von Hofi » 18. Februar 2020, 16:34
Nach der Halford/Hill-Band kommt jetzt mit KK's PRIEST die zweite Kapelle mit ehemaligen Judas Priest Mitgliedern:
FORMER JUDAS PRIEST GUITARIST K.K DOWNING ANNOUNCES DETAILS ON HIS NEW BAND
Los Angeles, CA â February 18, 2020 â K.K Downing, founding member of Judas Priest, today announces the name of his new band KKâs PRIEST. This all new band features some very familiar faces. With Downing on guitar, KKâs PRIEST features ex-Judas Priest members Tim âRipperâ Owens on vocals, who fronted the band for eight years and recorded two studio albums, Jugulator, featuring the GRAMMYÂź nominted track âBullet Train,â and Demolition, plus two live albums, and Les Binks who was the drummer on the studio albums Stained Class and Killing Machine and the live album Unleashed in the East. They are joined by Tony Newton (Voodoo Six) on bass, and A.J. Mills (Hostile) on guitar. With the line-up complete, KKâs PRIEST is hard at work in the studio creating the bandâs debut album which will be released globally by Explorer1 Music Group as a part of the partnership with K.K Downing signed early 2020. More details to come.
KKâs PRIEST is represented exclusively by Andy Gould for Explorer1, with Jim Morewood handling the bandâs global bookings outside the U.S. for the K2 Agency. Extensive touring and festival dates are already being planned with KKâs PRIEST taking to stages around the world to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Judas Priest and K.K Downingâs career as a founding member. The band will deliver everything that fans would expect of Downing and his ability to deliver up everything that is Priest including newly written metal masterpieces.
âForging ahead with KKâs PRIEST was not only inevitable, but was essential for me to perform and deliver everything that is expected from me and KKâs PRIESTâ says K.K Downing. âDue to the massive demand and overwhelming support from fans around the world, I feel this is where I belong, and a set combining the true, classic songs and sound of Priest, together with great, newly forged metal tracks, is what fans can expect when KKâs PRIEST is taking to stages.â
Last summer K.K Downing made his first public appearance in almost 10 years, performing classic Judas Priest cuts at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival in the U.K. In November K.K Downing called on Tim âRipperâ Owens and Les Binks for a surprise, one-off performance, featuring Hostileâs A.J. Mills on guitar and David Ellefson from Megadeth on bass. The band performed a blistering set of classic Judas Priest songs as well as deep album cuts that have never been performed live. With an overwhelming response and the instant chemistry Downing, Owens and Binks shared on stage, KKâs PRIEST was born.
K.K Downingâs genre-defining guitar style helped establish Judas Priestâs iconic sound and helped propelled them to one of the top Heavy Metal bands of all-time, earning numerous accolades including a GRAMMYÂź in 2010 for âBest Metal Performance,â a total of five GRAMMYÂź nominations and multi-platinum and gold releases.
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