Latest about Judas Priest
In a half-century of the British heavy metal institution, Hill has seen it all – here, he talks about the influence of Jack Bruce, his rig over the years, and the band's staying power
Priest, who will receive the Musical Excellence Award, will be joined by Eminem, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and influential blues guitarist Elizabeth Cotten
Though it will see the band travel down new musical roads, the metal guitar legend said that "all in all, the kids are really going to like" the band's 19th studio LP
The guitar icon unpacks the legacy of a band that helped define heavy metal as we know it, opens up on the rift with K.K. Downing and reveals how punk gave them a kick up the backside
The guitarist – who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2018 – tore through Metal Gods, Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight at two shows over the weekend
The guitarist suffered an aortic aneurysm onstage back in September, leading to the postponement of the tour's North American leg
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Downing insinuated he was the driving force behind Judas Priest until his departure in 2011. Tipton says this was not the case in a new Guitar World interview
The guitarist used Covid downtime to put together some of his own material and is now looking for a label
