Judas Priest, one of the seemingly few mainstream bands that embraced the “heavy metal” label, epitomised the driving, ...

It was a baptism of fire for 28-year-old ex-Racer X drummer Scott Travis, who joined the band just a few months prior to recording Painkiller and ended up centre-stage on the album’s curtain-raiser, ...

Judas Priest now own the distinction as being the very first heavy metal band to release studio albums 50 years apart. The achievement is marked by the release of Invincible Shield, the band's 19th ...

Judas Priest has been around since 1969. But it would take more than a decade for the band to have their first taste of commercial success. Their 1980 album "British Steel," and the subsequent singles ...

Judas Priest is about to turn 50. That said, the version of the metal band that will celebrate their golden anniversary next year looks and sounds nothing like the one that emerged from the British ...

Judas Priest was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022, and it was only a few months ago it became apparent that this is not an actual person, but a band. These specifics were not ...

Before leaving Priest in 2011, Downing claims he was incredibly close to playing on the band's massive Epitaph tour. "I’m glad Priest is continuing on," says Downing. "I was so close to doing that ...

Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing once stole Jimi Hendrix’s guitar pedal. Well, maybe. It was 1970, a few months before Hendrix died, and Downing was still a brand-new teenage guitarist living near ...

In December 1985, the attempted suicides of two young people (one of whom died) was blamed on the subliminal messages ...

In April of 2011, in the midst of what had been promoted as a farewell tour, it was announced that Downing would be retiring from the band, though in his own statement, he said his departure was ...

Whether it's the politicized Punk of Bikini Kill, the intricate rhythms of Steely Dan or The Replacements' whiskey soaked euphoria, the Rock Band/Rock Band 2 franchise is turning otherwise ...

British heavy metal legends Judas Priest just released their 19 th studio album, Invincible Shield, this past week and, in doing so, they supposedly set a new record in heavy metal history. According ...