Intr-un nou interviu acordat pentru RadioacktivaColombia, chitaristul Judas Priest Richie Faulkner a vorbit despre progresul sesiunilor de inregistrare pentru continuarea albumului „Firepower” din 2018.
Richie a declarat: "We were very fortunate, in a way. Me, Rob (Halford, vocals) and Glenn (Tipton, guitar) got together just before the pandemic. I think it was early 2020, just before the major lockdown happened, and we did a big writing session. So we got the majority of the material fleshed out — by no means finished, but we had the structures of the songs, a collection of songs there. So we got the majority of the ideas there. So that then, when the lockdowns happened, I could go away and work out musical parts and sort of flesh those ideas out. But the problem was we couldn't get back together to record them properly for another couple of years. So we had these ideas there for a couple of years before we could get back together and record them. But the ideas were there. We were lucky enough to have those ideas recorded in a demo form, really. So we had the ideas there before the lockdowns shut down. When the lockdowns opened up again, we got back on tour. So the challenge was to get them recorded while being on tour. But it was 2021, 2022 now, so the technological advances with recording allowed us to be able to do that."
Acesta a continuat spunand: "Some [of it was done] on tour. Some of us have recording studios at home now, so we can do 'em in between the tour cycles. So, for example, we would do Europe, and then we would go home and I would do the guitars at home, with Andy Sneap producing remotely. Or we'd go on tour again and Ian(Hill, bass) would do the bass on the road. And we'd do stuff like that. We did the drums in Nashville. So we were able to do those recordings a lot easier- we didn't have to be in one place. We were aware of the time. We had two years in lockdown and we needed to get this record started and recorded. And I think now we just need to do the vocals and a couple of bits of guitar and stuff. The majority is the vocals that Rob needs to do, and I think we're gonna do that early next year and get that finished and then it's done. So we're looking good; we're in good shape. And hopefully it's finished soon."
Luna trecuta Halford a declarat pentru Corpus Christi Caller Times ca nu au avut o anumita inspiratie pentru noul LP. "We never really know," a spus acesta. "I don't think we've ever made a plan, per se. We did a little bit with 'Firepower' because we wanted to explore our other classic elements with Priest. I think the only other time where we had a kind of blueprint was 'Painkiller'. We wanted 'Painkiller' to reinforce the ferocious metal power this band possesses. Besides those two, everything is just whatever happens. We get together, as we have done for all these albums, we meet at a studio, everyone brings their ideas- some days we start with nothing — and then we end up with a song that will live forever. It's just joyous. We always try to make an album that stands alone".
"'Firepower' was so well-received and critically acclaimed," a continuat acesta. "It was kind of like, 'Is that it? Should we leave it there? Should we leave the party now?' But that record, along with the reception from our friends and in the industry, gave us even more energy and more determination to make another Priest album. And make one that's a strong piece of work to come after 'Firepower'".
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