Born James Leslie Binks in Northern Ireland Aug. 8, 1951, Binks’ two-year membership in the Rob Halford-fronted outfit ...

Les played on the band's classic 1978 albums 'Stained Class' and 'Killing Machine' (aka 'Hell Bent for Leather').

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The former drummer of the heavy metal band appeared on three albums Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Les Binks, the former drummer of Judas Priest, has died. He was 73. The English heavy metal band posted ...

Judas Priest and Alice Cooper have announced a fall co-headline tour that also features special guests Corrosion of ...

Autumn in the Spa City just got louder. The Godfather of Shock Rock, Alice Cooper, and metal legends Judas Priest are headed for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for a Saturday, Sept. 27, ...

Alice Cooper and Judas Priest will coheadline a tour this fall. The two dozen dates will spread across North America starting ...

Les Binks, the drummer responsible for Judas Priest’s beats in the late-‘70s, has died at 73. A funeral notice for Binks lists his passing at a London hospital, with some reports adding his ...

He played on two of the band’s late-'70s records, 'Stained Class' and 'Killing Machine,' as well as the watershed live album ...