Al Atkins: New 30 Min Video Interview With Original Judas Priest Vocalist

Nina Clarke and Michael de Jager of Guitarist TV recently conducted an interview with original Judas Priest singer Al Atkins. You can now watch the entire 30-minute chat below.

Atkins is the co-writer of several Priest songs which are included on the band's first two albums, "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings of Destiny", both of which eventually went gold. Atkins co-penned the heavy metal classic "Victim of Changes", which was a combination ofRob Halford's song "Red Light Lady" and Atkins' own "Whiskey Woman". He also co-wrote "Winter", "Never Satisfied", "Dreamer Deceiver" and "Caviar and Meths".

In 1989 Atkins released his debut solo album, "Judgement Day", to great acclaim. But it was "Heavy Thoughts" and "Victim of Changes"(the latter being his collaborative album with ex-Judas Priest drummerDave Holland) that brought him strong sales and critical acclaim around the world.

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill penned the foreword to Al Atkins's autobiography, titled "Dawn of the Metal Gods: My Life in Judas Priest and Heavy Metal". The book, which was written with Neil Daniels - a freelance rock writer and heavy metal fan who befriendedAtkins during the writing of Neil's book "The Story Of Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith" (Omnibus Press) - was released last year via Iron Pages.