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Vocalist Rob Halford and bassist Ian Hill are the only original members of Judas Priest that remain in the band’s touring lineup.English heavy metal mainstay Judas Priest's 50 Heavy Metal Years tour will thunder into San Antonio's Freeman Coliseum on Monday, March 21. But not before being sidetracked a few times.
We caught up with Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill, who alongside singer Rob Halford, remains one of its two original touring members. How important was that support in San Antonio to helping you break big in the rest of the United States? You guys recently released a 50-year box set, a monster retrospective that spans 42 CDs. Did going back over all that material make you consider bringing some obscurities into this tour's setlist?
So, going out on this 50th anniversary thing, obviously Glenn can't make it, and Ken's not there for well-documented reasons. Then Rob just thought,"Well, let's give it a go again." And he called Andy up and explained it to him. Andy understood. Andy's a fan of the band, like everybody else. But after that, we put our thinking caps on and thought, well, maybe it's not the way to go.
Absolutely. He's going through hell, really. One of the greatest things he loves to do — ever loved to do — and his body is telling him he can't do it. Glenn's a fighter, though. He's always been a fighter. And if there's anybody who can pull out of this, it’s going to be him. But medical science being what it is, it's making advances every day. So, who knows, there may be a cure on the horizon, the not- too-distant future. Hopefully while the rest of us are still at it.
At the time, we didn't know just how serious it was. So many stars lined up for him on that night. It's unbelievable, really. We were special guesting with Metallica for a start. So, we got an early set. It was a short set. We got two days off after that. And we were flying on to Denver that night, and we were going to spend the two days off in Denver. And Richie's wife was there, and he was going to go home for two days. He only lived an hour or so down the road.
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