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Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

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21 апр 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Kicks Off U.S. Leg Of 2024 'Invincible Shield' Tour In Wallingford, Connecticut
17 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD: 'I Miss GLENN TIPTON Terribly When We Play Live'
16 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's GLENN TIPTON: Parkinson's Disease 'Won't Beat Me'
14 апр 2024 :	Watch 4K Video Of JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Paris Concert During Spring 2024 'Metal Masters' European Tour
12 апр 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Plays To 15,000 Fans In Prague
9 апр 2024 :	Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage In Milan During 2024 European Tour
7 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: Mentally, 'I'm Still 12 Years Old'
5 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's "Devil's Child" Gets The Bluegrass Treatment By POSTMODERN JUKEBOX Vocalist ROBYN ADELE ANDERSON; One Take Live Video Streaming
5 апр 2024 :	Watch 4K Video Of JUDAS PRIEST's Kraków Concert During 2024 'Metal Masters' Tour
3 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On GLENN TIPTON: 'He's Doing Extraordinarily Well' Amid His Battle With Parkinson's Disease
2 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL Says VIP 'Backstage Experience' Gives Fans Chance To See What It Takes To Put Show On
1 апр 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL On Coming Up With Setlist For Band's Tours: 'It Gets More Difficult Every Time'
31 мар 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Plays 'Killing Machine' During Soundcheck In Birmingham
30 мар 2024 :	Is There An End To JUDAS PRIEST? ROB HALFORD Responds
30 мар 2024 :	Watch: JUDAS PRIEST Performs In Munich During 2024 'Metal Masters' European Tour
29 мар 2024 :	Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage In London During 2024 U.K. Tour
28 мар 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's IAN HILL: 'The Time To Think About Retiring Is When Your Performances Start To Dip'
26 мар 2024 :	K.K. DOWNING Says It's 'A Mystery' Why TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums Are Not Available On Streaming Services
21 мар 2024 :	Watch: GLENN TIPTON Rejoins JUDAS PRIEST On Stage In Birmingham During 2024 U.K. Tour
19 мар 2024 :	IAN HILL Names His 'All-Time Favorite' JUDAS PRIEST Song
18 мар 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST Performs 'Sword Of Damocles' And 'Crown Of Horns' Live For First Time
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15 мар 2024 :	Watch JUDAS PRIEST Perform In Leeds During 'Invincible Shield' 2024 Tour

1 июл 2019

K.K. DOWNING Is 'Open To Any Conversations' With JUDAS PRIEST About Taking Part In 50th-Anniversary Tour

K.K. Downing says that he is "open to any conversations" with his former bandmates in JUDAS PRIEST about taking part in the group's upcoming 50th-anniversary celebration.

The guitarist, who left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance, was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his junior.

Asked by DJ Yentonian in a new interview if he would welcome the opportunity to commemorate the half-century milestone with PRIEST, Downing said (hear audio below): "Well, I'm certainly open to any conversations, as I always say to those guys. I've said it pretty openly — what's happened has happened. Everybody in the band knew why I left the band, quit the band. Everybody in the band knew I had good reason to quit the band, because nobody, nobody quits a lifetime of invested time and energy into something and walks away from it that easily."

He continued: "Can I draw you guys a comparison? And it might be a rubbish comparison, but I always think that if any of you guys ever left your girlfriend or your wife, or whatever, and your parents had gone, 'Oh, but she was lovely. You guys were made for each other. You got on so well.' And you think, 'No, she was evil' — can I say 'evil bitch'? Because I've been there. But only you understand, because you are the ones behind closed doors having to deal with it all. On the outside, you put on a good face for everybody. But the thing is, just because everybody tells you that person is good and you shouldn't leave and you should go back, you know better, don't you? And you can't do it. As much as you'd like to, you can't do it — until circumstances change. And, obviously, circumstances [in PRIEST] did change, which left an opening for me. But all the guys decided not to keep the door open for me. Because the controlling entity still had control — unfortunately."

Bassist Ian Hill recently said that there were no plans for PRIEST to invite Downing to return to the band.

"Richie took over from Ken," Hill told Riff Magazine. "He's done an absolutely tremendous job, he really has. And he's made Ken's parts his own now. He's got his own angle on the lead breaks. Ken's part's been taken, and there's no plans to have Ken back, really. Hey, listen, never say never. But at the moment, we're going along quite well without Ken, so it could stay like that, I think, at least for the foreseeable future."

During the same chat, Hill confirmed that PRIEST is planning to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2020. "That'll come next year; we're planning on a celebratory tour next year," he said. "We weren't actually known as JUDAS PRIEST in 1969. Ken Downing, myself and a guy called John Ellis formed in '69, but we weren't called JUDAS PRIEST, actually, until 1970, so we'll start celebrating next year."

Last fall, Downing dismissed as a "load of bollocks" Hill's explanation for why K.K. wasn't invited to rejoin the band after Tipton's Parkinson's diagnosis was made public.

"We were like brothers; we went to infant school together and secondary school together, and we lived our career together," Downing said. "But I'm not totally happy about what's being said. Ian seems to be [saying] things like, 'None of the fans are missing K.K.,' and, 'Richie has brought a new energy to the band.' And I'm going, 'Ian, dude, on that last tour, I was the energy. I slowed down because people weren't keeping up with me.'… So I'm thinking, Ian, get a grip with yourself, mate. You've just replaced the energy with some energy. Fine — well, great. But that's not moving forward, Ian."

Tipton was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease five years ago — after being stricken by the condition at least half a decade earlier — but announced in February 2018 he was going to sit out touring activities in support of PRIEST's latest album, "Firepower".

Last summer, 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.

Downing's autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", was released last September via Da Capo Press.

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1 июл 2019

olly71

Похоже эти английские журналюги тролли ещё те . Провоцируют впавшего в полный маразм * звезду * . А этот и впрямь искренне считает что все только и ждут когда он вальяжно скажет * Ну ладно я согласен * а на самом деле все над ним исключительно стебутся …

1 июл 2019

nabastak_

Никакой конкретики как обычно. Я давно потерял нить. Какие обстоятельства там изменились ? Бабки кончились ?

1 июл 2019

hansi_hrb

Как ты заебал. Да запиши уже альбом сольный как например Слэш, вместо пустого трепа.

1 июл 2019

LOR

Мы живём во время эвфемизмов. "Открыт для диалога" это значит "дайте денег". А "я вас услышал" значит "иди на xyN".

1 июл 2019

nabastak_

А может, он про булки имел ввиду.

2 июл 2019

Rutger

Даунинг уже несет хрень без всякой привязки к реальности. А ведь когда-то металл играл... хорошо играл.

6 авг 2019

Iron_Jackhammer

Интересно,на что надеется Ку Ку? Что после вылитого звиздеца на бывших коллег по Прист, те молча скажут "ну,ладно"? Тем более,Хилл от имени всей группы и менеджмента ясно дал понять,куда Даунинг может идти.