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Allan John Atkins (born 14 October 1947)[1] is an English heavy metal vocalist, best known for being the original lead vocalist and founder of Judas Priest.

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Al Atkins
Born	(1947-10-14) 14 October 1947 (age 74) West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
Genres	Heavy metal, blues rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1964–present

Biography

With a wife and young daughter to support, Atkins was forced "to get a 9-to-5 job" in May 1973.[2]

As of 2012, Atkins fronts the band Atkins/May Project, which also features guitarist Paul May.[2] A press release dated 21 May 2011 stated that Atkins would be contributing session vocals for the heavy metal opera project, Lyraka.[3] In 2013, Atkins recorded a solo album of his favorite songs written between his days in Judas Priest and his Holy Rage days.

Discography

Solo

• Judgement Day (1990)
• Dreams of Avalon (1991)
• Heavy Thoughts (1994) (released in 2003 with two bonus tracks)
• Victim of Changes (1998)
• Demon Deceiver (2007)
• Demon Deceiver... Plus (re-release with two bonus tracks, 2009)
• Reloaded (re-recorded "best of", featuring Ian Hill, Ralf Scheepers, Roy Z and more special guests, 2017)

Holy Rage

• Holy Rage (2010)

Atkins / May Project

• Serpents Kiss (2011)
• Valley of Shadows (2012)
• Empire of Destruction (2014)
• Anthology (compilation, 2015)
• The Final Cut (2020)

Albums (guest sessions)

Lyraka

• Lyraka Volume 2 (not yet released)

References

External links

• atkinsmayproject.com

На других языках

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- [en] Al Atkins

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[es] Al Atkins

Allan John "Al" Atkins (14 de octubre de 1947 West Bromwich, Birmingham. Inglaterra)[1] es un cantante de hard rock y heavy metal, conocido por haber sido el fundador y vocalista original de la agrupación de heavy metal Judas Priest entre 1969 y 1973.

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[ru] Аткинс, Эл

Алан Джон «Эл» Аткинс (англ. Alan John "Al" Atkins; род. 14 октября 1947 (1947-10-14), Уэстхем, Уэст-Бромидж, Бирмингем, Англия) — британский хеви-метал-вокалист, известный в первую очередь своим участием в Judas Priest.

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