Judas Priest
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United Kingdom
- Born: September 1969 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Active: 1969 - present
Biography
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are considered a significant influence within the heavy metal genre. The band has been associated with the new wave of British heavy metal movement and has influenced various metal subgenres, including speed metal, thrash metal, and power metal, as well as aspects of the hard rock and glam metal scenes of the 1980s. Despite producing innovative music in the latter half of the 1970s
Genres
Judas Priest Discography
- Rocka Rolla (1974) - Album - rated 3.27/5
- Sad Wings of Destiny (1976) - Album - rated 3.93/5
- Sin After Sin (1977) - Album - rated 3.64/5
- Killing Machine (1978) - Album - rated 3.61/5
- Stained Class (1978) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Unleashed in the East: Live in Japan (1979) - Album - rated 4.02/5
- British Steel (1980) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Point of Entry (1981) - Album - rated 2.87/5
- Screaming for Vengeance (1982) - Album - rated 3.91/5
- Defenders of the Faith (1984) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- Turbo (1986) - Album - rated 2.8/5
- Priest... Live! (1987) - Album - rated 3.83/5
- Ram It Down (1988) - Album - rated 2.93/5
- Painkiller (1990) - Album - rated 4.43/5
- Jugulator (1997) - Album - rated 2.63/5
- '98 Live Meltdown (1998) - Album
- Simply the Best (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.36/5
- Genocide (2000) - Compilation - rated 3.71/5
- The Re-Masters (2001) - Compilation - rated 4.25/5
- Demolition (2001) - Album - rated 2.22/5
- Feed on Me (2001) - Single - rated 3.07/5
- Lost and Found (2001) - Single - rated 3.15/5
- Machine Man (2001) - Single - rated 3.04/5
- Live in London (2002) - Album - rated 3.84/5
- Angel of Retribution (2005) - Album - rated 3.05/5
- Nostradamus (2008) - Album - rated 2.63/5
- Redeemer of Souls (2014) - Album - rated 3.01/5
- Firepower (2018) - Album - rated 3.59/5
- Invincible Shield (2024) - Album - rated 3.69/5
Members
- Rob Halford - lead vocals (1973–1992; 2003–Present)
- Glenn Tipton - guitars, backing vocals (1974–Present)
- Scott Travis - drums (1989–Present)
- Richie Faulkner - guitars, backing vocals (2011–Present)
- Dave Rimmer - bass (2026–Present)
- Ian Hill - bass (1970–2026)
- K. K. Downing - guitars, backing vocals (1970–2011)
- Les Binks - drums (1977–1979)
- Dave Holland - drums (1979–1989)
- Tim "Ripper" Owens - lead vocals (1996–2003)