What is Judas Priest?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Judas Priest | Img = Judas Priest Retribution 2005 Tour.jpg | Img_capt = Judas Priest onstage in [[Moline, Illinois]]. | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = Yes | Background = group_or_band | Genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] | Origin = [[Birmingham]], [[England]] | Years_active = 1969-present | Label = | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.judaspriest.com www.judaspriest.com] | Current_members = [[Rob Halford]]<br />[[Glenn Tipton]]<br />[[Richie Faulkner]]<br />[[Ian Hill]]<br />[[Scott Travis]] | Past_members = [[K. K. Downing]]<br />[[Al Atkins]] <br />[[Les Binks]] <br />[[Dave Holland]]<br />[[Tim 'Ripper' Owens]] }} '''Judas Priest''' is an English [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal rock]] band. They formed in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums. They are famous for having two [[guitar]] players, named [[Glenn Tipton]] and [[K.K. Downing]]. The singer, [[Rob Halford]], left the band in the early 1990s because of problems with the other people in the band. He came back to the band in 2003. On 7 December 2010, the band said they would play their last [[concert tour]] during 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blabbermouth|date=2010-12-07|title=JUDAS PRIEST Announces Farewell 'Epitaph' Tour|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/judas-priest-announces-farewell-epitaph-tour/|access-date=2022-10-20|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET|language=en}}</ref> They are still a band since saying that. Since then, they have made two albums: ''[[Redeemer of Souls]]'' and ''Firepower''. In 2022, they became members of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|author1=Metal Hammer|date=2022-05-04|title=At last – Judas Priest will finally make it into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/judas-priest-rock-roll-hall-fame-2022|access-date=2022-10-22|website=loudersound|language=en}}</ref> ==History== ===Origins (1969-1974)===