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Judas Priest

Великобритания

Heavy Metal
Hard 'n' Heavy

http://www.judaspriest.com
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24 апр 2024 :	See Front-Row Video Of JUDAS PRIEST's Entire Reading, Pennsylvania Concert
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
17 мар 2024 :	Ex-JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. DOWNING On RICHIE FAULKNER: 'He's A Nice Lad And A Very Good Player'
17 мар 2024 :	RICHIE FAULKNER Praises TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS-Era JUDAS PRIEST Albums: 'I Think They're Great'
17 мар 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's 'Invincible Shield' Is Band's Highest-Charting Album Ever In U.K.
16 мар 2024 :	JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD Says 'Invincible Shield' Tour Will Leave Fans 'With A Visual Memory Of The Show'

20 авг 2019

JUDAS PRIEST's RICHIE FAULKNER Says K.K. DOWNING 'Looked And Sounded Great' During First Performance In 10 Years

Richie Faulkner says that K.K. Downing "looked and sounded great" when he returned to the live stage earlier this month as a special guest of ex-MANOWAR axeman Ross "The Boss" Friedman. Downing's August 11 appearance at the Bloodstock Open Air festival at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom marked K.K.'s first public performance since October 17, 2009 when JUDAS PRIEST played the final "British Steel 30th Anniversary" date on the "Nostradamus" world tour at Japan's Loud Park festival in Chiba City, Japan.

Asked by a fan on Twitter if he has seen video footage of Downing's latest performance, Faulkner responded: "Yeah I thought he looked and sounded great. Good to see the man up on stage where he belongs again"

Last September, Downing said that he felt like he was "being cloned" when he first found out he was being replaced by Faulkner.

Downing, who announced his retirement from PRIEST in April 2011 after nearly 42 years in the job, admitted to the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast that he was taken aback when he first saw his replacement.

"Richie, as far as I know, is a nice guy and obviously an excellent player," Downing said. "I was a bit disappointed when, basically… I think the idea was to replace me [with a lookalike], so I did feel as though I was kind of being cloned. But I'm not sure that was exactly fair to Richie. I mean, I could be off the mark here, but I think Richie had the right to bring himself to the stage with his own… portray his own image and ability to play the instrument the way that he does. But it is what it is."

He continued: "When Glenn [Tipton] retired from touring [earlier this year], the same didn't happen — obviously, [Tipton's replacement] Andy [Sneap] doesn't look anything like Glenn; he doesn't wear the same clothes, the red pants, guitars or anything like that. So I don't really know what's going on. But it is what it is.

"I know Andy quite well and worked with him before and consider him a friend and a great talent," Downing added. "And the guys seem to be pretty comfortable with what they're doing now, and I would encourage everybody to… if you get a chance to see PRIEST whenever they can, go out there and support the mighty PRIEST in whatever format they may be in."

Despite his initial reservations about Richie's visual appearance, K.K. never questioned Faulkner's playing ability, saying: "I know Richie is predominantly a Les Paul guy and he's looked up to Zakk Wylde, Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker and players like that. That's what he says. I don't recall me being cited as an influence on Richie when he was in his young days. But it is what it is.

"To my mind, JUDAS PRIEST is certainly bigger and more legendary than any individuals in the band," he added. "So PRIEST will always put on a good show, and, obviously, I like to think they have great songs and, obviously, you've got Rob [Halford] up there who's the voice of PRIEST and does incredibly well, certainly at this time in his life."

In a 2011 interview with the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, Halford stated about Faulkner's physical resemblance to a younger Downing: "People are saying, 'It's a clone. You've got some of K.K.'s DNA.' It's just the way it turned out. We made, like, a secret search When we knew K.K. was not gonna be making the tour, we did a lot of secret, kind of, searching for another player. And Richie just happened to be the guy. And he just happens to look a little bit of the K.K. image, you know?! I think it would be silly to say, 'We looked for a guitar player that looks like Ken.' What we want is a very good metal guitar player, and that's what Richie Faulkner is."

In early 2018, Downing — who is a founding member of the British heavy metal legends — released a statement in which he said that he was "shocked and stunned" that he wasn't invited to return to JUDAS PRIEST following Tipton's announcement that he would no longer be touring with the band due to his battle with Parkinson's disease.

Downing's autobiography, "Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest", was released in September 2018 via Da Capo Press.

Yeah I thought he looked and sounded great. Good to see the man up on stage where he belongs again RHRF DOTF https://t.co/Ja8uya8fOR— Richie Faulkner (@RichieFaulkner) August 13, 2019

JUDAS PRIEST

Yeah I thought he looked and sounded great. Good to see the man up on stage where he belongs again RHRF DOTF https://t.co/Ja8uya8fOR— Richie Faulkner (@RichieFaulkner) August 13, 2019

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20 авг 2019

ywi

Первый шаг к нескорой замене Энди Снипа на Даунинга.

20 авг 2019

Jack of Diamonds

сейчас Слесаря развалятся и можно будет Кинга брать

20 авг 2019

gravitgroove

я не уверен, что это какой-то там шаг к возврату. Но вообще забавно все это читать - что-то типа: "ну, да, я видел этого старого пердуна, еще пока на ногах стоит и может чего-то из струны выцарапать. Я и остальные члены Judas Priest желаем ему творческих успехов".

20 авг 2019

The Sinner

ну он может при желании запилить какой-нить проект типа Ули Джона Рота играющего Скорпионс, набрать пионеров и вперед в чес

20 авг 2019

АлександрРусаков

Кстати, где-то мелькала информация, что бывший Пристовский барабанщик Лес Бинкс чем-то подобным как раз и занимается - собрал состав с пионерами и играет пристовские песни с альбомов Stained Class и Killing Machine, в записи которых некогда принимал участие. Так что могут с Кеном вместе скооперироваться)))

20 авг 2019

Rutger

Старым пердуном КК точно не выглядит. Но возвращение - это вряд ли. Через те кучи медиадерьма, которые он наклал за 10 лет, ему обратно не пробиться.

20 авг 2019

ufx

ули Джон рот не мог даже передачу прав себe уладить на творчество покойного брата. Там, действительно, есть, что играть. Нет, он будет паразитировать на скорпах образца 74-77.

21 авг 2019

Flaming

Нормально все.
20 лет назад, набрав пионеров, Метал Гад поехал чесать с пристопеснями, попутно кладя медиадерьмо в каждую медиадырку.
Ничего, приняли назад.

27 авг 2019

ufx

Flaming, ты про булочника?