Editing Angel of Retribution (section)

==Album information==
[[File:Halford 2010.jpg|thumb|left|175px|''Angel of Retribution'' marked the return of vocalist [[Rob Halford]].]]
''Angel of Retribution'' was originally scheduled to be released in late 2004, but the label changed the release date to early 2005, hoping for better sales. Early pressings have the year 2004 printed on the covers. In a descriptive detail about the album, [[Glenn Tipton]] explains, "We've got a lot of energy. We're firing on all cylinders and it's obvious on this album. I think it's the most natural JUDAS PRIEST album. A lot of people who have listened to it have said it's timeless. You couldn't really date it." [[Rob Halford]] adds, "That decade that we were out of each other's company just seems to have vanished in smoke. When we got together to begin writing the new material for 'Angel of Retribution', it was really a continuation of where we would have been had we made the next record after 'Painkiller'. All the pieces were already in place."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-angel-of-retribution-cover-artwork-posted-online/|title=JUDAS PRIEST: 'Angel Of Retribution' Cover Artwork Posted Online|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=15 January 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814022857/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-angel-of-retribution-cover-artwork-posted-online/|archive-date=14 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six of the album's songs have been performed live, with "Hellrider", "Deal With the Devil", "Worth Fighting For" and "Revolution" only appearing on 2005 setlists. "Judas Rising" was also performed in 2005 and returned for the 2011–12 and 2019 tours, and "Angel" being added to the setlist in 2008-9 and then reappearing for a few shows in 2018.