Alan "Skip" Moore (born 1 January 1950) is an English musician who is best known for his time as drummer of the heavy metal band

Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969. They have sold over 50 million albums and are frequently ranked as one of the greatest metal bands of all time. Judas Priest have also been referred to as one of the p ...

. He played on their second album, ''

Sad Wings of Destiny ''Sad Wings of Destiny'' is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 26 March 1976 by Gull Records. It is considered the album on which Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image, and songs from it suc ...

'' (1976). Moore was already active in the

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and

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scene, and played with numerous bands, including The Young Casuals, The Other Lot, The Outer Light, Gabriel Oak, Glad Stallion, Tendency Jones and Pendulum. He was first approached by the guitarist K. K. Downing and bass guitarist

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in 1971, and joined in the early and unofficial phase of the newborn Judas Priest for a period of about a year, while

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was still the vocalist. He left in 1972 to join the Birmingham

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band Sundance, with whom he recorded the album ''Rain, Steam, Speed'' (1974), and the single "Coming Down". Drummer John Hinch left Judas Priest in 1975, and Downing and Hill approached Moore again. For the second time, he joined the band, making him the only drummer in its history to have two separate stints. His first show after re-joining was in October 1975 at Slough College, London, during which guitarist Glenn Tipton introduced "our new drummer Skip" who "only had a few hours of rehearsal". In 1976, the band recorded the album ''Sad Wings of Destiny''. Despite its success, Moore decided to leave again, permanently. Moore continued to play with numerous other bands and recording sessions. In 1981, he signed to Ariola Records with the band R.P.M., releasing two singles, "Now That Summer's Here" and "Lost In Space". After moving out of London, he continued to play with various "scratch bands" and session musicians. He later left music altogether. Over the years, several musical biographers, journalists, band members and fans had tried to trace him without success. In the official biography ''The Story of Judas Priest: Defenders of the Faith'', the author Neil Daniels said that, at the time it was written, Moore was the only former member of the band whom he could not trace at all. In 2016, Moore resurfaced as drummer in

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's The Baggywrinkles Blues Band, with former Cozy Powell's Hammer member Frank Aiello.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Alan English heavy metal drummers English rock drummers Judas Priest members Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands 1950 births