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JUDAS PRIEST
Birmingham, GB
* 1969

Line-Up (2022):

Rob Halford - voc
Glenn Tipton - g
Richie Faulkner - g
Ian Hill - bg
Scott Travis - ds

Former Members:

Al Atkins (voc, 1969-72); Rob Halford (voc, 1972-10/92); Tim "Ripper" Owens (voc, 5/96-7/03)

K.K. Downing (g, 1969-3/95, 1/96-4/11); Andy Sneap (g, g.a., 2/18-cca 1/22)

John Ellis (ds, 1969-10/71); Chris Campbell (voc, 10/71-72); John Hinch (ds, 1972-74); Alan Moore (ds, 1/76-76); Simon Phillips (ds, 1977); Les Binks (ds, 4/77-80); Dave Holland (ds, 1980-89)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Rocka Rolla produced by: Rodger Bain	06.09.1974	Gull
2.	Sad Wings Of Destiny produced by: Max West/Jeffrey Calvert	26.03.1976	Gull
3.	Sin After Sin produced by: Roger Glover	22.04.1977	CBS		23
4.	Stained Class produced by: Dennis MacKay/Judas Priest	10.02.1978	CBS		27
5.	Killing Machine (in the USA "Hell Bent For Leather") produced by: James Guthrie	06.10.1978	Mercury		32
6.	Best Of Judas Priest	2/1978	Gull
7.	Unleashed In The East (2LP)	9/1979	CBS		10	70
8.	British Steel produced by: Tom Allom	25.04.1980	CBS		4	34
9.	Concert Classics	1980	Terrace
10.	Point Of Entry produced by: Tom Allom	20.02.1981	CBS		14	39
11.	Screaming For Vengeance produced by: Tom Allom	6/1982	CBS		11	17
12.	Greatest Original Hits	1983
13.	Defenders Of The Faith produced by: Tom Allom	20.01.1984	CBS		19	18
14.	Great Vinyl And Concert Hits	1984
15.	Turbo produced by: Tom Allom	3/1986	CBS		33	17
16.	Judas Priest	8/1986	Shanghai
17.	Priest ... Live (2LP)	5/1987	CBS		47	38
18.	Hero Hero (2LP)	1987	Gull
19.	Ram It Down produced by: Tom Allom	5/1988	CBS		24	31
20.	The Collection (2LP)	5/1989	Castle
21.	Painkiller produced by: Chris Tsangarides	08.10.1990	CBS		26	26
22.	Trouble Shooter	1992
23.	Beyond Metal	1992
24.	Metal Gods - Judas Priest 1973/93 (2CD/3LP)	4/1993	CBS		37	155
25.	Starbox	19.11.1993
26.	Best Of Judas Priest	11.04.1995	Transluxe
27.	Prisoners Of Pain	1996
28.	Living After Midnight (The Best Of)	4/1997	CBS
29.	Jugulator	27.10.1997	Steamhammer/SPV			82
30.	Tyrant: The Original Masters	1998
31.	Best Of Judas Priest: Living After Midnight	03.02.1998
32.	Priest In The East	30.06.1998
33.	'98 Live Meltdown	05.10.1998	Steamhammer/SPV
34.	Live & Rare	25.01.1999	Sony
35.	Simply The Best	22.02.1999
36.	Best Of Judas Priest	28.12.1999	Sony
37.	Genocide	21.02.2000
38.	The Best Of Judas Priest	11.07.2000	Koch
39.	Priest In The East - Live In Japan	12/2000	Epic
40.	The Best Of Judas Priest	4/2001	Gull
41.	Demolition produced by: Glenn Tipton	16.07.2001	Priest Music/Steamhammer			165
42.	Tyrant	10/2001
43.	Judas Priest Collectors' Box	05.03.2002	Sony
44.	Deliverin' The Goods	22.12.2002
45.	Live In London (2CD)	08.04.2003	SPV
46.	Metalogy (4CD box set)	04.05.2004	Sony Music/Legacy
47.	Angel Of Retribution produced by: Roy Z	01.03.2005	Epic		39	13
48.	Metal Works '73-'93	16.08.2005	Sony
49.	The Essential Judas Priest (2CD)	11.04.2006	Sony
50.	Judas Priest Box Set	31.10.2006	Koch
51.	Concert Classics	10.04.2007	Store For Music
52.	Platinum	23.10.2007	Madacy
53.	Collections	26.02.2008	Sony BMG Europe
54.	Nostradamus (2CD)	16.06.2008	Columbia		30	11
55.	Hit Collection	17.06.2008	Sony/BMG
56.	Playlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest	08.07.2008	Playlist
57.	Original Album Classics	14.10.2008	Sony BMG Europe
58.	Judas Priest-A Touch Of Evil-Live	14.07.2009	Columbia			87
59.	British Steel: 30th Anniversary	11.05.2010	Sony		78	136
60.	Music of Judas Priest	25.05.2010	Sony
61.	Setlist: The Very Best of Judas Priest Live	13.07.2010	Epic
62.	Single Cuts	8/2011	Sony Music
63.	The Chosen Few	11.10.2011	Sony Legacy
64.	Best	31.01.2012
65.	The Complete Albums Collection (box set)	12.06.2012	Sony Legacy
66.	The Box Set Series	28.01.2014	Legacy
67.	Redeemer of Souls	08.07.2014	Columbia		12	6
68.	Best Of	05.08.2014
69.	Battle Cry	25.03.2016	Columbia
70.	Firepower produced by: Tom Allom/Andy Sneap	09.03.2018	Epic		5	5
71.	Reflections - 50 Heavy Metal Years Of Music (box set)	15.10.2021	Sony Legacy
72.	Invincible Shield	08.03.2024	Columbia		2	18

Glenn Tipton:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Baptism Of Fire produced by: Mark Dodson	03.02.1997	Atlantic/east west
2.	Edge of the World & John Entwistle & Cozy Powell	07.03.2006	Rhino

Tim "Ripper" Owens:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Play My Game	19.05.2009	Steamhammer

Rob Halford:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Halford III - Winter Songs	26.10.2009
2.	The Essential Halford	31.03.2015	Legacy
3.	Metal Chronicle: Best	10.07.2015
4.	Celestial	18.10.2019	Legacy

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Rocka Rolla / Never Satisfied	30.08.1974	Gull
2.	Victim Of Changes	1975
3.	Epitaph	1975
4.	The Ripper / Island Of Domination	19.03.1976	Gull
5.	Diamonds And Rust / Dissident Aggressor	22.04.1977	CBS
6.	Better By You, Better By Me / Invader	27.01.1978	CBS
7.	Evening Star / White Heat Red Hot / Starbreaker	29.09.1978	CBS
8.	Before The Dawn / Rock Forever	27.10.1978	CBS
9.	Take On The World / Starbreaker	1/1979	CBS	13	14
10.	The Ripper / Victims Of Change 12" + Never Satisfied	1979	Gull
11.	Evening Star / Beyond The Realms Of Death (live) 12" + The Green Manalishi	27.04.1979	CBS	53
12.	Rock Forever / The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) (v USA)	5/1979	Columbia
13.	Diamonds And Rust (live) / Starbreaker (live) (v USA)	12/1979	Columbia
14.	Living After Midnight / Delivering The Goods	28.03.1980	CBS	7
15.	Breaking The Law / Metal Gods	5/1980	CBS	12
16.	United / Grinder	15.08.1980	CBS	12
17.	The Ripper / Victim Of Changes / Never Satisfied	15.08.1980	Gull
18.	Don't Go / Solar Angels	13.02.1981	CBS	51
19.	Heading Out To The Highway / Rock Forever	2/1981	Columbia
20.	Hot Rocking / Breaking The Law (live) 12' + Steeler / You Don't Have To Be Old To Be Wise	4/1981	CBS	60
21.	United / Grinder (reissue)	4/1982	CBS
22.	Take On The World / Starbreaker (reissue)	5/1982	CBS
23.	You've Got Another Thing Comin' / Exciter (live)	8/1982	CBS	66
24.	You've Got Another Thing Comin' / Diamonds And Rust	10/1982	Columbia		67
25.	(Take These) Chains / Judas Priest Audio File	10/1982	CBS
26.	Cassette EP (Breaking The Law / Living After Midnight / Take On The World / United)	1/1983	CBS
27.	Tyrant / Rocka Rolla / Genocide	6/1983	Gull
28.	6 Track Hits EP (Sinner / Exciter / Hell Bent For Leather / The Ripper / Hot Rockin' / The Green Manalishi)	9/1983	Scoop
29.	Freewheel Burning / Breaking The Law 12" + You've Got Another Thing Comin'	13.01.1984	CBS	38
30.	Some Heads Are Gonna Roll / Breakin' The Law (live)	2/1984
31.	Some Heads Are Gonna Roll / The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 12" + Jailbreaker	3/1984	CBS	97
32.	Jawbreaker / Love Bites	4/1984	Columbia
33.	Turbo Lover / Hot For Love	4/1986	CBS
34.	Locked In / Reckless 12" + Desert Plains (live) / Freewheel Burning (live) (v GB)	5/1986	CBS
35.	Locked In / Hot For Love (v USA)	5/1986	Columbia
36.	Turbo Lover / Restless (v USA)	8/1986	Columbia
37.	Parental Guidance / Rock You Around The World (v USA)	11/1986	Columbia
38.	Johnny B. Goode / Rock You Around The World 12" + Turbo Lover	3/1988	Atlantic	64
39.	Living After Midnight / Breaking The Law	2/1989	Old Gold
40.	Painkiller / United 12",CD + Better By You, Better Than Me	8/1990	CBS	74
41.	A Touch Of Evil / Between The Hammer And The Anvil 12",CD + You've Got Another Thing Comin' (live)	2/1991	Columbia	58
42.	Night Crawler (edit) / Breaking The Law CD + Living After Midnight	4/1993	Columbia	63
43.	Bullet Train	9/1997
44.	Machine Man / Subterfuge / Burn In Hell	11.06.2001	Steamhammer
45.	No Surrender	7/2018
46.	Panic Attack	13.10.2023
47.	Trial By Fire	11/2023

Rob Halford:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Get Into The Spirit	9/2009

Videos:

1. Live
2. Priest Live
3. Fuel For Live
4. Metal Works '73-'93 - 8/1993, SMV, 86 min
5. Live In London - 23.07.2002, SPV, live, 134 min
6. Electric Eye - 09.12.2003, Sony Music
7. Rising In The East - 3/2006, Warner Bros, live, 119 min
8. Epitaph - 28.05.2013, Sony Music Video

Movies:

1. Spud (2002, starring Rob Halford, directed by Jonas Akerlund)

Bibliography:

K.K. Downing: Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest (2018)

Awards:

2009 Grammy Awards - Best Metal Performance (track "Dissident Aggressor")
2022 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.cmcinternational.com/jp.html
http://www.judaspriest.com
http://www.judas-priest.com

Various:

disbanded 3/95
reunited 1/96

Compilation Appearances:

"Blood Stained" on OST "Bride Of Chucky" (1998)
"Living After Midnight" on compilation "Mullet Rock" (4.3.03, Epic/Legacy)

Rob Halford:

appeared on the LP:

Krokus: Headhunter (4/83, Arista)
Ugly Kid Joe: America's Least Wanted (8/92, Mercury)
Brings: Hex'n'Sex (1993, EMI)
Skid Row: Subhuman Beings On Tour (1996, Atlantic)
Phil Campbell: Old Lions Still Roar (25.10.19, Nuclear Blast)
Dolly Parton: Rockstar (17.11.23, Butterfly)

appeared on the SP:

Skid Row: B-Sides Ourselves EP (10/92)

Compilation Appearances:

"Man On The Silver Mountain" on Ronnie James Dio tribute album "This Is Your Life" (31.3.14, & Vinny Appice, Doug Aldrich, Jeff Pilson, Scott Warren)

Scott Travis:

appeared on the LP:

L.A. Blues Authority: L.A. Blues Authority (1992, Sgamepnel)

Dave Holland:

appeared on the SP:

Robin George: History (1983)

appeared on the LP:

Robin George: Dangerous Music (1984, Bronze)

Glenn Tipton:

on the LP Baptism Of Fire (1997) appeared:

Robert Trujillo (bg), Brooks Wackerman (ds), Billy Sheehan (bg), Cozy Powell (ds), John Entwistle (bg), Shannon Larkin (ds), Whitfield Crane (voc)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	10		85	Reedice	album review
2002	10		94	DVD
Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1996	1	12.01.1996	42	Z hrobníkovy lopaty	profile
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	26	10.07.1997	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	33	25.09.1997	8	Infokus
1997	34	02.10.1997	130	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1997	38	30.10.1997	20	... a léta běží	profile, discography
1997	39	06.11.1997	19		interview
1997	39	06.11.1997	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	11	19.03.1998	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	12	26.03.1998	16		gig review
1998	14	09.04.1998	5	Live	gig review
1998	15	16.04.1998	17		interview
1998	29	20.08.1998	7	Infokus
1998	30	03.09.1998	7	Infokus
1998	33	24.09.1998	8	Infokus
1998	36	15.10.1998	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	41	19.11.1998	21		interview
1999	24	24.06.1999	6	Infokus
2000	8	20.04.2000	6	Infokus
2000	14	20.07.2000	7	Infokus
2001	5	08.03.2001	6	Infokus
2001	9	03.05.2001	9	Infokus
2001	11	31.05.2001	6	Infokus
2001	11	31.05.2001	35	Forum kritikum	album review
2001	15	09.08.2001	17		profile, discography
2001	15	09.08.2001	41	Forum kritikum	album review
2001	24	20.12.2001	42	Forum kritikum	album review
2002	7	04.04.2002	25		interview, gig review
2002	13	26.07.2002	48	DVD
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1987	11		13	Recenze	album review
1991	8		26	Recenze	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1976	15	10.04.1976	24	Albums	album review
1976	34	21.08.1976	28		interview
1976	41	09.10.1976	52	Any Questions?
1977	24	11.06.1977	35		interview
1978	4	28.01.1978	51	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	7	18.02.1978	27	Singles	single review
1978	10	11.03.1978	46	Any Questions?
1978	14	08.04.1978	22	Albums	album review
1978	37	16.09.1978	3
1978	41	28.10.1978	16	Singles	single review
1979	14	14.04.1979	3	News
1979	20	26.05.1979	4	News
1979	35	15.09.1979	29	Albums	album review
1979	36	22.09.1979	3	News
1979	37	29.09.1979	29		interview
1980	8	23.02.1980	3	News
1980	9	01.03.1980	3	News
1980	14	05.04.1980	4	Albums	album review
1980	14	05.04.1980	4	Singles	single review
1980	27	16.08.1980	12	Single File	single review
1981	7	14.02.1981	5	News
1981	10	07.03.1981	19	Albums	album review
1981	11	14.03.1981	10		interview
1981	46	14.11.1981	29	Caught In The Act	gig review
1982	28	10.07.1982	17	Albums	album review
1982	30	24.07.1982	6		interview
1983	52	24.12.1983	6	Fast Forward - Record News
1984	1	07.01.1984	14	It's Alive	gig review
1993	35	28.08.1993	37	Videos
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	28.09.1974	39	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1976	0	15.05.1976	45	Information City
1976	0	29.05.1976	42	On The Town	gig review
1990	0	13.10.1990	41	Long Play	album review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1990	15	23.11.1990	21	Profily	profile
1991	7	12.04.1991	20	Recenze	album review
1991	11	07.06.1991	14		profile
1992	14	13.07.1992	13	Hard & Heavy
1996	3		12	Pelmel - Natvrdo
1997	6		112	Recenze - Atd	album review
1998	4		110	Recenze - Reedice	album review
2001	9		111	Recenze - Reedice	album review
2001	10		74		interview
2001	10		103	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2002	4		8	Bezprostředně
2002	4		70	Live	gig review
2003	5		76	Recenze CD	album review
2003	8		16	Pelmel
2004	7		63	Live	gig review
2007	7		92	Classic Rock	album review
2008	7		26	Play	interview
2008	7		64	Record	album review
2009	7		75	Record - Nemine nás
2009	8		65	Record	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	13		2	Jiskry z výhně
	17		28	Recenze	album review
Spark
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2003	7		6	Actual