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Invincible Shield is the nineteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 6 March 2024 by Sony in Japan,[13] and globally two days later through Columbia and Epic Records.[14][15] It was produced by the band's touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who also produced 2018's Firepower, while the album's last two tracks ("Sons of Thunder" and "Giants in the Sky") were co-produced by Tom Allom.
The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position in the band's discography to date. In the US, it debuted at number 18 on the Billboard 200 and topped the spot for the Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums chart, earning 25,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.[16]
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^Wilding, Philip (8 March 2024). "Out now: Judas Priest's Invincible Shield is pristine and powerful". Louder Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Law, Sam (8 March 2024). "Album review: Judas Priest – Invincible Shield". Kerrang!. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^"Judas Priest: Invincible Shield". AOTY. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Hobson, Rich (4 March 2024). ""Fifty years on from their tentative first steps, Priest have produced what may well be the most defiantly, unrelentingly triumphant record of their career." New Judas Priest album Invincible Shield is nothing short of magnificent". Louder Sound. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Lawson, Dom (5 March 2024). "Invincible Shield". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Horton, Ross (8 March 2024). "Judas Priest - Invincible Shield | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Thomas, Greg. "Judas Priest: Invincible Shield album review – A clarion call for tolerance". The List. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^Temminghoff, Yan. "Ein Manifist des Metals" (in German). laut.de. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
^"最新アルバム「インヴィンシブル・シールド」発売記念キャンペーン「鋼鉄の聖地」開催決定!! | ジューダス・プリースト" [Campaign to commemorate the release of the latest album Invincible Shield, Steel Sanctuary will be held!! | Judas Priest]. Sony Music (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
^Irwin, Corey (8 October 2023). "Judas Priest Announces New Album Invincible Shield". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^"Judas Priest To Release New Studio Album, Invincible Shield, In March 2024". Blabbermouth.net. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^Rutherford, Kevin (20 March 2024). "Judas Priest's Invincible Shield Reigns on Top Hard Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
InvincibleShield is the nineteenth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 6 March 2024 by Sony in Japan, and globally two...
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Retrieved March 8, 2024. "Judas Priest to Release New Studio Album, InvincibleShield, in March 2024". Blabbermouth.net. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October...
Retrieved January 12, 2024. "JUDAS PRIEST To Release New Studio Album, 'InvincibleShield', In March 2024". Blabbermouth.net. October 7, 2023. Retrieved October...
band, he contributed guitar work to their nineteenth studio album InvincibleShield (2024). He is one of the most active music producers in the heavy...
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(2009) Redeemer of Souls (2014) Battle Cry (2016) Firepower (2018) InvincibleShield (2024) War of Words (1993) Mutations (1994) A Small Deadly Space (1995)...
English heavy metal band Judas Priest releases their 19th studio album, InvincibleShield, their first album in six years. It had been recorded over the course...
(2009) Redeemer of Souls (2014) Battle Cry (2016) Firepower (2018) InvincibleShield (2024) K5 – The War of Words Demos (1992) (released in 2007) War of...
(2005) Nostradamus (2008) Redeemer of Souls (2014) Firepower (2018) InvincibleShield (2024) Rose, Mike (20 January 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list...
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Kuri (voice by Shin Yong Woo in Korean version) Jino is strong and an invincible fighter in his team. At times, he can be arrogant. He can sometimes think...
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including The Shield (2002–2008), Justified (2010–2015), Vice Principals (2016–2017), The Righteous Gemstones (2019–present), Invincible (2021–present)...
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