And dust off your studded leather, as they're back with their full line-up. Vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens is leaving, making room for the return of the original leather fisted rock god, Rob Halford.

The reformed Judas Priest will also be hitting the studio in September to record some new slabs of metal, before spending 2004 riding their Harley Davidsons onto the stages of the world’s finest arenas of rock.

Keep checking DiS for more law-breaking news on the return of a rock institution!!!