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Birmingham, England, United Kingdom (1969 – present)
K. K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill had known each other since early childhood, as they lived near one another and attended the same nursery and school in West Bromwich. They became close friends in their early teens, when they shared similar musical interests (Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Cream, The Yardbirds) and learned to play instruments. The band was founded in 1969 in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, after a local ensemble named Judas Priest (after Bob Dylan’s song “The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest” from the John Wesley Harding album) split up. The band’s singer, Al Atkins, approached Downing and Hill, who were playing as a power trio with drummer John Ellis, and asked if he could become their singer. With Atkins now in the band, Downing suggested they change their name to Judas Priest as he had been a fan of the original band.
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veyita_88
media have tagged bands like Led Zeppelin or ACDC as heavy metal,so are they?.Listen to the album,no way songs like Lazy,Maybe im Leo,Smoke on the Water are metal in my opinion,the only thing close to heavy metal in that album is Highway Star.Deep Purple is a ROCK band,not a metal band.
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njitetezero
http://www.discogs.com/Deep-Purple-Machine-Head/master/1843 "heavy metal"
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veyita_88
i know that metal archives have them,but its mostly because of their influence,they have Rush and Thin Lizzy too,if Deep Purple is not hard rock then the genre simply doesnt exist.They were very influential and important but i couldnt never call them a heavy metal band.
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jazzthieve
Spotify playlist: Rock University: 60 years of Rock Music
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DimebagMustaine
"Deep Purple is not a metal band...." MA disagrees with you http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Deep_Purple/1178
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veyita_88
"What happened to thejudasmaster." ask ScorpionsPriest...
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veyita_88
"If there was a BIg Four of Heavy Metal... Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden... Greatest line-up ever for a tour" Deep Purple is not a metal band....
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rOnieAirhead
"What happened to thejudasmaster." you mean the guy who suffers from I hate everything syndrome?
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Praematurus
The big four of metal actually would be Bananas In Pyjamas, Thomas The Tank Engine, Fireman Sam and Pingu.
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dark_wisdom
If there was a big four of heavy metal it would be a pretty stupid thing because there are way more than just four great heavy metal bands.
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AndreDias164
I would take off Deep purple and add Saxon or Motörhead.
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guyraddudeman
No way it would be Nickelback, Limp Bizkit, Fall Out Boy, Black Veil Brides, and Three Days Grace
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LurkingInShadow
If there was a big four of heavy metal, it would be band, band, band, and band because band never made one good album, band sold out, band makes the same album.
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Romulus666
If there was a BIg Four of Heavy Metal... Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Iron Maiden... Greatest line-up ever for a tour
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Veinrot
This band is the love of my life. Also Glenn.
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Pk_Henry
vvvv Who is the love of your life? Halford?
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TheHellion1707
The best Metal band of all time
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cauldronborn86
STAINED CLASS !!!
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savage,who is the savagee
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