Judas Priest star quits band Ian Hill has announced his ext from Judas Priest with Uriah Heep rocker Davey Rimmer taking his place in the Breaking The Law band. BANG Premier · Oct 9
"We set out to make the ultimate Priest album. It could be the most successful failure we'll ever have!" A classic encounter with Judas Priest as they prepare to unleash the album that saves them With a notorious court case looming and an untested new drummer, Judas Priest retreated to Spain as they steeled themselves for the release of one of their greatest albums Metal Hammer · Jan 6
"It's a fantastic creature...the evil, the energy and the destruction." How one of the UK's most influential bands bounced back with their best song in a decade to redefine heavy metal all over again Heavy metal doesn't come much better than this absolute classic Metal Hammer · Dec 10, 2025
"They said, ‘Can you get Rob off the bloody Teletubbies set, please?'" How Rob Halford's return to Judas Priest on Judas Rising rebuilt one of metal's greatest bands After a decade with Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Judas Priest welcomed Rob Halford back into the fold - and ushered in their second coming Metal Hammer · Jul 21, 2025
“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound. You’re seeing a movie running through your head”: In a house that was home to two Beatles, a heavy metal masterpiece was born Featuring pool cues, cutlery and other assorted effects MusicRadar · Jun 22, 2025
“I’d have been in the corner with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and a mound of coke. I was out of my tree. I needed help”: How Judas Priest rose above darkness and death to make Turbo, their most divisive album 1986’s Turbo remains the most underrated album Judas Priest’s catalogue Metal Hammer · May 24, 2025
“Ringo Starr set down rules for us to follow. There was to be no riding of motorbikes on the grounds – so we did that. What do you expect from a heavy metal band?” The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars 1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods Metal Hammer · Apr 12, 2025
“Don’t relationships always get nasty in the end? A few knives get stuck in and before you know it, it’s out of control”: How Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford to regain the metal throne with Angel Of Retribution In late 2004, Classic Rock joined the reunited Judas Priest on the road in Spain Metal Hammer · Mar 1, 2025
"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 Metal Hammer · Jan 5, 2025
“The fastest album they’d made, chock full of hard-headed riffs and squealing solos”: Every song on Judas Priest’s Painkiller ranked from worst to best As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus Metal Hammer · Nov 7, 2024
Rob Halford says another Judas Priest album is “inevitable”: “This band thrives on the metal that we make” Mere months after Judas Priest released 19th album Invincible Shield, their frontman is already looking towards a followup Metal Hammer · Sep 17, 2024
“I’m always ready for a kitty cat!” We gave Judas Priest legend Rob Halford a load of kittens to play with and asked him about heavy metal, becoming a gay icon and (sort of) being Dolly Parton's BFF Rob Halford, a room full of kittens and a leather codpiece - what more could you ask for? Metal Hammer · Apr 4, 2024
Bikie head seeks early jail release after almost dying A Sydney bikie seriously injured after his brother was fatally gunned down wants less time in prison for his role in destroying evidence of another killing. AAP · Mar 1, 2024
“Roger Glover got me into Jaco. I heard the stuff he was doing with Weather Report while Priest were at the same studio in the ’70s”: Judas Priest’s Ian Hill names 8 bassists who shaped his sound A mainstay of chug-and-slug for over five decades, the veteran bassist reveals the surprisingly wide range of influences that feed into the metal gods’ low-end – Guitar World · Feb 26, 2024
Guitar World · Dec 5, 2023 “McCartney was fantastic. Mind you, I tried one of those Hofner basses and I thought it was crap”: Judas Priest’s heavy metal veteran Ian Hill picks his top 5 bass albums From the Beatles to the Bluesbreakers, we asked Ian Hill to name five albums that helped him along the righteous path to metal glory with Judas Priest
Guitar World · Nov 2, 2023 “This is one more shot at glory for me. I know the things I’ve been denied. I shouldn’t have to build it up all over again”: K.K. Downing on reclaiming his legacy with KK’s Priest – and what his one-off reunion with Judas Priest was really like The original “Sinner” takes you behind the scenes of his dramas in and out of Priest and their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction – and why his turbo-charged new album is “about the fight and the victory”
Metal Hammer · Apr 14, 2023 British Steel by Judas Priest: the story behind that iconic album artwork "Still now, when you look at that cover, it has a tremendous impact" - Rob Halford
The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023 Jewish school principal in Australia guilty of sexual abuse The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty of sexually abusing two students
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023 Australian jury mulls verdicts in Israeli principal trial An Australian jury has retired to consider their verdicts following the six-week trial of a former principal of a Melbourne ultra-Orthodox Jewish girls school accused of molesting three sisters
AAP · Mar 14, 2023 Woman told to leave court after breastfeeding protest A woman has been asked to leave the County Court after trying to stage a breastfeeding protest after a judge last week asked a breastfeeding mother to go.
ABC News · Mar 9, 2023 Lawyer for Malka Leifer tells jury alleged victim told 'blatant lies' and lacks credibility During closing arguments in the sex abuse trial of the former principal of an ultra-orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne, defence barrister Ian Hill calls the alleged victims' credibility into question, accusing one woman of telling "blatant lies".
ABC News · Feb 28, 2023 Malka Leifer protested her innocence in tears as she was stood down, County Court trial hears Appearances from former staff members at the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel Jewish School detailed how Mrs Leifer denied wrongdoing after she was accused of abusing three sisters in her role as principal.
ABC News · Feb 8, 2023 Trial of former Melbourne principal Malka Leifer begins in County Court of Victoria A Victorian court hears allegations school principal Malka Leifer told a former student "this will help you for your wedding night" while allegedly sexually assaulting her at a school camp. Warning: This story contains details of allegations of sexual abuse.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2023 Malka Leifer trial hears three sisters allegedly abused by teacher had ‘no understanding of sex’ at the time The girls were too afraid to tell anyone given the former principal’s standing in the Hasidic community, Victoria’s county court hears
ABC News · Jan 13, 2023 Why the salt mines of Soledar, a 'network of underground cities', are prized by Russian mercenaries Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the landscape around Soledar is covered in Russian corpses. The head of Russia's feared Wagner Group calls neighbouring Bakhmut a "meat grinder". So why do the Russians keep coming?