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K.K. DOWNING On Possibility Of Playing With JUDAS PRIEST Again: 'I Don't Think That Will Ever, Ever Happen'

Robert Cavuoto of Guitar International recently conducted an interview with original JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Guitar International: I understand you had your reasons for leaving [JUDAS PRIEST], but how did things go from the band retiring in 2010 w...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'I Would Have Never Quit JUDAS PRIEST'

Dubai's Mainstage Events recently conducted an interview with former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens. You can now watch the chat below. Asked what it was like parting ways with JUDAS PRIEST in 2003 after a seven-year stint with the band, Owens said: "It was all right. We knew i...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Landing JUDAS PRIEST Gig: 'I Was Really The Only Singer That Auditioned For The Band'

Former JUDAS PRIEST and ICED EARTH singer Tim "Ripper" Owens and his business partner, Micah Posten, with whom he owns Ripper's Rock House, "a rockin' sports eatery" in Akron, Ohio, were interviewed on a recent edition of "Akron Buzz" with host Tim Daugherty. You can now watch video footage of their...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Talks To ROCK IT OUT! BLOG About His First Photography Exhibit (Video)

Rock it Out! Blog host Sami Jarroush recently spoke to Randy Blythe about the LAMB OF GOD frontman's first photography exhibit, "D. Randall Blythe: Show Me What You're Made Of", which opened on May 2 at Sacred Gallery NYC in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. Blythe discusses how he got his start as a p...

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LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Gives Tour Of His First Photography Exhibit (Video)

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe opened his first photography exhibit, "D. Randall Blythe: Show Me What You're Made Of", last Saturday (May 2) at Sacred Gallery NYC in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The show features dozens of images captured on the road and in Blythe's hometown of Richmond, Virginia...

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Video: LAMB OF GOD's RANDY BLYTHE Talks To ARTISAN NEWS About His First Photography Exhibit

LAMB OF GOD singer Randy Blythe opened his first photography exhibit, "D. Randall Blythe: Show Me What You're Made Of", this past Saturday (May 2) at Sacred Gallery NYC in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood. The show features dozens of images captured on the road and in Blythe's hometown of Richmond, Vir...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING is 'Glad' RICHIE FAULKNER Has Allowed Band To Carry On

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed on the latest episode of VH1 Classic's "That Metal Show" via the "Metal Modem" segment. Asked what he has been up to since he left PRIEST in 2011, Downing said: "I've appeared a couple of albums — just did a couple of solos. It didn't ...

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Former JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On 'Defenders Of The Faith' Album

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has has posted the following message in the "blog" section of his Steel Mill web site: "In 1984, PRIEST 'Defenders Of The Faith' tour sold out Madison Square Garden! Now that was what you call a memorable gig, exuberant fans decided to fill the stage with f...

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Defenders of the Faith Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Alright, it's a hair late getting to the table, let's get that quibble out of the way. JUDAS PRIEST fans will still want to snap up the "Defenders of the Faith Special 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition" since this three-disc celebration of the classic album comes with a vintage, fast-pounding concert...

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JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'We Think We've Got Another Record In Us'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner was interviewed by U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine during this year's Soundwave festival in Australia. You can now watch the chat below. Speaking about how JUDAS PRIEST was re-energized by his addition to the band following the departure of original lead guitarist...

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LAMB OF GOD Frontman RANDY BLYTHE To Hold First-Ever Photography Exhibition

LAMB OF GOD frontman Randy Blythe will hold an exhibition of his photography at Sacred Gallery in New York City from May 2 through June 3. The singer, who will attend the opening-night reception, says: "I'm showing a body of work curated around a specific theme, which will be posted soon in my artis...

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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On His Work With JUDAS PRIEST: Some Fans Will Never Give It A Shot

In a brand new interview with CantonRep.com, powerhouse vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens (JUDAS PRIEST, ICED EARTH, YNGWIE MALMSTEEN) was asked if he thinks metal fans who didn't accept him fronting JUDAS PRIEST are able to view that period more fondly now that time has passed. "I think some," he respond...

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DREAM THEATER's JOHN PETRUCCI Performs JUDAS PRIEST Classic With Wife's Tribute Band JUDAS PRIESTESS (Video)

DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci joined JUDAS PRIESTESS — New York City's all-girl tribute to metal masters JUDAS PRIEST — on stage on December 6, 2014 at Club Revolution in Amityville, New York to perform the PRIEST classic "Beyond The Realms Of Death". Video footage of his appearance can be s...

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Fans React To Being Sprayed With K.K. DOWNING's Fragrances (Video)

On Sunday, December 7, fans attending the Planet Rockstock festival at Park Dean Holiday Park, Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom had an opportunity to sample Metal For Men and Metal Pour Femme, the new exciting fragrances former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing developed alongside The Astbury Frag...

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Launches Line Of Fragrances 'Metal For Men' (Video)

On Sunday, December 7, former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing was interviewed by Paul Anthony of Planet Rock backstage at Planet Rockstock at Park Dean Holiday Park, Porthcawl, Wales, United Kingdom. You can now watch the chat below. A couple of excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET)....