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K.K. DOWNING On 'British Steel': 'That Was The Album For JUDAS PRIEST That Consolidated Everything'

K.K. Downing recently sat down with Metal Matt for a lengthy interview about the former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist's new memoir, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", in which he allows the audience to get an inside glimpse of his life as a member of the iconic heavy metal group. You can now wa...

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Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist CHRIS BRODERICK Says It Was 'A Huge Honor' To Pay Tribute To VINNIE PAUL At AFTERSHOCK Festival

Former MEGADETH and current ACT OF DEFIANCE guitarist Chris Broderick says that it was "a huge honor" to take part in a special tribute to late PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott on Saturday, October 13 at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Joining Broderick for a cover...

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KATAKLYSM Releases '…And Then I Saw Blood' Music Video

Montreal, Quebec, Canada-based melodic death metallers KATAKLYSM have released a new music video for the song "…And Then I Saw Blood". The band explored a new creative and artistic side when its hired acclaimed Romanian visionary artist Costin Chioreanu to tell the story of the song. The clip chroni...

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Watch KORN, GODSMACK, DEFTONES Members Pay Tribute To VINNIE PAUL At AFTERSHOCK Festival

Members of KORN, GODSMACK, HELLYEAH, DEFTONES, SHINEDOWN and SEVENDUST are among the musicians who took part in a special tribute to late PANTERA and HELLYEAH drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott on Saturday, October 13 at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Fan-filmed video footage of the perf...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says His Time With JUDAS PRIEST Has Been 'Erased' From Band's Past, Vows To Re-Record Both Albums

Tim "Ripper" Owens says that he will re-record the albums he made with JUDAS PRIEST because his time with the band has been "erased" from its past. The Ohio-based singer created two studio albums with the British heavy metal legends — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before the band reun...

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Watch PHILIP ANSELMO And SACRED REICH's PHIL RIND Perform PANTERA's 'I'm Broken'

SACRED REICH's Phil Rind joined PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, on stage this past Sunday, October 7 at Mexico's ForceFest to perform the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken". Fan-filmed video footage of his Rind's appearance can...

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K.K. DOWNING Believes That All Living Former Members Of JUDAS PRIEST Should Be Involved In 50th-Anniversary Celebration

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing believes that all of the band's living former and current members should be involved in the group's upcoming 50th-anniversary celebration. Downing, who announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011 after nearly 42 years on the job, was asked by Eddie T...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING On Being Replaced By RICHIE FAULKNER: I Felt Like I 'Was Being Cloned'

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he felt like he was "being cloned" when he first found out he was being replaced by Richie Faulkner. Downing, who announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011 after nearly 42 years in the job, admitted to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast th...

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STORMY DANIELS Discusses Her Friendship With PANTERA, Says VINNIE PAUL's Death Hit Her 'Pretty Hard'

Stormy Daniels, the porn star who sued President Donald Trump over a hush agreement to keep her silent about their alleged sexual encounter, has told All That Shreds in a new interview that one of her favorite memories is meeting PANTERA while she was feature dancing at a club in Florida. Describing...

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K.K. DOWNING Says It Was 'Wrong' Of JUDAS PRIEST Not To Invite Him To Rejoin Band

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that it was "wrong" of his former bandmates not to approach him about rejoining the group. Earlier this year, Downing released a statement in which he said that he was "shocked and stunned" that he wasn't invited to return to JUDAS PRIEST following Glenn T...

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Watch PHILIP ANSELMO Perform PANTERA's 'I'm Broken' With KING PARROT's MATT YOUNG

For the first time ever, PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS, the project led by the former PANTERA and current DOWN/SUPERJOINT frontman, played the PANTERA classic "I'm Broken" live in its entirety on September 27 at The Forge in Joliet, Illinois. Joining the band for the performance was singer Matt Y...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Says 'British Steel' Album Changed Bandmembers' Lives

In a brand new interview with the 93.3 KZOZ radio station, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K. Downing was asked which of the band's albums is his favorite and why. "Oh, that's such a tough question, because they're all my babies; how can I do that to my babies?" he responded (hear audio below)....

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How K.K. DOWNING Came Up With JUDAS PRIEST's Black-Leather Look

In a brand new interview with Classic Rock Revisited, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Ken "K.K." Downing spoke about his claim that he came up with the band's black-leather look. "It is just part of the story, really," he said. "A picture paints a thousand words. Just look at us. I had an idea in my b...

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SIGH's New Album 'Heir To Despair' To Feature Guest Appearance By PHILIP ANSELMO

Japanese avant garde metal veterans SIGH will release their 11th studio album, "Heir To Despair", on November 16 via Candlelight Records. While the previous album, "Graveward" (2015),was rather symphonic orchestral stuff, "Heir To Despair" is pointing at the completely opposite direction. Heavily i...

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Inside Metal: The Rise of L.A. Thrash Metal 2

Bob Nalbandian is a walking compendium of American metal, particularly conversant of the scene cultivated within his California habitat in the 1980s. His "Inside Metal" documentary series has become a go-to source on the subject of West Coast-birthed heavy metal. His recent work focuses upon the daw...