)
7) The Ripper (1979) - chosen by Ozzy Osbourne
8) Victim Of Changes (1979) - chosen by James Hetfield (Metalliica)
9) Breaking The Law (1980) - chosen by Lemmy (Motorhead)
10) Rapid Fire (1980) - chosen by Vinnie Paul (Pantera & Hell Yeah)
11) Grinder (1980) - chosen by Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society)
12) Living After Midnight (1980) - chosen by Alice Cooper & Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)
13) Screaming For Vengeance (1982) - chosen by Slash (Guns n Roses)
14) You’ve Got Another Thing Coming (1982) - chosen by Klaus Meine (Scorpions) & Corey Taylor (Slipknot)
15) The Sentinel (1984) - chosen by Chris Jericho
16) Turbo Lover (1986) - chosen by Jonathan Davis (Korn)
17) Painkiller (1990) - chosen by Joe Satriani
'The Chosen Few' is released through Sony Music on the 10th October 2011.
The 10th October 2011 also sees the release of 'Single Cuts', the complete UK CBS/Columbia Judas Priest singles box-set.NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
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