Podcast host and comedian Maron asks Halford about metal's origins, to which the Metal God replies (transcript via Classic Rock, “Some say there was the great band called Blue Cheer, 'Summertime Blues ...

While Black Sabbath virtually created the heavy metal genre, it was Judas Priest who gave it a shape and focus in the mid-70s. Theirs was the music springboard from which others would catapult into ...

ROCHESTER — It’s been 50 years since Judas Priest released their debut single. Since then, the band's lineup has changed and so has heavy metal music — the genre it helped pioneer. The band will be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It was a weird time to be a metal band,” affirms Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill. “In the 80s, especially in America, you had all ...

If you ask Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill how the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band got its start, the answer is more complicated than you might expect. At 72, Hill is the longest-serving member of the ...

Rob Halford talks the inspiration behind Judas Priest’s heavy metal classic “Breaking the Law” in an exclusive clip from the band’s upcoming documentary The Ballad of Judas Priest ahead of its world ...

How a Rage Against the Machine rocker and former anthropologist turned it up to 11 with a heart-felt, tongue-in-cheek tribute to the band that “created the culture of heavy metal.” By Scott Roxborough ...