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Performing at the Southland Ballroom in Raleigh, North Carolina on Saturday December 15, 2012.

JUDAS PRIESTESS is an all-girl tribute band to JUDAS PRIEST. Formed in 2009, this striking group of leather and chain-clad, multi-talented, NYC based women rockers has created a world-wide reputation, complete with rave reviews from music critics, adoring fans and has the blessing of the Metal God himself, Rob Halford. Legendary Judas Priest guitarist, KK Downing, featured the group on the Third Anniversary of his Steel Mill website, which called them Metal's top female tribute! Al Atkins, original Judas Priest vocalist and co-author of Victim of Changes contacted the band to say "You women rock - fantastic version of Victim!"

In two short years, JUDAS PRIESTESS has performed at festivals, motorcycle rallies, charities and special events. The band shared the stage with Twisted Sister at Dee Snider's Bikers for Babies charity rally for the March of Dimes in Long Island, NY. They have opened up for legendary pioneers of doom metal, Pentagram. In Spring 2011, Cape Fear Harley Davidson sponsored JUDAS PRIESTESS performance at the Rock Shop Music Hall in Fayetteville, NC. They immediately followed that date as the headline attraction opening weekend at Myrtle Beach Bike Week in South Carolina at SBB 4-Corners. They were featured on the cover of the Myrtle Beach Sun News KICKS! Section (June 17, 2011) in an article about the world's best tribute bands. The band was featured in an episode of the 'biker' show, "Ride On America". JUDAS PRIESTESS headlined the Indian Larry Motorcycles Block Party in Brooklyn, NY in September 2011.

October 2011 they headlined a special Halloween event in NYC's iconic Penn Station, sharing the spotlight with world famous Madame Tussand's, and Broadway's "Rock of Ages". JUDAS PRIESTESS headlined HIXONFEST in NYC (2010) with Richard Christie of Iced Earth and the Howard Stern show. The band also headlined Massachusetts's first all-girl band festival Metal Galz Rule!

The band's spectacular front woman, MilitiA, has been called by the French Music Press "the true cross between Rob Halford and Tina Turner". MilitiA has been Dee Snider's lead vocalist in his heavy metal orchestra "Van Helsing's Curse"; has toured Europe with Jesus Christ Superstar; has performed with Nancy Sinatra, Cyndi Lauper, Taylor Dayne and Sandra Bernhard. MilitiA's vocal prowess and stunning stage presence combined with the impressive and stellar musicians that comprise JUDAS PRIESTESS:

D Mercedes (founder) on lead guitar, was also the founder/guitarist of the groundbreaking NY punk/early hardcore group The Stimulators and spent 2 years rocking out in the well-known all-girl Motley Crue tribute Girls Girls Girls! before starting JUDAS PRIESTESS. Extraordinary Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer considers D Mercedes "one of my guitar heroes".

Bassist Gyda Gash (founder) has a long-standing solid gold reputation as the first lady of doom from her days in Angel Rot and has many laudable and interesting achievements under her belt.

JoSette on 2nd guitar, a member since late 2010, comes with a renowned reputation as a 'kick ass female guitarist." She got her rock training in her first band, the all-girl Hari Kari managed by Eric Carr from KISS.

The newest addition in 2012 is the double bass pounding heavy metal drum goddess Hillary Blaze from the Boston based all-girl band Jaded. Hillary is notorious for bringing the FIRE and the thunder!

MilitiA - vocals
D Mercedes - lead guitar
Josette - guitar
Gyda Gash - bass
Hillary Blaze - drums

web site...
http://www.judaspriestessband.com