{"id":2464946,"date":"2026-06-18T05:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2464946"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:57:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:57:57","slug":"u-s-bastards-drop-cover-of-classic-judas-priest-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/u-s-bastards-drop-cover-of-classic-judas-priest-song\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Bastards drop cover of classic Judas Priest song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"juiz_sps_links  counters_both juiz_sps_displayed_both\" data-post-id=\"65727\">\n<p class=\"screen-reader-text juiz_sps_maybe_hidden_text\">Share the post &#8220;U.S. Bastards release Judas Priest cover ahead of new album&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Virginia hardcore punk outfit U.S. Bastards have released their take on the classic Judas Priest song \u201cHeading Out to the Highway,\u201d giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, <em>Negligent Discharge<\/em>, which arrives June 19.<\/p>\n<p>Led by former GWAR guitarist Brent Purgason, the track finds the band putting a punk-rock spin on the 1981 favorite while paying tribute to one of their biggest influences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a punk rock band at our core and we wanted to rock one of our favorite songs, by none other than Judas Priest,\u201d Purgason said. \u201cPlus, if Rob Halford can listen to it and text me a thumbs up emoji I can die a happy man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cover will appear on <em>Negligent Discharge<\/em>, the band\u2019s first new album following a lengthy hiatus. The record features 13 tracks, including bonus cover songs by Judas Priest and Mot\u00f6rhead.<\/p>\n<p>Known for their no-frills blend of hardcore punk and speed-fueled rock \u2018n\u2019 roll, U.S. Bastards recently reunited and are preparing to unleash their latest batch of loud, fast, and unapologetic anthems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Bastards Live:<\/strong><br \/>Aug. 14 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 Richmond Music Hall (with X-Cops and Belushi Speed Ball)<\/p>\n<p><em>Negligent Discharge<\/em> arrives June 19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heading out to the Highway\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBNtfnTH9Ys?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Featured photo by Brad Price<\/p>\n<div class=\"awac-wrapper\" id=\"text-30\">\n<div class=\"awac widget text-30\">\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Follow NextMosh On<\/strong>: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nextmosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nextmosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nextmosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/nextmosh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This post may contain affiliate links.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you consent to their use.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"juiz_sps_links  counters_both juiz_sps_displayed_both\" data-post-id=\"65727\">\n<p class=\"screen-reader-text juiz_sps_maybe_hidden_text\">Share the post &#8220;U.S. Bastards release Judas Priest cover ahead of new album&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source nextmosh.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share the post &#8220;U.S. Bastards release Judas Priest cover ahead of new album&#8221; Virginia hardcore punk outfit U.S. Bastards have released their take on the classic Judas Priest song \u201cHeading Out to the Highway,\u201d giving fans another preview of their upcoming album, Negligent Discharge, which arrives June 19. 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