JUDAS PRIEST: Bassist Ian Hill - "If People Remember Us As The Godfathers Of Heavy Metal, That Would Be Nice..."
August 3, 2014
Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill is featured in a new interview with May The Rock Be With You, discussing the band's new album Redeemer Of Souls. An excerpt is available below:
Q: After sixteen albums, this being your seventeenth how do you manage to keep things fresh?
Hill: "Good question (laughs). We've always tried to improve and push and get better over our forty years, we've obviously matured and improved as individuals and as a band as well, and I think trying to do things differently, but we've never been afraid to try anything you know, if there's a new recording technique or a recording pedal or a tech gadget we'll give it a go and if it sounds good we'll use it, if not we'll throw it away and move on. I think it's the risk to improve and get better and push the envelope a little bit, it sort of keeps everything fresh. As I said it's evolved over the years, if you listen to Rocka Rolla now even to Screaming for Vengeance the difference is immense, the quality and the playing and of course compared to now there's a similar jump in keeping up with the times and like I say pushing a little and getting a little bit better and trying little things here and there."
Q: What do you still enjoy about being part of Judas Priest?
Hill: "You know what, I enjoy all of it (laughs). I really do, I'm a sucker for punishment. I look back on my career and think how fucking lucky have I been to be able to do something you love and be able to make a living out of it and that's the key. We all still love it and the thought of not doing it terrifies every one of us I think (laughs). I still love it after all these years, I love the people I meet and love the places I visit and obviously enjoy playing music."
Q: In terms of legacy, how will you want Judas Priest to be remembered?
Hill: "To be remembered at all would be an honour (laughs). If people remember us the Godfathers of Heavy Metal maybe? That would be nice..."
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It all started out forty headbanging and glorious years in Birmingham, England as the mighty metal gods came roaring out of that legendary steel town set to take heavy metal to unlimited and unprecedented heights that would forever transform the genre for four decades. The Priest machine, highly well oiled and back with its strong 17th studio album in Redeemer Of Souls, is set to explode on the masses again with a mammoth US arena tour this fall.
WVOX Metal Mayhem host and Bravewords correspondent Matthew O'Shaughnessy again rolled out the red carpet for iconic Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, who was the very special featured guest on his worldwide radio show, where Halford spoke in detail about the British group's latest album and several tracks from the album individually. "Raising the bar is consistent for us and Redeemer Of Souls hits the ground running!" says Judas Priest. During the on air chat, The Metal God also talks about Priest's upcoming US fall tour, and never-ending devout loyal support of their fans.
Check out the entire chat below:
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