On 27 January 2011, it was announced that Judas Priest was in the process of writing new material; the band also clarified their plans for the future, saying, "this is by no means the end of the band.
Den 27. januar 2011 annoncerede Judas Priest at de var igang med at skrive nyt materiale; bandet klargjorde også deres planer for fremtiden, da de sagde "dette er på ingen måde slutningen på bandet.