JUDAS PRIEST - Interview 30th Anniversary Of British Steel

JUDAS PRIEST - New Interview About 30th Anniversary Of British Steel Video Available


Sony Music UK has made available a four-minute video clip featuring interview footage with British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST about the 30th anniversary release of the band's classic album British Steel. Watch the clip below:

Harmonix and MTV Games have announced that fans can download live recordings of nine tracks from British Steel in the Rock Band Music Store of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Wii.

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of British Steel, Priest toured North America and Japan in the summer and fall of 2009, each night playing the album in its entirety. Rock Band fans can now download the nine live tracks from the British Steel album from those performances for their Rock Band music library.

British Steel was originally released in April 1980 and was the band's first platinum Top 40 album in the United States and their first Top 10 studio album in the United Kingdom. Columbia/Legacy re-released this seminal album May 11, day-and-date with the Rock Band tracks. There is a British Steel 30th-anniversary standard edition available, as well as a British Steel 30th-anniversary deluxe edition box set, available only through JudasPriest.com. The standard edition features a CD of the original nine-song album, plus two bonus tracks, as well as a DVD featuring a Making Of British Steel interview, as well as full concert footage of the 16-song set from the 2009 British Steel tour, filmed live at the Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, Florida. The deluxe edition features all this, plus a CD of the live recording from the Seminole Hard Rock Arena concert.

Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system:

'Breaking the Law' (Live) +
'Rapid Fire' (Live) +
'Metal Gods' (Live) +
'Grinder' (Live) +
'United' (Live) +
'Living After Midnight' (Live) +
'You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise' (Live) +
'The Rage' (Live) +
'Steeler' (Live) +

All tracks are original master recordings)

These tracks are available for purchase as British Steel 30th Anniversary, as well as individual tracks on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Tracks marked with "+" are also available for download in the family-friendly LEGO Rock Band Music Store.

Price:

* $1.99 USD, .99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per track

* $14.99, 7.49 UK, €10.99 EU (1200 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for British Steel 30th Anniversary

* $2.00 USD (200 Wii Points) per track

Rock Band 2 is available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system, PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and Wii system. Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Wii versions support downloadable content.