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Judas Priest

JUDAS PRIEST

YEAR

2022

INDUCTED BY

Alice Cooper

CATEGORY

Musical Excellence

Judas Priest took the molten steel forged by Black Sabbath and Deep Purple and used it to become metal gods, creating the mold for the future of all heavy metal. If you’ve seen Judas Priest live, you know the powerful force of their dual guitar attack, driving riffs, soaring operatic vocals – the unapologetic sound of heavy metal played at its absolute best.

Dave Holland

Dave Holland

Glenn Tipton

Glenn Tipton

Ian Hill

Ian Hill

KK Downing

KK Downing

Les Binks

Les Binks

Rob Halford

Rob Halford

Scott Travis

Scott Travis

HALL OF FAME
ESSAY

By Laina Dawes

Judas Priest are thriving — with nearly fifty years under their belt, fifty million albums sold, including eighteen studio albums, seven live albums, ten compilations, and several decades of international touring. The induction of the British band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates its longevity as well as its contributions in making the complex, sometimes controversial, multidimensional, often maligned heavy-metal genre into a vibrant and innovative global phenomenon.

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Class of 2022
We live for heavy metal, we live for music, and we live for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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