Les Binks, the drummer for Judas Priest in the late 1970s, has died at 73 years old. He was featured on the English heavy ...

Born James Leslie Binks in Northern Ireland Aug. 8, 1951, Binks’ two-year membership in the Rob Halford-fronted outfit included the band’s tour supporting “Sin After Sin,” which marked Judas Priest’s ...

Les Binks, the former Judas Priest drummer who played with the band during the late Seventies, has died at the age of 73.

The Co Armagh-born former drummer with heavy metal icons Judas Priest will be remembered by the band as a musician with “flair, style and precision” following his death at the age of 73 in London.

Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73. Formed in Birmingham in 1969, the English heavy metal band initially struggled with commercial success but rose to fame in 1980 with their ...