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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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20 дек 2022 : |
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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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'
Referencing former PRIEST drummer Les Binks, who also performed at the event, Downing continued: "[PRIEST's] manager told us that we were guests of the band — me and Les. I'm going, 'Fuck off.' If anything, I'm a guest of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but I'm there to accept my own award in my own right. I'm not a guest of anybody. And then they were gonna dictate the songs and what was gonna [be] play[ed]. So I said, 'Oh, fuck. Should I bother doing this?' You know what I mean? 'Can I be really bothered?' And then people were saying, 'You've gotta go. It'll never happen again, obviously, in your lifetime. You deserve this.' And anyway, so I decided, 'Okay, I'll go.' But, obviously, we were kept separated and not allowed to walk the red carpet together, which is all very sad, but that's the way that they wanted it."
According to Downing, he had a pleasant exchange with his replacement in PRIEST, Richie Faulkner, who wasn't being inducted into the Rock Hall but took part in the PRIEST performance at the ceremony.
"Richie was great," K.K. said. "Richie came into our dressing room. Richie was really — he was fine. Obviously, I am the real thing, aren't I? [Laughs] What can I say? [Laughs] What can I say? But, no, Richie's great; we get on well. And [PRIEST's current touring guitarist and producer] Andy Sneap's great; he's an old friend. As for the other guys, I don't care less about them. If they couldn't have just, like, at our age, just one time, just — you know what I mean? It was, just forget about it… But [it was] not to be, so [I] can't help that.
"But anyway, I went there and, yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed it, really," Downing added. "I rented some equipment, and luckily I had a couple of brand new guitars over there that I'd never seen or played. So, yeah, it was easy and fun. It was an experience, to be honest."
According to K.K., the whole event was a bit surreal, seeing as none of the other artists being inducted into the Rock Hall were even remotely close to metal.
"Even right up until the performance, I wasn't sure," Downing admitted. "I kept saying to myself, 'Am I doing the right thing here? Is this really heavy metal? I'm with a bunch of guys that fucking hate me.' I'm looking at Ed Sheeran. I'm looking at Dolly Parton. I'm thinking, 'Fuck it. Am I in the right place? Is it all a dream?' [Laughs] I'm thinking, 'Oh, what the hell? Just grab the guitar and do it and get to the pub.' And that's what I did. I came off stage, put my clothes on, went straight back to the hotel bar and I had some beers and it was great."
K.K. also confirmed that he did have a brief chat with PRIEST singer Rob Halford at the Rock Hall. "Rob came over to me, and I [initially] didn't wanna speak to him, because he left the band for 14 years and I was instrumental in reinstating him back in the band, having him back in," Downing said. "And then he tells me that I can't rejoin the band. How does that work? I don't know how that works."
According to K.K., "it's [PRIEST guitarist] Glenn [Tipton] and [PRIEST's longtime manager] Jayne [Andrews] who make all the decisions [for the band], and, I hate to say it, but Rob is just… I really think that… The only reason I spoke to Rob [at the Rock Hall] is because I think he's being controlled. That's the only reason. I don't believe that Rob voted not to have me [back] in [PRIEST]. I think he was forced to. I think Rob would have voted me in. But it was their choice. And now Richie's off doing his own thing with [his side project] ELEGANT WEAPONS and everything. So it's not looking great for him, really, is it?"
Asked if he has heard the debut ELEGANT WEAPONS LP, which came out in May, Downing said: "Yes. It's good, but it's not my style of metal. It's not my thing. But he said he [wanted to do] something different [with his side project], to be different to JUDAS PRIEST; he didn't wanna be like them. Well, I guess, I do wanna be like… that is my type of metal. You know — I like JUDAS PRIEST, SCORPIONS, UFO, SAXON. I'm the old-school boy. I love all of that shit."
PRIEST received the Musical Excellence Award at last year's Rock Hall, which honored Eminem, Dolly Parton, DURAN DURAN, Lionel Richie, Pat Benatar, EURYTHMICS and Carly Simon in the Performers category.
The JUDAS PRIEST members who got inducted include current members Halford, Ian Hill (bass),Tipton and Scott Travis (drums),along with former members Downing, Binks and late drummer Dave Holland.
Halford, Hill, Tipton and Travis were joined by Binks, Downing and Faulkner for a three-song medley consisting of "You've Got Another Thing Comin'", "Breaking The Law" and "Living After Midnight".
In November 2022, Halford was asked in an interview with the San Antonio Current if performing with Downing at the Rock Hall ceremony helped put aside some of the acrimony that K.K. has shown about not being in band for these last few tours. Halford responded: "I think we should let the music speak for itself, really, because as you'll see from the performance, you'll see that all of that other stuff is irrelevant. All the things that have been said and suggested just float off into the air. What matters is what's going down on that stage at that time you're performing together. And there he is on my right-hand side. It just felt like he was always there. Look behind me and there's [Les], and the memories just are overwhelming. But, more than that, you're focusing on the moment that you're back together again and playing live. It was really a whirlwind. We were in each other's company for a very, very short space of time. We had very little time to communicate. But for the purpose of the induction of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame together, it was absolutely crucial that K.K. and Les were there. They were inducted, they needed to be in the room. And more than that, we were thrilled that they took the opportunity to say, 'Yeah, we'll come and jam on stage again with you guys.'"
In a separate interview with Lauren "Lern" Elwell of the KSHE radio station, Halford said it was "good" performing with Downing and Binks at the Rock Hall. He added: "We hadn't seen [Downing] forever. And I've still yet to watch footage of that. All I remember is my brief interactions with K.K., because I'm always running around the stage like a mad drag queen. My interactions with Ken and with Les, it was great. It felt wonderful to have that moment together after such a long time. And that just shows you the power, the weight, the vibe that the Rock Hall suggests you try to attempt. Try and recapture something of the essence that it really part of why you're here, why you're being inducted. I was just so happy that Ken and Les showed up, because they needed to be there. It was entirely their choice, but I said it makes absolute sense if you're in the room and we're playing together. And we did, and it was magical."
Downing left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance.
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 Tipton's decision to retire from touring.
In his 2018 autobiography "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", Downing wrote that he told Tipton and Andrews that he had "hated" them both "since 1985." In 2021, he explained his outburst to Classic Rock magazine: "I was angry. Glenn had formed a relationship with Jayne from day one, and it felt a bit like a John-and-Yoko situation. I didn't like that."
JUDAS PRIEST was on the ballot for Rock Hall induction in 2020, but failed to receive enough votes to make that year's class.
Having been eligible for induction since 1999, PRIEST was also on the ballot for the 2018 class of the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, but was ultimately left out of the inductee list.
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>Единственная причина, по которой я разговаривал с Rob'ом, состоит в том, что его контролируют, как мне кажется
Ну и да, жду ахуительных историй и объяснений таких заявлений от тех ребят, что к прошлой новости писали что там Роб главный рулила.