Los Angeles, CA \u2013 February 18, 2020 \u2013 K.K Downing, founding member of Judas Priest,
\ntoday announces the name of his new band KK\u2019s PRIEST. This all new band features some
\nvery familiar faces. With Downing on guitar, KK\u2019s PRIEST features ex-Judas Priest
\nmembers Tim \u201cRipper\u201d Owens on vocals, who fronted the band for eight years and recorded
\ntwo studio albums, Jugulator, featuring the GRAMMY\u00ae nominted track \u201cBullet Train,\u201d and
\nDemolition, plus two live albums, and Les Binks who was the drummer on the studio
\nalbums\u00a0Stained Class\u00a0and\u00a0Killing Machine\u00a0and the live album\u00a0Unleashed in the East.\u00a0They
\nare joined by Tony Newton (Voodoo Six) on bass, and A.J. Mills (Hostile) on guitar. With the
\nline-up complete, KK\u2019s PRIEST is hard at work in the studio creating the band\u2019s debut album
\nwhich will be released globally by Explorer1 Music Group as a part of the partnership with
\nK.K Downing signed early 2020. More details to come.
\nKK\u2019s PRIEST is represented exclusively by Andy Gould for Explorer1, with Jim Morewood
\nhandling the band\u2019s global bookings outside the U.S. for the K2 Agency. Extensive touring
\nand festival dates are already being planned with KK\u2019s PRIEST taking to stages around the
\nworld to celebrate the 50 th Anniversary of Judas Priest and K.K Downing\u2019s career as a
\nfounding member. The band will deliver everything that fans would expect of Downing and
\nhis ability to deliver up everything that is Priest including newly written metal masterpieces.<\/p>\n
\u201cForging ahead with KK\u2019s PRIEST was not only inevitable, but was essential for me to
\nperform and deliver everything that is expected from me and KK\u2019s PRIEST\u201d says K.K
\nDowning. \u201cDue to the massive demand and overwhelming support from fans around the
\nworld, I feel this is where I belong, and a set combining the true, classic songs and sound of
\nPriest, together with great, newly forged metal tracks, is what fans can expect when KK\u2019s
\nPRIEST is taking to stages.\u201d
\nLast summer K.K Downing made his first public appearance in almost 10 years, performing
\nclassic Judas Priest cuts at the Bloodstock Open Air Festival in the U.K. In November K.K
\nDowning called on Tim \u201cRipper\u201d Owens and Les Binks for a surprise, one-off performance,
\nfeaturing Hostile\u2019s A.J. Mills on guitar and David Ellefson from Megadeth on bass. The band
\nperformed a blistering set of classic Judas Priest songs as well as deep album cuts that
\nhave never been performed live. With an overwhelming response and the instant chemistry
\nDowning, Owens and Binks shared on stage, KK\u2019s PRIEST was born.
\nK.K Downing\u2019s genre-defining guitar style helped establish Judas Priest\u2018s iconic sound and
\nhelped propelled them to one of the top Heavy Metal bands of all-time, earning numerous
\naccolades including a GRAMMY\u00ae in 2010 for \u201cBest Metal Performance,\u201d a total of five
\nGRAMMY\u00ae nominations and multi-platinum and gold releases.<\/p>\n
ABOUT EXPLORER1 MUSIC:
\nExplorer1 Music Group (E1) (www.explorer1music.com) is a Los Angeles, California based
\nglobal\u00a0full-service music company,\u00a0owned\u00a0and operated by career professionals from the
\nmusic, movie, TV, radio and media industries.\u00a0\u00a0We are not just a record, management or
\nservices\u00a0company, we are a dynamic organization of passionate and highly skilled
\nindividuals, that offers Artist\u2019s, songwriters, producers and companies\u00a0a completely new type
\nof funding, infrastructure, platform and support for their music.
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\nE1\u2019s services include artist management, digital and physical distribution, record label
\nservices, music publisher, radio promotion, tour promoter, publicity, production,
\nmerchandising and career development.
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\nOur completely unique business model provides financial support and stability, while
\ndelivering\u00a0\u00a0a completely unique one-of-a-kind turnkey support system for recording,
\nmastering\/remastering, catalog management, distribution, streaming, syndication, licensing,
\npromotion, marketing, touring, merchandising and all other aspects of the industry that
\nnormally are managed by multiple entities or persons.
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\nE1\u2019s highly-regarded management and operational\u00a0team includes senior executives who
\nhave worked for or with the major recording labels, promoters, talent booking\u00a0agencies,
\nmanagement companies,\u00a0 music publishers, merchandise companies, and radio
\nstations,\u00a0including BMG, Warner Music, Interscope, Clear Channel Entertainment,
\nGoldenvoice, AEG, Live Nation, Capitol Records, Universal, EMI, MGM, Paramount, United
\nArtists, Sony Music, Sanctuary Music Group, Columbia Music, Portrait Records and Virgin
\nRecords, among others.\u00a0 These individuals have managed and provided booking, marketing,
\nartistic and promotional services for numerous world-renowned artists, including, among
\nmany others, Madonna, U2, Lady Gaga, Eminem, Elton John, Beyonc\u00e9, Led Zeppelin, Linkin
\nPark, Lionel Ritchie, Rob Zombie, The Who, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Hilary Duff, Snoop
\nDogg, Fleetwood Mac, Jewel, Guns \u2018N Roses, Michael Bubl\u00e9, Motorhead, Josh Groban,
\nHole, Judas Priest, Aerosmith, Journey, Foo Fighters, Morrissey, KISS, Nickelback, Alanis<\/p>\n
Morissette, Counting Crows, John Mayer, Jimmy Cliff, Poison, Van Halen, Sammy Hagar,
\nand many more.<\/p>\n
#Explorer1music<\/p>\n
For more information visit\u00a0www.explorer1music.com
\nContact Andy Gould: ag@explorer1music.com<\/p>\n
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\nMedia Contact:<\/p>\n
Todd Nakamine, FunHouse Entertainment
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