K.K. Downing
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Skull Fist
Interview by Klaus Toivonen and Kimmo Tattari Skull Fist, hailing from Canada, is a metal band known especially for their full speed high energy live performances. Steel Mill had the pleasure to have a chat with the frontman Zach Slaughter. Zach is the man behind the vocals & the guitar as well as a fearless skater…
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Rick from Texas
Name: Rick Perry Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 54 Occupation: boring bullshit by day / metal-maniac and musician the rest of the time Your history with Judas Priest goes way back to 1978. How did it start? The first rock group I started listening to was KISS around 76, then I started branching out to other bands…
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Rick from Texas
Name: Rick Perry Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas Age: 54 Occupation: boring bullshit by day / metal-maniac and musician the rest of the time Your history with Judas Priest goes way back to 1978. How did it start? The first rock group I started listening to was KISS around 76, then I started branching out to other bands…
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Marc Sasso – A Steel Mill artist interview
From creating brilliant artwork for metal gods to doing stunning illustrations for Star Wars Roleplaying Games, Marc Sasso is an artist who is indeed MAGICAL. Heather Williams chatted with Marc to find out more about his inspiration, technique and work with Ronnie James Dio, Rob Halford and others. http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/marc-sasso-interview/
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Judas Priest – Killing Machine
Another classic Priest -record turned 40 this past year. The somewhat cold soundscapes of “Stained Class” were now replaced by a much heavier, sharper sonic wall. “Killing Machine” in many ways was Priest’s first pure heavy metal album in all essential areas: songs, delivery and production. Of course with “British Steel” the metallic horizons would…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace Pt.6: “Before The Dawn” on “Killing Machine”
Judas Priest released “Killing Machine”-album (later re-titled “Hell Bent For Leather”) 40 years ago. Read Steel Mill’s article on “Before The Dawn” with K.K.’s comments and a video of him playing the classic solo in 2015 included! http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/The%20Fuel%20of%20the%20Furnace/before-the-dawn/



