Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwicksh… Read Full Bio ↴Judas Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire 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.
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 Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Tipton and Hill are the only two members 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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Priest
Studio albums
Rocka 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)
Invincible Shield (2024)
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 Ian Hill, Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, guitarist K. K. Downing, and drummer Dave Holland. Tipton and Hill are the only two members 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.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_Priest
Studio albums
Rocka 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)
Invincible Shield (2024)
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Judas Priest Lyrics
A Touch of Evil You mesmerize slowly 'Til I can't believe my eyes Ecstasy co…
All Fired Up A burst of speed is all I need to set…
All Guns Blazing Twisting the strangle grip Won't give no mercy Feeling those…
Angel Angel Put sad wings around me now Protect me from this world…
Battle Hymn [Instrumental]…
Between the Hammer & the Anvil Storm warning But there's no fear Lies forming The sacrament…
Breaking the Law There I was completely wasting, out of work and down All…
Deal with the Devil Forged in the Black Country Under blood red skies We all had…
Demonizer Born of the sun Crashed to the earth Tormented reviled En…
Diamonds and Rust I'll be damned, here comes your ghost again But that's not…
Dissident Aggressor Grand canyons of space and time universal My mind is subject…
Eulogy And so now it comes to pass By the even tide…
Grinder Never straight and narrow I won't keep in time Tend to burn…
Hell Patrol Like wild fire, comes roaring Mad whirlwind burning the road…
Hellrider Here they come These gods of steel Megatron Devouring what's…
Here Come the Tears Once I dreamed that love would come and sweep me…
Hot for Love Twenty-four hours of the day You're on my trail and I…
Judas Rising White bolt of lightning Came out of nowhere Blinded the dark…
Last Rose of Summer Throughout the soft and timeless days of August 'Til now the…
Leather Rebel Hero of the night Blood and thunder Rushing through me 'Til …
Let Us Prey / Call for the Priest Let Us Prey (instumental) Call For The Priest [Tipton, Half…
Living After Midnight Living after midnight, rockin' to the dawn Lovin' 'til the m…
Living Bad Dreams I'm hypnotised and helpless Beneath the pale full moon My bo…
Lochness Grey mist drifts upon the water The mirrored surface moves …
Locked In I can't stand the way you move it You drive me…
Metal Gods We've taken too much for granted And all the time it…
Metal Meltdown Something's calling in the night Electric madness Roars in …
Night Crawler Howling winds keep screaming round And the rain comes pourin…
One Shot at Glory Let me hear the battle cry Calling on the wind Let me…
Out in the Cold [Tipton/Halford/Downing] I'm layin' awake at night I can't …
Painkiller Faster than a bullet Terrifying scream Enraged and full of a…
Parental Guidance You say I waste my life away, but I live…
Private Property You think you're cool and got it all You think you…
Race With The Devil You'd better run You'd better run You'd better run from the …
Rapid Fire Pounding the world like a battering ram Forging the furnace …
Raw Deal I made the spike about nine o'clock on a Saturday All…
Reckless No one can stop me know I'm like a human dynamo Live…
Revolution If you think it's over, better think again There'll be no…
Rock You All Around the World In the cities of the world You know every boy and…
Sinner Sinner rider, rides in with the storm The devil rides beside…
Starbreaker Look out, here's Starbreaker Cruisin' into town Set his mind…
Steeler Catch the play now, eye to eye Don't let chances pass…
The Rage From a fireball we came Crossed sea and mountain We were dri…
Turbo Lover You won't hear me But you'll feel me Without warning, someth…
United Look around They're moving in Hold your ground When they beg…
Wheels of Fire Born on the other side Of the track Gotta get outta here I…
Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days [Tipton/Halford/Downing] I'm gonna break-out I'm gonna driv…
Worth Fighting For You said I could never find A way to ease your…
You Don't Have to Be Old to Be Wise [Tipton/Halford/Downing] I've had enough of being programme…