Judas Priest "Invincible Shield" Drum Setup (Scott Travis, 2024) | MetalForge
Scott Travis recorded Invincible Shield (2024) on a ddrum Dominion Series kit with a ddrum Scott Travis Signature snare.
Complete breakdown of Scott Travis's drum setup on Judas Priest's Invincible Shield (2024) — the band's highest-charting UK album ever (#2), Grammy-nominated...
Frequently Asked Questions
What drum kit does Scott Travis use on Invincible Shield?
On Judas Priest's Invincible Shield (2024), Scott Travis plays the ddrum Dominion Series shell pack in Piano Black finish — two 22"x18" bass drums, 10"x8" and 12"x9" rack toms, and 14"x14" and 16"x16" floor toms. His snare is the ddrum Scott Travis Signature at 14"x6.5" with die-cast hoops. This is the same long-standing setup he used on Firepower (2018) and every Priest album back to Painkiller (1990) — Travis has been a long-time ddrum endorser with no documented brand changes.
Was Invincible Shield Grammy-nominated?
Yes. Invincible Shield's track "Crown of Horns" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2025. It's the third consecutive Judas Priest studio album to earn Grammy recognition, following Redeemer of Souls (2014, "Halls of Valhalla") and Firepower (2018, "Lightning Strike") — both also nominated for Best Metal Performance. The album itself debuted at #2 on the UK Albums Chart, the highest position in the band's history, and reached #18 on the Billboard 200 while topping Billboard's Top Hard Rock Albums chart.
What cymbals does Scott Travis use in 2024?
For Invincible Shield, Scott Travis uses the same Paiste RUDE and 2002 series cymbals that carried him through Firepower (2018) and every Priest album back to Painkiller. His setup includes 14" RUDE Hi-Hats, RUDE and 2002 crashes from 16" to 19", a 22" RUDE Power Ride, and an 18" RUDE China.
How was Invincible Shield recorded, and how did that affect Scott Travis's drumming?
Invincible Shield was recorded with the band members in different locations rather than together in one studio — Scott Travis and guitarist Richie Faulkner tracked in Nashville, Tennessee; Rob Halford recorded vocals in Phoenix, Arizona; and bassist Ian Hill contributed his parts while on tour in Europe. Producer Andy Sneap assembled the pieces and re-amped guitars at his own Backstage Studios in England. Because Travis's drum tracks were recorded early in this process, they functioned as the timing and arrangement reference for the performances layered on afterward — his session consistency was essential to making the distributed recording approach sound cohesive on the finished album.