Music Review: Judas Priest shows you don't have to be young to be fast with 'Invincible Shield'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The heavy metal quintet that formed in 1969 and released its first album in 1974 may be a bit long in the tooth, but their latest album “Invincible Shield” shows them rocking faster and harder than ever before, which is saying quite a bit. Judas Priest has helped define the sound and look of heavy metal, particularly with a string of hits in the 1980s like “Living After Midnight,” “Electric Eye” and “Breaking The Law.” Most of the band members are well into their 70s, yet they play fast and hard enough to put 20-something rivals to shame. “As God Is My Witness” is even faster, if that's possible, and no proper heavy metal album would be complete without a biker anthem; “Sons of Thunder” fits the bill nicely.