Editing Judas Priest (section)

=== Upcoming twentieth studio album (2024–present) ===
In a February 2024 interview with Audio Ink Radio, guitarist [[Richie Faulkner]] was asked if Judas Priest had "many more albums left" in them. His reply was, "I know personally, whenever we kind of put the writing sessions to bed and we finish the writing and everything, I always feel spent. I'm out of ideas. I've got nothing left, I've given everything to it. Where the hell am I gonna get more ideas from if we choose to do another record? But somehow they always, over the next couple of years, you start banking new riffs and melodies and stuff, and somehow you get a new ones. So you never know what the future holds."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/will-judas-priest-make-any-more-albums-after-invincible-shield-richie-faulkner-responds|title=Will Judas Priest Make Any More Albums After 'Invincible Shield'? Richie Faulkner Responds|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=1 March 2024|access-date=2 March 2024}}</ref> When commenting on the possibility of a twentieth studio album, Halford said that "it's inevitable there will be something else."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/rob-halford-says-its-inevitable-that-there-will-be-another-judas-priest-studio-album|title=Rob Halford Says It's 'Inevitable' That There Will Be Another Judas Priest Studio Album|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=16 September 2024|access-date=18 September 2024}}</ref>

In an October 2024 interview with [[KBUE#KNAC|KNAC.com]], Faulkner was asked if Judas Priest were going to continue touring in 2025 or planning to hit the studio to write and record another album. His reply was, "I think a bit of both, really. These tours tend to grow and evolve over time — the more we do, we get more offers from different territories and stuff — so I'm sure there'll be more touring. And there's always ideas coming up, there's always creative juices flowing. So if we're able, we might be able to get in and put some ideas together and see where we are. Is there another record? I know we've got ideas coming up all the time — riffs and melodies and song ideas and stuff. We're creative people — as a group of creative people, that's gonna happen. So I think, hopefully if we get some time early next year, we'll be able to pool those ideas and see what we've got and then hopefully hit the road again somewhere else."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/richie-faulkner-weve-got-ideas-coming-up-all-the-time-for-new-judas-priest-music|title=Richie Faulkner: 'We've Got Ideas Coming Up All The Time' For New Judas Priest Music|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|date=3 November 2024|access-date=3 November 2024}}</ref>

In a March 2025 interview with PowerOfMetal.cl, Faulkner said that the band began talks regarding the next album; both him and drummer Scott Travis hoping to begin work in 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/richie-faulkner-says-judas-priest-has-already-talked-about-follow-up-to-invincible-shield-well-have-to-wait-and-see|title=RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Already Talked About Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield': 'We'll Have To Wait And See'|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=1 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/scott-travis-judas-priest-hopes-to-work-on-next-album-in-2026|title=SCOTT TRAVIS: JUDAS PRIEST Hopes To Work On Next Album In 2026|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=12 April 2025}}</ref> On 15 March 2025, former drummer Les Binks died at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/former-judas-priest-drummer-les-binks-dies-band-issues-statement|title=Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement|website=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=15 April 2025}}</ref>