Judas Priest to tour Russia

Judas Priest will play their first dates in Russia at the end of November, with shows slated for Kiev, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Guitarist Glenn Tipton told us that Russia is one country Priest have long wanted to visit:
[ click here to listen if you have a Backstage Pass] "We know there's a big demand for the band there 'cause a lot of Russian fans come to see us when we're in Germany or places like that. And for whatever reason, we had it scheduled and then it just hasn't happened, and so Russia's one place we would like to go to and play."

Judas Priest are touring in support of their reunion album, Angel Of Retribution, which came out earlier this year.

The metal legends are currently wrapping up their autumn North American tour. They play in Kelseyville, California tomorrow (Friday, October 28th) and close out the trek on Sunday (October 30th) in Long Beach, California.

The band's upcoming live DVD, Rising In The East, will be released on November 15th. Rising In The East was filmed during Priest's May 18th and 19th, 2005 shows at the Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.