British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have reversed their recent decision to perform as a four-piece on their upcoming tour.

Last Monday (January 10), JUDAS PRIEST announced that it would perform as a quartet when it returns to the road in early March.

A few hours later, the band's touring guitarist Andy Sneap, who co-produced the group's 2018 album "Firepower", released a statement to Blabbermouth.net in which he said that he was "incredibly disappointed" by PRIEST's decision to carry on as a four-piece and thanked the Rob Halford-fronted outfit for the "mind-blowing" opportunity to share the stage with one of his favorite bands.

Meanwhile, PRIEST fans were understandably upset about the band's decision to forgo its classic twin-guitar attack sound and made their feelings known on social media. Some even called for the return of guitarist K.K. Downing, who joined PRIEST in 1970 and remained in the group until 2011.