Judas Priest’s Rob Halford Teases “War Pigs” Duet with Ozzy Osbourne: “It’s Just Colossal”

Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford has revealed that a duet of “War Pigs” recorded with the late Ozzy Osbourne is set to be released soon.

Halford discussed the track — an alternate version of Judas Priest’s recent cover of “War Pigs” featuring Ozzy’s vocals — in a new interview on Full Metal Jackie’s radio show (as transcribed by Loudwire).

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Halford said the new version is “waiting in the wings” and will be released following “the rigmarole of legal clearance and so on.” Continuing, he added that it was Sharon Osbourne who suggested the idea of Ozzy singing on Priest’s cover of “War Pigs.”

“She approached me with this idea, she said, ‘I love your version of ‘War Pigs.’ Is there a way we can get Ozzy?’ I was [like], ‘You’re asking me? This is gonna happen,’” Halford recalled. “So you get Ozzy singing a line and then I’m singing a line and Ozzy’s singing a line and I’m singing a line. It’s the first ever time in my entire life that I’ve been able to do a duet with Ozzy and I’m so eternally grateful and blessed that I was able to do that.”

“It’s just colossal,” added Halford. “When you hear Priest’s ‘War Pigs’ with Ozzy singing on that track, it’s just going to a really special place.”

An official release date has yet to be set, but the Metal God said that artwork is being finalized and “the green button’s almost ready to go.” He expects it drop “pretty soon.”

In the meantime, Halford and Judas Priest will be on the road for a fall co-headlining tour with Alice Cooper. Dates kick off Tuesday (September 16th) in Biloxi, Mississippi, and run through October 26th in Houston. Get tickets here.

Revisit Judas Priest’s previously released cover of “War Pigs” below.