Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Dawn Of Creation
2. Prophecy
3. Awakening
4. Revelations
5. The Four Horseman
6. War
7. Sands Of Time
8. Pestilence and Plaque
9. Death
10. Peace
11. Conquest
12. Lost Love
13. Persecution

Disc 2:

1. Solitude
2. Exiled
3. Alone
4. Shadows In The Flame
5. Visions
6. Hope
7. New Beginnings
8. Calm Before The Storm
9. Nostradamus
10. Future of Mankind

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #715 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-17
• Number of discs: 2

Album Description
This CD contains an insert with an exclusive code for 1 free general admission ticket to Judas Priest on the Metal Masters Tour this summer. Offer good while supplies last.

Customer Reviews

Love this ALBUM!
If you are a fan of well constructed concept albums that are actually written as an "Album" and not a collection of songs you will love this CD. It sets a mood and is great from beginning to end.

It hooked me from the very beginning. There are some rockers on there, but many melodic songs and I think Halford's voice sounds great on some of the more melodic slower songs.

My favorite CD purchase this year for sure.

Los Ultimos seran los primeros
Este ultima entrega del prodigioso grupo metalero de los 70s es una de las composiciones tan agradable al oido que te da mucha tristeza tener que quitar un disco para escuchar el otro, deseando que fueran seguidos los dos. Ya antes se habia escuchado los sonidos sinteticos en los discos anteriores, muy anteriores (Defenders of the faith, Turbo, Ram it down) pero ahora los sonidos son mas refinados y acoplados. La mezcla del sonido metal y el sintetico es tan bien adaptada, es como si te diera un respiro para poder continuar con las otras canciones(dawn of creation,shadows in the flame, calm before the storm). Las canciones mas adictivas son Exile, Alone, Visions, Prophecy y Pestilence and plaque.

Music = excellent. Concept = so-so.
I can understand why Judas Priest's Nostradamus is controversial. It's completely unlike anything they've ever done before and only occasionally sounds like Judas Priest. Nostradamus has more in common with progressive and symphonic metal than Priest's classic sound. I happen to be a huge of progressive/symphonic metal and Judas Priest, so that's perfect. The music here is excellent. These songs are among the most complex and beautiful compositions that Downing, Tipton and Halford have ever attempted. There's a lot of variety, with acoustic guitars, keyboards, strings (or simulated strings anyway) giving the record a very epic, very operatic sound. I dig this, but not everyone is going to. The concept is adequate, but really I'm mostly interested in the music. I have no idea what Halford is singing about half the time, but I don't really care. I would enjoy this record no less if it were completely instrumental, though I would certainly miss Halford's vocals. The lyrics are a bit on the cheesy side. They're mostly the same heavy metal cliches that Priest has been using for 25 years. Anyone who has seen "This is Spinal Tap" will certainly find much to giggle about. Somewhere in all the cliches is supposedly the story of the life of Nostradamus, but I can't find it. The lyrics are my biggest criticism, but the great music more than makes it worthwhile.

Naturally, this is really not Judas Priest's forte. The conceptual metal thing is probably best left to groups like Dream Theater, Blind Guardian, Epica and Symphony X. However, it's certainly an interesting, ambitious change of pace for the band and I'm happy that they attempted it. If you want Judas Priest to attempt to remake Painkiller or Screaming for Vengeance with every record, you will probably not like Nostradamus. But for those who are a bit more adventurous and can appreciate a bit of variety, Nostradamus should be a very rewarding listen.