Dave Holland, born on April 5, 1948 in Northamptonshire, Wolverhampton, England was the drummer for the rock band Trapeze.In 1979 he joined the legendary British heavy metal band Judas Priest. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants) is a county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... Wolverhampton is an industrial, commercial and university city and metropolitan borough in the English West Midlands, traditionally part of the county of Staffordshire. ... A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Trapeze was a UK rock formed in March 1969. ... Judas Priest are an immensely influential heavy metal band formed in 1969 in Birmingham, England. ...

Joining the band in August 1979 and having played drums on genre-defining platinum albums such as British Steel, Screaming for Vengeance, Defenders of the Faith and Turbo, Holland witnessed the peak in popularity and commercial success for the Birmingham heavy rock institution. British Steel is a large British steel producer, privatised in 1988 under the Thatcher government. ... Screaming for Vengeance is a 1982 album by British heavy rock band Judas Priest. ... Defenders of the Faith is a 1984 platinum album of British heavy metal legends Judas Priest. ... Turbo is a 1986 album by British heavy rock legends Judas Priest. ...

He quit the music business in 1989, citing personal reasons, with Scott Travis soon emerging as his more-than-worthy replaceent in the Priest. Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961, Norfolk, Virginia) is the drummer for legendary British heavy metal band Judas Priest. ...

In February 2004 Holland was found guilty of sexually abusing a teenager who was taking drum lessons with him, and sentenced to 8 years in prison.