“ If you think it’s over, better think again / There’ll be no compromise”
The singer even stated in his Confess autobiography that his split with Priest was due to an overwhelming miscommunication and he never truly wanted to be apart from the group to begin with, so returning to front the metal legends was certainly a desirable outcome.Īs high profile of a reunion as this was, it actually came together rather unceremoniously behind the scenes with that pending Ozzfest offer from Sharon Osbourne helping to spur things into action. You can build bridges with music and this song did that.” Halford, though, has a more holistic mindset when looking back on that song specifically, telling Loudwire, “It’s a declaration of my love and commitment to metal. Halford, after a wayward career outside of Judas Priest that included his groove metal band Fight and his ill-fated attempt at industrial with 2wo, had reclaimed his identity as the Metal God on two ripping, unwavering heavy metal solo albums - 2000’s aptly-named Resurrection and the daringly heavy Crucible from 2002, sandwiched by Live Insurrection where he also belted vintage Priest classics with renewed power.įrom the outside fan perspective, it’s difficult not to see lyrics such as “ I walked alone into a fight / No longer standing in Satanic light / I tried to look too far ahead / And saw the road go to my past instead” from “Resurrection” as anything but tolling the reunion bell.
Nu-metal was fading out of style and the metalcore explosion of ’04 signaled a fresh and exciting direction without all that made-for-MTV hullabaloo. Metal, in its authentic state, felt very much alive by 2005, especially when considering the fallout of ’80s greats in the ’90s. “ Forged out of flame, from chaos to destiny”
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