Rob Halford ‘Sees’ a Full ‘Nostradamus’ Set in Judas Priest’s Future

Longevity and evolution have been the keys to Judas Priest's success. "We have a rich history and back catalog, but we're still making contributions, like we did last year with our double CD, 'Nostradamus,'" Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford told Noisecreep. "It's about how good you can be at what you do. We're not trapped in some of the fashionable, disposable aspects of certain types of popular music. None of us expected to be here all these years later, but we're thrilled. We're indebted to the fans and it's a wonderful thing."

While the band will spend it's summer playing the entirety of 'British Steel' while on tour, it's not lost on Halford and his band that they could have very well done the same thing with 'Nostradamus,' a concept album that is based on the prognostications of the ancient seer, since the lyrical material lends itself to such an endeavor. But it'd be a risky move, since fans always want to hear the hits. When probed about whether or not Priest would do a 'Nostradamus set, Halford said, "We would love to. In fact, we jumped the gun. We anticipated doing it towards the end of this year. It will be a massive presentation and undertaking, but we have no time to do it the way we want to, yet. So let us do 'British Steel' and at the end of this tour, we'll get into production mode to celebrate the new album. We have great ideas and we'd love to present it, but it has to be a special event environment. 'Nostradamus' is a metal album and has a tremendous amount of potential to be interpreted in different ways."

Halford hinted that the album can be performed as a full-fledged classical opera or by an instrumental orchestra. "Anything is possible in today's wonderful world," he said. "The entertainment world is full of crossovers, like the musical 'Wicked,' which I hope to go see next week. Book and movies can be turned it Broadway musicals so we can transform 'Nostradamus' anyway we'd like." Leave it to Priest to keep things fresh, entertaining and with two horns held high.