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Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham.Formed in September 1969, the group originally featured vocalist Al Atkins, guitarist John Perry (who died shortly after their formation and was replaced by Ernie Chataway), bassist Bruno Stapenhill and drummer John Partridge. [1]
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. [94] The band played a mixture of two songs: "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking the Law". [94]
He first gained attention as the lead singer of Judas Priest and then Iced Earth. He took the nickname "Ripper" from the Judas Priest song "The Ripper" during his time in the tribute band British Steel. [13] In 2020, Owens was announced as the frontman for the band KK's Priest, which also features former Judas Priest member KK Downing. [14]
Members of the rock band Judas Priest. Pages in category "Judas Priest members" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Ian Hill (born 20 January 1952) [1] is an English musician, best known as the bassist of the British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Along with lead guitarist Glenn Tipton , he is the only member who has appeared on all of the band's studio albums.
This band soon broke up due to management issues. In May 1974, Tipton joined Judas Priest, and coincidentally Scrannage had joined the band Bullion with earlier Judas Priest members Ernest Chataway and Bruno Staphenhill. This was during the recording for Rocka Rolla, so Tipton quickly added his guitar parts to the album. [2]
After guitarist K. K. Downing's retirement from the band in 2011, bassist Ian Hill is the only remaining founding member. Judas Priest have sold over 50 million albums worldwide, with 12 million copies in the United States. [1] [2] [3]
With vocalist Rob Halford he played in the band Hiroshima from 1972 to 1973. In May 1973 guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill, the founding members of Judas Priest, were looking for other musicians to complete the line-up for their band, after vocalist Alan Atkins and various temporary drummers had left to pursue other musical projects ...