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The Best of Judas Priest is a compilation album featuring select songs from English heavy metal band Judas Priest's first two albums, Rocka Rolla (1974) and Sad Wings of Destiny (1976).
The Epitaph World Tour was a concert tour by English heavy metal band, Judas Priest, at the time intended to be the band's farewell tour. The tour commenced in June 2011 and concluded in May 2012. The tour was named after the 6th track from their Sad Wings of Destiny album.
The Judas Priest Tour was a concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It ran from 25 November 1969 until 20 April 1970, venturing through cities in England and Scotland.
The Sad Wings of Destiny Tour was a 1976 concert tour by British heavy metal band Judas Priest which was in support of the album Sad Wings of Destiny. It ran from 25 March 1976 until 27 May 1976 through England.
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- ↑ "The Judas Priest History". Jugulator.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
