Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has revealed that the band’s next record is certainly closer than you think. Speaking in a new interview with The Metal Voice, Faulkner said: “We’ve started recording [the next record]. Yeah, we were in the studio for a month in February laying the foundation. I don’t know if I’m allowed to say that, but I’ve said it.”
The new Judas Priest record will serve as the follow-up to their 2024 effort Invincible Shield.
In a 2024 interview with KNAC.com, Faulkner revealed that touring and new music are both firmly on the agenda: “I think a bit of both, really. These tours tend to grow and evolve over time — the more we do, we get more offers from different territories and stuff — so I’m sure there’ll be more touring. And there’s always ideas coming up, there’s always creative juices flowing.
“So if we’re able, we might be able to get in and put some ideas together and see where we are. Is there another record? I know we’ve got ideas coming up all the time — riffs and melodies and song ideas and stuff.
“We’re creative people — as a group of creative people, that’s gonna happen. So I think, hopefully if we get some time early next year, we’ll be able to pool those ideas and see what we’ve got and then hopefully hit the road again somewhere else.”
Here’s hoping Judas Priest gets it all wrapped up before July, because they’re gonna be on the road quite a bit in Europe. Get those dates below.
7/25 Mönchengladbach, Germany Bobfest 2026
7/26 Halle, Germany MESSEHALLE
7/28 Warszawa, Poland TORWAR I Hala Widowiskowa
7/31 Wacken, Germany Wacken Open Air 2026
8/2 Ostrava, Czechia OSTRAVAR ARENA
8/4 Bratislava, Slovakia Tipos Arena
8/6 Neu-ulm, Germany WILEYSPORTPARK
8/9 Burton Upon Trent, United Kingdom Bloodstock Open Air 2026
8/12 Tilburg, Netherlands O13
8/14 Bremen, Germany RE-LOAD FESTIVAL
8/16 Carhaix-plouguer, France MOTOCULTUR FESTIVAL
8/18 Salinas De Pamplona, Spain NAVARRA ARENA
8/20 València, Spain Roig Arena
8/23 Sankt Goarshausen, Germany LORELEY AMPHITEATRE
8/25 Pula, Croatia Pula Arena
8/28 Belgrade, Serbia Park Ušće
8/29 Sofia, Bulgaria VIDAS ART ARENA
9/1 Budapest, Hungary BUDAPEST ARENA
9/3 Pordenone, Italy PARCO S. VALENTINO
9/5 Brescia, Italy TEATRO CLERICI
9/7 Bari, Italy Fiera del Levante
9/9 Rome, Italy CAVEA AUDITORIUM PARCO DELLA MUSICA
9/11 Bern, Switzerland Festhalle Bern
9/12 Strasbourg, France Zenith
9/14 Lyon, France DECINES-CHARPIEU, LDLC ARENA
9/15 Bordeaux, France FLOIRAC, ARKEA
9/17 Paris, France ARENA ZENITH
9/18 Bruxelles, Belgium Forest National
9/21 London, United Kingdom Eventim Apollo
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