Ian Hill

Yeah, I have one in mind, but yeah, sure.

Cliff Williams, AC/DC; Ian Hill, Judas Priest; Nikki Sixx, Mötley Crüe; Jimmy Bain, Dio; Gene Simmons, Kiss.

Kiss.All right.

My, my choice was gonna be Nikki Sixx, so that's the one.

And before that, a band that is still going strong to this day, Judas Priest from the 1978 absolute masterpiece, which is Killing Machine, and that was Hell Went For Leather, written by Glenn Tipson.

And Brian reminded me that a couple of weeks ago, Priest played at Hammersmith Odeon, oops, whatever it's called now, and uh ian hill the bass player had to uh miss his first judas priest gig in 56 years what a run of being the bass player in a band i can't think of anyone that's been in a band longer maybe billy gibbons has been the lead guitarist as easy top for longer and of course geddy and alex in rush and so on but uh absolutely magnificent stuff replaced by dave rimmer who is in elegant weapons with richie faulkner hence the link back to priest great stuff it is the letter k this week with matt and brian matt rogers that's me and brian meli who's doing his lovely irish voice dance slash salute you can't see it i wish you could because it's great so brian what is next my friend

We are going with a classic heart tune, and it's a cover to cover it this week with the wonderful Eric Grondvall on the vocals and Shez Cain, because it's a letter K this week, and it's that heart classic alone.

I hear the ticking of the clock I'm lying here the room's pitch dark I wonder where you are tonight No answer on the telephone And the night goes by so very slow Oh, I hope that it won't How do I get you alone? How do I get you alone? You don't know how long I have wanted To touch your lips and hold you tight

Hold on, I'll be right back.

There are very few shots of... of ian hill but he's he's sporting a beard at this time uh he doesn't have the big hair either it's just the guitarists

yeah

but then halford is clearly trying out long hair and it's not going well like you can tell he's losing his hair and you can tell his hair is kind of thin so kind of like peter's out at the at his shirt collar so i'm i think like isn't it right after this when he started shaving it or was that not until painkiller

Yeah.

A beard and the hair.

Like if he pulled off the Ian Hill, it would just look strange.

Oh yeah.

And I think that they will probably have an album at least, you know, around the time.

of next year i would hope so a not not a piece of good news but i think it's a momentous piece of news that also deserves like a round of applause for the man ian hill the bassist of judas priest Speaking of Nevermore, they, a few nights ago, opened up for Judas Priest at their headlining show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London.

At that show, Ian Hill was not able to join Judas Priest.

He has apparently injured a tendon in his arm, so they brought in a replacement bassist for this show.

But that is the first show...

That Ian Hill has ever missed With Judas Priest Since he joined the band in 1970 56 years ago That is Thousands of shows Over half a century Every other member of the band Rob's been out of the band for periods of time They've changed drummers Glenn has obviously stepped back from touring with the band In recent years KK's gone Ian Hill Judas Priest's Silent Bedrock never missed a fucking show until this week.

And like I said, you know, not good news, but I think it is a moment to look at that guy who has never commanded the spotlight in Judas Priest and go, fucking hell, what a shift, my man.

Because that is, I mean, like when they announced this, Judas Priest, oh yeah, bringing a fill-in bassist, people in the comments knew the significance.

The band's 10th album overall will be self-titled and will be released on March 19th.

Herman Lee, longtime guitarist from the band, said, Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill had to sit out on a show earlier this week for the first time since he joined the band in 1970 and Uriah Heep's Davey Rimmer filled in.

The show took place in the band's home country of England at the Eventum Apollo in London.

It was their last scheduled show of 2026 and was the first time Ian Hill ever had to miss a performance since he joined the group over five decades ago, according to a note on Setlist.

The band shared a statement regarding Hill's absence on social media prior to the show.

Saying, quote, Ian has a badly damaged tendon in his left arm, so unfortunately he won't be able to play at our Hammersmith Apollo Eventum show on Monday.

Judas Priest, I think, is just Rob.

Maybe Ian Hill is an original.

I can't.

I don't remember.

Me and Darren are the only two original members.

We're kind of like Rob Halford and Ian Hill.

We had a different kind of...

Three different members then, and...