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Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

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26 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS Says 'It's A Great Honor' To Be Considered One Of Best Heavy Metal Drummers Of All Time
24 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST’s Entire Latin American Tour 2025 São Paulo Show; Fan-Filmed Video
21 апр 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Says K.K. DOWNING's 'Place In JUDAS PRIEST Is Permanent': 'I Wish Him All The Best'
20 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: JUDAS PRIEST Hopes To Work On Next Album In 2026
18 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: Why JUDAS PRIEST Doesn't Perform Any TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era Songs
16 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On GLENN TIPTON: 'He's Doing What He Can To Keep Going'
15 апр 2025 :	Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement
13 апр 2025 :	IAN HILL Says Most Of JUDAS PRIEST's Concerts Are Professionally Recorded: 'We'll See Where It Leads'
3 апр 2025 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Already Talked About Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield': 'We'll Have To Wait And See'
22 мар 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'You Can Never Replace Someone Like K.K. DOWNING'
4 фев 2025 :	ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's Musical Evolution: 'We Have Always Had An Eye On What's Happening Around Us'
19 янв 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On His Longtime Bandmates: 'We're Still Tremendous Friends And We Always Will Be'
8 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says RICHIE FAULKNER Is Reason JUDAS PRIEST Is Still Active 13 Years After Completion Of 'Farewell' Tour
4 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST Stays Relevant By Taking 'A Step Forward With Each Album'
24 дек 2024 :	TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Was 'Confident' When He Joined JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Knew That I Could Sing Really Good'
17 дек 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Plays Final Concert Of 2024 In Tokyo, Japan
10 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Won't Perform Entire 'Painkiller' Album On 'Shield Of Pain' Tour
9 дек 2024 :	Watch JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Invincible Shield Tour Amagasaki Show; Fan-Filmed Video
5 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Wanted To Be A Heavy Metal Band 'From Day One'
24 ноя 2024 :	SCOTT TRAVIS Says JUDAS PRIEST 'Needed A Definite Extra Kick In The A**' Before His Addition To The Band
21 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST Classic "Turbo Lover" Performed By Two Minutes To Late Night Crew; Video
9 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Shares HD Video Of Band's 2022 Induction Ceremony Performance
6 ноя 2024 :
5 ноя 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER: 'We've Got Ideas Coming Up All The Time' For New JUDAS PRIEST Music
31 окт 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says STEVE HARRIS Was One Of The First People He Told When He Got JUDAS PRIEST Gig
27 окт 2024 :	IAN HILL On Key To JUDAS PRIEST's Longevity: 'It's Love For One Another'

15 апр 2025

Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement

Former JUDAS PRIEST drummer Les Binks has died at the age of 73.

Earlier tonight (Monday, April 14),the band released the following statement via social media: " We are deeply saddened about the passing of Les and send our love to his family, friends and fans.

"The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class — demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision.

"Thank you Les - your acclaim will live on..."

Binks played drums on PRIEST's "Stained Class", "Hell Bent For Leather" (released as "Killing Machine" in the United Kingdom) and "Unleashed In The East" albums.

After the release of "Unleashed In The East", Binks exited PRIEST and was replaced by ex-TRAPEZE member Dave Holland.

Les later told former PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site that the making of the live album "caused a rift between me and [PRIEST's] manager and ultimately led to my decision to leave the band. I just didn't see the point in continuing to work with a band whose manager didn't want me to receive any payment for that live album. A completely ludicrous scenario. It's a classic heavy metal live album which I believe eventually went platinum and he didn't want me to receive a penny for it. Crazy fucker. But that's what happens if a band allows someone like that to manage them — they lose members. So exit drummer number four."

Binks was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in November 2022 along with some of the other former and current members of JUDAS PRIEST.

The PRIEST members that got inducted include current members Rob Halford (vocals),Ian Hill (bass),Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Scott Travis (drums),along with former members Binks, Downing and Holland.

In a December 2022 interview with The Metal Crypt, Binks stated about the experience of being inducted into the Rock Hall: "It was a bit surreal because this all came out of the blue. PRIEST had been put forward for this award — nominated, I think is the word — three times in total. The first two times, they didn't get through. Third time lucky. It's up to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame to decide who they're going to induct. They looked back on the band's career. It has to go back as far as 25 years. They say who's been influential on the creative side of things and the band's legacy has to form — what's the word? — the band's identity and led to the success that they achieved. They included me on that. They recognized me on that level, which is good. Of course, K.K., who was one of the finer members of the band, left in 2011. We were both included."

He continued: "I think there was some nervousness on the management side of things as to how the reunion with K.K. would go because there's been a lot of anguish between the two sides. I spoke to K.K. before. We flew together to Los Angeles and flew back together. We just decided, we are here at the invitation of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Let's just be professional about this, just bite your tongue and just get on with giving the audience the performance they came to see. That's what we did.

"I hadn't seen them for such a long time," Les added. "I gave them all a big hug because I never fell out with anyone in the band. I fell out with the band's management, but not with them. I never had any cross words or any problems with anyone in the band personality-wise or creatively. I know there were issues that K.K. had, especially with Glenn and the management as well, but I didn't have those issues. I was able to reunite with the guys in the band without any problems at all.

"Of course, I know [current PRIEST guitarist] Richie Faulkner from long before he joined JUDAS PRIEST. It was good to see him again because he lives in America now as well, so I don't get to see him very often. It was nice to get to meet up with everyone again and actually perform together."

Downing reconnected with Binks in 2017 for the first time in nearly four decades. Downing later described the experience of meeting his former bandmate as "great" and called Les "one of the greatest drummers in the world and a good friend and a great guy."

Image credit: Chaoszine

MESSAGE FROM THE BAND RE LES BINKS:

We are deeply saddened about the passing of Les and send our love to his family,...

Posted by Judas Priest on Monday, April 14, 2025

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15 апр 2025

The Dark Moon

Зашëл отпраздновать др Ритчи Блэкмора, а тут тебе такая новость. Партии Леса на Stained Class были бомбическими для того времени, особенно в песне Exciter.

15 апр 2025

IJzerklompje

Так и не смог поучаствовать в записи с KK Priest... очень досадно. Лучший барабанщик в истории группы

15 апр 2025

IJzerklompje

IJzerklompje, Причём указано, что умер он аж 15 марта, но до этого информацию не разглашали

15 апр 2025

Klawd Air

Светлая память. Ещë у Blondie не так давно барабнщик умер.

16 апр 2025

Mike Barlow

Светлая память. Печально, конечно. А ведь, казалось, недавно ещё, должен был стать участником "альтернативного" состава Пристов...
По-своему забавно, конечно, что человек, чья работа очень сильно повлияла на становление металлического драмминга, который набарабанил эталонное звучание жанра, из-за нелюбви к гастролям, большой карьеры не сделал. Хотя музыкой занимался до старости.

16 апр 2025

klim

Mike Barlow, С Клайвом Барром похожая история

16 апр 2025

Mike Barlow

klim, Да, на самом деле немало случаев, когда музыкант поучаствовал в становлении группы, иногда даже записал с ней "классическую классику", но до времени большого успеха "не дотянул", ушёл раньше.

16 апр 2025

Tom Sawyer

Mike Barlow, Эталонное звучание жанра набарабанил Йэн Пэйс за 7 лет до этого в песне Fireball. И наиграл стОящую вещь, в отличие от куйни, которую настучал сабж. Эталон... Ну, ну :D

16 апр 2025

Mike Barlow

Tom Sawyer, ну, приплыли.
конечно, с точки зрения современных хай-тех достижений, возможно его работа звучит наивно.
любой блэкарь средней руки "перестучит" на раз два, типа того.
а с точки зрения музыкантов, кто начинал в восьмидесятые - те два студийника на которых Бинкс играл - краеугольные камни, не иначе.
причем барабаны не последнюю роль в их репутации играют.
Unleashed In The East - вообще культовая работа, и не надо только тут про Unleashed in the studio, речь о значимости, а не о том, насколько он "аутентичный."
ну да, еще можно Саббатам предъявить, что они недостаточно тяжелые...

16 апр 2025

Family Ghost

Mike Barlow, >>>из-за нелюбви к гастролям, большой карьеры не сделал

Из-за какой нелюбви к гастролям? Ему не заплатили за Unleashed In The East и он потому ушел. Это известный факт, в т.ч. подтвержденный его собственными интервью.

16 апр 2025

Mike Barlow

Family Ghost, Это кажется Даунинг говорил, про гастроли. Ну да и не важно уже. Конечно, руку Бинкс сломал несколько лет назад тоже не вовремя...
КеКей Прист мог бы включать трёх бывших пристовцев.

16 апр 2025

Gleb Monster

Mike Barlow, Да, было бы поинтереснее с тремя. Земля пухом, мистер Бинкс.