“Judas Rising,” released on album Angel of Retribution

Judas Priest's fifteenth studio album Angel of Retribution marked the return of original lead singer Rob Halford after a 12-year separation from the band. “Judas Rising” is about the Judas Priest Messiah on the cover of the albums Sad Wings of Destiny, Painkiller and Angel of Retribution. “To me, it's about the angel coming out of that Sad Wings of Destiny artwork environment, where it was a very despondent, very doomy type of oppressive world, and now suddenly it's back in its full majesty and glory, and it's overcome the odds and it's full of optimism and energy,” said Halford.