Editing Judas Priest (section)

=== Reunion and ''Angel of Retribution'' (2003–2006) ===
[[File:Judas Priest Retribution 2005 Tour.jpg|thumb|left|The reunited Judas Priest performing in 2005]]

After eleven years apart, faced with an ever-growing demand for a reunion, Judas Priest and Rob Halford announced they would reunite in July 2003, to coincide with the release of the ''[[Metalogy]]'' box set (despite Halford's earlier insistence that he "would never do it"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/halford_int.htm |title=Interview with Rob Halford of Two |publisher=NY Rock |access-date=7 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120907132550/http://www.nyrock.com/interviews/halford_int.htm |archive-date=7 September 2012}}</ref>). They did a concert tour in Europe in 2004, and co-headlined the 2004 [[Ozzfest]], being named as the "premier act" by almost all US media coverage of the event. Judas Priest and "Ripper" Owens parted amicably, with Owens joining American heavy metal band [[Iced Earth]].

A new studio album, ''[[Angel of Retribution]]'', was released on 1 March 2005 (US) on [[Sony Music]]/[[Epic Records]] to critical and commercial success, earning the band a 2005 [[Metal Hammer]] Golden Gods Award for Best Album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=14029 |title=Metal Hammer Award Winners Announced |website=Metalunderground.com |access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> A global tour in support of the album ensued. As for the band Halford, writing for the fourth release was cut off. After the Retribution tour in June 2006, however, Halford announced he would create his own record company, Metal God Entertainment, where he would release all his solo material under his own control. In November 2006 he remastered his back catalogue and released it exclusively through [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] [[iTunes Store]]. Two new songs allegedly set for the fourth release, "Forgotten Generation" and "Drop Out", were released through iTunes as well.

[[File:JudasPriest.jpg|thumb|Judas Priest in typical [[Heavy metal fashion|heavy metal attire]] performing at the [[VH1 Rock Honors]] in Las Vegas on 25 May 2006.]]
Along with [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] and [[Def Leppard]], Judas Priest was an inaugural inductee into the "[[VH1 Rock Honors]]".<ref name="VH1 rock" /> The ceremony took place on 25 May 2006 in [[Las Vegas Strip|Las Vegas]], Nevada, and first aired on 31 May.<ref name="VH1 rock">{{Cite web |url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/2006/honorees.jhtml?honoree=2 |title= VH1.com: Rock Honors 2006 - Honorees: Judas Priest |date=31 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331094623/http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/rock_honors/2006/honorees.jhtml?honoree=2 |access-date=30 April 2021 |archive-date=31 March 2009}}</ref> Their presentation was preceded by [[Godsmack]] performing a medley of "[[Electric Eye (song)|Electric Eye]]"/"[[Victim of Changes (song)|Victim of Changes]]"/"[[Hell Bent for Leather (song)|Hell Bent for Leather]]." Judas Priest then played "[[Breaking the Law]]", "[[The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)]]" and "[[You've Got Another Thing Comin']]", before which Halford rode a [[Harley-Davidson]] motorcycle onstage.