K.K. Downing
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 5: The 20th Anniversary of “Lochness” and “Angel Of Retribution”
Judas Priest returned with Rob Halford once more with “Angel Of Retribution” 20 years ago. One of the more polarizing tracks was the record’s epic conclusion “Lochness”. Read Steel Mill’s The Fuel of the Furnace -article on the song with K.K.’s comments included: https://kkdowning.net/steelmill/lochness/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 14: The 50th Anniversary of “Never Satisfied” and “Rocka Rolla”
50 years have passed since Judas Priest’s debut album “Rocka Rolla”. As the band celbrates it with a new remix by Tom Allom, it’s right time to delve back into backgrounds, impact and tales of the album and one of its highlights “Never Satisfied”. Check out Steel Mill’s The Fuel Of The Furnace article with…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 14: The 40th Anniversary of “Never Satisfied”.
As hard as it is to believe Judas Priest have been around now well over 45 years. Despite many hardships and turmoil, they are still touring the world, in many ways more popular than ever.
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Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla
As hard as it is to believe Judas Priest have been around now well over 50 years. While their debut album “Rocka Rolla” was perhaps never destined to become ultimate metal classic, it is still worth exploring as part of one of the most revered heavy metal institutions’ never-ending legacy. www.judaspriest.com
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 2: The 40th Anniversary of “Jawbreaker” and “Defenders Of The Faith”
40 years ago Judas Priest unleashed its masterpiece “Defenders Of The Faith”. The Fuel Of The Furnace dives in to the origins of the record and the song “Jawbreaker”, with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/TheFueloftheFurnace/jawbreaker/
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Judas Priest – Defenders Of The Faith
Judas Priest‘s 1984 release “Defenders Of The Faith” might be their best LP. In fact, it might just as well be the greatest heavy metal album ever released. Rob Halford, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill, Glenn Tipton and Dave Holland were at the top of their game. The world was ready and willing, metal ruled the…
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AC/DC – Flick Of The Switch
AC/DC released one of their most underrated records “Flick Of The Switch” 40 years ago in the summer of 1983. Yet it’s one of their best ever efforts with its back to basics riffs, down to earth production, hard as a rock rhythm by Phil Rudd for his last album with the band for a…
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Chris Caffery Interview: “Cards are falling into place”.
On his way to tour with Doro in Europe, Chris Caffery, guitarist for Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and his own amazing solo albums, took some time out to talk with Heather Williams and Steel Mill. Chris gave us insight on possible new Savatage -album, memories of Criss Oliva and Paul O’Neill, unreleased Doctor Butcher -material, his…
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Chris Caffery: “Cards are falling into place.”
On his way to tour with Doro in Europe, Chris Caffery, guitarist for Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and his own amazing solo albums, took some time out to talk with Heather Williams and Steel Mill. Chris gave us insight on possible new Savatage -album, memories of Criss Oliva and Paul O’Neill, his new solo single and…