Judas
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The cult star promised covers of metal staples like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, as well as "a few originals forged in the same cosmic fire."
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Even today, she asks schoolchildren if they have heard of Deep Purple, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden, which she still counts among her favorite bands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Coincidentally, his breakout role came in 2016 when he landed the co-lead as Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
But we’ve never seen one like this before: A Judas kiss that went straight to the heart and shattered their deepest convictions.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2025
The last I saw of Count Dracula was his kissing his hand to me; with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Along the way, he encounters revolutionaries, tyrants, false prophets and actual Judases — not to mention a string of passionate lovers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Several productions have featured female Judases — an added layer of psychological complexity.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2018
These were promptly denounced as turncoats and Judases by Peasant Leader Maniu but remained silent on their dignity.
From Time Magazine Archive
How I hate them: the mass-bullies, the individual Judases.
From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
People carried hoops of Judases elevated on the top of a long pole.
From Aztec Land by Maturin Murray Ballou
