- With over 50 million albums sold worldwide and more than 2.5 billion global streams across their catalogue, their impact on music and culture remains unmatched.
MS NEWS / April 23rd 2026 — The Metal God himself Rob Halford and his band Judas Priest have just announced a killer CD & Vinyl release “The Best Of Judas Priest” due June 19th 2026.
Judas Priest have been at the forefront of hard rock and heavy metal for 5 decades and still are out touring and blowing crowds away with their British brand of heavy music.
The new release is on Sony Music and is sure to be a hit with fans globally.
Below is a full press-release with related details.
JUDAS PRIEST ‘THE BEST OF JUDAS PRIEST’
Judas Priest today announce the upcoming release ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’, a career spanning collection celebrating one of the most influential and enduring bands in heavy metal, out via Sony Music on June 19th 2026.
The mighty Judas Priest have defined and redefined the sound and imagery of heavy metal for more than five decades. With over 50 million albums sold worldwide and more than 2.5 billion global streams across their catalogue, their impact on music and culture remains unmatched.
This special collection of songs brings together some of the band’s globally revered recordings, including ‘Breaking The Law’, ‘You’ve Got Another Thing Coming’, ‘Electric Eye’, ‘Turbo Lover’ and ‘Painkiller’. Together, these tracks represent key moments from across their catalogue and trace the evolution of a band that helped shape the genre itself.
Internationally the band’s most iconic songs continue to reach new audiences. ‘The Best Of Judas Priest’ serves as both an accessible entry point for new listeners and a definitive collection for longtime fans looking to revisit the songs that cemented the band’s legacy.
Judas Priest continue to showcase their exemplary live shows across Europe this Summer as well as a festival stop at Bloodstock in the UK on August 9th and a headline show at Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith on September 21st.
An in-depth documentary ‘The Ballad Of Judas Priest’ was premiered at the Berlin Film Festival recently. Directed by Tom Morello and Sam Dunn, this fascinating insight into the bands vast career will be released later this year.
‘THE BEST OF JUDAS PRIEST’
TRACKLIST
CD
- 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
- Diamonds And Rust
Vinyl
Side A
- You’ve Got Another Thing Coming
- Breaking The Law
- Painkiller
- Hell Bent For Leather
- Turbo Lover
Side B
- Electric Eye
- Crown Of Horns
- Living After Midnight
- Heading Out To The Highway
- The Sentinel
OUT JUNE 19th 2026 / Pre order now here!
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