Asfirst predicted hereearlier today, British heavy metal legendsJUDAS PRIESTperformed during tonight's (Wednesday, May 25) season 10"American Idol"finale. They hit the stage withJames Durbin, the 22-year-old rocker from Santa Cruz, California, who was eliminated from"American Idol"earlier in the month but who made a return appearance during tonight's broadcast.

PRIESTandDurbinperformed the band's classic songs"Living After Midnight"and"Breaking The Law".

JUDAS PRIEST's appearance on"American Idol"marked the band's first performance with the group's latest addition, 31-year-old guitaristRichie Faulkner(LAUREN HARRIS,DIRTY DEEDS).

Durbinsang theJUDAS PRIESTclassic"You Got Another Thing Coming"on the March 1 edition of"Idol". His rendition marked the first time, according toAEROSMITHsinger and"American Idol"judgeSteven Tyler, where aJUDAS PRIESTsingle was performed on the"Idol"stage.

JUDAS PRIESTwill launch the U.S. leg of its farewell world tour on October 12 in San Antonio and the band promises that it will go out with a bang. SingerRob Halfordsaid, "We're pulling out all the stops. We've built a brand new stage set, we've got all the effects that people love us for - the lasers, the fire, the bombs, the smoke, new costumes, and the bike. It's just a full-on metal extravaganza."

GuitaristGlenn Tiptonadded that the group will play something from each of its albums, including a few numbers that have never been performed live before. As for whether this is really the end ofJUDAS PRIEST's touring days,Tiptonadded, "If somebody came along and said, 'Would you do a small string of dates,' we wouldn't automatically say no to that. But in general, this is probably the last chance you'll get to seePRIESTlive."

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