Judas Priest - Downing Quits Priest Weeks Before Farewell Tour
Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing has stunned fans by quitting the band after 42 years - just weeks before they head out on a farewell tour. The British rockers, who formed in 1969 and have sold 40 million records worldwide, announced in December...
Guardian Music — Metal band will go ahead with tour using stand-in guitarist Richie Faulkner after founding member leaves for undisclosed reasonsAfter 40 years with Judas Priest, KK Downi... more info
ContactMusic — Judas Priest guitarist K. K. Downing has stunned fans by quitting the band after 42 years - just weeks before they head out on a farewell tour. The British rocke... more info
Metalsucks — Yep, 4/20 gets a real downer with the rather unexpected news that Judas Priest founding member, guitarist K.K. Downing, has quit the band. “It is with regret that Judas... more info
ContactMusic — Guitarist K. K. Downing quit Judas Priest after 42 years because of "an ongoing breakdown" in his working relationship with the band's management. Downing stunne... more info
E! Online — Judas Priest fans have another thing comin' all right—a new axe man.
K.K. Downing, a founding member and principal guitarist of the legendary British headbangers, has... more info