K.K. Downing
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Stephen Pearcy Interview
1980’s glam metal icon Stephen Pearcy has had a very illustrious career to say the least. Known most as the trademark, raspy voice of glam metal band Ratt, his career has spanned nearly five decades. He has a book, “Sex Drugs Ratt & Roll”, out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as an…
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Stephen Pearcy: “I’m not just a singer, I write those songs.”
1980’s glam metal icon Stephen Pearcy has had a very illustrious career to say the least. Known most as the trademark, raspy voice of glam metal band Ratt, his career has spanned nearly five decades. He has a book, “Sex Drugs Ratt & Roll”, out on Amazon and Barnes and Noble as well as an…
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Judas Priest – Point Of Entry
Judas Priest’s much debated “Point Of Entry” turned 40 this past February. While Priest certainly was the essential heavy metal band that wrote its fair share of heavy and hard neck-snappers, it was exactly material such as “Desert Plains”, “Solar Angels” and “Heading Out To The Highway” that have gained them appreciation over different genres.…
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Rik Charron Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. In this interview by Heather Williams, we put the spotlight on Rik Charron. Rik pounded the kit for Exciter in the 1990’s era of the band. Currently, Rik is drumming for German 1980’s thrash band Necronomicon. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/rik-charron-exciter-necronomicon-interview/
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Rik Charron (Exciter/Necronomicon) Interview
Considered one of the pioneers of speed metal, Exciter rocked the 1980’s with pure pounding passion. They forged their path among the metal greats with their quintessential albums like “Long Live the Loud”, “Violence and Force” and “Unveiling the Wicked”. A new era of Exciter emerged in the late nineties, morphing from an 1980’s speed…
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and their future plans. Read Steel Mill’s Tribute feature from link below! http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/the-judas-priest-experience-tribute-interview/
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The Judas Priest Experience Tribute Interview
Montréal’s number one Judas Priest -tribute group The Judas Priest Experience kicked off its career only last year, but musicians have decades of experience behind them. Vocalist Patrice Blouin gave Steel Mill a low down on the band, and future plans. First off, why did you start a Priest tribute band and what does the…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.16: “Blood Red Skies” on “Ram It Down”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16 takes us back over 30 years to 1988’s “Ram It Down” and its epic centerpiece “Blood Red Skies”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/TheFueloftheFurnace/the-fuel-of-the-furnace-pt-16-blood-red-skies/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 16: Blood Red Skies
[three_fourth] “You’ll never take me alive…” Origins THROUGH late 1980’s, a wind of change blew across the field of metal. And we are not talking about the Scorpions-hit which followed couple of years later. The era of hair metal bands was all but over. The sound which Judas Priest embraced and ran home so brilliantly…
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Judas Priest – Painkiller
Amazingly Judas Priest’s classic “Painkiller” celebrated its 30th anniversary in September 2020. While many correctly praise Priest’s earlier efforts as cornerstones of the heavy metal genre, it is important to point out how much influence “Painkiller” has had on several successful metal bands in this millennium. The waves caused by the record in 1990 are…