Judas Priest's Rocka Rolla proclaimed the arrival of heavy metal’s second definitive historical standard-bearers on Sept. 6, 1974, following Black Sabbath’s genre-founding efforts. Like the metal's ...

Judas Priest finally has a version of their debut album, 1974's Rocka Rolla, that they're happy with. 50 years after its original release, they've gone back to the original master tapes with longtime ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Judas Priest's debut album Rocka Rolla debuts on multiple charts in ...

Former Judas Priest guitarist and co-founding member K.K. Downing looked back to two divisive points in the band's catalog, offering a fresh assessment of their debut album, Rocka Rolla and the synth ...

According to founding member and bassist Ian Hill, the album – which celebrates its 50th anniversary on September 6 – is being re-mixed and getting prepped for re-release. Speaking on the Talking Rock ...

When photographer Jenny Jiménez and I checked in at the Crystal Ballroom box office on the evening of Saturday, August 12, we were handed a one-sheet of photography restrictions, a typical caveat of ...

It’s been common knowledge in music circles since last July that Runaways drummer Sandy West had been valiantly fighting an incredibly difficult battle with both lung cancer and a brain tumor. Sadly, ...