2011 - Judas Priest - Metal Gods CD 2 (Special Limited Edition) (Japan Edit) Epic/Sony records,Sony Music Entertainment / Original : 2008 - Nostradamus / Released : 13 June 2008 / Recorded 2006 -- 2007 at The Old Smithy Studio, Kempsey, Worcester, UK / Label : Sony, Epic / Producer : Glenn Tipton and KK Downing / Nostradamus is a concept album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, focusing on the 16th century prophet Nostradamus.The band's first concept album,it was originally intended to be released in late 2006 before being pushed back to a 2007 release,nd was finally released in June 2008 on Epic Records. It is the band's 16th studio album, and the last to feature KK Downing, who retired three years later.Judas Priest toured with Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Testament on the Metal Masters Tour to promote Nostradamus. The band also performed a world tour in 2008 and 2009 in support of the album.Guitarist KK Downing revealed in a February 2007 interview with Brave Wor! ds & Bloody Knuckles that 18 tracks had been recorded with a total length of more than 90 minutes and that there was not much he would like to cut down. Musically, the album contains symphonic orchestrations including the use of keyboards and choirs which is unlike anything the band has previously attempted.In November 2007, the band began mixing the album.In November 2007, singer Rob Halford indicated that it was still undecided whether it would be a double-disc set or not. In April 2008, it was
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