Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on January 2012

Thirty-two years after the British metal warhorse released its defining disc British Steel, Judas Priest are still selling out arenas. Tickets are moving quickly, so promoter Creativeman recently added a date at the comparatively smaller Zepp Tokyo. With dueling guitars backing frontman Rob Halford’s histrionic vocals, Judas Priest defined a metal variant that just never goes out of style. Case in point: their 2012 tour, billed as their final “Epitaph,” takes them from Sweden to Singapore.

Pacifico Yokohama, Feb 9; Zepp Tokyo, Feb 16; Nippon Budokan, Feb 17 (listing).