Steel Mill
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K.K. signs global deal with Explorer1 Music Group!
LEGENDARY GUITARIST K.K. DOWNING SIGNS GLOBAL DEAL WITH EXPLORER1 MUSIC GROUP VETERAN ROCK MANAGER ANDY GOULD JOINS E1 Los Angeles, CA – January 30, 2020 – Explorer1 Music Group (E1) is proud to announce a global partnership with legendary guitarist K.K. Downing, founding member of GRAMMY® Award winning, multi-platinum selling metal icons Judas Priest, with veteran…
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt.15: “Alone” on “Nostradamus”
The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 15 focuses on 2008’s impressive and challenging “Nostradamus” and its key track “Alone”. Check out in-depth article with K.K.’s comments included: http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/The%20Fuel%20of%20the%20Furnace/the-fuel-of-the-furnace-pt-15-alone/
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The Fuel Of The Furnace pt. 15: Alone
[three_fourth] “In years to come, you’ll hear my name …” Origins HISTORY of heavy metal concept records is varied and colourful one. In its path lie many great victories and epic failures. From 1970’s onwards and through the last couple of decades, there have been countless efforts especially in the symphonic and progressive metal genres…
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K.K. Downing to play a show of Judas Priest classics with Ripper Owens, Les Binks and David Ellefson!
K.K. Downing will join his former Judas Priest band mates Les Binks and Tim “Ripper” Owens to perform a full-length set of Judas Priest classics with Megadeth- bassist David Ellefson on 3.11.2019 at Steel Mill in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. The one-off show at K.K.’s Steel Mill will feature a full band set from Ellefson’s “Sleeping…
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The 40th Anniversary of “Unleashed In The East”
Judas Priest’s “Unleashed In The East” was originally released back in September 1979, exactly 40 years ago. It marked an end to an era both for Priest and for heavy metal. The punk reign had all but ended while NWOBHM was just about to begin. “Unleashed In The East” showed the way to a revolution,…
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Green Manalishi: The 40th Anniversary of “Unleashed In The East”
Live albums are a strange animal. For a long time nobody believed they could be a success of any kind. Especially double live albums now regarded as essential for any band, were still in late 1970’s seen as a risky business. Adding the risk was the musical climate, in 1979 punk movement had reached its…
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Martin Popoff interview
Steel Mill’s own Priest professor Jari had a chat with his Canadian counterpart, Martin Popoff, a well-known music journalist who, among tens of other titles, has written three excellent books about Judas Priest. A man who really knows his Priest inside out… http://kkdowning.net/steelmill/Interviews/martin-popoff-interview/
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Martin Popoff interview
Steel Mill’s own Priest professor Jari had a chat with his Canadian counterpart, Martin Popoff, a well-known music journalist who, among tens of other titles, has written three excellent books about Judas Priest. A man who really knows his Priest inside out… You are a well respected music journalist, a writer who has written…
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K.K. Downing joins Ross The Boss as Special Guest at Bloodstock Festival!
Excitement for the UK’s finest heavy metal festival just got ramped up to the next level! K.K. Downing will be appearing as Special Guest for several songs with Ross The Boss on the Main Stage at Bloodstock, Sunday 11th August. The meeting of these two greats on stage heralds what will be an incredible performance…
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Steelfest 2019. Hyvinkää, Finland, 17.–18.5.2019
To see all the pictures from Steelfest follow this Facebook-link. Sold out extreme metal gathering Steelfest was celebrating it’s eighth birthday on a sunny and warm weekend, also starting the festival season of 2019 with a brutal kick in the face. There’s only two years left to celebrate the big ten for Steelfest and it…