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Judas Priest

Former classmates K.K. Downing and Ian Hill formed seminal British metal band Judas Priest in Birmingham, England, in 1971, soon adding brother-in-laws John Ellis on drums, Rob Halford on vocals and Glenn Tipton on second guitar. Dave Holland joined the band on drums in 1979. That same year Priest broke through with with Hell Bent for Leather (the U.K. title was Killing Machine). British Steel, which contained the hit single “Breaking the Law,” debuted on the British charts at No. 3 in 1980. In the early ’90s Halford left the group and was replaced by Tim “Ripper” Owens, who had fronted a Priest cover band. Ripper’s story inspired the 2001 film Rock Star.

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