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Великобритания  17 мар 2024 : |
TIM "RIPPER" OWENS On Touring With KK's PRIEST - "One Of The Biggest Complaints I Seem To Get From Fans Is That They Want To Hear More Of My JUDAS PRIEST-Era Songs" |  17 мар 2024 : |
Watch KK'S PRIEST Perform In St. Charles, Illinois During First-Ever U.S. Tour |  14 мар 2024 : |
Watch KK'S PRIEST Perform In Baltimore During First-Ever U.S. Tour |  12 мар 2024 : |
Watch KK'S PRIEST Perform In Mount Dora, Florida During First-Ever U.S. Tour |  7 мар 2024 : |
KK'S PRIEST Shares Animated Music Video For 'Keeper Of The Graves' |  5 мар 2024 : |
Watch KK'S PRIEST's Entire Performance On 2024 'Monsters Of Rock' Cruise |  1 мар 2024 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says It's 'Extremely Unfair' For TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums To Be 'Erased' |  28 фев 2024 : |
K.K. DOWNING Explains How Guitar Playing In JUDAS PRIEST Was 'Lopsided' Compared To That In KK'S PRIEST |  27 фев 2024 : |
K.K. DOWNING Talks About Evolution From Early Rock To Modern Heavy Metal |  6 янв 2024 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of KK'S PRIEST's Entire Performance At 2023 BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR |  26 дек 2023 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of KK'S PRIEST Performing 'One More Shot At Glory' At 2023 BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR |  25 дек 2023 : |
Watch Pro-Shot Video Of KK'S PRIEST Performing JUDAS PRIEST Classic 'Beyond The Realms Of Death' At 2023 BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR |  24 дек 2023 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On Why KK'S PRIEST Doesn't Do Meet-And-Greets: K.K. DOWNING Is 'Not A Big Fan Of Them' |  6 дек 2023 : |
KK'S PRIEST Releases Music Video For 'Sons Of The Sentinel' |  8 ноя 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING On His Reunion With JUDAS PRIEST At ROCK HALL: 'It Was A Weird Experience' |  29 окт 2023 : |
KK'S PRIEST's New Video 'Hymn 66' Hit With 'Viewership Restriction' By YouTube |  19 окт 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING: TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS 'Is The Best Metal Singer; He Has The Best Voice On The Planet Today' |  18 окт 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Performs In Malta During Fall 2023 Tour |  15 окт 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Plays Final Show Of U.K. Tour In London |  12 окт 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says He Would Consider Writing Follow-Up To His Autobiography: 'Lots Of Things Went Unsaid' |  9 окт 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Kicks Off U.K. Tour In Birmingham |  29 сен 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Shares Music Video For 'Hymn 66' From 'The Sinner Rides Again' Album |  19 сен 2023 : |
KK'S PRIEST Premieres 13-Minute Documentary Detailing K.K. DOWNING's Return To Live Stage |  18 сен 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says He Was 'Not Allowed' To Walk The Red Carpet With JUDAS PRIEST At ROCK HALL: It's 'All Very Sad' |  12 сен 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING Denies He Was Nervous During JUDAS PRIEST's ROCK HALL Performance: 'I'm A Very Confident Performer' |  25 авг 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Shares 'Strike Of The Viper' Single From 'The Sinner Rides Again' Album |  21 авг 2023 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says Response To KK'S PRIEST's First Few Shows Has Been 'Unbelievable' |  16 авг 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Performs At U.K.'s BLOODSTOCK OPEN AIR Festival |  11 авг 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Headlines Spain's LEYENDAS DEL ROCK Festival |  28 июл 2023 : |
K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Shares 'Reap The Whirlwind' Single From 'The Sinner Rides Again' Album |  11 июл 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Headlines Sweden's TIME TO ROCK Festival |  8 июл 2023 : |
Watch: K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Performs Live For First Time |  30 июн 2023 : |
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TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS On KK'S PRIEST: 'The Plan Is To Just Tour Non-Stop For A Year Or Two' |  19 дек 2022 : |
K.K. DOWNING's KK'S PRIEST Announces First Concert |  9 дек 2022 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says KK'S PRIEST's Second Album Will Be 'A Little Heavier' And 'Edgier' Than 'Sermons Of The Sinner' |  5 дек 2022 : |
Drummer LES BINKS On Possibility Of Rejoining KK'S PRIEST - "The Only Time That I Would Be Involved Would Be Through A Live Situation As A Guest Performer" |  15 ноя 2022 : |
KK'S PRIEST's Second Album Is Being Mixed: 'It's Imminent', Says K.K. DOWNING |  10 авг 2022 : |
K.K. DOWNING Looks Back On His Journey In Rock And Heavy Metal In 'Solid Rock' Book |  8 мар 2022 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING On Hypothetical ROCK HALL Induction: It Will Be An 'Emotional' Experience |  1 мар 2022 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Discusses His Role In Creation Of Heavy Metal Genre |  15 фев 2022 : |
K.K. DOWNING: 'Why I'm Angry' About Not Being Allowed To Rejoin JUDAS PRIEST |  8 фев 2022 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Is 'Over The Moon' About Being Nominated For ROCK HALL For Third Time |  26 янв 2022 : |
K.K. DOWNING Weighs In On JUDAS PRIEST's 'Insulting' Announcement It Would Tour As Quartet: 'It Was A Slap In The Face' |  4 янв 2022 : |
K.K. DOWNING Got His 'Booster Jab', Says He Wants To Make Sure He Is Here To Keep Rocking For Years To Come |  27 дек 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Went On 'Autopilot' While Writing Debut KK'S PRIEST Album |  9 дек 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING: 'I Was In Disbelief' When GLENN TIPTON Picked ANDY SNEAP To Replace Him On 'Firepower' Tour |  8 дек 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Is 'Glad' He Released His Autobiography: 'I Wanted Fans To Get To Know Me A Little Bit Better' |  26 ноя 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING On Why He Has Never Been Married: 'I've Kind Of Made A Mess Of The Whole Thing, Really' |  14 окт 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says Comparisons Between KK'S PRIEST And JUDAS PRIEST Are 'Absolutely Fine' |  6 окт 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says Second KK'S PRIEST Album Could Be Released Next Year |  5 окт 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING On KK'S PRIEST's Songwriting Approach: 'If I Think It's Good, Then It Goes On The Record' |  3 окт 2021 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Defends KK'S PRIEST's 'Cheesy' Lyrics: 'Cheese Got Me Nominated For A GRAMMY' |  1 окт 2021 : |
Watch KK'S PRIEST's Music Video For Nine-Minute Epic 'Return Of The Sentinel' |  29 сен 2021 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says It Would Be 'Awesome' If KK'S PRIEST Toured With JUDAS PRIEST |  1 сен 2021 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING: 'I've Been Denied' The Opportunity To 'Step Back Into My Role' |  26 авг 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING On Decision To Call His New Band KK'S PRIEST: 'I Can't Let All Of Those Decades Just Be Flushed Down The Pan' |  25 авг 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST Releases Music Video For 'Raise Your Fists' |  19 авг 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Hopes KK'S PRIEST Album Will Encourage Musicians To Continue Playing Heavy Metal |  14 авг 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says He 'Should Have Played' More Guitar Solos In JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Should Have Put My Foot Down' |  4 авг 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says Songwriting Process For KK'S PRIEST's Debut Album Was 'Very Automatic' |  3 авг 2021 : |
K.K. PRIEST DOWNING: 'I Owe My Whole Life And My Whole Being To Heavy Metal' |  26 июл 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST Releases Music Video For 'Brothers Of The Road' |  23 июл 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST's 'Sermons Of The Sinner' Pushed Back To October |  22 июл 2021 : |
Hear New KK'S PRIEST Song 'Brothers Of The Road' |  11 июл 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says DAVID ELLEFSON Joining KK'S PRIEST 'Was Never A Consideration' |  9 июл 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING 'Didn't Really Feel' As Though He Had His Fair Share Of Lead Guitar Work In JUDAS PRIEST |  8 июл 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says KK'S PRIEST Is 'A Continuation' Of The 'Wonderful Music' He Made With JUDAS PRIEST |  5 июл 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING On ROB HALFORD's Solo Albums - "I Think Those Songs Should Have Come To JUDAS PRIEST" |  30 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says JUDAS PRIEST Threatened Him With Legal Action Over KK'S PRIEST Name |  29 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING 'Didn't Believe A Word' Of What He Wrote In His First JUDAS PRIEST Resignation Letter |  26 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Praises TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums |  23 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING: 'When GLENN TIPTON Retired, I Fully Expected That That Would Be The Opening' For Me To Return To JUDAS PRIEST |  21 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says KK'S PRIEST Is 'Not Just A Version' Of JUDAS PRIEST |  20 июн 2021 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Has 'Total Respect' For IRON MAIDEN |  17 июн 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST Feat. K.K. DOWNING, TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS: 'Sermons Of The Sinner' Title Track Released |  17 июн 2021 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Struggled 'Long And Hard' With Name Of His New Band |  16 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says Second KK'S PRIEST Album Will Be More Collaborative Effort |  11 июн 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says He Is 'Entitled' To Use KK'S PRIEST Name For His New Band |  10 июн 2021 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Defends KK'S PRIEST Against JUDAS PRIEST 'Soundalike' Criticism |  1 июн 2021 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING Picks JIMI HENDRIX As His 'Rock God' |  26 май 2021 : |
Will DAVID ELLEFSON Join KK'S PRIEST After Being Fired From MEGADETH? TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Responds |  19 май 2021 : |
Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS: Why I Didn't Play On Debut Album From KK'S PRIEST |  12 май 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST Feat. DOWNING, OWENS: 'Sermons Of The Sinner' Album Details Revealed; 'Hellfire Thunderbolt' Video Available |  10 май 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST Feat. DOWNING, OWENS, BINKS: Debut Album, 'Sermons Of The Sinner', Announced |  6 май 2021 : |
K.K. DOWNING: 'I Feel Very Confident That The True PRIEST Is Within Me' |  8 янв 2021 : |
KK'S PRIEST To Release Debut Album In 2021 |  1 сен 2020 : |
KK'S PRIEST's Debut Album Is Being Mixed, Says TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS |  5 июн 2020 : |
K.K. DOWNING: Paperback Edition Of 'Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest' Due In September |  16 май 2020 : |
KK'S PRIEST's Debut Album Still Needs To Be Mixed And Mastered |  23 мар 2020 : |
K.K. DOWNING Says KK'S PRIEST's Debut Album Is 'Sounding Incredible' |  18 мар 2020 : |
KK'S PRIEST's Debut Album 'Sounds Unbelievable,' Says TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS |  21 фев 2020 : |
TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Is 'Really Excited' About His New Band With K.K. DOWNING |  18 фев 2020 : |
K.K. DOWNING Joins Forces With TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS And LES BINKS In New Band KK'S PRIEST |
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13 окт 2024

TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Defends K.K. DOWNING's Decision To Not Offer Paid Meet-And-Greets During KK'S PRIEST Tours
 In a new interview with Nikki Blakk of the San Francisco Bay Area radio station 107.7 The Bone, KK'S PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens spoke about the band's decision to not do meet-and-greets on its recent tours. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "[Some] people are against paid meet-and-greets. [They believe] fans shouldn't have to pay for it. But I have a different look at it. I mean, I don't wanna do them either, cause I wanna chill. But it's their opportunity. You're offering it to them. They don't have to [buy it]. And the one I wanna do is totally different than everybody else's. Now someone's going to steal this idea; I'm going to put it out there. But I said to Ken [KK'S PRIEST guitarist and leader Kenneth 'K.K.' Downing], we do 10 people — that's it — a night. Backstage, right after we're done on stage, we have pizza, beer, sodas in the room. They walk in with us. They have some pizza. They get a poster, an eight-by-ten [photo], a signed setlist and a laminate. But sitting and having pizza and beer and taking photos, I mean, how cool is that? It's great. And it would be pretty fast."
Owens continued: "The other problem nowadays [why] people have to do [paid meet-and-greets] is to fund the tour. I mean, it's so expensive to tour nowadays. We're out here with a semi and a bus and a full crew and screens and this and a stage setup. And it's really expensive. But [K.K.'s] got that and he doesn't wanna do it, and I think it's cool, because he has that right. It's, like, 'This is it. I don't want to make the fans have to pay for it.' That's his thinking… [But the fans] wanna pay for it. They wanna do it. I mean, that's all we get — people are so pissed off that we don't do it. Oh my God. We get [that question] just nonstop: 'Are you doing meet-and-greets?'"
Owens previously discussed KK'S PRIEST's decision to not offer paid meet-and-greets last December in an interview with Kevin McKay of Florida's 99Rock WKSM radio station. He said at the time: "We usually don't do meet-and-greets. I know it's the big thing to do nowadays. And I would be all right doing meet-and-greets, but I know K.K.'s not a big fan of 'em. He likes to get in, do the show and get out."
When McKay noted that a lot of artists nowadays offer meet-and-greets as a way of making extra money on the road, Owens said: "Well, absolutely. And I'm all for that. [Laughs] Listen, I tried to talk [K.K.] into it. I said, 'Listen, we should do 'em. And we get some good money out of this and we can see the fans.' Listen, that's all I've been getting on social media is people asking, 'Is there gonna be meet-and-greets?' And I think everybody does it. I mean, it's a different era. You don't sell records like you used to and everything's so expensive and everybody takes a giant merch cut out of your merch. So it's ways to make extra money."
After McKay pointed out that a KK'S PRIEST meet-and-greet without K.K. "would kind of defeat the purpose," Owens concurred. "Yeah, we're not gonna do it like that," he said. "I think most of the people seem to want K.K. and myself to be doing them. And if I would just show up, some people would be all right, but K.K. is the [person everyone wants to meet]."
McKay then joked that "it doesn't even sound like" he can sneak backstage and eat KK'S PRIEST's food, to which Owens replied: "I imagine you can get back. I mean, we'll meet people and stuff like that. Ken and myself usually, [when] the show ends, we usually walk right out the door with our bag and go to the hotel. I do it because it's singing; I do anything I can to sing good. But yeah, we still get the people, especially people like the radio hosts and the people who [have] put time in the helping us out, we always love to say hello to all you guys."
KK'S PRIEST, which also includes guitarist A.J. Mills (HOSTILE),bassist Tony Newton (VOODOO SIX) and drummer Sean Elg (DEATHRIDERS, CAGE),and German/American metal legends ACCEPT have joined forces for a North American tour. The massive run began on August 31 in Los Angeles, California, visiting a slew of major cities in the USA and Canada — such as Toronto, Montreal, New York and Nashville — before coming to an end in San Francisco, California on October 7.
KK'S PRIEST's first-ever U.S. headlining tour, which featured support from L.A. GUNS and BURNING WITCHES, kicked off on March 7 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and concluded on March 24 at Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
KK'S PRIEST's sophomore album, "The Sinner Rides Again", came out in September 2023 via the Austrian label Napalm Records.
KK'S PRIEST made its live debut on July 6, 2023 at Downing's KK's Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
K.K. formed KK'S PRIEST after JUDAS PRIEST turned down his offer to rejoin the band for their 50th-anniversary tour. It followed a couple of celebrated stage appearances, first with former MANOWAR guitarist Ross The Boss in the summer of 2019, then with a one-off lineup that included former MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson and former PRIEST drummer Les Binks later that year.
KK'S PRIEST released its debut album, "Sermons Of The Sinner", in October 2021 via Explorer1 Music Group/EX1 Records.
Downing spent four months writing and recording "Sermons Of The Sinner" and, along with new ideas, he even resurrected a few archived riffs from the 1980s.
Downing was reunited with JUDAS PRIEST for a performance at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony in November 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
PRIEST received the Musical Excellence Award at the event, which honored Eminem, Dolly Parton, DURAN DURAN, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, EURYTHMICS and Carly Simon in the Performers category.
Downing left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance. He was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his junior.
In 2019, Downing said that he reached out to JUDAS PRIEST about taking part in the band's 50th-anniversary tour but that their response was that they were not interested in including him in the celebrations.
In 2018, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The first was described as "a graceful exit note, implying a smooth retirement from music," while the second was "angrier, laying out all of his frustrations with specific parties."
Downing later said that he believed the second letter was "a key reason" he wasn't invited to rejoin PRIEST after Glenn Tipton's decision to retire from touring.
Owens joined PRIEST in 1996 and recorded two studio albums with the band — 1997's "Jugulator" and 2001's "Demolition" — before PRIEST reunited with Rob Halford in 2003.
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