The way K.K. Downing sees it, creating a setlist can be difficult, but he pretty much can’t make a bad pick. Downing, a co-founder and longtime guitarist for British metal legends Judas Priest, is on ...
PITTSBURGH ― Metal god Kenneth (K.K.) Downing returns to the U.S. this March, ready to enthrall those who worship the sounds of exceptionally played, hard-rocking guitar. The tour finds Downing's band ...
The spirit of Judas Priest is alive and well inside K.K. Downing — even if he’s not in the band anymore. The guitarist was part of the band from 1969 until an acrimonious parting during 2011, playing ...
KK's Priest and L.A. Guns will team up for the "Return of the Sinner" tour in 2024 with additional support from Burning Witches. The band, featuring former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing and ...
On Friday night's Loudwire Nights (Sept. 29), legendary Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing joined the show to celebrate K.K.'s Priest's new album, The Sinner Rides Again. "I'm totally energized," ...
In April of 2011, in the midst of what had been promoted as a farewell tour, it was announced that Downing would be retiring from the band, though in his own statement, he said his departure was ...
K.K. Downing has revealed that he was “kept segregated” from the rest of Judas Priest during the band’s 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction. The guitarist discussed the experience during a recent ...
K.K. Downing’s 'Stoked' To Be Part of Black Sabbath’s Final Show’ (Exclusive) originally appeared on Parade. Heavy metal comes home on July 5 when Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath take the stage for ...
This Friday, Judas Priest will be dropping their new album Invincible Shield, so naturally everyone’s going to be talking about Rob Halford and his era with the band both before and after his time ...
Since returning to concert stages last year, guitarist K.K. Downing and his band K.K.’s Priest have rocked fans everywhere from ballrooms to festival stages. It’s been a welcome rebirth for the ...
K.K. Downing, who has been known not to pull punches when it comes to calling out exactly how he feels about Judas Priest, recently spilled more insight into how he feels being ousted from the band.