WHEN JUDAS PRIEST announced their 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in February 2020, it seemed like a can’t-miss –a celebratory victory lap around the globe to commemorate the golden anniversary of one of the genre’s all-time greats. Unfortunately, the world had other ideas, and the tour was subsequently postponed until Year 51. It finally kicked off last August with a triumphant headlining performance at Bloodstock, after which the band hopped across the pond for what was scheduled to be a 37-show trek across North America.
Near the end of–a bill that works just as well in 2022 as it would have in 1992. Todd La Torre – who, amazingly, has already been in the band for 10 years – impresses with his own screams for vengeance, as he deftly demonstrates in and
