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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Appears In New HOSTILE Video 'Freedom Act'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K Downing makes an appearance in the video for the song "Freedom Act" from the young British heavy metal act HOSTILE. Downing produced both of HOSTILE's albums so far, 2013's "Eve Of Destruction" and 2016's "New World Disorder", and also co-wrote the song "Addiction"...

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Read KIRK HAMMETT's Foreword To 'German Metal Machine: Scorpions In The '70s' Book

Few rock bands were as successful as the SCORPIONS by the mid-eighties — headlining arenas/stadiums worldwide, scoring two mega-selling albums (the platinum-certified "Blackout" and the triple-platinum-certified "Love At First Sting") and two hit singles/videos ("No One Like You" and "Rock You Like...

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OVERKILL Shoots Concert DVD In Oberhausen; Fan-Filmed Footage Available

New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL played a special anniversary show this past Saturday night (April 16) at Turbinenhalle 2 in Oberhausen, Germany. The evening saw the band perform their classic records "Horrorscope" (which is celebrating its 25th anniversary) and "Feel The Fire" (30th anniversary) in th...

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OVERKILL Taps PISSING RAZORS Drummer EDDY GARCIA For European Tour, DVD Shoot

New Jersey thrashers OVERKILL are utilizing a stand-in drummer — their soundman Eddy Garcia, who is also a member of the El Paso, Texas band PISSING RAZORS — for their current European tour because their regular drummer, Ron Lipnicki, was forced to stay home due to undisclosed family issues. Fan-fil...

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Battle Cry

If JUDAS PRIEST weren't worthy of it, they could easily be accused of arena vanity with all the live documents they've released. As it is, any PRIEST fan is duty bound to purchase every single concert video or live album, and, well, here's another fantastic addition to the J section on the media rac...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Wants To Build World-Class Golf Resort With 40 Holiday Homes

According to the Birmingham Post, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has bought out his Birmingham, U.K.-based partners and is pressing ahead with plans to build a leisure resort around his countryside golf course. The golf resort with 40 holiday homes will be located at Astbury Hall, his st...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On 'Sad Wings Of Destiny' Album (Video)

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has uploaded a five-minute video clip to his official YouTube channel in which he looks back at the band's classic "Sad Wings Of Destiny" album on the 40th anniversary of its release. Check it out below. Downing recently said that he would be open to reunit...

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OVERKILL Has Eleven Songs 'Fully Demoed' For Upcoming Album

New Jersey thrash metal veterans OVERKILL are scheduled to enter the studio in early May to begin recording their 18th album for a tentative October 28 release via Nuclear Blast. Eleven songs have been written and demoed so far for the follow-up to 2014's "White Devil Armory", which sold around 8,40...

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ROB HALFORD: It's Great To Hear That There's That Passion Still In K.K. DOWNING's Voice For JUDAS PRIEST

Alison Booth of Metal Shock Finland recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford. You can now listen to the chat at this location. A couple of excerpts follow. On JUDAS PRIEST's plans to write and record the follow-up to 2014's "Redeemer Of Souls" album: "The writing sessions...

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K.K. DOWNING: What It Would Take For Me To Return To JUDAS PRIEST

Ex-JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing says that he would be open to reuniting with his former bandmates on the occasion of a hypothetical Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his re...

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We Are Twisted F***ing Sister!

For about a year, I was an interviewer for Dee Snider's HouseOfHairOnline.com. It was a dream slot that, for me, opened doors in music journalism, and allowed me to speak with such guests as Ace Frehley, KK Downing, Doro Pesch, Matt Sorum, Bobby Blotzer and late KISS manager, Bill Aucoin, among othe...

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K.K. DOWNING: There Were 'Lots And Lots Of Reasons' I Left JUDAS PRIEST

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed on a recent edition of "The Five Count" radio show in Mankato, Minnesota. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On why he decided to leave JUDAS PRIEST: Downi...

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Video: Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Shows Off More Of His 'Toys In The Attic'

A new 14-minute clip of former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing showing more of his guitar gear — from '80s Hamers up to KxKs 2016 — can be seen below. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PRIEST ....

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Wasn't Nervous About Replacing K.K. DOWNING

Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Metal Blast: When you joined JUDAS PRIEST for the "Epitaph" tour, you kind of came out of nowhere. People were surprised when you were announced as K.K. Downing's replacem...

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Video: Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Plays 'Before The Dawn' Solo, Improvises

New video footage of former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing playing the solo in the band's classic song "Before The Dawn" and improvising can be seen below. Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PR...