10 Rock Bands Without Any Original Members Left
1. Judas Priest
The iconic Judas Priest setup - the one that produced British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance - consisted of Rob Halford on vocals, K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton on guitars, Ian Hill on bass, and Dave Holland on drums.
None of them were originally in the band.
Halford joined in 1973, several years after the band's formation in September 1969, with Tipton following suit in 1974 and then Holland in 1979.
Downing and Hill were both present nearer the start, but they had joined in 1970. Or rather, original singer Al Atkins had joined them, as they were originally part of a band called Freight. Atkins had tried and failed to start Judas Priest the previous year, but, when that fell through, he took himself and his cool name over to Freight, convinced them to accept it, and the rest is history.
Atkins only lasted until 1973 and none of his former bandmates ever joined up with the "new" Judas Priest. Hill has the distinction of being the longest-serving Priest member, as he's still in the band today, but that Atkins-era bass player prevents him from being classed as a true original.
Curse you, Bruno Stapenhill!