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It goes without saying, but Rob Halford is an icon. As the frontman of Judas Priest, he helped codify a whole genre, a whole aesthetic. He was one of the early heavy metal howlers, but he was also one of the guys who established aspects of metal's early iconography, decking himself out in leather and…
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Judas Priest: postpone US tour, Richie Faulkner hospitalised with heart problems
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Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has been admitted to hospital with "major medical heart condition issues"
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Judas Priest: Rob Halford names his favourite Metallica song of all time
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Rob Halford names his top 500 songs of all time, and picks tracks by Metallica, Slayer, Black Sabbath and more
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Judas Priest: 50 years of Judas Priest: the ultimate interview
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Judas Priest are still very much around after 50-plus years, through all sorts of ups and downs. We spoke to all current members about life in one of the greatest metal bands of them all
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Judas Priest: offer new album update: ‘The new songs sound fantastic’
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Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner says his band’s new songs sound ‘fantastic’ and Priest’s future is ‘looking bright’
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Judas Priest: Turbo Lover gets the sludge/horror metal treatment you never knew you needed
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Blackened sludge crew The Lion's Daughter reimagine Priest and Ministry for a Bandcamp Friday covers EP
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