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He aimed to bring heavy metal to American Idol all season long, and James Durbin truly got his chance to do so on last night’s finale.

The impressive artist took to the stage alongside Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford and sang a duet of both :Living After Midnight” and “Breaking the Law.” It was some way to kick off the two-hour show, which culminated in Scotty McCreery being named season 10 champion.

But might we have a case of Chris Daughtry on our hands? It’s not hard to see Durbin going on to enjoy the most successful career of any contestant this year.

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