History Music / JudasPriest

Judas Priest is currently working on their 17th studio album. It does not yet have an expected release date.

So I might as well begin to put some action in my life!"''\\
--'''"Breaking the Law"'''

* AudienceParticipationSong: "Breaking the Law" and "You Got Another Thing Coming" are both songs in which Halford has the audience sing the chorus for him. Often, "Breaking the Law" is sung ENTIRELY by the public. Case in point, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVeJmQVUzAw this video]].

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: A 6 or 7, usually, with some of ''Jugulator'' and ''Painkiller'' crossing into 8 territory. ''Point of Entry'' and ''Turbo'' would both be 4 or 5. That said, it should be noted that albums like "Sin After Sin" and "British Steel" might seem fairly average today (only in terms of weight, of course), but were heavy beyond heavy when released.

Judas Priest is a Music/HeavyMetal band that got its original lineup in Birmingham, England, in 1969. Taking their name from an ensemble also called Judas Priest which split up in 1968, lead singer Al Atkins approached KK Downing, Ian Hill, and John Ellis to become their singer. Atkins and their subsequent drummer Alan Moore (not [[AlanMoore that one]]) left in 1974. Ian Hill's girlfriend suggested her brother, Rob Halford, could fill Atkins's departure.

** Also, former drummer Alan "Skip" Moore, who did ''not'' [[AlanMoore write comic books]].

->''There I was, completely wasting, out of work and down\\

So I might as well begin to put some action in my life!''
-->-- '''"Breaking the Law"'''

* Narm: Halford sings so high during parts of Deceiver that it is nearly impossible to work out what he's saying.

Unfortunately, in 2010, they decided that it was time to retire and announced their farewell ''Epitaph World Tour''. However, they have stated both in press conferences and online that they will release at least one more studio album afterwards.

** And many of the songs that are less than 5 minutes long can still ''sound'' epic. ''Defenders Of The Faith'', for example, is crammed with songs that are practically operatic.

* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: ''Nostradamus'' has songs for Death and War. Pestilence and Plague share a song as well.

-->''[[{{BDSM}} Wavin' your hands, crushed out on the floor! Beggin'! For mercy! Be careful or we'll do it some more!]]''

** "Victim of Changes", (7:44) and Deceiver/Dreamer Deceiver (8:40) from ''Sad Wings Of Destiny''.

** "Victim of Changes", (7:44) from ''Sad Wings Of Destiny''.

->-- "Breaking the Law"

** ''Turbo'', complete with synthesizers.

* HaveIMentionedImStraightToday: Rob Halford didn't officially come of out of the closet until 1998. But looking back on some old Judas Priest concert footage and music videos, many younger fans have reactions along the lines of "How could you ''not'' know that he was gay?!" Even more amusing is that many female metal fans viewed Rob Halford as a sex symbol (one famous example come from the short documentary ''HeavyMetalParkingLot'' where a female fan comments "I'd jump his bones!" in reference to Rob Halford).

Judas Priest is currently in the studio working on their 17th studio album. As of yet it has no expected release date.

* SpySatelites: "Electric Eye".

* SpySatelite: "Electric Eye".

* MadeOfIron: During a 1991 Judas Priest concert, Rob Halford collided with a drum riser while riding his motorcycle onstage, falling off the bike and breaking his nose. After regaining consciousness he performed the remainder of the concert despite the fact that he would have been in excruciating pain at the time. He did not go to the hospital until after the band had completed its setlist.