GLENN TIPTON Talks New JUDAS PRIEST Album
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Apr 03, 2022
Glenn Tipton will forever be remembered as the guitarist who helped to manhandle the metal genre into a new stratosphere of popularity with Judas Priest. And while he may have been forced to step back from touring, officially retiring from that duty in 2018 due to an ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, he still continues his lifelong love of music.
GLENN TIPTON talks new JUDAS PRIEST album in a new interview with Consequence Of Sound. Bellow, we present a fragment from the interview.
CoS: How has it been playing with Judas Priest on certain tour dates?
Tipton: “It’s fantastic. To hear the roar of the crowd, and in some places they chant ‘Glenn’, it makes me feel really good. It’s just a very hard thing to give up. I will find it very difficult when I finish completely. But at the moment, I’m dealing with it and enjoying it. And the crowd’s enjoying it. Also, I’ve got a foundation for Parkinson’s. Basically, I’ve done it through this specialist that I work within London. We’ve got t-shirts and we put them on sale with the Priest posters and t-shirts. It’s sold really good. I’m not surprised, because the Priest fans are so loyal. They’re great. It’s great that we’re able to raise some money. I’m putting it into a Parkinson’s trust that deals with MRI – it’s sort of an MRI technique, a scanning technique.”
CoS: What’s the latest you can tell us about Judas Priest’s upcoming album?
Tipton: “We’re fortunate — or unfortunate, whichever way you want to look at it — that we’ve created a niche for ourselves, and I think the fans would be disappointed if we strayed too far away from it. But we’ve always wanted to try and go down new paths. So really, it’s a bit experimental. There will be some tracks on there that people will either like or … I wouldn’t say ‘hate,’ but they might not be their favorite tracks. We haven’t finished it yet. We did some before the pandemic, then that puts a halt to that, and then we’ve continued — and will continue — since. But it’s very strong, very good material. I think that all in all, the kids are really going to like it.”
You can read the complete interview here.
The good news is that Tipton’s back in action. Glenn Tipton made a surprise return to the stage during Judas Priest's concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. He performed with them during their encore of “Metal Gods”, “Breaking The Law”, and “Living After Midnight”.
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Apr 03, 2022
Glenn Tipton will forever be remembered as the guitarist who helped to manhandle the metal genre into a new stratosphere of popularity with Judas Priest. And while he may have been forced to step back from touring, officially retiring from that duty in 2018 due to an ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, he still continues his lifelong love of music.
GLENN TIPTON talks new JUDAS PRIEST album in a new interview with Consequence Of Sound. Bellow, we present a fragment from the interview.
CoS: How has it been playing with Judas Priest on certain tour dates?
Tipton: “It’s fantastic. To hear the roar of the crowd, and in some places they chant ‘Glenn’, it makes me feel really good. It’s just a very hard thing to give up. I will find it very difficult when I finish completely. But at the moment, I’m dealing with it and enjoying it. And the crowd’s enjoying it. Also, I’ve got a foundation for Parkinson’s. Basically, I’ve done it through this specialist that I work within London. We’ve got t-shirts and we put them on sale with the Priest posters and t-shirts. It’s sold really good. I’m not surprised, because the Priest fans are so loyal. They’re great. It’s great that we’re able to raise some money. I’m putting it into a Parkinson’s trust that deals with MRI – it’s sort of an MRI technique, a scanning technique.”
CoS: What’s the latest you can tell us about Judas Priest’s upcoming album?
Tipton: “We’re fortunate — or unfortunate, whichever way you want to look at it — that we’ve created a niche for ourselves, and I think the fans would be disappointed if we strayed too far away from it. But we’ve always wanted to try and go down new paths. So really, it’s a bit experimental. There will be some tracks on there that people will either like or … I wouldn’t say ‘hate,’ but they might not be their favorite tracks. We haven’t finished it yet. We did some before the pandemic, then that puts a halt to that, and then we’ve continued — and will continue — since. But it’s very strong, very good material. I think that all in all, the kids are really going to like it.”
You can read the complete interview here.
The good news is that Tipton’s back in action. Glenn Tipton made a surprise return to the stage during Judas Priest's concert at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. He performed with them during their encore of “Metal Gods”, “Breaking The Law”, and “Living After Midnight”.
