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JUDAS PRIEST Announces Farewell 'Epitaph' Tour

After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking its very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, JUDAS PRIEST — one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time — has announced plans to embark on a final world tour. However, the mighty PRIEST will certainly ....

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ACCEPT Guitarist Interviewed By K.K. DOWNING's Official Web Site

Jari Asell and Kimmo Tattari from JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing's official web site, Steel Mill, recently conducted an interview with guitarist Wolf Hoffmann of reformed heavy metal legends ACCEPT. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Steel Mill: You've got the excellent, new album...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist: 'The Time Has Come For Us To Put The Touring Wheels In Motion'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has posted the following message on his official web site, KKDowning.net: "It seems that the time has come for us to put the touring wheels in motion for our next world tour in 2011! "It's funny but these days around — about this time — I can't help ...

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ROB HALFORD: 'When I Get Back To My Own Bed, That's A Vacation'

Darryl Sterdan of the QMI Agency recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Q: Do you never go on vacation? Halford: When I get back to my own bed, that's a vacation. But in all honestly, I can't remember the last ...

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DOWN: 'Diary Of A Mad Band' Trailer Available

A one-and-a-half-minute trailer for "Diary Of A Mad Band", the upcoming three-disc (2 CD/1 DVD) release from DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING: 'Playing Guitar Motionless Has Never Excited Me'

JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing has posted the following message in the blog section of his official web site, KKDowning.net: "I just thought I would talk a little about guitar playing in this blog, as I know many of you are interested to know how the mind of a professional player ticks. "I ...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Holds Charity Golf Day; Video Available

According to the Shropshire Star, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing held a charity golf day in the grounds of his Shropshire home. Twenty-four teams of four helped to raise thousands of pounds for the Lord's Taverners at Astbury Hall, near Bridgnorth. The event was held prior to the opening to the...

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DOWN: More 'Diary Of A Mad Band' Details Revealed

DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and vocalist Philip Anselmo (SUPERJOINT RITUAL, ex-PANTERA) — h...

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DOWN's 'Diary Of A Mad Band' CD+DVD Gets Official U.S. Release Date; More Details Revealed

"Diary Of A Mad Band", the long-awaited new CD+DVD from DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, drummer Jimmy Bower (EYEHATEGOD, SUPERJOINT RITUAL guitarist),bassist Rex Brown (ex-PANTERA),guitarist Kirk Windstein (CROWBAR),and voc...

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DOWN: 'Diary Of A Mad Band' DVD To Arrive In October?

According to an August 24, 2010 tweet from the French branch of Roadrunner Records, the label has set an October 11 French release date for "Diary Of A Mad Band", the long-awaited new DVD from DOWN — the acclaimed New Orleans band featuring CORROSION OF CONFORMITY guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan,...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Discusses Golf Course; Video Available

According to Shropshire Star, a Shropshire golf course designed by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing will be officially unveiled on September 15 when 22 teams, each with a celebrity member, will play at a Lord's Taverners charity golf day at the hall, after which the course will be open to the pub...

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JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist To Unveil New Golf Course This Fall

Shropshire Star reports that a Shropshire golf course designed by JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing will be officially unveiled to the public in the autumn. Downing will be opening up the course at his home, Astbury Hall, near Bridgnorth. The first nine holes he designed have been played by small...

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British Steel: 30th Anniversary Edition

People throw out the term "classic" so often that it tends to lose its true meaning, but when talking about JUDAS PRIEST's 1980 grand slam "British Steel" the meaning of the word cannot be overstated. It is a classic much like AC/DC's "Back in Black", IRON MAIDEN's "The Number of the Beast", BLACK S...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks 30th Anniversary Of 'British Steel'

Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently conducted an interview with guitarist K.K. Downing of British heavy metal legends JUDAS PRIEST about the 30th anniversary of the band's "British Steel" album. You can now listen to the chat in here parts below. In a recent interview with the QMI Agency,...

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JUDAS PRIEST's K.K. DOWNING Talks 'British Steel' Anniversary, Possible Solo Album

Darryl Sterdan of the QMI Agency recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. On the 1980 album "British Steel", which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year: "It was the album that really launched PRIEST universally. It...