As an architect at the genesis of an entire genre, K.K. Downing shaped the world of heavy metal defining its sound, style, and look. As a member of Judas Priest, the guitarist helped propel Midlands’ metal legends to sales of over 50 million albums, co-writing such classics as ‘Breaking the Law’, ‘Living After Midnight’, ‘Painkiller’ and countless others. Now with K.K’s Priest who debuted with an explosive gig at his own K.K’s Steel Mill venue in Wolverhampton in November 2019, his first album in over a decade is due for release in late 2020.
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