Original sentence: Judas Priest are a heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands, near Birmingham, England.Their popularity and status as one of the definitive heavy metal bands has earned them the nickname "Metal Gods".They have been cited as an influence on many heavy metal musicians and bands
Edited sentence: Although strictly predating the NWOBHM, their leather clad attire has come to define the 1980’s image of Heavy Metal.Both their popularity and status as the definitive heavy metal band has earned them the nickname "Metal Gods".Judas Priest are a distinguished and highly influential heavy metal band formed in 1968 in the northwest midlands, near Birmingham, England