Nostradamus (album)

For the album by Nikolo Kotzev, see Nikolo Kotzev's Nostradamus.

Nostradamus
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Judas Priest
Released16 June 2008[1]
Recorded2006–2007
StudioThe Old Smithy Studio, Kempsey, Worcester, UK
Genre
Length102:48
Label
ProducerGlenn Tipton, K. K. Downing
Judas Priest chronology
Angel of Retribution
(2005) 		Nostradamus
(2008) 		Redeemer of Souls
(2014)

Nostradamus is the sixteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, focusing on the 16th-century writer Nostradamus.[2] It is a double album and a concept album.[3] It was originally intended to be released in late 2006 before being pushed back to a 2007 release,[4] and was finally released on 16 June 2008[1] on Epic Records. It is the last Judas Priest studio album to feature the Painkiller-era lineup with guitarist and founding member K. K. Downing retiring in April 2011.[5]

Judas Priest toured with Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Testament on the Metal Masters Tour to promote Nostradamus. The band also performed a world tour in 2008 and 2009 in support of the album.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth5/10[7]
The Boston Phoenix[8]
IGN6.9/10[9]
Mojo[6]
PopMatters5/10[10]
Q[6]
Rock Hard6/10[11]
Record Collector[12]
Sputnikmusic2/5[13]
  1. ^ a b c James Christopher Monger (17 June 2008). "Nostradamus - Judas Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Judas Priest Confirmed For Denmark's Roskilde Festival", blabbermouth.net, 10 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Judas Priest Meets Nostradamus On New CD" Archived 23 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Greg Prato, Billboard, 12 April 2006.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference phantom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "News - Judas Priest announce farewell EPITAPH World Tour!!". JudasPriest.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Nostradamus by Judas Priest". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  7. ^ Bergman, Keith. "Review: Nostradamus". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  8. ^ Brockman, Daniel (17 June 2008). "The Phoenix > CD Reviews > Judas Priest". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  9. ^ Kaz, Jim (21 June 2008). "Judas Priest - Nostradamus Review - IGN". IGN. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  10. ^ Begrand, Adrien. "Judas Priest: Nostradamus". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 9 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  11. ^ Kaiser, Boris. "Rock Hard review". issue 255. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  12. ^ Geesin, Joe. "Nostradamus - Record Collector Magazine". Record Collector. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Judas Priest - Nostradamus (album review 7) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 30 September 2020.