Judas Priest facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Judas Priest
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Judas Priest onstage in Moline, Illinois.
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Origin | The Black Country, England |
Genres | Heavy metal Speed metal Hard Rock |
Years active | 1969-present |
Members | Rob Halford Glenn Tipton Richie Faulkner Ian Hill Scott Travis |
Past members | Including: K. K. Downing Al Atkins Les Binks Dave Holland Tim 'Ripper' Owens |
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band. They formed in The Black Country, England in 1969. They are famous for having two guitar players, named Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing. The singer, Rob Halford, left the band in the early 1990s because of problems with the other people in the band. He went back to the band in 2003.
On 7 December 2010, the band said they would play their last concert tour during 2011, But they are still a band, and have made a new album called Redeemer of Souls.
Images for kids
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Downing and Tipton performing in San Sebastián, Spain, during their Metal Conqueror Tour of 1984
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Judas Priest performing at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on 19 April 2018, as part of the Firepower World Tour, which featured Andy Sneap filling in for Glenn Tipton on guitar.
See also
In Spanish: Judas Priest para niños