JUDAS PRIEST 50 HEAVY METAL YEARS OF MUSIC
SONY MUSIC
£345
HOW MUCH METAL can one human being convincingly consume in one sitting? It’s time to do the research, because this Priest box set is fucking enormous. With no fewer than 42 discs and the kind of lavish packaging that makes record collectors spontaneously burst into tears, it’s an unparalleled celebration of one of the greatest bands of all time. All of Priest’s studio albums are included, but it’s the three previously unheard 24-track live recordings that will have the diehards salivating. Your bank account may already be sweating at the thought of the set’s rather challenging price tag, but with exclusive signed photos, a Judas Priest razor blade (which is blunt, needless to say), a Priest book, a tour programme and posters all thrown in, this is definitive, comprehensive and beautifully conceived. Just don’t drop it on the cat.
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