Judas Priest lends a song to Honda minivan

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Honda has come a long way since Mike Love’s appreciation for its “groovy little motorbike,” because now, the Honda Odyssey is using a song (“The Hellion”) by heavy-metal legends Judas Priest in the spot below (which might as well be for Marshall amplifiers, given how prominent their logo is). This pairing makes more sense than you might think. Not only can Judas Priest provide a soundtrack for this van, they could be airbrushed on the side of it.

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