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Les Binks, former Judas Priest and War drummer, dead at 73

Speed metal drummer Les Binks has passed away.

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Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks dead at 73

Judas Priest have released a statement

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"It's out there. I don't have to hide behind it anymore": Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner reveals he suffered a stroke and it's affected his playing

Faulkner says he suffered the stroke as he recovered from the aortic aneurysm he experienced at Louder Than Life in 2021, and it's left him permanently damaged

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“A lot of Slayer riffs aren’t really for bass players – there’s just too many notes”: Slayer’s Tom Araya charts his incredible 4-string journey

From starting on a Paul McCartney Höfner ripoff to pioneering some of the heaviest metal ever committed to tape, Tom Araya admits he's no bass virtuoso… but he “can play fast sometimes”

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“People think of Ritchie as an angry, unfriendly guy, and that’s not him. I knew him when he was in a very good place”: Ronnie Romero has sung for Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker and lived to tell the tale

When rock’s most ‘difficult’ guitarists need a singer, it’s Ronnie Romero they hit up

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“Iron Maiden’s tough, because it’s a very different vibe between Killers and Number Of The Beast”: Slayer’s Kerry King names his five perfect metal albums

Classics by Judas Priest, Metallica, Black Sabbath and more all make the cut

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"The original fans are all our age, and they're all sort of expiring." Judas Priest's Ian Hill on the importance of appealing to a younger audience

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill says the band need to remain relevant –because their OG fans won't be around forever

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Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024

From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024

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“If you look at the leads he was doing and when he was doing them, he kind of innovated a lot of that stuff”: Slayer’s Kerry King names metal’s most overlooked guitarist

The Slayer man makes the claim while listing his five favourite players of all time

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Alice Cooper and Rob Halford have joined forces on a wholesome Christmas song for children

Proceeds from My Christmas List will benefit Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers

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Vote for the best metal album of 2024

Whether you've loved Judas Priest or Linkin Park, Poppy or Kerry King, we want to know what albums have excited you most in 2024

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Korn, Muse, Scorpions, Linkin Park, Judas Priest and more for Hellfest Open Air 2025

Hellfest has announced another heavyweight lineup for next year!

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Watch Metallica's James Hetfield playfully do his best Rob Halford impression with the help of a helium balloon during the making of St. Anger

Papa Het can't quite reach the Judas Priest frontman's high notes without a little assistance, but nevertheless he gives it his best shot in this behind the scenes clip from Metallica's 2003 St. Anger sessions

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“I wanted Alice In Chains to be a guitar duo band - because of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Aerosmith”: Jerry Cantrell on his love of classic guitar harmonies

His new solo album is inspired by the heroes of his youth

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“This is a chance to own a piece of history!” Fancy owning a window pane from Iron Maiden's Ed Force One plane? Check out the Heavy Metal Truants' latest charity auction, but be quick, as it closes before midnight

Get your bids in NOW for a chance to own ultra-rare collector's items from Iron Maiden, AC/DC, The Cure, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath and more - and help support four amazing charities - in the Heavy Metal Truants' Monster Rock Auction, closing tonight, October 16

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The 10 bands that defined Aftershock festival 2024

From metal legends to rising stars, Aftershock was stacked with amazing moments

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“They actually asked Judas Priest to write music for it. We saw it and decided to avoid it like the plague”: The inside story of Rock Star, Hollywood’s infamous attempt to make a heavy metal movie

Loosely based on Judas Priest, Rock Star saw Hollywood trying to make a metal movie – but does it deserve the hate it gets?

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Rob Halford has no plans to retire while Judas Priest "can still deliver the goods"

Judas Priest's 73-year-old frontman says band's energy and love from the fans keep the "heavy metal machine rolling"

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Judas Priest's Rob Halford opens up about offering guidance to fellow LGBTQ+ musicians: "I'm here. I'm queer. Get ****ing used to it."

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford discusses counselling other gay musicians, the bigotry and hate that LGBTQ+ people still face and meeting his life partner

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Watch Metallica's James Hetfield and Judas Priest's Rob Halford rocking out together while watching Turnstile at Norway's Tons Of Rock Festival this past weekend

Two heavy metal icons enjoyed watching one of modern heavy music's most exciting bands together!

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“Glenn is all over this album. He’s playing on a lot of the songs, but those moments where he wasn’t able to, Richie is carrying that metal torch for him”: How Judas Priest made a blockbuster new album in the face of adversity – and became unstoppable

Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton open up on their guitar tag-team approach on Invincible Shield, a bold new album that lashes out at human frailty

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Judas Priest’s Rob Halford reflects on the PMRC: “It was a political hack job”

The Metal God has some stern words for the US government committee that named Judas Priest’s Eat Me Alive as one of its “filthy 15” songs

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“As far as the 80s are concerned, we’re in for some very good heavy metal years”: Judas Priest’s Rob Halford predicted the future of metal in 1979

45 years ago, Judas Priest’s Metal God explained why people love heavy metal. What he said is still accurate in 2024.

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What would it sound like if Black Sabbath recorded Dolly Parton’s Jolene? This Youtuber answers the question you never asked

Youtuber Moonic Productions has given country legend Dolly Parton the ’70s metal treatment

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"You look at all these people who are giving you the horns, from Eminem to Lionel Ritchie, and you think: Is this really happening?": Judas Priest on awards shows, Invincible Shield and the beauty of cats

With Invincible Shield their third genuinely great album in a row, Judas Priest's late-career purple patch continues

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