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JUDAS PRIEST, BULLETBOYS Members To Guest On 'Uncensored Net Noise'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing and BULLETBOYS frontman Marq Torien will guest on "Uncensored Net Noise" on Friday, August 14 beginning at 9:00 p.m. EST. You can listen to the program live via the Internet at this location. (Note: Both interviews are pre-taped.) JUDAS PRIEST's "A Touch of Evil:...

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OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, MUSHROOMHEAD Members To Guest On 'Maximum Threshold'

OZZY OSBOURNE/ex-ROB ZOMBIE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing, Steve Vai and MUSHROOMHEAD drummer Steve "Skinny" Felton will guest on tonight's (Saturday, August 8) edition of the "Maximum Threshold" show beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST. "Maximum Threshold" is an Interne...

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VIOLENT STORM In Pre-Production For New Album

VIOLENT STORM — the band formed by ex-YNGWIE MALMSTEEN/BLACKMORE'S NIGHT bassist Mick Cervino — is in pre-production for a new studio album, to be released in the winter of 2009. More details to be announced very soon. VIOLENT STORM's video for the song "War No More", which was filmed at this year's...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview With K.K. DOWNING Posted Online

Classic Rock Revisited editor Jeb Wright conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing on July 31, 2009. The 17-minute chat is now available for streaming at this location. JUDAS PRIEST's "A Touch of Evil: Live" live album sold around 5,300 copies in the United States in its first...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist To Guest On Tonight's 'Caffeine Bomb'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing and progressive metal band BUSHWHACK will guest on this week's "Caffeine Bomb" show. Tune in at 8:00 p.m. EST on Friday night, July 31 to 91.7 WHUS in Eastern Connecticut, or stream live on iTunes or at WHUS.org. "Caffeine Bomb" is hosted by Roger Lotring, a freel...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Audio Interview With K.K. DOWNING Available

ABORT Magazine's E.S. Day conducted an interview with guitarist K.K. Downing of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST on July 24, 2009 when the band performed in Houston, Texas. The chat is now available for download as an MP3 audio file at this location. JUDAS PRIEST's "A Touch of Evil: Live" li...

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JUDAS PRIEST's DOWNING On Performing 'British Steel': 'There Is Definitely Magic In The Air'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently spoke to Tommy Mann, Jr. of The Orange Leader about the band's current "British Steel" 30th-anniversary tour, which kicked off on June 29 at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis, Indiana. "We just thought this would be a real treat for the fans," Downing sai...

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JUDAS PRIEST's TIPTON: 'We're Very Lucky That Our Compositions Have Stood The Test Of Time'

Adam Gold of Nashville Cream recently conducted an interview with guitarist Glenn Tipton of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Nashville Cream: Right, how would you say the "British Steel" record has aged after three decades? Tipton: Well, hopefully...

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JUDAS PRIEST 'Superfan' Meets His Heroes, Vows To Continue 'Nostradamus' Listening Streak

Ohio JUDAS PRIEST fan Jim Bartek, who has listened to PRIEST's "Nostradamus" album from start to finish at least once every day for more than a year, finally got a chance to meet his heroes last night (Tuesday, July 14) backstage prior to the band's Cleveland performance at the Time-Warner Cable Amp...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Talks Golf; Video Available

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing recently opened a five-star golf course at his luxury home, Astbury Hall, five miles outside Bridgnorth, in the most beautiful Shropshire, U.K. countryside you could imagine. Video footage of Downing talking to BBC News about his passion for golf can be viewed at...

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JUDAS PRIEST: New Interviews With HALFORD, DOWNING To Air On 'The Rockin' '80s'

"The Rockin' '80s" radio show will celebrate 30 years of JUDAS PRIEST's "British Steel" album by airing brand new interviews with vocalist Rob Halford and guitarist K.K. Downing from today (Friday, July 3) until Sunday (July 5) at this location. Rob and K.K. provide commentary on each of "British St...

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JUDAS PRIEST Songwriters Give Inside Look At Tracks On Classic Album 'British Steel'

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of its landmark album "British Steel", JUDAS PRIEST is showcasing the set in its entirety on a series of U.S. tour dates this summer. The band's songwriting triumvirate — frontman Rob Halford and guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton — recently provided Billboard...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist's Charity Golf Day

According to Shropshire Star, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing will host a fundraising day for The Lord's Taverners charity at his golf course in Bridgnorth. The Lord's Taverners Golf Day 2009 will be launched this afternoon at Downing's home at Astbury Hall, Chelmarsh, near Bridgnorth, United Ki...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Vows To Keep 'Pushing Metal Forward'

David "Gus" Griesinger of Backstage Axxess recently conducted an interview with guitarist K.K. Downing of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Backstage Axxess: You guys will be playing "British Steel" in its entirety [on the upcoming tour]. Why...

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JUDAS PRIEST Fan Listens To 'Nostradamus' 365 Straight Days!

Monday, June 15, 2009 marks the 365th straight day Cleveland, Ohio JUDAS PRIEST fan Jim Bartek has listened to PRIEST's "Nostradamus" from start to finish. Bartek's one-year listening obsession was completed early on Monday morning at 1:46 a.m. EST. Bartek's initial listen came on June 16, 2008 when...