Many would consider getting awoken in the middle of the night by loud heavy-metal guitar a nuisance. But for Rob Halford, it served as inspiration for Judas Priest's anthem "Living After Midnight ...

Judas Priest's heavy-metal classic "Living After Midnight" was one of two hit singles included on the group's 1980 breakthrough album, "British Steel." Three decades ago British heavy-metal band.

"Living After Midnight" has become one of Judas Priest's biggest hits, first appearing on the 1980 album British Steel, which would be the band's first gold record in the U.S.