Editing Judas Priest (section)

{{Short description|British heavy metal band}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Judas Priest
| image             = Judas Priest - Wacken Open Air 2018 01.jpg
| landscape         = Yes
| caption           = Judas Priest at [[Wacken Open Air]] 2018
| origin            = [[Birmingham]], England<ref name="Bowe"/>
| genre             = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
| discography       = [[Judas Priest discography]]
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1969–1992
* 1996–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony]]
* [[Epic Records|Epic]]
* [[Columbia Records|Columbia/CBS]]
* [[SPV GmbH|SPV]]
* [[CMC International|CMC]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
* [[Gull (record label)|Gull]]}}
| spinoffs          = {{flatlist|
* [[Fight (band)|Fight]]
* [[KK's Priest]]
* [[Halford (band)|Halford]]}}
| website           = {{URL|judaspriest.com}}
| current_members   = {{Plainlist|
* [[Ian Hill]]
* [[Rob Halford]]
* [[Glenn Tipton]]
* [[Scott Travis]]
* [[Richie Faulkner]]
<!-- Andy Sneap is not a member of the band, he is a touring guitarist. -->
}}
| past_members      = {{Plainlist|
* [[Al Atkins]]
* [[K. K. Downing]]
* [[Alan Moore (drummer)|Alan Moore]]
* [[John Hinch (musician)|John Hinch]]
* [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]]
* [[Les Binks]]
* [[Dave Holland (drummer)|Dave Holland]]
* [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]]}}
}}

'''Judas Priest''' a<!-- NOTE: "are" is correct British English. Do NOT change to "is" -->re an English [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band formed in [[Birmingham]] in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-02 |title=JUDAS PRIEST Celebrates Over 50 Million Album Sales Worldwide |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-celebrates-over-50-million-album-sales-worldwide |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en}}</ref> and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the pioneers of the [[new wave of British heavy metal]] (NWOBHM) movement,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bravewords.com/news/judas-priest-take-over-vh1|title=JUDAS PRIEST Take Over VH1!|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles]]|access-date=6 July 2024|date=30 September 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DeVita |first=Joe |date=4 May 2022 |title=Rock Hall Inducts Judas Priest With Award, Snubs RATM |url=https://loudwire.com/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-class-of-2022-inductees/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |website=[[Loudwire]]}}</ref> and are cited as a formative influence on various metal subgenres, including [[speed metal]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Wener |first=Ben |date=6 August 2009 |title=Judas Priest at Pacific: still fierce after all these years |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2009/08/06/judas-priest-at-pacific-still-fierce-after-all-these-years/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=[[The Orange County Register|OC Register]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=O’Connor |first=Andy |date=23 September 2018 |title=Judas Priest shows they're still the masters |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/09/26/judas-priest-shows-theyre-still-the-masters/10214532007/ |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman]]}}</ref> [[thrash metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/judas-priest-rob-halford-jose-mangin-rock-hall-fame-1235423813/|title=Judas Priest Honored at Rock Hall|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=6 July 2024|date=2 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/bands-pioneered-thrash-metal/|title=15 Bands Considered Pioneers of Thrash Metal|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=6 July 2024|date=10 April 2020}}</ref> and [[power metal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/lgbtq-american-history-for-the-people/living-after-midnight-81505ffb0322|title=Living After Midnight. Rob Halford's Impact on Metal|website=[[Medium (website)|medium.com]]|access-date=6 July 2024|date=2 November 2022}}</ref> as well as the [[hard rock]]/[[glam metal]] scene of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/metalogy-mw0000336303|title=Metalogy - Judas Priest|magazine=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref> Despite an innovative and pioneering body of work in the latter half of the 1970s, the band had struggled with poor record production and a lack of major commercial success until 1980, when their sixth studio album ''[[British Steel (album)|British Steel]]'' brought them notable mainstream attention.

During the 1970s, the core of bassist [[Ian Hill]], lead singer [[Rob Halford]] and guitarists [[Glenn Tipton]] and [[K. K. Downing]] saw a revolving cast of drummers (with [[Les Binks]] being the only one who played on more than one album), before [[Dave Holland (drummer)|Dave Holland]] joined them for ten years from 1979 to 1989. Since Holland's departure, [[Scott Travis]] has been the band's drummer. Halford left Judas Priest in 1992, and after a four-year hiatus, they regrouped in 1996 with [[Tim "Ripper" Owens]] (formerly of [[Winter's Bane]]) replacing him. After two albums with Owens, Halford returned to the band in 2003. Downing left Judas Priest in 2011, replaced by [[Richie Faulkner]]. The current line-up consists of Hill, Tipton, Travis, Halford and Faulkner; although Tipton remains as an official member of the band, he has limited his touring activities since 2018 due to [[Parkinson's disease]], with [[Andy Sneap]] filling in for him. Hill and Tipton 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 was 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 have once again seen a resurgence, including worldwide tours, being inaugural inductees into the [[VH1 Rock Honors]] in 2006, receiving a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] in 2010, and having their songs featured in video games such as ''[[Guitar Hero]]'' and the ''[[Rock Band]]'' series. In 2022, the band were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] via the Award for Musical Excellence.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-05-04 |title=At last – Judas Priest will finally make it into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/judas-priest-rock-roll-hall-fame-2022 |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=loudersound |language=en}}</ref>