{
  "id": 13126679,
  "title": "Judas Priest’s Longtime Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement: ‘Time Has Come’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/judas-priests-longtime-bassist-ian-hill-announces-retirement-time-has",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T13:35:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rolling Stone",
    "slug": "rolling-stone",
    "url": "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/judas-priest-longtime-bassist-ian-hill-announces-retirement-1235640174/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Longest-serving member of heavy metal legends cites \"evil arthritis,\" other health issues and \"neglect[ing] my family life for 57 years\" as reasons for departure, but Hill will appear on band's upcoming album",
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      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Judas Priest Announce Retirement of Bassist Ian Hill, Reveal Replacement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/judas-priest-announce-retirement-of-bassist-ian-hill-reveal",
        "published": "2026-10-09T13:05:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Billboard",
        "title": "Judas Priest Bassist Ian Hill Announces Retirement From Band Citing Battle With ‘Evil Arthritis’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/judas-priest-bassist-ian-hill-announces-retirement-from-band-citing",
        "published": "2026-10-09T14:56:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}