Has there ever been a more important week to celebrate heavy metal? While the genre - and world at large - is still in mourning over the loss of its biggest star in Ozzy Osbourne, it's vital to remember that heavy metal isn't a genre beholden to loss, but instead savouring defiant victories over the odds.
So it's perfect timing for Judas Priest to play their biggest UK headline show ever at London's massive O2 Arena. After all, if Black Sabbath were the architects of heavy metal, then Priest were the original innovators, further shaping the genre and giving it a style and aesthetic that still prevails today.
