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Les Binks features prominently on Judas Priest’s drum-dominated "Take On the World", released as a single in January 1979 and notable as the first Judas Priest single to chart in the UK top 40, reaching number 14.
Former Judas Priest drummer, Les Binks, was an important part of the band from 1977 to 1979, playing on classic studio albums Killing Machine and Stained Class as well as the Unleashed in the East live album, which drove Les to the point of no return and he resigned from the Priest camp (apart from a momentary return on November 5, 2022). After ...
Jun 8, 2021 · During an appearance on The Metal Voice, drummer Les Binks looked back on his time in Judas Priest and why he ultimately left the fold. Les was a member of the group between 1977 and 1979,...
- Marko Jovanović
May 6, 2020 · After Les Binks quit in 1979, in part because of the band’s direction (the other members of Judas Priest felt a less technical approach to drumming was needed), the band went on to sell in excess of 30 million albums globally. But arguably they never made a better, or more important, record.
- Al King
The real reason Les Binks left Judas Priest. Mike Dolan is currently serving an eight-year ban by Companies House from being a director of a company or having anything to do with running a company. He has since rekindled the old Arnakata name and put his daughter at the helm.
Mar 23, 2024 · Here’s how it works. Judas Priest in 1977, the year after Sad Wings Of Destiny was released, with new drummer Les Binks(Image credit: Getty Images) Judas Priest’s patchy debut album, 1974’s Rock Rolla, failed to set the world on fire, but follow up Sad Wings Of Destiny was the work of a band finding its identity.
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Jan 6, 2020 · Les Binks: Well I don’t think you can refer to or assess all bands today with the same view as they will hopefully all be different…and some will do better than others. It’s got to be harder for new bands to establish themselves than it was in the 70s and 80s.
