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12:45 on April 20 2011

Guitarist KK Downing quits Judas Priest

NME — Downing retires after 42 years in the band more info
10:02 on April 21 2011

Last rites: KK Downing quits Judas Priest just before farewell tour

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
15:26 on April 20 2011

Judas Priest - Downing Quits Priest Weeks Before Farewell Tour

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
17:20 on April 20 2011

SORRY, IT’S NO APRIL FOOLS DAY JOKE – K.K. DOWNING OF JUDAS PRIEST IS HANGING UP HIS LEATHER PANTS

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
07:23 on April 22 2011

Judas Priest - Downing Opens Up About Decision To Leave Judas Priest

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
15:37 on April 20 2011

Judas Priest Star Calls It Quits

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
07:16 on April 21 2011

Judas Priest lose a guitarist

The Music Fix — KK Downing calls it a day more info

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