Guardian Music — After 40 years of screaming for vengeance, the ageing metal gods are to take on the world with one final tourWith typical elegance and restraint, Judas Priest have announced their farewell tour. After 40 years of screaming for vengeance, the British ... more info

411 Mania — Next summer's world tour will be band's final one... more info

Starpulse — Rockers Judas Priest are preparing to hit the road for the band's last ever world tour next year. The heavy metal legends, who formed in 1969 and have sold 40 million albums, announced on Tuesday... more info

Metal Injection — Well this is certainly shocking. Judas Priest appears to be ready to call it quits. The band has announced they will be spending 2011 on the Epitaph tour, which will be their last after 40 years of churning out classics like "Breaking The Law" and "P... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Rockers Judas Priest are preparing to hit the road for the band's last ever world tour next year. more info

ContactMusic — Rockers JUDAS PRIEST are preparing to hit the road for the band's last ever world tour next year (11).The heavy metal legends, who formed in 1969 and have sold 40... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Judas Priest at PNC Bank Arts Center (more here) "The 59-year-old Judas Priest veteran blazed through several tracks [at MSG] before stopping to chat with the audience, thanking them very sincerely and introducing the cover songs that he subsequently... more info

Metalsucks — Well here’s some surprising news to start your morning: Metal Underground is reporting that Judas Priest will do one last tour, and then retire as a band. I kind of don’t believe it, because we hear artists announce their retirement all the time,... more info

NME — Metal band confirm first round of dates for swansong jaunt more info

Thrash Hits — High Voltage Festival has decided to get in on the early-festival-announcement game that everyone else is playing right now – they’ve announced today that the more-metal-than-anyone Judas Priest, and prog-metal kings Dream Theater, will be the t... more info