Comments on: Review: Judas Priest Nostradamus

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:43:01 +0000

Damnation is my favorite of my Opeth collection and I can’t wait to hear Akerfeldts solo album whenever he gets around to it.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:50:35 +0000

This album is not even close to a msterpiece. The songwriting is horrible and cheesy. I am a big Judas Priest fan but this is bad and not because it doesn’t fit the mold of what we think metal should be but because it is just plain bad. This is coming from a fan of prog rock and metal. JP have never been the most consistant of song writers. But what they do well is write killer riffs. And when they have a great hook they nail it but when they miss the mark it is like they were shooting blind. How about “You Say Yes” and “Burning Up” being awful from “Point of Entry” and “Hell Bent For Leather” respectively. But those crappy songs sit next to “Desert Plains” and “Hell Bent For Leather” on those CD’s which are incredible songs. The bottom line is this latest effort stinks on ice. Maybe they could make it into Judas Priest’s “Nostrodomus On Ice”. It would maybe be more interesting. If you want a prog-metal masterpiece pick up Opeth’s “Damnation”. There is not a heavy guitar to be found anywhere on the CD and it kills this JP mess of an album.

By: AJS

AJS — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:11:33 +0000

“The die hard brain washed Priest fan is going to say it’s brilliant…which it is…just not in the Judas Priest sort of way.”
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“As a metal album I have no choice but to only allow 2 stars.”

In other words, it does not meet your expectations either (1) for this band or (2) for the heavy metal genre.
Regarding (1), why not just evaluate the album musically. If it’s from an unexpected source, then that fact warrants comment, but it doesn’t warrant a low grade.
Regarding (2), I think that your definition of heavy metal is too narrow. Regardless, you could classify it as something other than metal (what?) but still evaluate it ON ITS OWN MERITS. If it’s “brilliant”, then surely it deserves a high grade!
I for one hope that this album finally marks the end of the very long uber-commercial phase of Priest’s career.

By: Lidija

Lidija — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:17:13 +0000

Sooo TRUE!!!

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:09:11 +0000

There’s no doubt that “Nostradamus” is a great concept album… a masterpiece for the ages. It has everything a great album a true metal aficionado might expect from the metal gods. It’s got Rob Halford on top form, powerful dual-guitar riffs and scorching solos, a thunderous rythym section, magnificent orchestral arrangements, etc. Unfortunenately a lot of people will never grasp the concept of this great album because they are very close minded and they would much rather have Priest do an album full of songs such as: “braking the law” and “living after midnite”… but it’s their loss, not ours, the true heavy metal fans that really apreciate something different than the usual crap MTV and radio plays 24/7. Most people would rather listen to the grunge crap and nu-heavy metal garbage MTV and the so-called Rock radio stations play everyday and this is why they don’t like albums like Nostradamus. And even though the mighty Priest have never, and will never, receive strong support from MTV and/or radio, the metal gods have withstood the test of time to become, along with Sabbath, Maiden, Motorhead, and Saxon, one the greatest heavy metal bands of all-time.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:17:21 +0000

Okay dude, I’ll put it this way, if you are not an epic metal fan, then of COURSE you are not going to like this stuff. I mean, I love death metal like morbid angel as much as I like epic prog like fates warning, and although I wish priest would have went a little more brutal on this album in terms of heavy-ness, the composition and the progressiveness of this album is amazing. it evokes many moods and emotions and it goes to show that priest is still pushing in new directions. that IS what they are known for after all. Metal is not always about being heavier, and you know what? in terms of epic metal, I dont think there has been an album more EPIC than this one. The whole thing fits together seamlessly and although it takes quite the attention span to devote almost two hours to this album, if you look at it in the lage scheme of things, you will realize that this is one BIG masterpiece of music and it goes to show that the priest is still kickin it up a notch. Listen to the composition dude!!!! its amazing. Sure , its not heavy riff based metal the whole way through, but when the riffs do jump in, it off sets the ambience in such a way that it really impacts your a lot harder than it would normally. if epic metal isnt your thing, then dont buy this, but any true priest fan can definitely appreciate this album as much as any other, for the priest is a beast amidst the world of metal with the uncanny ability to evolve and change with out worry of the scrutiny from its peers. Hail to the gods baby.

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:12:32 +0000

As I said, musically the cd was great, but as a Priest cd it was just not right. The two tracks I really dig though are exile and alone. But everytime I listen to this CD diamonds and rust gets stuck in my head.

And Miguel…sorry dude but I thought the video for war sucked and the animation was less than stellar.

By: izzy

izzy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:36:35 +0000

I am sorry to say it but I think Nostradamus is pretty freakin bad. It ranks right up there with Turbo. Sorry Priest, all I can say is keep to the good classic stuff and forget this album ever existed…now that I think about it Turbo is even better then Nostradamus.

By: Miguel

Miguel — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:35:28 +0000

Have you seen the new video for War?

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BlabberMouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99421

Kind of weird, but the animation is cool. I can understand how you might need to listen based on this track alone. This album sounds interesting.