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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Granted Permission To Put Up Marquees For Weddings
According to Shropshire Star, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has been granted permission to put up marquees for weddings and other functions at his home at Astbury Hall in Shropshire, England. It has been claimed if the marquees idea proves successful it would boost plans to bu...August 10, 2011
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Seeks Permission To Put Up Marquees For Weddings
According to Shropshire Star, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing is seeking permission to put up marquees for weddings and other functions in the grounds of his home at Astbury Hall in Shropshire, England. Downing, who owns 18- and nine-hole golf courses on the property, has permis...August 5, 2011
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New JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Says He Did 'Not Really' Feel Any Pressure Replacing K.K. DOWNING
Geeks Of Doom recently conducted an interview with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Geeks Of Doom: Were you welcomed into the band? Richie Faulkner: Absolutely. They've been nothing short of welcoming on every front, really on a personal le...July 28, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: 'Rock Landmarks: British Steel' Book Due In September
Wymer Publishing has set a September 12 release date for "Rock Landmarks: Judas Priest's British Steel". This book is the second in Wymer's CD-sized series on "landmark" rock albums and documents JUDAS PRIEST's seminal 1981 release "British Steel", a pivotal album in the band's career. JUDAS PRIEST'...July 24, 2011
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New JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Says Fans Have Been 'Really Accepting'
Baconmusic's James Allman conducted an interview with new JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner (formerly of LAUREN HARRIS and DIRTY DEEDS) prior to the band's July 17, 2011 concert at the Dome in Doncaster, U.K. You can now watch the chat below. All five members of JUDAS PRIEST Rob Halford, Glenn...July 21, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON Says New Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER Is 'Just Astounding'
EverythingRock recently conducted an interview with guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. EverythingRock: It's pretty well publicized that K.K. Downing left earlier this year and he was replaced by a significantly younger...July 21, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview With ROB HALFORD
WalesOnline's Nathan Bevan recently spoke to JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford about heavy metal's working class roots, the band's farewell tour and his admiration for Welsh rugby star Gareth Thomas. You can now listen to the 15-minute chat at this location. On the departure of founding JUDAS PRIEST g...July 8, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON Says New Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER 'Has Been Brilliant'
RushOnRock recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Glenn Tipton. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. RushOnRock: This tour has been billed as a farewell tour. Are you treating it as such? Tipton: It's obviously difficult to say never again. We've played a few shows a...July 4, 2011
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K.K. DOWNING: My Golf Course Was Never Reason For Not Doing Latest Tour With JUDAS PRIEST
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has shot down as "inaccurate" reports that he left the band because chose to concentrate on running his Astbury Hall 18-hole championship golf course in Shropshire, England. In a recent interview with Express & Star, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian H...July 3, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Bassist: I Think K.K. DOWNING Had Just Had Enough
Express & Star recently conducted an interview with bassist Ian Hill of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the departure of founding guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing: "It came as bombshell to all of us. "I think Ken had just had enough. He'd g...June 24, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST's TIPTON: New Guitarist FAULKNER 'Has Injected So Much Enthusiasm In The Band'
Wave 100 conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST members Rob Halford (vocals),Glenn Tipton (guitar) and Richie Faulkner (guitar) prior to the band's June 11, 2011 headlining appearance at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat below. When asked about JUDAS PRIE...June 23, 2011
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ARCH ENEMY Guitarist: 'Nobody Really Sounds Like Us'
Joe Matera of Ultimate-Guitar.com recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Amott of Swedish/German extreme metallers ARCH ENEMY. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Ultimate-Guitar.com: "Khaos Legions" is the group's ninth studio album overall. Did the writing and recordin...June 22, 2011
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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Attends DIO DISCIPLES Concert In Manchester
Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing attended the June 16 concert at the Academy in Manchester, England by DIO DISCIPLES the new project featuring former DIO members Simon Wright (drums),Craig Goldy (guitar) and Scott Warren (keyboards) alongside bassist James Lomenzo (MEGADETH, BLA...June 18, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST Singer Says 'Everybody Loves' New Guitarist RICHIE FAULKNER
Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat conducted an interview with singer Rob Halford of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST prior to the band's June 11, 2011 headlining appearance at the Sauna Open Air festival in Tampere, Finland. You can now watch the chat in two parts by following the links below....June 15, 2011
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JUDAS PRIEST's 'Farewell Tour Clarification'
British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST have issued the following update: "We would like to clarify a situation that seems to be confusing a few people out there. "When we issued our press release to announce the farewell tour, we stated that it was the last major world tour for JUDAS PRIEST. Nothi...June 14, 2011
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