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Judas Priest

April 12, 2023

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band had struggled with indifferent record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980, when they rose to commercial success with the album British Steel.

Judas Priest
Judas Priest at Wacken Open Air 2018
Background information
OriginBirmingham, England[1]
GenresHeavy metal
Years active1969[1]–present
Labels
Spinoffs
Members
Past members
Websitejudaspriest.com

The band's membership has seen much turnover, including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s and the departure of singer Rob Halford in 1992. Tim "Ripper" Owens, formerly of Winter's Bane, replaced Halford in 1996 and recorded two albums with Judas Priest, before Halford returned to the band in 2003. The current line-up consists of Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis. The band's best-selling album is 1982's Screaming for Vengeance, with their most commercially successful line-up featuring Hill, Halford, Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Although not original members, Tipton and Hill are the only two of the band to appear on every album.

Halford's operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound of Downing and Tipton have been a major influence on heavy metal bands. Judas Priest's image of leather, spikes, and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s. The Guardian referred to British Steel as the record that defines heavy metal. Despite a decline in exposure during the mid-1990s, the band has once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006, receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010, and having their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series. In 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[2] As of 2023, longtime touring guitarist Andy Sneap becomes an official member of Judas Priest via Rob Halford.

History

Origins (1969–1974)

Judas Priest was formed in 1969 in Birmingham,[1][3] England, by lead vocalist Al Atkins and bassist Brian "Bruno" Stapenhill, with John Perry on guitars and John "Fezza" Partridge on drums. Perry committed suicide at age 18,[4] and amongst the replacements the band auditioned was future Judas Priest guitarist Kenny "K. K." Downing; at the time, they turned him down in favour of 17-year-old multi-instrumentalist Ernest Chataway, who had played with Birmingham band Black Sabbath when they were still called Earth.[5] Stapenhill came up with the name Judas Priest from Bob Dylan's song "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" on the album John Wesley Harding.[6] Partridge was replaced in 1970 by drummer Fred Woolley, who later re-joined Chataway and Stapenhill in the band Bullion.[7] No member of that early line-up lasted long enough to play on the band's recordings, though several songs co-written by Atkins appeared on their first two albums.[5]

The band recorded a two-song demo "Good Time Woman" and "We'll Stay Together" and eventually gained a three-album recording contract with the label Immediate in late 1969 after a gig in Walsall,[a] but the label went out of business before an album could be recorded, and the band split in 1970. Late in the year, Atkins found a heavy rock band called Freight rehearsing without a singer, made up of K. K. Downing on guitars, his childhood friend Ian "Skull" Hill on bass, and drummer John Ellis.[8] He joined them, and they took on Atkins' defunct band's name. Their first gig was on 6 March 1971. Ellis quit later that year and was replaced with Alan Moore. Early shows included Hendrix and Quatermass covers, and in 1972, the set list included the originals "Never Satisfied", "Winter", and the show-closer "Caviar and Meths".[9] July 1971 also saw them making a 45 rpm demo of "Mind Conception" with "Holy is the Man" on the B side for the Zella Records label.

Moore left and was replaced with Chris "Congo" Campbell (born Christopher Louis Campbell, 19 December 1952, Birmingham) and the band joined the management agency of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, Iommi Management Agency.[b] Atkins continued to write material for the band—including "Whiskey Woman", which became the base for the Judas Priest staple "Victim of Changes"—but as finances were tight and he had a family to support, he played his last gigs with the band in December 1972.[11] Campbell left soon afterwards, later to surface in the band Machine,[12] and the band enlisted two members of the band Hiroshima: drummer John Hinch and vocalist Rob Halford, the brother of Hill's girlfriend.[c] Halford and Hinch played their first show with Judas Priest in May 1973 at The Townhouse in Wellington. The show was recorded and part of it released in 2019 on the compilation "Downer-Rock Asylum" on the Audio Archives label along with one live song from the Atkins era.

Judas Priest made their first tour of continental Europe in early 1974 and they returned to England that April to sign a recording deal with the label Gull.[14] Gull suggested adding a fifth member to fill in the band's sound; they took on as a second lead guitarist Glenn Tipton,[14] whose group The Flying Hat Band were also managed by Iommi's agency.[10]

Rocka Rolla (1974–1975)

Judas Priest went into the studio in June–July 1974 with Black Sabbath producer Rodger Bain.[15] The band released their debut single "Rocka Rolla" that August[citation needed] and followed in September with an album of the same name.[15] The album features a variety of styles—straight-up rock, heavy riffing, and progressive.[16]

Technical problems during the recording contributed to the poor sound quality of the record. Producer Rodger Bain, whose resume included Black Sabbath's first three albums as well as Budgie's first album, dominated the production of the album and made decisions with which the band did not agree.[17] Bain also chose to leave fan favourites from the band's live set, such as "Tyrant", "Genocide" and "The Ripper", off the album and he cut the song "Caviar and Meths" from a 10-minute song down to a 2-minute instrumental.

The tour for Rocka Rolla was Judas Priest's first international tour[18] with dates in Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark including one show at Hotel Klubben[19] in Tønsberg, one hour from Oslo, Norway, which scored them a somewhat negative review in the local press.[20] The album flopped upon release, leaving Priest in dire financial straits. Priest attempted to secure a deal with Gull Records to get a monthly pay of £50, however, because Gull Records were struggling as well, they declined.[21]

Sad Wings of Destiny (1975–1977)

The band performed "Rocka Rolla" on BBC Two's The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, as well as the "Dreamer Deceiver"–"Deceiver" pair the year before the songs appeared on Sad Wings of Destiny.[22] Hinch left the band for reasons that are disputed and was replaced with Alan Moore,[23] who returned to the band in October 1975.[24] Finances were tight: band members restricted themselves to one meal a day—and several took on part-time work—while they recorded their follow-up album on a budget of £2,000.[25] The group intended to make an album mixing straight-ahead rock with a progressive edge.[26]

The band recorded Sad Wings of Destiny over two weeks in November and December 1975 at Rockfield Studios in Wales.[27] The band stayed sober during the 12-hour recording sessions.[26] The cover depicts a struggling, grounded angel surrounded by flames and wearing a devil's three-pronged cross,[28] which became the band's symbol.[29] The album was released in March 1976,[30] with "The Ripper" as lead single.[31] The band supported the album with a headlining tour[24] of the UK from April to June 1976.[32] By this time Halford joked that fans should burn their copies of Rocka Rolla.[33]

The album had little commercial success at first[34][35][better source needed] and had difficulty getting noticed due to critical competition from the rise of punk rock,[36] though it peaked at No. 48 in the UK and had a positive review in Rolling Stone.[24] Fans, critics, and the band have since come to see Sad Wings of Destiny as the album on which Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image.[29] It features heavy riffing and complex song arrangements that Tipton and Downing have said were inspired by the factories of The Black Country.[37] The album's centrepiece "Victim of Changes" evolved from a combination of Atkins' "Whiskey Woman" and Halford's "Red Light Woman", and went on to become a fan favourite.[28]

The band grew dissatisfied with Gull;[38] the tight finances led Moore to leave the band a second time[when?]—this time permanently.[39] Sad Wings of Destiny caught the attention of CBS Records, and with the help of new manager David Hemmings, the band signed with CBS and received a £60,000 budget for their next album. The signing required breaking their contract with Gull, resulting in the rights to the first two albums and all related recordings—including demos—becoming property of Gull.[38] Gull periodically repackaged and re-released the material from these albums.[40]

Major label debut (1977–1979)

Judas Priest recorded their major-label debut, Sin After Sin, in January 1977 at The Who's Ramport Studios, with Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover as producer.[41] Moore left again during the sessions[timeframe?] and was replaced with session drummer Simon Phillips.[42] The album features significant developments in heavy metal technique, in particular its use of double-kick drumming on tracks such as "Dissident Aggressor",[43] and includes a pop-metal cover of "Diamonds & Rust" by folk singer Joan Baez.[44]

Sin After Sin appeared in April 1977.[5] It was the first Priest record under a major label, CBS, and the first of eleven consecutive albums to be certified Gold or higher by the RIAA.[45] Phillips declined to become a permanent member of Judas Priest, so the band hired Les Binks on Glover's recommendation. Together, they recorded 1978's Stained Class, produced by Dennis MacKay, and Killing Machine (released in America as Hell Bent for Leather).[46] Binks, credited with co-writing "Beyond the Realms of Death", now regarded as one of the band's classics, was an accomplished and technically skilled drummer and his addition added a dexterous edge to the band's sound.[original research?] Binks also played on Unleashed in the East (1979), which was recorded live in Japan during the Killing Machine tour. While the first three Judas Priest albums had considerable traces of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple in them, as well as ballads, Stained Class did not contain any ballads aside from "Beyond the Realms of Death".[citation needed] Killing Machine was the first nod to a more commercial sound, with simpler songs that brought back some blues influences. At about the same time, the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" image.[47]

Mainstream success years (1979–1991)

 
Judas Priest performing in 1981, during their World Wide Blitz Tour

Following the release of Killing Machine (1978) was the live release from the supporting tour, Unleashed in the East (1979). It was the first of many Judas Priest albums to go platinum. There was some criticism of the band's use of studio enhancements and overdubbing in what was marketed as a live album.[48][better source needed] By this point the playing style of the band had grown progressively heavier, with live versions of songs such as "Exciter", "Tyrant" and "Diamonds and Rust" sounding much heavier and faster than their studio counterparts.[49]

Les Binks quit in late 1979, as he was unhappy with the band's manager Mike Dolan's decision not to pay him for his performance on the live album,[50] so they replaced him with Dave Holland, formerly of the band Trapeze. With this line-up, Judas Priest recorded six studio and one live album, which garnered different degrees of critical and financial success.

In 1980, the band released British Steel. The songs were shorter and had more mainstream radio hooks, but retained the familiar heavy metal feel. Tracks such as "United", "Breaking the Law", and "Living After Midnight" were frequently played on the radio. The next release, 1981's Point of Entry, followed the same formula, and the tour in support of the album featured new songs such as "Solar Angels" and "Heading Out to the Highway".

The 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance featured "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", which became a major radio hit in the US. Songs such as "Electric Eye" and "Riding on the Wind" also appeared on this album, and proved to be popular live. "(Take These) Chains" (by Bob Halligan Jr) was released as a single and received heavy airplay. This album went Double Platinum.[51]

On 29 May 1983, the band played on Heavy Metal Day of the US Festival, a music festival in San Bernardino, California sponsored by Steve Wozniak. The band was fourth in the line-up that also included Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, Scorpions, and Van Halen.

 
Downing and Tipton performing in San Sebastián, Spain, during their Metal Conqueror Tour of 1984

Priest continued their success through the mid-1980s. "Freewheel Burning", released in 1983, was a regular on rock radio. Its album Defenders of the Faith was released the following year. Some critics dubbed it "Screaming for Vengeance II", due to its musical similarity to the previous album.[52]

On 13 July 1985, Judas Priest, along with Black Sabbath and other performers, played Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Their setlist was "Living After Midnight", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" and "(You've Got) Another Thing Comin'".

Turbo was released in April 1986. The band adopted a more colourful stage look and gave their music a more mainstream feel by adding guitar synthesizers. The album also went Platinum and had a successful arena tour in support, with 100 concerts in North America, Europe and Japan in 1986. A live album recorded on the tour, titled Priest...Live!, was released the next year, offering live tracks from the era. The video documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was created by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn in 1986. It documents the heavy metal fans waiting on 31 May 1986 for a Judas Priest concert (with special guests Dokken) at the Capital Center (later renamed US Airways Arena) in Landover, Maryland.

 
Rob Halford in 1988. One of Priest's trademark stage stunts was to have Halford ride a motorbike on stage.

In May 1988, Ram It Down was released, featuring several reworked songs left over from Turbo, in addition to new songs. The band recorded three tracks with pop producers Stock-Aitken-Waterman: two originals, "Runaround"[53] and "I Will Return",[54] and a cover of The Stylistics' hit "You Are Everything". Producer Matt Aitken said of the sessions, "I think it was ill-conceived, it was unlikely it was going to work. But we went into it with the spirit of optimism, and we did the best with them, within the parameters within which we would be prepared to work. We weren't going to use live drum kits and stuff, and that probably made it a no go from the start. I have no idea why we were working with Judas Priest really, but I think we made a good fist of a heavy metal song. I think it sounded alright."[55] The tracks were ultimately not included on this album due to a management decision.

A reviewer has called Ram It Down a "stylistic evolution" that resulted from the band's "attempt to rid themselves of the tech synthesiser approach ... and return to the traditional metal of their fading glory days". The reviewer argued the album showed "how far behind they were lagging ... the thrashers they helped influence" in earlier years.[56] In 1989, longtime drummer Dave Holland left the band.

In September 1990, the Painkiller album used a new drummer, Scott Travis (formerly from Racer X), who gave the band an edgier sound thanks to his heavy use of double pedals. This comeback album also dropped the 1980s-style synthesisers for all songs except "A Touch of Evil". The tour used bands such as Annihilator, Megadeth, Pantera, Sepultura and Testament as opening bands, and culminated in the Rock in Rio performance in Brazil in front of 100,000+ fans.

Part of the Judas Priest stage show often featured Halford riding onstage on a Harley-Davidson motorbike, dressed in motorcycle leathers and sunglasses. During a Toronto show in August 1991, Halford was seriously injured as he rode on stage, when he collided with a drum riser hidden behind clouds of dry ice mist. Though the show was delayed, he performed the set before going to a hospital. Hill later noted "he must have been in agony". In a 2007 interview, Halford claimed the accident had nothing to do with his departure from the band.[57]

Subliminal message trial

In 1990, Judas Priest was the subject of civil action in the United States which alleged that the band was responsible for an incident in Sparks, Nevada, in 1985 in which 20-year-old James Vance and 18-year-old Raymond Belknap shot themselves.[58] On the evening of 23 December 1985, Vance and Belknap went to a church playground with a 12-gauge shotgun with the purpose of committing suicide. They had consumed alcohol and marijuana earlier that evening. The lawsuit alleged that the pair had been listening to Judas Priest's 1978 album Stained Class that night. Belknap was the first to place the shotgun under his chin, and died instantly after pulling the trigger. Some time later, Vance also shot himself, but succeeded only in disfiguring himself by blowing away the lower half of his face. Vance died three years later of a suspected drug overdose.[59]

Lawyers representing the Belknap and Vance families alleged that a subliminal message urging them to "do it" had been embedded in the song "Better by You, Better than Me", a cover of a 1969 Spooky Tooth song. Judas Priest had recorded the cover at the urging of their record company after the rest of Stained Class had been completed. Plaintiffs alleged that this subliminal command was the trigger which led directly to the pair deciding to shoot themselves.[58] Vance's parents claimed that their son had been troubled for a long time prior to the suicide pact, but had recently "changed for the better" and had re-embraced his family's Christian faith before the "garbage music" of Judas Priest had again led him astray. The trial lasted from 16 July to 24 August 1990, when the lawsuit was dismissed by the judge, who ruled that the so-called subliminal message "was a coincidental convergence of a guitar chord with an exhalation pattern".[58] One of the defense witnesses, Dr. Timothy E. Moore, wrote an article for Skeptical Inquirer chronicling the trial.[58] The trial was covered in a 1991 documentary film, Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance Vs. Judas Priest.[60]

Halford's departure and Ripper years (1991–2003)

After the Painkiller Tour in 1991, Halford left Judas Priest. In September 1991, there were indications of internal tensions within the band. Halford went on to form a street-style thrash metal group named Fight, with Scott Travis on drums for the recording sessions. He formed this band to explore new musical territory, but due to contractual obligations, he remained with Judas Priest until May 1992.[61] In his 2020 memoir Confess, Halford blamed his departure on a ‘miscommunication’, rather than an intentional desire to quit the band.[62]

Halford collaborated with Judas Priest in the release of a compilation album entitled Metal Works '73–'93 to commemorate their 20th anniversary. He also appeared in a video by the same title, documenting their history, in which his departure from the band was officially announced later that year.

Tim "Ripper" Owens, who had previously sung in Winter's Bane and a Judas Priest tribute band called British Steel, was hired in 1996 as Judas Priest's new singer. This line-up released two studio albums, Jugulator in 1997 (in 1999, the song "Bullet Train" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance[63]) and Demolition in 2001. A considerable stylistic departure from prior releases, the former has been characterised as groove metal and the latter as nu metal, both receiving mixed reviews.[citation needed] The line-up also gave rise to two live double-albums – '98 Live Meltdown and Live in London (2003), the latter of which had a live DVD counterpart.

In a February 1998 interview on MTV, Halford came out as gay.[64]

Reunion and Angel of Retribution (2003–2006)

 
The reunited Judas Priest performing in 2005

After eleven years apart, faced with an ever-growing demand for a reunion, Judas Priest and Rob Halford announced they would reunite in July 2003, to coincide with the release of the Metalogy box set (despite Halford's earlier insistence that he "would never do it"[65]). They did a concert tour in Europe in 2004, and co-headlined the 2004 Ozzfest, being named as the "premier act" by almost all US media coverage of the event. Judas Priest and "Ripper" Owens parted amicably, with Owens joining American heavy metal band Iced Earth.

A new studio album, Angel of Retribution, was released on 1 March 2005 (US) on Sony Music/Epic Records to critical and commercial success, earning the band a 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Album.[66] A global tour in support of the album ensued. As for the band Halford, writing for the fourth release was cut off. After the Retribution tour in June 2006, however, Halford announced he would create his own record company, Metal God Entertainment, where he would release all his solo material under his own control. In November 2006 he remastered his back catalogue and released it exclusively through Apple's iTunes Store. Two new songs allegedly set for the fourth release, "Forgotten Generation" and "Drop Out", were released through iTunes as well.

 
Judas Priest in typical heavy metal attire performing at the VH1 Rock Honors in Las Vegas on 25 May 2006.

Along with Queen, Kiss and Def Leppard, Judas Priest was an inaugural inductee into the "VH1 Rock Honors".[67] The ceremony took place 25 May 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and first aired on 31 May.[67] Their presentation was preceded by Godsmack performing a medley of "Electric Eye"/"Victim of Changes"/"Hell Bent for Leather." Judas Priest then played "Breaking the Law", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" and "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", before which Halford rode a Harley onstage.

Nostradamus (2006–2010)

In a June 2006 interview with MTV.com, Halford said of the group's concept album about the 16th-century French writer Nostradamus, "Nostradamus is all about metal, isn't he? He was an alchemist as well as a seer – a person of extraordinary talent. He had an amazing life that was full of trial and tribulation and joy and sorrow. He's a very human character and a world-famous individual. You can take his name and translate it into any language and everybody knows about him, and that's important because we're dealing with a worldwide audience."[68] In addition to digging new lyrical ground for the band, the album would contain musical elements which might surprise fans. "It's going to have a lot of depth", Halford said. "There'll be a lot of symphonic elements. We might orchestrate it, without it being overblown. There may be a massive choir at parts and keyboards will be featured more prominently, whereas they've always been in the background before."[68] The album Nostradamus was released in June 2008; the band began a support tour in that same month.[69]

In early February 2009, the band joined the ranks of bands speaking out against ticket-touting ("scalping"), issuing a statement condemning the practice of selling tickets at well above face value, and urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources.[70] In the same month, Judas Priest continued their tour, bringing their "Priest Feast" (with guests Megadeth and Testament) to multiple arenas in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland in February and March 2009. From there the tour progressed to multiple venues in Sweden. Later in March, Judas Priest performed in Portugal (at Lisbon on the Atlantic Pavilion), which they had not visited since 2005. The tour then continued to Milan, Italy, and then Paris, France; Halford had last performed with Judas Priest in Paris in 1991.

 
Judas Priest headlined the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2008.

From June through August 2009, Judas Priest completed a North American tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of British Steel (1980); the album was performed in its entirety on each tour date, with some other songs thrown in. This tour was to be a joint effort with fellow Englishman David Coverdale and Whitesnake. Unfortunately, Whitesnake would have to leave the tour after the show in Denver, Colorado on 11 August 2009 due to Coverdale falling ill with a serious throat infection; he was advised to stop singing immediately to avoid permanently damaging his vocal cords.[71][72]

On 14 July 2009, Judas Priest released a new live album, featuring 11 previously unreleased live tracks from the 2005 and 2008 world tours, A Touch of Evil: Live. The performance of "Dissident Aggressor" won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.[73]

In May 2010, Halford said the band had been offered a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but "we've just never been there when they wanted to do the ceremony." He also revealed that a Nostradamus tour was still being contemplated: "We were in Hollywood recently and met with some producers and agents, so there are a lot of things going on behind the scenes."[74]

Downing's retirement and Epitaph World Tour (2010–2011)

Judas Priest announced on 7 December 2010, that their Epitaph World Tour would be the band's farewell tour and would run up until 2012.[75] In a January 2011 interview, Halford said about the band's impending retirement: "I think it's time, you know. We're not the first band to say farewell, it's just the way everyone comes to at some point and we're gonna say a few more things early next year, so I think the main thing that we just want to ask everybody to consider is don't be sad about this, start celebrating and rejoicing over all the great things we've done in Judas Priest."[76]

 
Judas Priest performing at the Sauna Open Air in 2011

On 27 January 2011, it was announced that Judas Priest was in the process of writing new material; the band also clarified their plans for the future, saying, "this is by no means the end of the band. In fact, we are presently writing new material, but we do intend this to be the last major world tour."[77] Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles on 26 May of the new material Glenn Tipton said: "It's quite a mixed bag. Really, there's more sentiment on this album. In a way, I suppose, it's also our farewell album, although it might not be our last one. There are some anthems on there, which pay tribute to our fans".[78]

On 20 April 2011, it was announced that K. K. Downing had retired from the band and would not complete the Epitaph World Tour. Downing cited differences with the band and the management, and a breakdown in their relationship. Richie Faulkner, guitarist for Lauren Harris' band, was announced as his replacement for the Epitaph World Tour.[79] Downing's retirement left bassist Ian Hill as the longest-serving member of the band.

On 25 May 2011, Judas Priest played during the finale of American Idol season 10 with James Durbin, making it their first live performance without K.K. Downing.[80] The band played a mixture of two songs: "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law".[80]

On 7 June 2011, the band announced that it planned to release the box set Single Cuts, a collection of singles, the following August.[81]

Redeemer of Souls (2011–2015)

In an August 2011 interview with Billboard, Halford explained that he and Tipton had "about 12 or 14 tracks completely mapped out" for a new studio album, with four of those tracks already recorded and mixed.[82] The band made a point to take its time with the album, with Halford explaining "I'm of the attitude it'll be ready when it's ready ... I don't think we're going to slack off. We're determined to do a lot of work and be just as dedicated as we've always been and take a lot of care and attention with all the songs. We're not going to just bang this one out, so to speak."[83]

On 13 September 2011, Priest announced its plans to release a new compilation album, The Chosen Few, a set of Priest songs chosen by other iconic heavy metal musicians.[84]

On 5 June 2013, Halford confirmed that the Epitaph World Tour would not be the band's final tour.[85] On 22 December, Judas Priest released a short Christmas message on their official website, which confirmed that they would be releasing their next album in 2014.[86]

On 17 March 2014 at the Ronnie James Dio Awards in Los Angeles, Halford announced that the band's 17th studio album was finished.[87] On 28 April, the band released the album's title track "Redeemer of Souls" for streaming on their official website.[88] On 14 May 2014, the band's original guitarist Ernie Chataway died at the age of 62 from cancer, as reported by vocalist Al Atkins.[89] Redeemer of Souls was released on 8 July 2014. It sold around 32,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 6 on The Billboard 200 chart, the band's highest charting position in the US after the double-disc concept album, Nostradamus, debuted at No. 11. This was the band's first top 10 album in the US.[90] The band went on tour in support of the album which ran from 1 October 2014 until 17 December 2015. The Redeemer of Souls Tour led to the sixth live album Battle Cry, which was released on 25 March 2016 after being recorded at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on 1 August 2015.[91][92][93]

Firepower and Tipton's retirement from touring (2015–2019)

 
Judas Priest performing at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on 19 April 2018, as part of the Firepower World Tour, which featured Andy Sneap filling in for Glenn Tipton on guitar.

In a November 2015 interview with Reverb.com, Richie Faulkner said that the band would start work on their eighteenth studio album in 2016.[94] In April 2016, Loudwire posted a photo showing Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton and Faulkner himself in the studio beginning the process of the album,[95] with Halford confirming in a radio interview that it would be ready by early 2017.[96] During an interview at the 2016 edition of the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, Halford expressed dissatisfaction on making an album similar to Redeemer of Souls.[97] Faulkner then stated that the band would begin recording in January 2017 and also said that they would not go on tour until 2018.[98]

In March 2017, the band entered the studio to begin the recording process, with support from long time producer Tom Allom, along with former Sabbat guitarist and producer Andy Sneap and engineer Mike Exeter, who worked with the band on the previous album. This marked the first time since 1988's Ram It Down that they had worked with Allom.[99][100] In an April 2017 interview with Planet Rock, Halford said that the band was "coming to some of the final moments" of completion of the new album. He also promised "a very exciting 2018 period" with a world tour taking place in 2018.[101] In an Instagram post in June 2017, Sneap said that the band completed tracking.[102]

The eighteenth album, Firepower, was released on 9 March 2018, with a world tour taking place thereafter, beginning in North America with Saxon and Black Star Riders as their support acts.[103][104][105]

On 12 February 2018, Glenn Tipton revealed that he had Parkinson's disease and would step down from touring. According to the band, the disease's progression left him unable to play the more challenging material. Tipton stated that he was still a member of the band despite his diagnosis and did not rule out future on-stage appearances. Andy Sneap was then announced as his replacement for the tour.[106] Richie Faulkner later assured fans that Tipton would perform with the band "at some point in the tour."[107] At the 20 March 2018 show in Newark, New Jersey, Tipton joined the band on stage to perform "Metal Gods", "Breaking the Law" and "Living After Midnight", then "Victim of Changes" and "No Surrender" on later dates.[108] He continued to appear for encores throughout the remainder of the Firepower World Tour.[109][110][111]

On 29 January 2019, Judas Priest's European tour with Ozzy Osbourne was cancelled after Osbourne experienced a severe upper-respiratory infection.[112] The band later confirmed that the tour was rescheduled to 2020.[113][114]

Upcoming 19th studio album and 50th anniversary (2019–present)

In a March 2019 interview with Australia's May the Rock Be With You, Rob Halford stated that there would be a new studio album in the foreseeable future,[115] and that Tipton had already started composing riffs.[116] Bassist Ian Hill said that the band had "some very strong ideas that were left out of Firepower which we never got around to completing. So it's very much on the cards. When that will happen, I don't know."[117] Despite Tipton's condition, Faulkner said that he would "very much be involved in the creation of the next record."[118] Halford said that the band began compiling ideas for the next album, but said that Firepower would be difficult to top.[119]

The writing sessions began in February 2020,[120][121] with Andy Sneap and Tom Allom returning to contribute to the album's production.[122] Faulkner said that a month's worth of songs was written prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns, and that the band would eventually begin composing material.[123] Halford said that Tipton contributed material during the writing process,[124] describing the songs as "monsters. Even in a very, very rough, primitive stage, they're great — they're really, really good."[125] He explained that the album would capture "the emotion of what we're going through together."[126]

Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in 2020 in Europe and North America, but was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic;[127][128][129][130] however, due to its continued presence, the European leg was pushed back to 2022.[131] They returned to the stage on 15 August 2021 as they headlined the Bloodstock Open Air festival, once again rejoined by Tipton for the encore songs.[132][133] As the tour began on 8 September,[134] the remainder of the US tour was postponed as Faulkner was hospitalized for major medical heart condition issues.[135] It was rescheduled for the spring of 2022 with Queensrÿche as their support band,[136] while the European leg with Ozzy Osbourne was rescheduled for 2023.[137] However, Osbourne cancelled all shows for that year for health reasons.[138]

On 29 April 2021, former drummer John Hinch died at the age of 73, as confirmed by Halford on Instagram.[139][140] When speaking about the upcoming album, Halford said that the band had "a bunch of great new ideas for tracks, lots of really strong demos", describing it as being "a very potent record".[141] Ian Hill said that there was enough material for at least an album or two,[142] expressing doubt that it would be released before 2023 due to the band's tour schedule.[143] Halford confirmed Tipton's appearance on the album.[144]

In January 2022, Judas Priest announced the departure of Andy Sneap as he would shift his focus on his production work while the band continued as a quartet;[145] however, the decision was retracted and he was reinstated.[146][147][148][149] In regards to the album's musical direction, Faulkner and Halford said that it would take a more progressive approach than Firepower,[150][151] but Faulkner elaborated on its meaning.[152][153] Tipton assured that it would be "what every Priest fan will want",[154] while explaining that the tracks may or may not fancy the fans taste, but expressed satisfaction in its sound.[155] Faulkner described it being different to Firepower.[156] While the album was completely written, he said that "we need to record it properly and everything like that. So it's not really anywhere near done. But when it's done, it's done."[157] Halford indicated that it would not be released until 2023 or 2024.[158] He later confirmed its release for 2024.[159]

On 5 November 2022, Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as they received the Musical Excellence Award. The other inductees included were former members K.K. Downing, Les Binks and Dave Holland. The band performed a three song set with Downing and Binks on stage.[160][161][162][163][164][165]

Musical style and influence

Musical style

Judas Priest's style has always been rooted in heavy metal, and many of their albums reflect diverse aspects of the genre. For example, their first album, Rocka Rolla (1974), is primarily rooted in heavy blues rock. From Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) through Stained Class (1978), their style was somewhat progressive, with complex guitar passages and poetic lyrics. Songs would often shift in dynamics and tempo, and the music was some of the heaviest of its day. This would later have a major influence on progressive metal and stoner rock bands.[citation needed] 1977's Sin After Sin used a combination of double bass drum (or "double kick") and rapid 16th-note bass rhythms combined with rapid 16th-note guitar rhythms used by Black Sabbath, Venom, and Motörhead that came to define the genre.[166] While the double-bass rhythms of Judas Priest are generally measured and technical, the song "Dissident Aggressor" (1977) pushed an increase in "tempo and aggression" which was later adopted by other bands with a much harder-edged approach.[166]

Starting with their fifth album, Killing Machine (1978), the band began to incorporate a more commercial, radio-friendly style to their music. British Steel has been referred to as the "record that, more than any other, codified what we mean by heavy metal".[167] The lyrics and music were simplified, and this style prevailed up to their seventh album, Point of Entry (1981). With their eighth album, Screaming for Vengeance (1982), the band incorporated a balance of these two styles. This continued on Defenders of the Faith (1984). With the follow-up album, Turbo (1986), the band incorporated guitar synthesizers into its signature heavy metal sound. On 1988's Ram It Down the band retained some of the more commercial qualities of Turbo but also returned to some of the fast tempo heavy metal found on their earlier works. This fast-tempo style continued with 1990's Painkiller. Jugulator (1997) tried to incorporate some of the 1990s contemporary groove metal styles. Demolition (2001) has a more traditional heavy metal sound with nu metal elements. Following the return of Halford for Angel of Retribution and Nostradamus, the band returned to the style of its early albums.[168]

The band's popularity and status as one of the exemplary and influential heavy metal bands has earned them the nickname "Metal Gods" from their song of the same name.[169]

Vocal style and influences

Halford listened to and was influenced by Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Janis Joplin and Robert Plant as a vocalist. He learned to push to the limits of his vocal abilities by their vocal demonstrations on record.[170] He developed a powerful, operatic vocal style with an impressive range from lower throaty growls to ear-piercing high screams with strong vibrato. He was also a fan of Freddie Mercury, referring to him as his ultimate hero.[171]

Media recognition and legacy

Judas Priest have influenced a great deal of metal music since the late 1970s. They were ranked by MTV as the second "Greatest Metal Band" of all time (after Black Sabbath), and VH1 named them the 78th greatest artist of all time in 2010.[172] They were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018, but were passed over despite placing among the top 5 fan-voted nominees.[173]

The band has sold over 50 million records so far, having 11 top 30 albums in the United Kingdom.[174]

Many metal bands have named themselves after classic era Judas Priest songs and albums, including Sinner, Exciter, Rage, Running Wild, Steeler and Tyrant.

Fashion

In addition to the sound, Judas Priest is also known for being revolutionary in heavy metal fashion.[47] In the band's early years, they dressed in hippie-style 1970s outfits, but as the decade drew to a close, the rise of punk rock made this look outdated, so the band began wearing simplified wardrobes on their 1978 tour. For the 1979 tour, Halford adopted his now-trademark leather-and-studs look, inspired by punk fashion and leather culture. The rest of the band adopted a similar style which became prominent at the time of their 1978 release, Killing Machine. This style would go on to be adopted by many heavy metal bands in the early 1980s, especially those of the NWOBHM and early black metal movements.[175] To this day, it is not uncommon to find metal artists and fans sporting such a look at concerts.

In a published quote on the back cover of K. K. Downing's autobiography Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest, Downing said that Judas Priest "had a bit of an identity crisis from the beginning. There was always a bit of a question mark about the band's look. To me, it never seemed to say anything—and in the earliest days of our career, I suppose I actually saw that as a good thing."[176]

Downing claims that he was the one who came up with the band's black-leather look back when he first started in the music business. He explains, "I had this Heavy Metal attitude inside of me. I had it all of my life. When I got into Judas Priest I knew I had a band that had a great name. I knew we were a great band ... but something was not quite complete. The leather and studs image came along and it all started to complete itself. We had the album cover with the razor blade ... and Heavy Metal was born, mate. I was a youngster and it came to me. Around 1976 is when it happened. The band took to it and got on with it, really."[177]

In popular culture

The American director Rob Reiner went to see Judas Priest in concert as part of his preparation for making the film This Is Spinal Tap (1984), which spoofs British heavy metal bands.[170]

The drama-comedy film Rock Star (2001), starring Mark Wahlberg, is loosely based on the story of how Tim "Ripper" Owens replaced Rob Halford as the vocalist in Judas Priest.

On 5 January 2014, the band appeared in the episode "Steal This Episode" of comedy cartoon show The Simpsons playing a parody of their song "Breaking the Law". Their music was referred to as "death metal",[178] for which the producers subsequently apologised by having Bart Simpson write "Judas Priest is not 'Death Metal'" in the opening sequence chalkboard gag.[179]

Band members

Main article: List of Judas Priest band members

Current members

  • Ian Hill – bass, backing vocals (1969–present)
  • Rob Halford – lead vocals (1973–1992, 2003–present)
  • Glenn Tipton – guitars, backing vocals, keyboards (1974–present) (limited touring due to illness since 2018)
  • Scott Travis – drums, occasional backing vocals (1989–present)[180]
  • Richie Faulkner – guitars, backing vocals (2011–present)
  • Andy Sneap – guitars, backing vocals (touring 2018–present)

Discography

Main article: Judas Priest discography
Studio albums

Awards and nominations and critical reception

Despite their huge, loyal fanbase, Judas Priest have never been well received by much of the music press, partially because their late 1970s rise coincided with the punk rock and new wave movements, which occupied much of the music press's attention at the time. The first edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide gave their first three albums one star each and described the band as "for lovers of stolen Led Zeppelin riffs only". The second edition of the guide a few years later also panned their entire discography. Village Voice critic Robert Christgau was notably disdainful of the band, refusing to outright review any of their albums and relegating them to his "Meltdown" list (referring to artists he did not consider to have any material worth listening to). In 2018, they were nominated for entrance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but failed to get in, a move the band was critical of.[181] They were however inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History at the Wacken festival in August 2018. Founder/CEO Pat Gesualdo thanked them "for the decades of hard work and dedication to heavy metal, an art form they helped establish." The band then stated that their induction "also sends a great message of inclusion for the metal community around the world, and keeps us defending the metal faith together."[182] In May 2022, it was announced that the band were to be among the 2022 inductee class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the recipients of the committee selected "Award for Musical Excellence".[183] Despite finally being inducted, many outlets, including Metal Sucks[184] and Loudwire,[185] were critical of the band being inducted via "Award for Musical Excellence" rather than in the "Performer" category. Halford, after originally expressing excitement about the honor,[186] shared this sentiment.[187]

Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Judas Priest The Metal Guru[188] Won

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1991 Painkiller Best Metal Performance Nominated
1999 "Bullet Train" Best Metal Performance Nominated
2009 "Visions" Best Hard Rock Performance Nominated
"Nostradamus" Best Metal Performance Nominated
2010 "Dissident Aggressor" Best Metal Performance Won

Kerrang! Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 Judas Priest Hall of Fame[189] Won
2015 Judas Priest Inspiration[190] Won

Loudwire Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 Redeemer of Souls Metal Album of the Year Nominated[191]
Judas Priest Metal Band of the Year Nominated[191]
Live Act of the Year Nominated[191]
"Halls of Valhalla" Metal Song of the Year Nominated[191]
Rob Halford Rock Titan of the Year Nominated[191]
Vocalist of the Year Nominated[191]
Richie Faulkner Guitarist of the Year Nominated[191]
2017 Rob Halford Lemmy Lifetime Achievement Award Won[192]

Metal Hammer Awards (Germany)

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Judas Priest Maximum Metal [193] Won

Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Angel of Retribution Best Album [194] Won
2011 Judas Priest Icons [195] Won
2018 Best British Band [196] Won

Metal Storm Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2005 Angel of Retribution Best Heavy Metal Album[197] Won
2008 Nostradamus Best Heavy Metal Album[198] Nominated
2018 Firepower Biggest Surprise[199] Won

Planet Rock Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Firepower Best British Album[200] Won

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Judas Priest Performers[201] Nominated
2020 Judas Priest Performers[202] Nominated
2022 Judas Priest Performers[203] Nominated
2022 Judas Priest Award for Musical Excellence[185] Won

Sweden GAFFA Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2019 Judas Priest Best Foreign Band[204] Nominated

Notes

  1. ^ The gig was on 25 November 1969, and Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant was in the audience.[8]
  2. ^ The Iommi Management Agency changed its name to Tramp Entertainments in 1973.[10]
  3. ^ Hill and Sue Halford were married from 1976 to 1984 and have a son together.[13]

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judas, priest, english, heavy, metal, band, formed, birmingham, 1969, they, have, sold, over, million, albums, frequently, ranked, greatest, metal, bands, time, despite, innovative, pioneering, body, work, latter, half, 1970s, band, struggled, with, indifferen. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969 They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s the band had struggled with indifferent record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980 when they rose to commercial success with the album British Steel Judas PriestJudas Priest at Wacken Open Air 2018Background informationOriginBirmingham England 1 GenresHeavy metalYears active1969 1 presentLabelsSony Epic Columbia CBS SPV CMC Atlantic GullSpinoffsFight KK s Priest HalfordMembersIan Hill Rob Halford Glenn Tipton Scott Travis Richie Faulkner Andy SneapPast membersAl Atkins K K Downing Alan Moore John Hinch Les Binks Dave Holland Tim Ripper OwensWebsitejudaspriest wbr comThe band s membership has seen much turnover including a revolving cast of drummers in the 1970s and the departure of singer Rob Halford in 1992 Tim Ripper Owens formerly of Winter s Bane replaced Halford in 1996 and recorded two albums with Judas Priest before Halford returned to the band in 2003 The current line up consists of Halford guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner bassist Ian Hill and drummer Scott Travis The band s best selling album is 1982 s Screaming for Vengeance with their most commercially successful line up featuring Hill Halford Tipton guitarist K K Downing and drummer Dave Holland Although not original members Tipton and Hill are the only two of the band to appear on every album Halford s operatic vocal style and the twin guitar sound of Downing and Tipton have been a major influence on heavy metal bands Judas Priest s image of leather spikes and other taboo articles of clothing were widely influential during the glam metal era of the 1980s The Guardian referred to British Steel as the record that defines heavy metal Despite a decline in exposure during the mid 1990s the band has once again seen a resurgence including worldwide tours being inaugural inductees into the VH1 Rock Honors in 2006 receiving a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2010 and having their songs featured in video games such as Guitar Hero and the Rock Band series In 2022 Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2 As of 2023 longtime touring guitarist Andy Sneap becomes an official member of Judas Priest via Rob Halford Contents 1 History 1 1 Origins 1969 1974 1 2 Rocka Rolla 1974 1975 1 3 Sad Wings of Destiny 1975 1977 1 4 Major label debut 1977 1979 1 5 Mainstream success years 1979 1991 1 5 1 Subliminal message trial 1 6 Halford s departure and Ripper years 1991 2003 1 7 Reunion and Angel of Retribution 2003 2006 1 8 Nostradamus 2006 2010 1 9 Downing s retirement and Epitaph World Tour 2010 2011 1 10 Redeemer of Souls 2011 2015 1 11 Firepower and Tipton s retirement from touring 2015 2019 1 12 Upcoming 19th studio album and 50th anniversary 2019 present 2 Musical style and influence 2 1 Musical style 2 2 Vocal style and influences 2 3 Media recognition and legacy 2 4 Fashion 3 In popular culture 4 Band members 5 Discography 6 Awards and nominations and critical reception 7 Notes 8 References 8 1 Citations 8 2 Works cited 9 External linksHistory EditOrigins 1969 1974 Edit Judas Priest was formed in 1969 in Birmingham 1 3 England by lead vocalist Al Atkins and bassist Brian Bruno Stapenhill with John Perry on guitars and John Fezza Partridge on drums Perry committed suicide at age 18 4 and amongst the replacements the band auditioned was future Judas Priest guitarist Kenny K K Downing at the time they turned him down in favour of 17 year old multi instrumentalist Ernest Chataway who had played with Birmingham band Black Sabbath when they were still called Earth 5 Stapenhill came up with the name Judas Priest from Bob Dylan s song The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest on the album John Wesley Harding 6 Partridge was replaced in 1970 by drummer Fred Woolley who later re joined Chataway and Stapenhill in the band Bullion 7 No member of that early line up lasted long enough to play on the band s recordings though several songs co written by Atkins appeared on their first two albums 5 The band recorded a two song demo Good Time Woman and We ll Stay Together and eventually gained a three album recording contract with the label Immediate in late 1969 after a gig in Walsall a but the label went out of business before an album could be recorded and the band split in 1970 Late in the year Atkins found a heavy rock band called Freight rehearsing without a singer made up of K K Downing on guitars his childhood friend Ian Skull Hill on bass and drummer John Ellis 8 He joined them and they took on Atkins defunct band s name Their first gig was on 6 March 1971 Ellis quit later that year and was replaced with Alan Moore Early shows included Hendrix and Quatermass covers and in 1972 the set list included the originals Never Satisfied Winter and the show closer Caviar and Meths 9 July 1971 also saw them making a 45 rpm demo of Mind Conception with Holy is the Man on the B side for the Zella Records label Moore left and was replaced with Chris Congo Campbell born Christopher Louis Campbell 19 December 1952 Birmingham and the band joined the management agency of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi Iommi Management Agency b Atkins continued to write material for the band including Whiskey Woman which became the base for the Judas Priest staple Victim of Changes but as finances were tight and he had a family to support he played his last gigs with the band in December 1972 11 Campbell left soon afterwards later to surface in the band Machine 12 and the band enlisted two members of the band Hiroshima drummer John Hinch and vocalist Rob Halford the brother of Hill s girlfriend c Halford and Hinch played their first show with Judas Priest in May 1973 at The Townhouse in Wellington The show was recorded and part of it released in 2019 on the compilation Downer Rock Asylum on the Audio Archives label along with one live song from the Atkins era Judas Priest made their first tour of continental Europe in early 1974 and they returned to England that April to sign a recording deal with the label Gull 14 Gull suggested adding a fifth member to fill in the band s sound they took on as a second lead guitarist Glenn Tipton 14 whose group The Flying Hat Band were also managed by Iommi s agency 10 Rocka Rolla 1974 1975 Edit Judas Priest went into the studio in June July 1974 with Black Sabbath producer Rodger Bain 15 The band released their debut single Rocka Rolla that August citation needed and followed in September with an album of the same name 15 The album features a variety of styles straight up rock heavy riffing and progressive 16 Technical problems during the recording contributed to the poor sound quality of the record Producer Rodger Bain whose resume included Black Sabbath s first three albums as well as Budgie s first album dominated the production of the album and made decisions with which the band did not agree 17 Bain also chose to leave fan favourites from the band s live set such as Tyrant Genocide and The Ripper off the album and he cut the song Caviar and Meths from a 10 minute song down to a 2 minute instrumental The tour for Rocka Rolla was Judas Priest s first international tour 18 with dates in Germany the Netherlands Norway and Denmark including one show at Hotel Klubben 19 in Tonsberg one hour from Oslo Norway which scored them a somewhat negative review in the local press 20 The album flopped upon release leaving Priest in dire financial straits Priest attempted to secure a deal with Gull Records to get a monthly pay of 50 however because Gull Records were struggling as well they declined 21 Sad Wings of Destiny 1975 1977 Edit The band performed Rocka Rolla on BBC Two s The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975 as well as the Dreamer Deceiver Deceiver pair the year before the songs appeared on Sad Wings of Destiny 22 Hinch left the band for reasons that are disputed and was replaced with Alan Moore 23 who returned to the band in October 1975 24 Finances were tight band members restricted themselves to one meal a day and several took on part time work while they recorded their follow up album on a budget of 2 000 25 The group intended to make an album mixing straight ahead rock with a progressive edge 26 The band recorded Sad Wings of Destiny over two weeks in November and December 1975 at Rockfield Studios in Wales 27 The band stayed sober during the 12 hour recording sessions 26 The cover depicts a struggling grounded angel surrounded by flames and wearing a devil s three pronged cross 28 which became the band s symbol 29 The album was released in March 1976 30 with The Ripper as lead single 31 The band supported the album with a headlining tour 24 of the UK from April to June 1976 32 By this time Halford joked that fans should burn their copies of Rocka Rolla 33 The album had little commercial success at first 34 35 better source needed and had difficulty getting noticed due to critical competition from the rise of punk rock 36 though it peaked at No 48 in the UK and had a positive review in Rolling Stone 24 Fans critics and the band have since come to see Sad Wings of Destiny as the album on which Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image 29 It features heavy riffing and complex song arrangements that Tipton and Downing have said were inspired by the factories of The Black Country 37 The album s centrepiece Victim of Changes evolved from a combination of Atkins Whiskey Woman and Halford s Red Light Woman and went on to become a fan favourite 28 The band grew dissatisfied with Gull 38 the tight finances led Moore to leave the band a second time when this time permanently 39 Sad Wings of Destiny caught the attention of CBS Records and with the help of new manager David Hemmings the band signed with CBS and received a 60 000 budget for their next album The signing required breaking their contract with Gull resulting in the rights to the first two albums and all related recordings including demos becoming property of Gull 38 Gull periodically repackaged and re released the material from these albums 40 Major label debut 1977 1979 Edit Judas Priest recorded their major label debut Sin After Sin in January 1977 at The Who s Ramport Studios with Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover as producer 41 Moore left again during the sessions timeframe and was replaced with session drummer Simon Phillips 42 The album features significant developments in heavy metal technique in particular its use of double kick drumming on tracks such as Dissident Aggressor 43 and includes a pop metal cover of Diamonds amp Rust by folk singer Joan Baez 44 Sin After Sin appeared in April 1977 5 It was the first Priest record under a major label CBS and the first of eleven consecutive albums to be certified Gold or higher by the RIAA 45 Phillips declined to become a permanent member of Judas Priest so the band hired Les Binks on Glover s recommendation Together they recorded 1978 s Stained Class produced by Dennis MacKay and Killing Machine released in America as Hell Bent for Leather 46 Binks credited with co writing Beyond the Realms of Death now regarded as one of the band s classics was an accomplished and technically skilled drummer and his addition added a dexterous edge to the band s sound original research Binks also played on Unleashed in the East 1979 which was recorded live in Japan during the Killing Machine tour While the first three Judas Priest albums had considerable traces of Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple in them as well as ballads Stained Class did not contain any ballads aside from Beyond the Realms of Death citation needed Killing Machine was the first nod to a more commercial sound with simpler songs that brought back some blues influences At about the same time the band members adopted their now famous leather and studs image 47 Mainstream success years 1979 1991 Edit Judas Priest performing in 1981 during their World Wide Blitz Tour Following the release of Killing Machine 1978 was the live release from the supporting tour Unleashed in the East 1979 It was the first of many Judas Priest albums to go platinum There was some criticism of the band s use of studio enhancements and overdubbing in what was marketed as a live album 48 better source needed By this point the playing style of the band had grown progressively heavier with live versions of songs such as Exciter Tyrant and Diamonds and Rust sounding much heavier and faster than their studio counterparts 49 Les Binks quit in late 1979 as he was unhappy with the band s manager Mike Dolan s decision not to pay him for his performance on the live album 50 so they replaced him with Dave Holland formerly of the band Trapeze With this line up Judas Priest recorded six studio and one live album which garnered different degrees of critical and financial success In 1980 the band released British Steel The songs were shorter and had more mainstream radio hooks but retained the familiar heavy metal feel Tracks such as United Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight were frequently played on the radio The next release 1981 s Point of Entry followed the same formula and the tour in support of the album featured new songs such as Solar Angels and Heading Out to the Highway The 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance featured You ve Got Another Thing Comin which became a major radio hit in the US Songs such as Electric Eye and Riding on the Wind also appeared on this album and proved to be popular live Take These Chains by Bob Halligan Jr was released as a single and received heavy airplay This album went Double Platinum 51 On 29 May 1983 the band played on Heavy Metal Day of the US Festival a music festival in San Bernardino California sponsored by Steve Wozniak The band was fourth in the line up that also included Quiet Riot Motley Crue Ozzy Osbourne Triumph Scorpions and Van Halen Downing and Tipton performing in San Sebastian Spain during their Metal Conqueror Tour of 1984 Priest continued their success through the mid 1980s Freewheel Burning released in 1983 was a regular on rock radio Its album Defenders of the Faith was released the following year Some critics dubbed it Screaming for Vengeance II due to its musical similarity to the previous album 52 On 13 July 1985 Judas Priest along with Black Sabbath and other performers played Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia Their setlist was Living After Midnight The Green Manalishi With the Two Pronged Crown and You ve Got Another Thing Comin Turbo was released in April 1986 The band adopted a more colourful stage look and gave their music a more mainstream feel by adding guitar synthesizers The album also went Platinum and had a successful arena tour in support with 100 concerts in North America Europe and Japan in 1986 A live album recorded on the tour titled Priest Live was released the next year offering live tracks from the era The video documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot was created by Jeff Krulik and John Heyn in 1986 It documents the heavy metal fans waiting on 31 May 1986 for a Judas Priest concert with special guests Dokken at the Capital Center later renamed US Airways Arena in Landover Maryland Rob Halford in 1988 One of Priest s trademark stage stunts was to have Halford ride a motorbike on stage In May 1988 Ram It Down was released featuring several reworked songs left over from Turbo in addition to new songs The band recorded three tracks with pop producers Stock Aitken Waterman two originals Runaround 53 and I Will Return 54 and a cover of The Stylistics hit You Are Everything Producer Matt Aitken said of the sessions I think it was ill conceived it was unlikely it was going to work But we went into it with the spirit of optimism and we did the best with them within the parameters within which we would be prepared to work We weren t going to use live drum kits and stuff and that probably made it a no go from the start I have no idea why we were working with Judas Priest really but I think we made a good fist of a heavy metal song I think it sounded alright 55 The tracks were ultimately not included on this album due to a management decision A reviewer has called Ram It Down a stylistic evolution that resulted from the band s attempt to rid themselves of the tech synthesiser approach and return to the traditional metal of their fading glory days The reviewer argued the album showed how far behind they were lagging the thrashers they helped influence in earlier years 56 In 1989 longtime drummer Dave Holland left the band In September 1990 the Painkiller album used a new drummer Scott Travis formerly from Racer X who gave the band an edgier sound thanks to his heavy use of double pedals This comeback album also dropped the 1980s style synthesisers for all songs except A Touch of Evil The tour used bands such as Annihilator Megadeth Pantera Sepultura and Testament as opening bands and culminated in the Rock in Rio performance in Brazil in front of 100 000 fans Part of the Judas Priest stage show often featured Halford riding onstage on a Harley Davidson motorbike dressed in motorcycle leathers and sunglasses During a Toronto show in August 1991 Halford was seriously injured as he rode on stage when he collided with a drum riser hidden behind clouds of dry ice mist Though the show was delayed he performed the set before going to a hospital Hill later noted he must have been in agony In a 2007 interview Halford claimed the accident had nothing to do with his departure from the band 57 Subliminal message trial Edit In 1990 Judas Priest was the subject of civil action in the United States which alleged that the band was responsible for an incident in Sparks Nevada in 1985 in which 20 year old James Vance and 18 year old Raymond Belknap shot themselves 58 On the evening of 23 December 1985 Vance and Belknap went to a church playground with a 12 gauge shotgun with the purpose of committing suicide They had consumed alcohol and marijuana earlier that evening The lawsuit alleged that the pair had been listening to Judas Priest s 1978 album Stained Class that night Belknap was the first to place the shotgun under his chin and died instantly after pulling the trigger Some time later Vance also shot himself but succeeded only in disfiguring himself by blowing away the lower half of his face Vance died three years later of a suspected drug overdose 59 Lawyers representing the Belknap and Vance families alleged that a subliminal message urging them to do it had been embedded in the song Better by You Better than Me a cover of a 1969 Spooky Tooth song Judas Priest had recorded the cover at the urging of their record company after the rest of Stained Class had been completed Plaintiffs alleged that this subliminal command was the trigger which led directly to the pair deciding to shoot themselves 58 Vance s parents claimed that their son had been troubled for a long time prior to the suicide pact but had recently changed for the better and had re embraced his family s Christian faith before the garbage music of Judas Priest had again led him astray The trial lasted from 16 July to 24 August 1990 when the lawsuit was dismissed by the judge who ruled that the so called subliminal message was a coincidental convergence of a guitar chord with an exhalation pattern 58 One of the defense witnesses Dr Timothy E Moore wrote an article for Skeptical Inquirer chronicling the trial 58 The trial was covered in a 1991 documentary film Dream Deceivers The Story Behind James Vance Vs Judas Priest 60 Halford s departure and Ripper years 1991 2003 Edit After the Painkiller Tour in 1991 Halford left Judas Priest In September 1991 there were indications of internal tensions within the band Halford went on to form a street style thrash metal group named Fight with Scott Travis on drums for the recording sessions He formed this band to explore new musical territory but due to contractual obligations he remained with Judas Priest until May 1992 61 In his 2020 memoir Confess Halford blamed his departure on a miscommunication rather than an intentional desire to quit the band 62 Halford collaborated with Judas Priest in the release of a compilation album entitled Metal Works 73 93 to commemorate their 20th anniversary He also appeared in a video by the same title documenting their history in which his departure from the band was officially announced later that year Tim Ripper Owens who had previously sung in Winter s Bane and a Judas Priest tribute band called British Steel was hired in 1996 as Judas Priest s new singer This line up released two studio albums Jugulator in 1997 in 1999 the song Bullet Train was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance 63 and Demolition in 2001 A considerable stylistic departure from prior releases the former has been characterised as groove metal and the latter as nu metal both receiving mixed reviews citation needed The line up also gave rise to two live double albums 98 Live Meltdown and Live in London 2003 the latter of which had a live DVD counterpart In a February 1998 interview on MTV Halford came out as gay 64 Reunion and Angel of Retribution 2003 2006 Edit The reunited Judas Priest performing in 2005 After eleven years apart faced with an ever growing demand for a reunion Judas Priest and Rob Halford announced they would reunite in July 2003 to coincide with the release of the Metalogy box set despite Halford s earlier insistence that he would never do it 65 They did a concert tour in Europe in 2004 and co headlined the 2004 Ozzfest being named as the premier act by almost all US media coverage of the event Judas Priest and Ripper Owens parted amicably with Owens joining American heavy metal band Iced Earth A new studio album Angel of Retribution was released on 1 March 2005 US on Sony Music Epic Records to critical and commercial success earning the band a 2005 Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Album 66 A global tour in support of the album ensued As for the band Halford writing for the fourth release was cut off After the Retribution tour in June 2006 however Halford announced he would create his own record company Metal God Entertainment where he would release all his solo material under his own control In November 2006 he remastered his back catalogue and released it exclusively through Apple s iTunes Store Two new songs allegedly set for the fourth release Forgotten Generation and Drop Out were released through iTunes as well Judas Priest in typical heavy metal attire performing at the VH1 Rock Honors in Las Vegas on 25 May 2006 Along with Queen Kiss and Def Leppard Judas Priest was an inaugural inductee into the VH1 Rock Honors 67 The ceremony took place 25 May 2006 in Las Vegas Nevada and first aired on 31 May 67 Their presentation was preceded by Godsmack performing a medley of Electric Eye Victim of Changes Hell Bent for Leather Judas Priest then played Breaking the Law The Green Manalishi With the Two Prong Crown and You ve Got Another Thing Comin before which Halford rode a Harley onstage Nostradamus 2006 2010 Edit In a June 2006 interview with MTV com Halford said of the group s concept album about the 16th century French writer Nostradamus Nostradamus is all about metal isn t he He was an alchemist as well as a seer a person of extraordinary talent He had an amazing life that was full of trial and tribulation and joy and sorrow He s a very human character and a world famous individual You can take his name and translate it into any language and everybody knows about him and that s important because we re dealing with a worldwide audience 68 In addition to digging new lyrical ground for the band the album would contain musical elements which might surprise fans It s going to have a lot of depth Halford said There ll be a lot of symphonic elements We might orchestrate it without it being overblown There may be a massive choir at parts and keyboards will be featured more prominently whereas they ve always been in the background before 68 The album Nostradamus was released in June 2008 the band began a support tour in that same month 69 In early February 2009 the band joined the ranks of bands speaking out against ticket touting scalping issuing a statement condemning the practice of selling tickets at well above face value and urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources 70 In the same month Judas Priest continued their tour bringing their Priest Feast with guests Megadeth and Testament to multiple arenas in England Wales Scotland and Ireland in February and March 2009 From there the tour progressed to multiple venues in Sweden Later in March Judas Priest performed in Portugal at Lisbon on the Atlantic Pavilion which they had not visited since 2005 The tour then continued to Milan Italy and then Paris France Halford had last performed with Judas Priest in Paris in 1991 Judas Priest headlined the Sweden Rock Festival in June 2008 From June through August 2009 Judas Priest completed a North American tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of British Steel 1980 the album was performed in its entirety on each tour date with some other songs thrown in This tour was to be a joint effort with fellow Englishman David Coverdale and Whitesnake Unfortunately Whitesnake would have to leave the tour after the show in Denver Colorado on 11 August 2009 due to Coverdale falling ill with a serious throat infection he was advised to stop singing immediately to avoid permanently damaging his vocal cords 71 72 On 14 July 2009 Judas Priest released a new live album featuring 11 previously unreleased live tracks from the 2005 and 2008 world tours A Touch of Evil Live The performance of Dissident Aggressor won the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance 73 In May 2010 Halford said the band had been offered a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but we ve just never been there when they wanted to do the ceremony He also revealed that a Nostradamus tour was still being contemplated We were in Hollywood recently and met with some producers and agents so there are a lot of things going on behind the scenes 74 Downing s retirement and Epitaph World Tour 2010 2011 Edit Judas Priest announced on 7 December 2010 that their Epitaph World Tour would be the band s farewell tour and would run up until 2012 75 In a January 2011 interview Halford said about the band s impending retirement I think it s time you know We re not the first band to say farewell it s just the way everyone comes to at some point and we re gonna say a few more things early next year so I think the main thing that we just want to ask everybody to consider is don t be sad about this start celebrating and rejoicing over all the great things we ve done in Judas Priest 76 Judas Priest performing at the Sauna Open Air in 2011 On 27 January 2011 it was announced that Judas Priest was in the process of writing new material the band also clarified their plans for the future saying this is by no means the end of the band In fact we are presently writing new material but we do intend this to be the last major world tour 77 Speaking at a press conference in Los Angeles on 26 May of the new material Glenn Tipton said It s quite a mixed bag Really there s more sentiment on this album In a way I suppose it s also our farewell album although it might not be our last one There are some anthems on there which pay tribute to our fans 78 On 20 April 2011 it was announced that K K Downing had retired from the band and would not complete the Epitaph World Tour Downing cited differences with the band and the management and a breakdown in their relationship Richie Faulkner guitarist for Lauren Harris band was announced as his replacement for the Epitaph World Tour 79 Downing s retirement left bassist Ian Hill as the longest serving member of the band On 25 May 2011 Judas Priest played during the finale of American Idol season 10 with James Durbin making it their first live performance without K K Downing 80 The band played a mixture of two songs Living After Midnight and Breaking the Law 80 On 7 June 2011 the band announced that it planned to release the box set Single Cuts a collection of singles the following August 81 Redeemer of Souls 2011 2015 Edit In an August 2011 interview with Billboard Halford explained that he and Tipton had about 12 or 14 tracks completely mapped out for a new studio album with four of those tracks already recorded and mixed 82 The band made a point to take its time with the album with Halford explaining I m of the attitude it ll be ready when it s ready I don t think we re going to slack off We re determined to do a lot of work and be just as dedicated as we ve always been and take a lot of care and attention with all the songs We re not going to just bang this one out so to speak 83 On 13 September 2011 Priest announced its plans to release a new compilation album The Chosen Few a set of Priest songs chosen by other iconic heavy metal musicians 84 On 5 June 2013 Halford confirmed that the Epitaph World Tour would not be the band s final tour 85 On 22 December Judas Priest released a short Christmas message on their official website which confirmed that they would be releasing their next album in 2014 86 On 17 March 2014 at the Ronnie James Dio Awards in Los Angeles Halford announced that the band s 17th studio album was finished 87 On 28 April the band released the album s title track Redeemer of Souls for streaming on their official website 88 On 14 May 2014 the band s original guitarist Ernie Chataway died at the age of 62 from cancer as reported by vocalist Al Atkins 89 Redeemer of Souls was released on 8 July 2014 It sold around 32 000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No 6 on The Billboard 200 chart the band s highest charting position in the US after the double disc concept album Nostradamus debuted at No 11 This was the band s first top 10 album in the US 90 The band went on tour in support of the album which ran from 1 October 2014 until 17 December 2015 The Redeemer of Souls Tour led to the sixth live album Battle Cry which was released on 25 March 2016 after being recorded at the Wacken Open Air festival in Germany on 1 August 2015 91 92 93 Firepower and Tipton s retirement from touring 2015 2019 Edit Judas Priest performing at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on 19 April 2018 as part of the Firepower World Tour which featured Andy Sneap filling in for Glenn Tipton on guitar In a November 2015 interview with Reverb com Richie Faulkner said that the band would start work on their eighteenth studio album in 2016 94 In April 2016 Loudwire posted a photo showing Rob Halford Glenn Tipton and Faulkner himself in the studio beginning the process of the album 95 with Halford confirming in a radio interview that it would be ready by early 2017 96 During an interview at the 2016 edition of the Rock n Roll Fantasy Camp Halford expressed dissatisfaction on making an album similar to Redeemer of Souls 97 Faulkner then stated that the band would begin recording in January 2017 and also said that they would not go on tour until 2018 98 In March 2017 the band entered the studio to begin the recording process with support from long time producer Tom Allom along with former Sabbat guitarist and producer Andy Sneap and engineer Mike Exeter who worked with the band on the previous album This marked the first time since 1988 s Ram It Down that they had worked with Allom 99 100 In an April 2017 interview with Planet Rock Halford said that the band was coming to some of the final moments of completion of the new album He also promised a very exciting 2018 period with a world tour taking place in 2018 101 In an Instagram post in June 2017 Sneap said that the band completed tracking 102 The eighteenth album Firepower was released on 9 March 2018 with a world tour taking place thereafter beginning in North America with Saxon and Black Star Riders as their support acts 103 104 105 On 12 February 2018 Glenn Tipton revealed that he had Parkinson s disease and would step down from touring According to the band the disease s progression left him unable to play the more challenging material Tipton stated that he was still a member of the band despite his diagnosis and did not rule out future on stage appearances Andy Sneap was then announced as his replacement for the tour 106 Richie Faulkner later assured fans that Tipton would perform with the band at some point in the tour 107 At the 20 March 2018 show in Newark New Jersey Tipton joined the band on stage to perform Metal Gods Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight then Victim of Changes and No Surrender on later dates 108 He continued to appear for encores throughout the remainder of the Firepower World Tour 109 110 111 On 29 January 2019 Judas Priest s European tour with Ozzy Osbourne was cancelled after Osbourne experienced a severe upper respiratory infection 112 The band later confirmed that the tour was rescheduled to 2020 113 114 Upcoming 19th studio album and 50th anniversary 2019 present Edit In a March 2019 interview with Australia s May the Rock Be With You Rob Halford stated that there would be a new studio album in the foreseeable future 115 and that Tipton had already started composing riffs 116 Bassist Ian Hill said that the band had some very strong ideas that were left out of Firepower which we never got around to completing So it s very much on the cards When that will happen I don t know 117 Despite Tipton s condition Faulkner said that he would very much be involved in the creation of the next record 118 Halford said that the band began compiling ideas for the next album but said that Firepower would be difficult to top 119 The writing sessions began in February 2020 120 121 with Andy Sneap and Tom Allom returning to contribute to the album s production 122 Faulkner said that a month s worth of songs was written prior to the COVID 19 lockdowns and that the band would eventually begin composing material 123 Halford said that Tipton contributed material during the writing process 124 describing the songs as monsters Even in a very very rough primitive stage they re great they re really really good 125 He explained that the album would capture the emotion of what we re going through together 126 Judas Priest were originally scheduled to embark on the 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour in 2020 in Europe and North America but was pushed back to 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic 127 128 129 130 however due to its continued presence the European leg was pushed back to 2022 131 They returned to the stage on 15 August 2021 as they headlined the Bloodstock Open Air festival once again rejoined by Tipton for the encore songs 132 133 As the tour began on 8 September 134 the remainder of the US tour was postponed as Faulkner was hospitalized for major medical heart condition issues 135 It was rescheduled for the spring of 2022 with Queensryche as their support band 136 while the European leg with Ozzy Osbourne was rescheduled for 2023 137 However Osbourne cancelled all shows for that year for health reasons 138 On 29 April 2021 former drummer John Hinch died at the age of 73 as confirmed by Halford on Instagram 139 140 When speaking about the upcoming album Halford said that the band had a bunch of great new ideas for tracks lots of really strong demos describing it as being a very potent record 141 Ian Hill said that there was enough material for at least an album or two 142 expressing doubt that it would be released before 2023 due to the band s tour schedule 143 Halford confirmed Tipton s appearance on the album 144 In January 2022 Judas Priest announced the departure of Andy Sneap as he would shift his focus on his production work while the band continued as a quartet 145 however the decision was retracted and he was reinstated 146 147 148 149 In regards to the album s musical direction Faulkner and Halford said that it would take a more progressive approach than Firepower 150 151 but Faulkner elaborated on its meaning 152 153 Tipton assured that it would be what every Priest fan will want 154 while explaining that the tracks may or may not fancy the fans taste but expressed satisfaction in its sound 155 Faulkner described it being different to Firepower 156 While the album was completely written he said that we need to record it properly and everything like that So it s not really anywhere near done But when it s done it s done 157 Halford indicated that it would not be released until 2023 or 2024 158 He later confirmed its release for 2024 159 On 5 November 2022 Judas Priest were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as they received the Musical Excellence Award The other inductees included were former members K K Downing Les Binks and Dave Holland The band performed a three song set with Downing and Binks on stage 160 161 162 163 164 165 Musical style and influence EditMusical style Edit Judas Priest s style has always been rooted in heavy metal and many of their albums reflect diverse aspects of the genre For example their first album Rocka Rolla 1974 is primarily rooted in heavy blues rock From Sad Wings of Destiny 1976 through Stained Class 1978 their style was somewhat progressive with complex guitar passages and poetic lyrics Songs would often shift in dynamics and tempo and the music was some of the heaviest of its day This would later have a major influence on progressive metal and stoner rock bands citation needed 1977 s Sin After Sin used a combination of double bass drum or double kick and rapid 16th note bass rhythms combined with rapid 16th note guitar rhythms used by Black Sabbath Venom and Motorhead that came to define the genre 166 While the double bass rhythms of Judas Priest are generally measured and technical the song Dissident Aggressor 1977 pushed an increase in tempo and aggression which was later adopted by other bands with a much harder edged approach 166 Starting with their fifth album Killing Machine 1978 the band began to incorporate a more commercial radio friendly style to their music British Steel has been referred to as the record that more than any other codified what we mean by heavy metal 167 The lyrics and music were simplified and this style prevailed up to their seventh album Point of Entry 1981 With their eighth album Screaming for Vengeance 1982 the band incorporated a balance of these two styles This continued on Defenders of the Faith 1984 With the follow up album Turbo 1986 the band incorporated guitar synthesizers into its signature heavy metal sound On 1988 s Ram It Down the band retained some of the more commercial qualities of Turbo but also returned to some of the fast tempo heavy metal found on their earlier works This fast tempo style continued with 1990 s Painkiller Jugulator 1997 tried to incorporate some of the 1990s contemporary groove metal styles Demolition 2001 has a more traditional heavy metal sound with nu metal elements Following the return of Halford for Angel of Retribution and Nostradamus the band returned to the style of its early albums 168 The band s popularity and status as one of the exemplary and influential heavy metal bands has earned them the nickname Metal Gods from their song of the same name 169 Vocal style and influences Edit Halford listened to and was influenced by Little Richard Elvis Presley Janis Joplin and Robert Plant as a vocalist He learned to push to the limits of his vocal abilities by their vocal demonstrations on record 170 He developed a powerful operatic vocal style with an impressive range from lower throaty growls to ear piercing high screams with strong vibrato He was also a fan of Freddie Mercury referring to him as his ultimate hero 171 Media recognition and legacy Edit Judas Priest have influenced a great deal of metal music since the late 1970s They were ranked by MTV as the second Greatest Metal Band of all time after Black Sabbath and VH1 named them the 78th greatest artist of all time in 2010 172 They were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 but were passed over despite placing among the top 5 fan voted nominees 173 The band has sold over 50 million records so far having 11 top 30 albums in the United Kingdom 174 Many metal bands have named themselves after classic era Judas Priest songs and albums including Sinner Exciter Rage Running Wild Steeler and Tyrant Fashion Edit In addition to the sound Judas Priest is also known for being revolutionary in heavy metal fashion 47 In the band s early years they dressed in hippie style 1970s outfits but as the decade drew to a close the rise of punk rock made this look outdated so the band began wearing simplified wardrobes on their 1978 tour For the 1979 tour Halford adopted his now trademark leather and studs look inspired by punk fashion and leather culture The rest of the band adopted a similar style which became prominent at the time of their 1978 release Killing Machine This style would go on to be adopted by many heavy metal bands in the early 1980s especially those of the NWOBHM and early black metal movements 175 To this day it is not uncommon to find metal artists and fans sporting such a look at concerts In a published quote on the back cover of K K Downing s autobiography Heavy Duty Days and Nights in Judas Priest Downing said that Judas Priest had a bit of an identity crisis from the beginning There was always a bit of a question mark about the band s look To me it never seemed to say anything and in the earliest days of our career I suppose I actually saw that as a good thing 176 Downing claims that he was the one who came up with the band s black leather look back when he first started in the music business He explains I had this Heavy Metal attitude inside of me I had it all of my life When I got into Judas Priest I knew I had a band that had a great name I knew we were a great band but something was not quite complete The leather and studs image came along and it all started to complete itself We had the album cover with the razor blade and Heavy Metal was born mate I was a youngster and it came to me Around 1976 is when it happened The band took to it and got on with it really 177 In popular culture EditThe American director Rob Reiner went to see Judas Priest in concert as part of his preparation for making the film This Is Spinal Tap 1984 which spoofs British heavy metal bands 170 The drama comedy film Rock Star 2001 starring Mark Wahlberg is loosely based on the story of how Tim Ripper Owens replaced Rob Halford as the vocalist in Judas Priest On 5 January 2014 the band appeared in the episode Steal This Episode of comedy cartoon show The Simpsons playing a parody of their song Breaking the Law Their music was referred to as death metal 178 for which the producers subsequently apologised by having Bart Simpson write Judas Priest is not Death Metal in the opening sequence chalkboard gag 179 Band members EditMain article List of Judas Priest band members Hill Faulkner Halford Tipton Travis SneapCurrent members Ian Hill bass backing vocals 1969 present Rob Halford lead vocals 1973 1992 2003 present Glenn Tipton guitars backing vocals keyboards 1974 present limited touring due to illness since 2018 Scott Travis drums occasional backing vocals 1989 present 180 Richie Faulkner guitars backing vocals 2011 present Andy Sneap guitars backing vocals touring 2018 present Discography EditMain article Judas Priest discography Studio albumsRocka Rolla 1974 Sad Wings of Destiny 1976 Sin After Sin 1977 Stained Class 1978 Killing Machine 1978 British Steel 1980 Point of Entry 1981 Screaming for Vengeance 1982 Defenders of the Faith 1984 Turbo 1986 Ram It Down 1988 Painkiller 1990 Jugulator 1997 Demolition 2001 Angel of Retribution 2005 Nostradamus 2008 Redeemer of Souls 2014 Firepower 2018 Awards and nominations and critical reception EditDespite their huge loyal fanbase Judas Priest have never been well received by much of the music press partially because their late 1970s rise coincided with the punk rock and new wave movements which occupied much of the music press s attention at the time The first edition of The Rolling Stone Album Guide gave their first three albums one star each and described the band as for lovers of stolen Led Zeppelin riffs only The second edition of the guide a few years later also panned their entire discography Village Voice critic Robert Christgau was notably disdainful of the band refusing to outright review any of their albums and relegating them to his Meltdown list referring to artists he did not consider to have any material worth listening to In 2018 they were nominated for entrance into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame but failed to get in a move the band was critical of 181 They were however inducted into the Hall of Heavy Metal History at the Wacken festival in August 2018 Founder CEO Pat Gesualdo thanked them for the decades of hard work and dedication to heavy metal an art form they helped establish The band then stated that their induction also sends a great message of inclusion for the metal community around the world and keeps us defending the metal faith together 182 In May 2022 it was announced that the band were to be among the 2022 inductee class for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the recipients of the committee selected Award for Musical Excellence 183 Despite finally being inducted many outlets including Metal Sucks 184 and Loudwire 185 were critical of the band being inducted via Award for Musical Excellence rather than in the Performer category Halford after originally expressing excitement about the honor 186 shared this sentiment 187 Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2005 Judas Priest The Metal Guru 188 WonGrammy Awards Year Nominee work Award Result1991 Painkiller Best Metal Performance Nominated1999 Bullet Train Best Metal Performance Nominated2009 Visions Best Hard Rock Performance Nominated Nostradamus Best Metal Performance Nominated2010 Dissident Aggressor Best Metal Performance WonKerrang Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2007 Judas Priest Hall of Fame 189 Won2015 Judas Priest Inspiration 190 WonLoudwire Music Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2015 Redeemer of Souls Metal Album of the Year Nominated 191 Judas Priest Metal Band of the Year Nominated 191 Live Act of the Year Nominated 191 Halls of Valhalla Metal Song of the Year Nominated 191 Rob Halford Rock Titan of the Year Nominated 191 Vocalist of the Year Nominated 191 Richie Faulkner Guitarist of the Year Nominated 191 2017 Rob Halford Lemmy Lifetime Achievement Award Won 192 Metal Hammer Awards Germany Year Nominee work Award Result2018 Judas Priest Maximum Metal 193 WonMetal Hammer Golden Gods Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2005 Angel of Retribution Best Album 194 Won2011 Judas Priest Icons 195 Won2018 Best British Band 196 WonMetal Storm Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2005 Angel of Retribution Best Heavy Metal Album 197 Won2008 Nostradamus Best Heavy Metal Album 198 Nominated2018 Firepower Biggest Surprise 199 WonPlanet Rock Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2019 Firepower Best British Album 200 WonRock and Roll Hall of Fame Year Nominee work Award Result2018 Judas Priest Performers 201 Nominated2020 Judas Priest Performers 202 Nominated2022 Judas Priest Performers 203 Nominated2022 Judas Priest Award for Musical Excellence 185 WonSweden GAFFA Awards Year Nominee work Award Result2019 Judas Priest Best Foreign Band 204 NominatedNotes Edit The gig was on 25 November 1969 and Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant was in the audience 8 The Iommi Management Agency changed its name to 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Ozzy Osbourne s Fantastic Voice Consequence of Sound Retrieved 17 October 2019 RICHIE FAULKNER Has A Ton Of Ideas For JUDAS PRIEST s Next Album Blabbermouth net 16 January 2020 Retrieved 16 January 2020 GLENN TIPTON ROB HALFORD And RICHIE FAULKNER Are Working On Music For Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Blabbermouth net 3 February 2020 Retrieved 3 February 2020 JUDAS PRIEST To Re Team With Firepower Producers On Upcoming Album Blabbermouth net 7 May 2020 Retrieved 7 May 2020 JUDAS PRIEST s RICHIE FAULKNER We ve Got A Bunch Of Songs For Next Studio Album Blabbermouth net 2 July 2020 Retrieved 2 July 2020 Kennelty Greg 26 September 2020 Glenn Tipton Is Contributing To The New JUDAS PRIEST Album Metal Injection Retrieved 26 September 2020 ROB HALFORD Says New JUDAS PRIEST Songs Are Monsters Even In A Very Rough Primitive Stage They re Great Blabbermouth net 2 October 2020 Retrieved 2 October 2020 Wise Lauren 14 October 2020 Rob Halford on His New Memoir Plans for Judas Priest and the Power of Hugs Phoenix New Times Retrieved 14 October 2020 Kennelty Greg 24 April 2020 JUDAS PRIEST Reportedly Rescheduling European Leg Of Anniversary Tour Metal Injection Retrieved 24 April 2020 JUDAS PRIEST Reschedules 50 Heavy Metal Years European Tour For 2021 Blabbermouth net 15 May 2020 Retrieved 15 May 2020 JUDAS PRIEST Reschedules 50 Heavy Metal Years U S Tour For Summer Fall 2021 Blabbermouth net 10 July 2020 Retrieved 10 July 2020 Guzman Richard 7 March 2022 Judas Priest s Rob Halford talks delayed 50th anniversary tour new music and all that leather Los Angeles Daily News Retrieved 7 March 2022 NextMosh Staff 17 October 2020 Judas Priest Ozzy Osbourne UK European tour rescheduled to 2022 NextMosh Retrieved 17 October 2020 JUDAS PRIEST Rejoined By Guitarist GLENN TIPTON For Band s First Performance In More Than Two Years Video Blabbermouth net 16 August 2021 Retrieved 16 August 2021 Watch JUDAS PRIEST s Entire BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR 2021 Performance Blabbermouth net 17 August 2021 Retrieved 17 August 2021 JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off North American 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour In Reading Pennsylvania Video Blabbermouth net 9 September 2021 Retrieved 9 September 2021 Lewry Fraiser 27 September 2021 Judas Priest postpone US tour Richie Faulkner hospitalised with heart problems Louder Sound Retrieved 27 September 2021 Metalsucks 28 November 2021 Judas Priest Announce Rescheduled 50th Anniversary Tour with Queensryche UPDATED MetalSucks Retrieved 28 November 2021 Trapp Philip Ozzy Osbourne Again Postpones Tour With Judas Priest Announces 2023 Dates Loudwire Retrieved 24 November 2021 Trapp Philip Ozzy Osbourne Cancels 2023 Tour Says His Touring Days Have Ended Loudwire Retrieved 1 February 2023 Irwin Corey Rob Halford Confirms Death of Former Judas Priest Drummer Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved 29 April 2021 K K DOWNING Pays Tribute To Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer JOHN HINCH He Was Always So Dependable Blabbermouth net 30 April 2021 Retrieved 30 April 2021 ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Is Working On Very Potent New Album We ve Got A Bunch Of Great Ideas Blabbermouth net 3 May 2021 Retrieved 3 May 2021 Childers Chad Judas Priest s Ian Hill There s at Least an Album or Two of New Material Loudwire Retrieved 6 September 2021 IAN HILL Doesn t Think Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Will Arrive Before 2023 Blabbermouth net 22 September 2021 Retrieved 22 September 2021 Maxwell Jackson 2 December 2021 Glenn Tipton will play on the next Judas Priest album Rob Halford confirms Guitar World Retrieved 2 December 2021 Brannigan Paul 10 January 2022 Judas Priest to tour as quartet as Andy Sneap refocuses on his production work Louder Sound Retrieved 10 January 2022 Lewry Fraser Andy Sneap says Judas Priest s decision to become a four piece is incredibly disappointing Louder Sound Retrieved 10 January 2022 Lavin Will 16 January 2022 Judas Priest reverse decision to remove guitarist Andy Sneap from touring line up NME Retrieved 16 January 2022 Wilkening Matthew K K Downing Four Piece Judas Priest Plan a Slap in the Face Ultimate Classic Rock Retrieved 22 January 2022 Graff Gary Judas Priest Say Third Nomination for Rock and Roll of Fame Is Still a Rush Billboard Retrieved 3 February 2022 RICHIE FAULKNER Says Some Material JUDAS PRIEST Is Working On For Next Album Is A Bit More Progressive Than Firepower Blabbermouth net 16 February 2022 Retrieved 16 February 2022 ROB HALFORD Says Next JUDAS PRIEST Album Will Probably Have More Progressive Elements Than Firepower Did Blabbermouth net 23 February 2022 Retrieved 23 February 2022 JUDAS PRIEST S UPCOMING ALBUM HAS A FEW MUSICAL TURNAROUNDS THAT FIREPOWER DOESN T HAVE BUT THAT DOESN T MAKE IT A RUSH RECORD SAYS RICHIE FAULKNER Brave Words amp Bloody Knuckles Retrieved 16 November 2022 RICHIE FAULKNER Says New JUDAS PRIEST Album Is Almost Complete Elaborates On LP s More Progressive Direction Blabbermouth net Retrieved 26 March 2023 Wardlaw Matt Glenn Tipton Says Iron Maiden Are Influenced by Judas Priest Ultimate 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2022 Childers Chad Watch Judas Priest Reunite With K K Downing Live at 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony Loudwire Retrieved 6 November 2022 JUDAS PRIEST s Manager Explains Why RICHIE FAULKNER Wasn t Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Blabbermouth net Retrieved 11 November 2022 Keenan Hesher Rob Halford Says Playing with K K Downing at Rock Hall Felt Like He Was Always There MetalSucks Retrieved 24 November 2022 JUDAS PRIEST s ROB HALFORD Says It Was Beautiful To See DAVE HOLLAND Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Blabbermouth net Retrieved 24 December 2022 a b Andrew Laurence Cope 28 January 2013 Black Sabbath and the Rise of Heavy Metal Music Ashgate Publishing ISBN 978 1 4094 9398 3 Wilkinson Roy 20 May 2010 How Judas Priest invented heavy metal The Guardian Retrieved 10 August 2014 Erlewine Stephen Thomas Judas Priest Biography amp History AllMusic Berelian Essi 2005 The Rough Guide to Heavy Metal Rough Guides p 172 ISBN 1 84353 415 0 a b Mastropolo Frank 5 August 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