British Heavy Metal Legends Judas Priest performed at the Ferrara Summer Festival Last Night (Wednesday, July 2) At Piazza Ariostea in Ferrara, Italy. Fan-Filmed Video of The Entire Concert Can Be Seen Below (Courtesy of Adk).
As part of Judas Priest‘s “Shield of Pain”The Band’s Setlist Included Seven Tracks from Priest‘S 1990 Album “Painkiller”Which is celebrating songs 35th Anniversary This Year.
In addition to performing the “Painkiller” Title Track, Priest Also Played “All Guns Blazing”, “Hell Patrol”, “To Touch of Evil”, “Night Crawler”, “One Shot at Glory” and “Between The Hammer and The Anvil” From The Same Lp.
WHEN Priest First Announce the “Shield of Pain” Tour Last Fall, The Band promised to “Rare” and “Unique Set” Which Would Include “Beloved Classics” and Would “Be Defending The Metal Faith in a Truly memorable Experience Through Europe”.
Featured Songs in the Video Below:
00:00 All Guns Blazing
05:47 Hell Patrol
09:24 You’ve Got Another Thing Comin ‘
15:34 Freewheel Burning
20:36 Breaking the Law
22:56 TO TOUCH OF EVIL
28:49 Night Crawler
34:34 Solar Angels
39:01 Gates of Hell
43:49 Battle Hymn / One Shot at Glory
51:20 The Serpent and The King
55:57 Between The Hammer and The Anvil
01:00:46 Giants in the Sky
01:07:45 Painkiller
01:15:46 The Hellion / Electric Eye
01:20:06 HELL BENT FOR LEATHER
01:24:10 Living After Midnight
Priest‘S 2025 European Tour Will Next Hit Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday, July 3 and Will Concede at the O2 in London, United Kingdom on July 25.
Last December, Judas Priest Singer Rob Halford awd Heavy Conquence about the setlist for the “Shield of Pain” Tour: “it’s still in the works, but we’re gonna go and show [‘Painkiller’] OFF. Not in its entirey. I have’t figurad out yet whether we’re just gonna do a clump of ‘Painkiller’ Songs – This is the ‘Painkiller’ section – or we’re gonna go, a ‘Painkiller’ Song, to Couple of Others, to ‘Painkiller’ Song, to Couple of Others. It’s all in theory in my mind at the moment, but, However, I Think it’s Gonna Be a Real Thrill and a Treat. And, Again, to Once-in-A-Lifetime Thing for the Band. You’ll Only see the show eleven. You’ll Only see the ‘Shield of Pain’ show eleven. So, We Hope Our Fans Will Be On The Rail and Banging ESIR HEADS TO IT. “
Rob Also reflected on Priest‘S Mindset While Going into the Recording Process for “Painkiller”. He Said: “The importance was we had to really Go into a huddle and say, ‘We Really Need to Show Off What This Band’s True Heart and Soul and Spirit is About.’ And i’m using that in reference to subm of the prior albums and subject of the prior songs. A Little bit for ‘A Touch of Evil’. The Rest of It is just non -STOP, Non-Stop, Non-Stop. We Did It In Miraval Studios in the South of France. It was ury isolated, So, Unlike Ibiza [where ‘Screaming For Vengeance’ and ‘Defenders Of The Faith’, among others, were recorded]WHERE WE WER GOING INTO THE CLUBS EVERY NIGHT, IT WAS VERY, VERY ISOLATED, SO WE REALLY GOT INTO THE WORK IN A VERY, VERY STRONG WAY WITH No Interference. And so the exercise of Achieving All of the Components to Make That Album As Strong As We Want It To Be Was A Success. And, Again, Band Will Tell You We’ve Done Everything We Can. Let’s See What Happens. The World Embraced That Album. “
I have continued: “It’s a Beloved, Revered Metal Album. To Lot of Our Friends in Different Bands Will Say, ‘If You Wanna Hear What A Metal Album Is All About, Put On ‘Painkiller’. And that’s pretty cool. But out fans, as well, pick up that of all of the 19 albums that This Band Has Ever Made, ‘Painkiller’‘S Still Vry Heavily under the spotlight. And here we are, 35 Years [in 2025].
Priest‘S 12th album, “Painkiller” was remembered at Miraval Studios in Brignoles, France, and was mixed at Wisseloord Studios In Hilversum, The Netherlands. It was the first lp to feature drummer Scott Travis following the departure of Dave Holland.
IN 2023 INTERView With “The Jeremy White Show”Founding Judas Priest Guitarist Kenneth “KK” Downing spoke about How the Adion of The-New Drummer Travis affected Priest‘S sound and songwriting on “Painkiller”. He Said: “I Think With The Adionion Of Scottschouse we knew his capabilities from his former band, Racer xWHICH WERE A GRAAT BAND … AFTER SOY YEARS, HAVING Scott In the Band With Those Double Kicks Again, It Just Opened Doors for MySelf and Glenn [Tipton, PRIEST guitarist] To Write Rhythmically and Musically. And we knew that Scott Could Play Anything that we could – As Fast As We Could Play on Guitar, We Knew He Could Match Us On The Kit, Which Helped A Lot, Really, Because It Meant We Could Expond Writing After MANY YEARS, REALLY, IN THE FASTER OF THE FASTER SIDE OF METAL.
In 2022, Travis spoke to “Drumtalk”The Video Podcast by German Drummer and Videographher Philipp Kochabout the fact that the intro to the title track of “Painkiller” You have scholarship of the must Ionic Drum Intros of All Time. He Said: “I personally, I Always Loved The Drum Intro of Certain Songs. We All Know ‘Rock and roll’ by Zeppelin LED and ‘Walk this way’ by Aerosmithand, of course, ‘Hot for Teacher’which is Van Halen. So, Anyways, I Grew Up Like That, Always Understanding That, ‘Man, If Ever I Could Come Up with a Signature Drum Intro – No Guitars; Just Drums – and Make It Really Impactful. ‘ And summary and get emotional, now that i’ve been playing for so long, that i was uble to eat up with subthing. “
I have continued: “[I recently saw a video featuring] ‘Top 15 drum intros’. And, of Course, It’s Subjective. I Don’s Know Who Made The List; I THINK IT WAS SUB ROCK MAGAZINE. So, naturally, i watch it, and it had ‘WHERE EAGLES DARE’ [by IRON MAIDEN]it had ‘Rock and roll’and Number Two was ‘Painkiller’. And I was, Like, ‘Oh my God. Thank you are very much. ‘ And Number One, which I’M Happy to take a backseat, was ‘Hot for Teacher’ – Sir Alex van Halen. If I’M Second Place to Old AlexThan, man, that’s fantastic. Again, That’s One Opinion and One Little Subject Sumone Made Up. Buttheless, i didn’t make it, so i’m happy that people appreciate ‘Painkiller’ and it have sogome to signature Judas Priest Song, which I need in a million Years Would have imagined that. “
Back in 2020, Travis awd Invisible Oranges that he wrote the “Painkiller” intro at Miraval Studios In Early 1990 As producer Chris Tsangarides and Engineer Patrice Roullion Were Testing Microphone Placements.
“We were set up at the studio … Studio Miraval In Nice, France, ” Travis Recalled. “The Drums are All Set Up and They’re In A Big Room and The, Of Course, The Control Room is at the other end of the Studio. I used just Go and warm up First Thing in the Morning and Just Work on The Next Song We Were Gonna Do The Next Day, and Just Start Playing Iting Headphones on. ‘Painkiller’ Song and It Was Meant To Be a Fast-Paced Upbeat Song. And I was Just Messing Around the Enter Type Stuff. “
I have continued: “I Don’t Know What Those Notes I Play With My Feet [are called]… Between My Feet and My Hands. Technically, It’s Four with the Feet, One with the Hand. So it’s not a quad but i don’t know, septuplet, quintuplet … shows you how education i am on drumming, right? [I was] Just Out There Messing Around, Doing A Flurry of Things Like That, Exercises and Whatnot. I had the ‘Painkiller’ Idea in My Head and They Really Liked What I was Doing and They Said, ‘Hey, Just Do Sub More of That, Sub Stuff Like That.’ And I Just Kind of Whipped It Up …
“As a Young drummer or just as a drummer, period, i always … I Don’s do anyro and specially One that Really Sticks.
