Steel Mill News
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K.K. Downing “Heavy Duty” US edition book cover released!
A long awaited “Heavy Duty” book from K.K. presents its US edition cover! Pre-order link also available. Message from K.K.: Hi everyone! I’m proud to finally show you all the cover art for the U.S edition of my forthcoming autobiography. I’ve put my heart and soul into this book to give you, the fans, an…
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K.K.´s Steel Mill – Live Music Announcement
KK’s Steel Mill – Live Music Announcement It’s with great pleasure and excitement I can confirm another new chapter in my lifelong musical journey, however this time on the other side of the crowd barriers. As many fans may have already seen I will be hosting live Rock and Metal shows at an exciting new…
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Andy LaRocque – A Steel Mill Interview
Guitarist Andy LaRocque has been a constant partner and creative force with King Diamond since the band’s origins 32 years ago. Here he talks to Heather Willliams about his lengthy career, past projects with Death and Falconer among others, gear and the status of upcoming long awaited King Diamond -studio album. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/andy-larocque-interview/
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K.K.wants to refer to and clarify his original statement as he feels parts of it was regretfully misinterpreted
Hi everyone, just to clarify that my complimenting Andy Sneap as I did was no more than I would have said about any other guitar playing producers that have also contributed much more than expected to our past albums. Great talent such as Chris Tsangarides (R.I.P) and Roy Z both not only produced – but…
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K.K.’s statement about Glenn’s retirement
“The news that Glenn has finally been forced to come to terms with his unfortunate condition long term came with deep regret and sadness for me. Equally, this ending of our guitar duo era is also something that I have to come to terms with. The insatiable appetite that myself and Glenn had for creating…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 12: the 40th anniversary of “Exciter”
When one lists the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1970’s, Judas Priest’s “Stained Class” cannot be excluded from the list. And yes, we are talking about heavy metal, a very fragile term in that day and age. In 1978 it was still virtually non-existent, with such benchmark bands as Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster…
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K.K. Downing Heavy Duty -memoir to be published in September 2018
K.K. Downing’s long-awaited biography Heavy Duty – Days And Nights In Judas Priest (co-written by Mark Eglinton) will be released in September. K.K.’s official statement can be seen below: Hi Everyone! I just wanted to make reference to my upcoming autobiography. It was with great surprise to me that I saw articles recently relating to my…
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Gary Hughes (Ten) – Steel Mill Interview
British melodic hard rock masters Ten have been forging their brand of AOR-influenced music for almost 25 years. The band’s new surge of creativity saw them release a new album “Gothica” last year. Steel Mill talked to band’s vocalist and song writer Gary Hughes on the new record, his influences, Ten’s past, present and future.…
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Andy Sneap – A Steel Mill Interview
Legendary producer Andy Sneap really needs no introduction but we will give it to you anyway. The man who also plays guitar in Hell has produced every major metal band out there and of course has worked with Judas Priest and Saxon on both of their upcoming releases scheduled for early 2018. His CV also…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.10: The 20th anniversary of Cathedral Spires
In late 1997 Judas Priest prepared to bounce back after several years of absence from the forefront of heavy metal. Vocalist Rob Halford had left the band after a year of uncertainty in 1993. By that point the band had released a double compilation “Metal Works” and promoted it with a video and several interviews.…