Judas Priest - Agora Ballroom: Cleveland, Ohio, USA May 7, 1978 (FM) - 3rd Gen Tape

Judas Priest
Agora Ballroom
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
May 7, 1978
FM Broadcast Recording - 3rd Generation Tape
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

01 White Heat, Red Hot
02 The Ripper
03 Beyond The Realms Of Death
04 Victim Of Changes
05 Starbreaker
06 Tyrant
07 Genocide (cuts out early)

Incomplete Show

Rob Halford – lead vocals
K. K. Downing – guitars, backing vocals
Glenn Tipton – guitars, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass guitar
Les Binks – drums

Early broadcast from Judas Priest on their Stained Class tour. A lot of Judas Priest fans prefer the recordings with Les Binks on drums. Each time Judas Priest changed drummers there was a change to the music as well. When Les Binks joined The Priest actually took a heavier turn. Heavier and faster, but when Dave Holland joined Priest took a more commercial turn. The songs seemed to be written for a more radio friendly sound. When Dave Holland was replaced with Scott Travis Judas Priest returned to a Heavier sound. Not sure if these were calculated moves or just what happens when a band changes one ingredient in the mix.

This recording does show it's age or maybe more correctly it's generation. I would love to get a hold of a 1st Gen copy or the master because this is an awesome early performance from Priest. It is an enjoyable listen, but has a few little flaws...

Flac

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Judas Priest - BBC Rock Hour #322 (Verson A) - LiQuiDz 2020-11 Remix v1 (Pre-FM)

Judas Priest
BBC Rock Hour #322 (Verson A) - LiQuiDz 2020-11 Remix v1
Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, U.K. November 21, 1981
For Broadcast The Week Of May 30, 1982
Flac (24bit/48khz) & MP3 320kbps
Label Scan Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: MoFi Studiodeck Turntable > AT-VM740ML Cartridge > Moon 110LP v2 Phono Amp > Denon DN-700r Recorder > Izotope RX8 Audio Editor > Audacity v2.4.1 Software > Flac

01 - Hell Bent for Leather
02 - Breaking the Law
03 - Sinner
04 - Beyond the Realms of Death
05 - Grinder
06 - Victim of Changes
07 - Green Manalishi
08 - Living after Midnight
09 - Tyrant

All Comercials Removed

Rob Halford – lead vocals
Glenn Tipton – guitars, backing vocals
K. K. Downing – guitars, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass
Dave Holland – drums

From the second leg of the World Wide Blitz Tour, which was the tour to promote the Point Of Entry album. 1st of 2 nights at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England. This is a very nice sounding recording and encoding. It's labeled as a remix but there was no notes as to what was done during said remix.

Judas Priest neglected their Detroit fans, not making a tour stop until 1982s Screaming For Vengence Tour. Never as an opening act, only when they were headliners. It really doesn't make sense to me since Detroit was/is a major concert market. Tickets were hard to get. You either camped outside Cobo Arena box office or bought them from a scalper. I don't remember who the opener was. It is still one hell of a blur to me for more reason than one. The main ones being a bag of nice green bud & the beer I bought with my new fake ID card.

The flac file set is rather large so I split it into 2 parts. Each part will open separately

Filefactory Flac1
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Turbo Bit Flac1
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Fight - Sony Studios ~ New York City, New York, USA November 14, 1993 (FM)

Fight
Sony Studios
New York City, New York, USA
November 14, 1993
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps 16bit Version
No Cover Art

Lineage: WDHA-FM, Cedar Knolls, NJ FM Broadcast > Sony UX90 Cassette (M) > JVC RD-W354 Playback Deck > Adobe Audition 1.5 (recording to .wav @ 24/96, normalization, splits & fades) > Xrecode II (conversion to 16/44.1) > TLH (sector alignment, flac 8)

01 Into the Pit
02 War of Words
03 Little Crazy
04 Immortal Sin
05 Nailed to the Gun

Rob Halford vocals
Russ Parrish guitar
Brian Tilse guitar, keyboards
Jack "Jay Jay" Brown bass
Scott Travis drums

Fight was a favorite of mine, to me it sounded like Judas Priest on steroids. The band was even heavier sounding live. I caught them at Harpo's Concert Theatre in Detroit, Michigan (a pit of a concert theater actually). There are some that say Rob Halford's solo material was far away from the Metal sounds of Judas Priest. The only album not in the same formula as Priest was 2wo. 2wo was an Industrial-Metal Project with John5 on guitar and Trent Resner of Nine Inch Nails producing. I actually looked forward to that project, because an Industial-Metal band with Rob Halford screaming over it sounded like an interesting proposition. The fact is that Rob actually under sang the songs, while Resner's production removed the balls from the music. The result was an unvaried sounding record that sounded as if the singer could really give a shit about the songs. I don't listen to it very often but it still gets some play.

Flac

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A live recording from 2wo can be found here

Judas Priest - Rhein Mainhalle, Wiesbaden, West Germany 02-27-1981 (FM) - Priest's Boot Remaster

Judas Priest
Rhein Mainhalle
Wiesbaden, West Germany
February 27, 1981
FM Broadcast Recording - Priest's Boot Remaster
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Original Lineage: Unknown Analog Cassette > CDR > EAC > WAV > TLH > FLAC > DIME

Remaster Lineage: Dime download > WAV > Audacity (speed correction, EQ, hiss removal, better track splits, channels balanced to -3dB) > FLAC level 8 (align on sector boundaries using fix) > Dime

01 The Ripper (cuts in)
02 Diamonds and Rust
03 Troubleshooter
04 Breaking the Law
05 Sinner
06 Beyond the Realms of Death
07 Grinder
08 You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise
09 Hot Rockin'
10 Living After Midnight / Crowd Noise
11 Tyrant

Rob Halford – lead vocals
K. K. Downing – guitar, backing vocals
Glenn Tipton – guitar, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass
Dave Holland – drums

Flac

 

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Judas Priest - The Palace Auburn Hills, MI 05-12-1990 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

 

Judas Priest

The Palace

Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

May 12, 1990

Soundboard Recording

DVD Audio Rip

Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps

DVD Cover Art Included

 

Rosebud's Pick

 

Lineage: DVD Player > Reciever > CD-r Recorder > CD-r > E.A.C. > Wave > Goldwave > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8

 

CD1

01 - Hell Bent For Leather

02 - Grinder

03 - The Hellion/Electric Eye

04 - All Guns Blazing

05 - The Sentinal

06 - Metal Gods

07 - Night Crawler

08 - The Ripper

09 - Beyond The Realm Of Death

10 - Riding On The Wind

11 - Drum Solo

12 - A Touch Of Evil

CD2
01 - Victim Of Changes
02 - Painkiller
03 - The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac cover)
04 - Breaking The Law
05 - Livin After Midnight
06 - You'Ve Got Another Thing Comin'

Total Playing Time: 1hr 39mn 50sc

Rob Halford – lead vocals
Glenn Tipton – Lead & rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
K. K. Downing - Lead & rhythm guitar, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals
Scott Travis – drums

justdave's notes:
I ran my DVD player through my stereo which is a Sony TA-AV561 AV Control Integrated Amplifier. I recorded the audio on a Maxell CD-R Music-Pro using a Sony RCD-W500C Compact Disc Recorder, using the Super Bit Mapping funtion. Track edits and fades were made with Goldwave v.5.04. The DVD had LPCM Lossless Audio which was confirmed using Gspot v2.7a. I then used Traders Little Helper to encode the waves to Flac Level8 and align the sector boundaries.

Flac CD1

Flac CD2

 

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Judas Priest - Obey Their Law ~ Hemisfair Arena Convention Center San Antonio, TX, 09-10-1982 (FM)

Judas Priest
Obey Their Law - (Bondage Music ~ BONO87)
King Bisquit Flower Hour
Hemisfair Arena Convention Center
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sept 10, 1982
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: King Bisquit Flower Hour Broadcast > Cassette Tape TDK D90 NormalBias 120usEQ > Deck to PC via 41hz 16bit Transfer > Magix Audio Lab for Tracking > TLH FLAC 8

01 The Hellion
02 Electric Eye
03 Riding on the Wind
04 Heading Out to the Highway
05 Metal Gods
06 Bloodstone
07 Breaking the Law
08 Screaming for Vengeance
09 You've Got Another Thing Comin'
10 Living After Midnight
11 The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
12 Hell Bent for Leather

Rob Halford – lead vocals
Glenn Tipton – guitar, backing vocals
K. K. Downing - guitar, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals
Dave Holland - drums, backing vocals

Flac

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Judas Priest - Living After Midnight ~ Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1-21-1981 (FM)

Judas Priest
Living After Midnight
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, UK
November 21, 1981
BBC Radio 1 FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

SB > ?? > FM > cass masters > SW1000XG > CEP > .wav > .shn > .wav > .flac

01 Metal Gods
02 Hell Bent For Leather
03 Breaking The Law
04 Sinner
05 Beyond The Realms Of Death
06 Grinder
07 You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
08 Victim Of Changes
09 The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac)
10 Living After Midnight
11 Tyrant


Rob Halford lead vocals
Glenn Tipton lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
K. K. Downing lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Ian Hill bass, backing vocals
Dave Holland (R.I.P.) drums, backing vocals

Great sounding performance from the tour for Point Of Entry.

Flac

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Judas Priest - Irvine Meadows, Irvine, CA 07-12-1991 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Judas Priest
Irvine Meadows
Irvine, California, USA
July 12, 1991
Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art
Screen Shots Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 6.28 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

01 - Introduction / Hell Bent for Leather
02 - Heading Out To The Highway
03 - The Hellion / Electric Eye
04 - Diamonds & Rust (Joan Baez)
05 - All Guns Blazing
06 - Metal Gods
07 - Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
08 - The Ripper
09 - Night Crawler
10 - Turbo Lover
11 - A Touch of Evil
12 - Painkiller
13 - The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac)
14 - Breaking The Law
15 - Living After Midnight
16 - You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’

Total Time: 1hr 22mn 47sc

Rob Halford – lead vocals
Glenn Tipton – Lead & rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizers, backing vocals
K. K. Downing - Lead & rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizers, backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals
Scott Travis – drums

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Black Sabbath with Rob Halford - Ozzfest ~ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront, Camden, NJ 08-26-2004 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Black Sabbath with Rob Halford
Ozzfest
Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Camden, New Jersey, USA
August 26, 2004
Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 5.04 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

01 - Introduction By Tommy Conwell
02 - Bill Ward Reading Letter From Ozzy
03 - Intro
04 - War Pigs
05 - N.I.B
06 - Faires Wear Boots
07 - Into The Void
08 - Black Sabbath
09 - Iron Man
10 - Children Of The Grave
11 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Intro)/Paranoid

total playing time: 1hr 2mn 24sc

Rob Halford Vocals
Tony Iommi Guitar
Geezer Butler Bass
Bill Ward Drums
Adam Wakeman Keyboards

justdave notes:
I ripped the waves with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to re-edit some track marks, adjust the volume, and to bring up the bass levels of this recording. This DVD has a couple drop outs in "Paranoid" but is very enjoyable to listen to.

On the day of this recording Ozzy Osbourne came down with bronchitis and was unable to sing for Black Sabbath. Rob "The Metal God" Halford of Judas Priest offered to perform in his place. We happen to be lucky enough that some one bootlegged the amphitheater video feed, so we get a soundboard recording of this once in a lifetime performance. Rob Halford has performed with Black Sabbath before in Costa Mesa California 1992 when Ronnie James Dio refused to sing at Ozzy Osbourne's retirement show. Rumors began circulated that Halford would join Sabbath in Dio's place, alas this didn't happen.

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Judas Priest ~ Rock in Rio II ~ Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 01-23-1991 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Judas Priest
Rock in Rio II
Estádio do Maracanã
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
January 23, 1991
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick
Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 5.04 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

01 - Intro/Hell Bent for Leather
02 - Grinder
03 - The Hellion/Electric Eye
04 - All Guns Blazing
05 - Metal Gods
06 - The Ripper
07 - Beyond the Realms of Death
08 - Victim of Changes
09 - Painkiller
10 - The Green Manalishi
11 - Breaking the Law
12 - Living After Midnight
13 - You've Got Another Thing Comin'

total playing time: 1hr 10mn 51sc

Rob Halford – lead vocals
Glenn Tipton – lead & rhythm guitar; guitar synthesizer; backing vocals
K. K. Downing - lead & rhythm guitar; guitar synthesizer; backing vocals
Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals
Scott Travis – drums

justdave's notes:
I ripped the waves with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to re-edit some track marks and add a fade in/fade out at the beginning and end of the recording. No EQ, noise reduction or re-mixing was done.

Rosebud picked a pretty good one here. Recorded on the Painkiller Tour, the Painkiller album was a welcome return to form. All Judas Priest fans were in heaven after the disappointment of Turbo and Ram It Down. Rob Halford would leave Judas Priest after this tour to form Fight. He wouldn't return until 2003.

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Revolver's Golden Gods Awards 2013 ~ 5th Anniversary Show, Club Nokia, Los Angeles CA 05-02-2013 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Revolver's Golden Gods Awards 2013
5th Anniversary Show
Club Nokia
Los Angeles California
May 2 2013
AXS-TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Included

featuring:
Anthrax
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Halestorm

Five Finger Death Punch

Stone Sour

Danzig
Metallica

with:
Phil Anselmo
Rex Brown
Chino Marino
Dave Draiman
Rob Zombie
John 5
Chris Fehn
Shawn Crahan
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein
Rob Halford 

Anthrax

01 Intro by Earth On Hell / Caught in a Mosh

02 Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't
03 This Love (Pantera Cover w/ Phil Anselmo & Rex Brown)

The Dillinger Escape Plan

04 Intro by Testament / Prancer

05 When I Lost My Bet

06 Behind The Wheel (Depeche Mode Cover w/ Chino Marino)

Halestorm

07 Into by Heaven's Baement / Love Bites (So Do I)

08 I Miss The Misery
09 Whole Lotta Love (Led Zeppelin Cover w/ Dave Draiman)

Five Finger Death Punch

10 Intro by Huntress & Butcher Babies / Burn it Down

11 Lift Me Up (w/ Rob Halford)

12 Thunderkiss '65 (White Zombie Cover w/ Rob Zombie & John 5)

Stone Sour

13 Intro by In This Moment / Gone Sovereign

14 Absolute Zero
15 Children of the Grave (Black Sabbath Cover w/ Chris Fehn & Shawn Crahan)

Danzig
16 Intro By Ghost BC / Hammer of the Gods
17 Mother
18 Death Comes Ripping (Misfits Cover w/ Doyle)

19 Skulls (Misfits Cover w/ Doyle)

20 Last Caress (Misfits Cover w/ Doyle)

Metallica
21 Intro by Motörhead / Disposable Heroes
22 For Whom the Bell Tolls
23 Rapid Fire (Judas Priest Cover w/ Rob Halford)
24 Seek & Destroy

total time 2hrs 3mn 23sc

Anthrax
Joey Belladonna – lead vocals
Scott Ian – rhythm guitar, backing and lead vocals
Jonathan Donais – lead guitar
Frank Bello – bass guitar, backing vocals
Charlie Benante – drums

special guests:
Phil Anselmo - lead vocals
Rex Brown - bass 

The Dillinger Escape Plan

Greg Puciato - volcals
Ben Weinman - guitars
James Love - guitars
Liam Wilson - bass
Billy Rymer - drums

special guest:
Chino Marino - lead vocals

Halestorm

Lzzy Hale - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano
Joe Hottinger - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Josh Smith - bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Arejay Hale - drums, percussion, backing vocals

special guest:
Dave Draiman - lead vocals

Five Finger Death Punch
Ivan Moody – lead vocals
Jason Hook – lead guitar, backing vocals
Zoltan Bathory – rhythm guitar
Chris Kael – bass, backing vocals
Jeremy Spencer – drums

special guests:
Rob Halford - lead vocals
Rob Zombie - lead vocals
John5 - guitar

Stone Sour

Corey Taylor – lead vocals
Jim Root – lead and rhythm guitar
Josh Rand – rhythm and lead guitar
Johny Chow – bass
Roy Mayorga – drums, percussion

special guests:
Chris Fehn - percussion
Shawn Crahan - percussion

Danzig
Glenn Danzig – lead vocals
Tommy Victor – lead guitar
Steve Zing – bass guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Kelly – drums, percussion

special guest:
Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein - guitar


Metallica
James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Kirk Hammett – lead guitar, backing vocals
Robert Trujillo – bass, backing vocals
Lars Ulrich – drums, percussion

special guest:
Rob Halford - lead vocals

justdave notes:
I edited out all the award presentations so that all we have here is the music performances. I did not remaster the tracks in any way. I did clean up some fades and transitions

the award winners were:

Bleed From Within Best New Band Award
The Algorithm Best Underground Band Award
Eric Calderone (YouTube) Dime Bag Darrell Shredder Award
Asking Alexandria Breakthrough Band Award
Gojira Best Live Band Award
The Heavy Metal Census Campaign Best Event Award
Stone Sour Best International Band Award
Black Sabbath Best UK Band Award
Black Sabbath - 13 Best Album Award
Burgerkill Metal As Fuck Award
Paradise Lost Insperatiion Award
Scott Gorman (Thin Lizzy) Riff Lord Award
Brian Blessed Spirit Of Hammer Award
Doro Legend Awaard
Alice In Chains Icon Award
Motörhead The Golden God Award

Complete list of the fan-voted 2013 Revolver Golden Gods Award Winners:

Album of the Year (presented by Orange Amplification): Deftones, “Koi No Yokan”
Best Guitarist (presented by Epiphone): John 5, of Rob Zombie
Best Drummer (presented by Drum Workshop): Arejay Hale, of Halestorm
Paul Gray Best Bassist (presented by Dean Markley): Lemmy Kilmister, of Motörhead
Best Vocalist (presented by Rockstar Energy Drink): Corey Taylor, of Slipknot and Stone Sour
Song of the Year (presented by Affliction): Black Veil Brides, “In The End”
Best Live Band (presented by Samson): Slipknot
Best New Talent (presented by Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival): Device
Most Metal Athlete (presented by Roadrunner Records): Triple H
Comeback of the Year (presented by Eagle Rock): Tenacious D
Most Dedicated Fans (presented by Xbox LIVE): HIM

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Fight - The Stone Pony, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, NY 04-17-1994 (SBD)

Fight
The Stone Pony
Asbury Park, Monmouth County, New Jersey, NY
April 17 1994
Soundboard Recording
MP3 192kps
No Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

01 Into The Pit
02 War Of Words
03 Kill It
04 Life In Black
05 Just A Little Crazy
06 Contortion
07 Immortal Sin
08 Laid To Rest
09 Vicious
10 Breakin' The Law
11 Reality
12 Nailed To The Gun

Rob Halford vocals
Scott Travis drums
Russ Parrish guitar
Brian Tilse guitar, keyboards
Jack "Jay Jay" Brown bass

After Rob Halford's departure from Judas Priest in 1991 fans were gobsmacked. What was going to happen to Judas Priest?, what was Rob going to do solo? The answers to those questions would come in 1993 with the release of Fight's debut, War Of Words and in 1996 with Judas Priest's Jugulator. Yep it took that long to find someone who could stand in the Metal God's shoes. It was an unknown singer in a Judas Priest tribute band. War Of Words was well received by most fans as it seemed like a heavier take on the Judas Priest formula. This soundboard recording is a great representation of the power and force delivered live by Rob's new band, Rosebud chose it for her tribute to Rob Halford stating that it was an absolute necessity for all Judas Priest/Rob Halford collectors.

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2wo - Live Piggyride ~ Float Right Park, Sommerset, WI 05-23-1998 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

2wo
Live Piggyride
Float Right Park
Sommerset, WI
May 23, 1998
Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kps
DVD Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 I Am A Pig
02 Stutter Kiss
03 Water's Leaking
04 Wake Up
05 Gimp
06 Deep In The Ground
07 Leave Me Alone
08 Shout

Rob Halford vocals
John "John 5" Lowery guitars
Ray Riendeau Bass
James Wooly Keyboards
Sid Riggs Drums

When Rob Halford announced the break up of his first solo band, Fight, fans were hoping that a reunion with Judas Priest was in the cards. Alas it was not to be. It was soon announced that Rob would be forming a band with John Lowery to indulge a love for Techno music. Before the release of the 2wo projects only album, Rob broke the news that he was gay. Most fans reaction was ...we kinda knew Rob. The album Voyeurs was ill received by fans who were disappointed in the disc's lack of an edge. Rob had also taken on a more subdued vocal approach, which he claimed was the idea of producer Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails fame. The band did tour in support of the album however the tour was not a success. The band broke up in 1998 as Rob formed Halford, a return to Heavy Metal form.

While planning her little tribute to the Metal God Rosebud decided that no true Rob Halford fan should be with out this short soundboard recording in their collection.

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Judas Priest - Supergroups Presents A Night On The Road #ANOTR-182 (Pre-FM)

Judas Priest
Supergroups Presents A Night On The Road #ANOTR-182
The Palladium, New York City, NY 1981
Pre-FM Recording sourced from 3 LP vinyl set
Flac & MP3 320kbps
LP Label Scan Included

01 Solar Angels
02 Heading Out To The Highway
03 Diamonds & Rust
04 Hell Bent For Leather
05 Sinner
06 Beyond The Realms Of Death
07 Grinder
08 Desert Plains
09 Hot Rockin'
10 You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise
11 Victim Of Changes
12 Green Manalishi
13 Breakin' The Law
14 Living After Midnight
15 Tyrant

Rob Halford – vocals
Glenn Tipton – guitars, keyboards, synthesizer
Ian Hill – bass
K. K. Downing - guitars
Dave Holland - drums

Black Sabbath is widely considered to be the fathers of the beast we all love to call Heavy Metal. Ian Gillan once said that until Sabbath came along the heavy groups thought being heavy meant playing louder. Judas Priest is credited with defining the modern Metal sound as well as the metal uniform of studs and leather. The band is in fine form on this recording proving they deserve the title of Metal Gods. The set list is awesome, you still get classics like "Tyrant" & "Beyond The Realms Of Death", plus "Solar Angels" & "Dessert Plains" which are not played much after this tour. The sound quality is great but a little crisp on the high end as most Pre-FM recordings are EQed to compensate for the FM signals natural cutting of a recordings high end.

Flac

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The US Festival '83 ~ Heavy Metal Day, Glen Helen Park, Devore CA. May 29, 1983 (SBD)

The US Festival '83 Heavy Metal Day
Glen Helen Park
Devore CA.
May 29, 1983
Soundboard Recordings
Cover Art Included
MP3 320kps

Rosebud's Pick

Disc 1
01 Dangerzone / Quiet Riot
02 Cum On Feel The Noize / Quiet Riot
03 Slick Black Cadilac / Quiet Riot
04 Let's Get Crazy / Quiet Riot
05 Metal Heath / Quiet Riot
06 Interview / Quiet Riot
07 Take Me To The Top / Mötley Crüe
08 Looks That Kill / Mötley Crüe
09 Shout At The Devil / Mötley Crüe
10 Knock'em Dead Kid / Mötley Crüe
11 Live Wire / Mötley Crüe
12 Helter Skelter (Beatles Cover) / Mötley Crüe
13 Interview / Mötley Crüe

Disc 2
01 Over The Mountain / Ozzy Osbourne
02 Mr. Crowley / Ozzy Osbourne
03 Crazy Train / Ozzy Osbourne
04 Suicide Solution / Ozzy Osbourne
05 Flying High Again / Ozzy Osbourne
06 Paranoid / Ozzy Osbourne
07 Interview / Ozzy Osbourne
08 Riding On The Wind / Judas Priest
09 Breaking The Law / Judas Priest
10 Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez Cover) / Judas Priest
11 Victim Of Change / Judas Priest
12 Living After Midnight / Judas Priest
13 Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (Fleetwood Mac Cover) / Judas Priest
14 You've Got Another Thing Coming / Judas Priest
15 Interview / Judas Priest

Disc 3
01 Never Surrender / Triumph
02 When The Lights Go Out / Triumph
03 Fight The Good Fight / Triumph
04 Interview / Triumph
05 No One Like You / Scorpions
06 The Zoo / Scorpions
07 Can't Get Enough / Scorpions
08 Interview / Scorpions
09 Running With The Devil / Van Halen
10 Oh, Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison Cover) / Van Halen
11 You Really Got Me (Kinks Cover) / Van Halen
12 Interview / Van Halen

Triumph, Quiet Riot & Judas Priest have released their respective US Festival sets on both DVD and CD so their contributions to this disc set have been omitted.

The extent of Heavy Metal's ascendancy as a musical force became apparent on May 29, 1983 in Devore California. Until then, Metal Heads were gathered in the underground plotting our world conquest. Hated by the critics and shunned by major radio, Heavy Metal gained acceptance by the shear power of its fans. But on May 29, 1983, the world had no choice but to take notice - Heavy Metal had arrived on its own terms.

The numbers don't lie, Saturday's Show with Flock Of Seagulls, INXS, Men At Work, & The Clash drew nearly 300,000. Monday's show with David Bowie, U2, & The Pretenders drew roughly the same numbers. Sunday's Heavy Metal Day drew over 600,000 Headbangers. The critics had to pull their feet out of their mouths as the above named darlings of the music press were out shined by a bunch of guys in leather and studs!

Throughout its history, Heavy Metal was looked down upon by the music press. The fans were regarded as Stoners who couldn't understand what real music was. All the while Metal Heads knew the truth, that real music is what you feel and we didn't need some guy in a skinny tie telling us what was real. A quote by David Lee Roth used to hang on my wall when I was a teenager it said "... You know why all the critics like Elvis Costello, they all look like him!!"

Don't get me wrong I love all styles of music, Elvis Costello is a great songwriter, but in those days before Heavy Metal became accepted as a viable genre, as a fan standing against the critical tide with your fist in the air, it was a daily fight to keep your cool when some skinny tie new waver claimed The Knack were better than Black Sabbath.

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