Heavy metal legends Judas Priest are gearing up to release a new compilation, The Best of Judas Priest, arriving June 19. The album will be available in multiple formats—CD, standard vinyl, and picture disc vinyl—and is already open for preorder.
The collection pulls together standout tracks from across the band’s long career, with a press statement noting that the songs “represent key moments from across their catalogue and trace the evolution of a band that helped shape the genre itself,” highlighting how the group’s sound has developed over the years.
The track list for The Best of Judas Priest includes “You’ve Got Another Thing Coming,” “Lightning Strike,” “Breaking The Law,” “Beyond The Realms Of Death,” “Painkiller,” “Hell Bent For Leather,” “Rocka Rolla,” “Turbo Lover,” “Electric Eye,” “Crown Of Horns,” “Living After Midnight,” “Night Crawler,” “Heading Out To The Highway,” “Better By You, Better Than Me,” “The Sentinel,” and “Diamonds And Rust.”
Beyond the compilation, 2026 is shaping up to be a busy year for the band. A documentary titled The Ballad Of Judas Priest is slated for release later this year after premiering at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film was co-directed by Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello alongside filmmaker Sam Dunn.
Judas Priest will also return to the road this summer, launching a European tour on July 25 in Monchengladbach, Germany, before closing out the run on Sept. 21 in London. Head to JudasPriest.com for details.
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