Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement, Reveals Replacement
Ian Hill cites health issues and family neglect as reasons for his departure, while Davey Rimmer will take over the role.
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First reported by Consequence, 29 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
4 publishers have covered this in 4 articles since 9 Oct 2026. Consequence published first, on 9 October at 13:05 UTC; Music News followed 30 min later. The most recent article, from NME, appeared on 9 October at 15:20 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Consequence, Music News, Billboard, NME.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- ConsequenceJudas Priest Announce Retirement of Bassist Ian Hill, Reveal Replacement
- Music NewsJudas Priest’s Longtime Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement: ‘Time Has Come’
- BillboardJudas Priest Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement From Band Citing Battle With ‘Evil Arthritis’
- NMEIan Hill retires from Judas Priest: “Thank you for the life you’ve let me live”
Sources
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- Ian Hill retires from Judas Priest: “Thank you for the life you’ve let me live” NME
- Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement From Band Citing Battle With ‘Evil Arthritis’ Billboard
- Judas Priest’s Longtime Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement: ‘Time Has Come’ Music News
- Judas Priest Announce Retirement of Bassist Ian Hill, Reveal Replacement Consequence
In this story
- Ian Hill
- Judas Priest
- Davey Rimmer