DrownedInSound — DiS visits a fascinating Metal exhibition, and is lucky enough to have a chance to sit down Mark Wilkinson. He's an artist who helped to visually define the works of one of the leading lights of British Metal in the 1980's - Judas Priest. Read... more info

ContactMusic — Former Judas Priest star K. K. Downing is making big plans to turn his stately home in Shropshire, England into one of Britain's top wedding destinations. The guitarist has applied for permission to erect marquees for weddings on the grounds of his h... more info

Metalsucks — A little bit of re-branding can go a long way in metal; “power metal” couldn’t be any farther out of fashion in the metal climate of 2011, but NWOBHM revival / retro / “trad metal” acts are totally in. Both types of bands play the same Juda... more info

Altsounds — Californian blues-rockers RIVAL SONS have been nominated for two awards at the 2011 Classic Rock awards. The band have had an incredible year so far, with the release of their new album PRESSURE & TIME to critical acclaim, a tour with British heav... more info

Scotsman.com — Judas Priest SECC, Glasgow **** more info

Metalsucks — A reader calling himself “J.A.M.” forwarded us an e-mail he received yesterday, in which Judas Priest — or, probably more accurately, their marketing team — ask fans to take a survey. Here’s a photo of the e-mail, with the reader’s real n... more info

Guardian Music — The Dome, DoncasterIn the DVD accompanying last year's reissue of Judas Priest's British Steel – the definitive heavy metal opus – the band discuss growing up breathing in fumes from the Black Country's steel industry, concluding: "We're all act... more info

The Music Fix — Golf or Judas Priest? more info

Guardian Music — Heavy metal was born in the Black Country when its furnaces still blazed. Now the area is celebrating its heritage – with a raft of gigs and exhibitions. Stuart Jeffries straps on a Flying V and goes back to his rootsWhen Mark Titchner was a boy, h... more info

Guardian Music — To salute Home Of Metal's new series of exhibitions across the West Midlands, a look at key items that tell the story of the metal movementTo celebrate four decades since Black Sabbath ushered in the modern era of heavy metal (sludgy, melancholic, gr... more info