Former Judas Priest members K.K. Downing (guitar), Tim “Ripper” Owens (vocals), and Les Binks (drums) have launched a new band called KK’s Priest. The group, which also features bassist Tony Newton (Voodoo Six) and guitarist A.J. Mills (Hostile), plan to perform Judas Priest tracks as well as new songs. They are currently working on their…
It looks like Judas Priest have started writing material for their next album. Richie Faulkner confirmed the news on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichieFaulkner/status/1224466430843871232
During a recent appearance on the “Ouch, You’re On My Hair” podcast, ex-Judas Priest vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens said he would like to collaborate with the band’s longstanding frontman Rob Halford. Specifically, Owens said he would “love to” record a cover of Queen’s “Under Pressure” with Halford. Owens said the following when asked about a…
K.K. Downing (ex-Judas Priest) has signed a global deal with Explorer1 Music Group. Andy Gould has also joined the company as the guitarist’s manager. Downing commented: “I am very much looking forward to my partnership and future with Explorer 1. The reason I chose Explorer1 to manage my future over many other bona fide companies…
More bands have been added to the 2020 Rebel Rock festival. That event will take place at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, FL on September 18-19 and the updated daily lineups can be found below: September 18: Judas Priest (celebrating 50th anniversary), Trivium, Sabaton, Sevendust, Fuel, Suicide Silence, Light The Torch, Them Evils, Cherry…
Slash (Guns N’ Roses), Don Felder (ex-Eagles), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), and more took part in a jam session at the “Gibson Live At The Grove” event in Anaheim, CA on January 16. You can see some footage of that below, courtesy of The Music Zoo and VintageRock.com:…
Rob Halford recently revealed that Judas Priest are planning to write new material in 2020, but that doesn’t mean the band will be releasing new music anytime soon. During an interview with WRIF, the frontman was asked if fans will get to hear new music next year and he responded by saying “probably not, no.”…
Judas Priest are planning to start writing new material in early 2020. Frontman Rob Halford confirmed the news while talking about the band’s upcoming plans during an interview with WAAF. Halford said the following: “I’ll be heading back to the U.K. for the holidays, see my family and friends. And then we’re gonna start… There…
Rock N Roll Ribs, the Coral Springs, FL based barbecue restaurant owned by Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain and his friend Mitch Tanne, will be hosting a special event for its 10th anniversary on Saturday (December 14). The event will feature performances from McBrain’s The McBrainiacs project, Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest), Made Of Metal, Kinlin,…
Today (December 8) marks the 15th anniversary of the tragic death of Dimebag Darrell Abbott. The legendary Pantera guitarist passed away after being gunned down during a Damageplan show at the Alrosa Villa club in Columbus, OH in 2004. A number of rock/metal musicians have taken to social media to honor Abbott on this sad…
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