Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford has revealed {that a} duet of “Struggle Pigs” recorded with the late Ozzy Osbourne is ready to be launched quickly.
Halford mentioned the observe — an alternate model of Judas Priest’s latest cowl of “Struggle Pigs” that includes Ozzy’s vocals — in a brand new interview on Full Steel Jackie’s radio present (as transcribed by Loudwire).
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Halford mentioned the brand new model is “ready within the wings” and might be launched following “the rigmarole of authorized clearance and so forth.” Persevering with, he added that it was Sharon Osbourne who recommended the concept of Ozzy singing on Priest’s cowl of “Struggle Pigs.”
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“She approached me with this concept, she mentioned, ‘I really like your model of ‘Struggle Pigs.’ Is there a approach we will get Ozzy?’ I used to be [like], ‘You’re asking me? That is gonna occur,’” Halford recalled. “So that you get Ozzy singing a line after which I’m singing a line and Ozzy’s singing a line and I’m singing a line. It’s the primary ever time in my complete life that I’ve been capable of do a duet with Ozzy and I’m so eternally grateful and blessed that I used to be in a position to try this.”
“It’s simply colossal,” added Halford. “Once you hear Priest’s ‘Struggle Pigs’ with Ozzy singing on that observe, it’s simply going to a very particular place.”
An official launch date has but to be set, however the Steel God mentioned that art work is being finalized and “the inexperienced button’s virtually able to go.” He expects it drop “fairly quickly.”
Within the meantime, Halford and Judas Priest might be on the street for a fall co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper. Dates kick off Tuesday (September sixteenth) in Biloxi, Mississippi, and run via October twenty sixth in Houston. Get tickets right here.
Revisit Judas Priest’s beforehand launched cowl of “Struggle Pigs” under.