Nostradamus (album)

Nostradamus
Cover art by Mark Wilkinson
Studio album by
Released16 June 2008
Recorded2006–2007
StudioThe Old Smithy Studio, Kempsey, Worcester, UK
Genre
Length102:48
Label
ProducerGlenn Tipton, K. K. Downing
Judas Priest chronology
Angel of Retribution
(2005)
Nostradamus
(2008)
Redeemer of Souls
(2014)

Nostradamus is the sixteenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Judas Priest. It is the band's first studio double album and first concept album, telling the life story of Nostradamus.

Initially announced for release in late 2006, the album's launch was postponed to 2007 before it was ultimately released on 16 June 2008 on Epic Records. It is the final Judas Priest studio album to feature the Painkiller-era lineup with guitarrist and founding-member K. K. Downing leaving the band in April 2011.

To promote the album, Judas Priest toured with Motörhead, Heaven & Hell, and Testament on the Metal Masters Tour in August 2008. This was followed by a world tour in 2008 and 2009 in support of the album.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic59/100
Review scores
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AllMusic
Blabbermouth5/10
The Boston Phoenix
IGN6.9/10
Mojo
PopMatters5/10
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Rock Hard6/10
Record Collector
Sputnikmusic2/5