Judas Priest

== Info ==
Metal band phenomenal from 1977 to 1990, with numerous bestselling albums, including two live albums. Several hit singles during this period. Several video albums went at least gold. The band was named after a Bob Dylan song. Influenced by Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Black Sabbath, The Who, Cream, and The Yardbirds. They were accused of placing subliminal messaging in their songs which led to two men shooting themselves, both eventually dying from their wounds, one ruled a suicide. The trial was dismissed after the lyrics were deemed a "mix up".
== Genres ==
Heavy Metal
== Songs ==
Breakin' the Law
Electric Eye
Living After Midnight
You've Got Another Thing Comin'
== Influences ==
Deep Purple
Bob Dylan
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Black Sabbath
The Who
Cream
The Yardbirds
== Parody ==
Judas Priest has been referenced in popular internet cartoon Homestar RunnerCategory:Eighties
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