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Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.judaspriest.com
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26 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's SCOTT TRAVIS Says 'It's A Great Honor' To Be Considered One Of Best Heavy Metal Drummers Of All Time
24 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST’s Entire Latin American Tour 2025 São Paulo Show; Fan-Filmed Video
21 апр 2025 :	ROB HALFORD Says K.K. DOWNING's 'Place In JUDAS PRIEST Is Permanent': 'I Wish Him All The Best'
20 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: JUDAS PRIEST Hopes To Work On Next Album In 2026
18 апр 2025 :	SCOTT TRAVIS: Why JUDAS PRIEST Doesn't Perform Any TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era Songs
16 апр 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER On GLENN TIPTON: 'He's Doing What He Can To Keep Going'
15 апр 2025 :	Former JUDAS PRIEST Drummer LES BINKS Dies; Band Issues Statement
13 апр 2025 :	IAN HILL Says Most Of JUDAS PRIEST's Concerts Are Professionally Recorded: 'We'll See Where It Leads'
3 апр 2025 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says JUDAS PRIEST Has Already Talked About Follow-Up To 'Invincible Shield': 'We'll Have To Wait And See'
22 мар 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER: 'You Can Never Replace Someone Like K.K. DOWNING'
4 фев 2025 :	ROB HALFORD On JUDAS PRIEST's Musical Evolution: 'We Have Always Had An Eye On What's Happening Around Us'
19 янв 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On His Longtime Bandmates: 'We're Still Tremendous Friends And We Always Will Be'
8 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says RICHIE FAULKNER Is Reason JUDAS PRIEST Is Still Active 13 Years After Completion Of 'Farewell' Tour
4 янв 2025 :	IAN HILL Says JUDAS PRIEST Stays Relevant By Taking 'A Step Forward With Each Album'
24 дек 2024 :	TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Says He Was 'Confident' When He Joined JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Knew That I Could Sing Really Good'
17 дек 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Plays Final Concert Of 2024 In Tokyo, Japan
10 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Won't Perform Entire 'Painkiller' Album On 'Shield Of Pain' Tour
9 дек 2024 :	Watch JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Invincible Shield Tour Amagasaki Show; Fan-Filmed Video
5 дек 2024 :	ROB HALFORD Says JUDAS PRIEST Wanted To Be A Heavy Metal Band 'From Day One'
24 ноя 2024 :	SCOTT TRAVIS Says JUDAS PRIEST 'Needed A Definite Extra Kick In The A**' Before His Addition To The Band
21 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST Classic "Turbo Lover" Performed By Two Minutes To Late Night Crew; Video
9 ноя 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST - Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Shares HD Video Of Band's 2022 Induction Ceremony Performance
6 ноя 2024 :
5 ноя 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER: 'We've Got Ideas Coming Up All The Time' For New JUDAS PRIEST Music
31 окт 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Says STEVE HARRIS Was One Of The First People He Told When He Got JUDAS PRIEST Gig
27 окт 2024 :	IAN HILL On Key To JUDAS PRIEST's Longevity: 'It's Love For One Another'

21 окт 2014

K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Thought That It Had Run Its Course'

Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing says that he has no regrets about leaving the band but admits that he misses "being at the pinnacle" of the group's career.

Downing, who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends and was part of the group since 1969, announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011. He has since been replaced by Richie Faulkner, most recently guitarist in the backing band for Lauren Harris (daughter of IRON MAIDEN bassist Steve Harris).

Speaking about his decision to leave PRIEST, Downing told DigitalJournal.com: "I felt that a lot of the spark wasn't there — for whatever reason — anymore on stage. I felt that I had it, but I felt it wasn't what I originally signed up for...

"I always thought that JUDAS PRIEST should have been a high-energy outfit and ultra-sharp, but I wasn't enjoying it as much on stage as I should have been.

"All that travelling and living out of a suitcase and spending so much time in planes, vans, cars and trains, you have to really enjoy the concerts. You have to musically get on a high and that carries you through, but if you're not enjoying it like you should, then it becomes a lot of hard work because you've still got to do the interviews and be pushed and pulled around the place."

Asked if he has ever regretted his decision to leave, Downing said: "I don't regret leaving, because, to me, I thought that it had run its course. I miss what we had, but I don't particularly miss what we had become when I left… You can look at YouTube and see JUDAS PRIEST playing at the US Festival, or at Live Aid, and I miss being at the pinnacle of the band. I miss that energy and youthfulness and just delivering all of that up.

"You become a certain age and I think that I would have been happy if, as I said, I was enjoying the shows. There's disagreements with how things should be done and I thought if I'm outnumbered, then it's time to go...

"But I suppose we did fantastically well. I mean 40 years is great and I commend the guys for going back out. I was just watching a bit of their first concert of the tour in Rochester, New York, and it was great. Band sounded good and I'm happy that they continue.

"I sent an email saying 'good luck with the new tour, guys' to the management office. I do wish them well and I commend them highly for being out there and carrying on the legacy."

Downing also revealed that he is about to release a new line of fragrances called Metal For Men and Metal Pour Femme through a partnership with the UK digital radio station Planet Rock. "That's something else I've thought of in my sleep," he explained. "Don't ask me why! You see these people do a fragrance from the pop world and stuff like that, but nobody's actually catering for rock and metal fans, so I thought I'd solve the headache of what to buy for Christmas type of thing..."

JUDAS PRIEST singer Rob Halford and guitarist Glenn Tipton recently said that there were no plans for Downing to rejoin the band on the road anytime soon, despite Internet chatter to the contrary. Asked by New York radio personality and VH1 Classic "That Metal Show" co-host Eddie Trunk if there was any truth to the rumor that Downing was at one point going to contribute to the songwriting process for the band's new album, "Redeemer Of Souls", and possibly play some shows with the group alongside his replacement, Faulkner, Tipton said: "There's no plans for that. Ken didn't get involved in the writing of the album and there are no plans for him to join us on tour."

He continued: "I mean, Ken was quite honest when he left. He made it clear to us that he wanted limited conection with us because he didn't wanna try and get us to talk him into going back into the band. And we honored his request, really."

Added Halford: "That's the way the social media works. People think if they read something on the Internet, it's true. [laughs] 'Well, it's on the Internet. I mean, it's on the Internet.' It's just one of these unfortunate rumors that kind of put things into people's minds."

Downing in 2011 shot down as "inaccurate" reports that he left JUDAS PRIEST because he chose to concentrate on running the 18- and nine-hole golf courses on his property.

K.K. DOWNING Doesn't Regret Leaving JUDAS PRIEST: 'I Thought That It Had Run Its Course'

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21 окт 2014

Red One

Ну теперь и у этих начался унылый скулёж...

21 окт 2014

Blackout 74

Что он еще может сказать, где-то в глубине души завидует.)

21 окт 2014

Red One

Вряд ли, просто он устал, постарел, и его просто не прёт такая жизнь. Но ворчать в сторону работающих бывших коллег как минимум некрасиво

Да, я о том же.

а где вы увидели ворчание в сторону коллег, перечитайте последний абзац

21 окт 2014

Midnight Killer

А что, новый гитарист очень даже не плох.

21 окт 2014

ein schwein

Где вы тут ворчание разглядели, тыкните пальцем мне, неотесанному. Они ж реально выдохлись, а ему ради бабла уже смысла нету работать, а творчество уже не прет, правильно он сделал, что ушел.

21 окт 2014

axxyz

раньше были времена, а теперь мгновения, раньше поднимался х.й, а теперь давление

21 окт 2014

Serj7388

Уважаю. Очень честно и не лишено благородства. А судя по последнему альбому группа реально выдохлась. Дп и Бс (хотя они вне сравнения ни с кем кроме зеппелин и рэйнбоу) показали класс на последних релизах. Дп достаточно свежо звучит, а Бс - именно то, что ждало большинство поклонников. А прист просто никакой. Вообще ни о чем. С последними двумя альбомами и рядом не валялось. Кк Настоящий творческий человек. Не прет - не надо, зачем врать самому себе в первую очередь? Правильно поступил и правильно сказал. Хотя конечно я бы сходил на нынешний прист, но вот альбом не купил. А планта последний сразу взял. Неплохой получился.

Так-так.

А по-моему Присты одной Вальгаллой уделали абсолютно всех, и для меня это альбом года, и никто даже близко не сможет дотянуть до них по крутости :)

21 окт 2014

Serj7388

Ром, специально решил переслушать валхаллу, как только песня началась, такое ощущение было как бдуто типичный хитовый боевичок от удо слушаю, особенно интро))) но песня посредственная, ни в какое сравнение с те же джудас из райзинг не идет. вокал вообще на всем альбоме слабый. не хочу спровоцировать никакой ругани, просто поддерживаю дискуссию. звук на альбоме рыхлый на самом деле, хоть тут согласись.

21 окт 2014

slavan

Прав Давнинг,прав....посл.альбом софт хэви метал неудачный,без напора....прослушал без подпевания и хэдбеннинга и .....отложил на потом.....

21 окт 2014

Rrobb

Ну уж если вам редимер не понравился. Может вообще пора с металом завязывать? Значит не ваше.

22 окт 2014

Leper Messiah

Не прощу ему, что ушёл из группы за год до приезда в Москву.

23 окт 2014

HeavyAndrey

Полностью согласен с Кеном,выдохлись совершенно