Published on April 20th, 2011 | by Denise Borders
0Judas Priest Announce Retirement
MOTHERFUCKER. Â Our favorite law breakers, JUDAS PRIEST, have announced that K.K. Downing has formally retired from the group and will not be joining them on their forthcoming Epitaph Tour. Â The band wishes him well and there are no hard feelings. (hmmmmm)
Rob, Glen, Ian and Scott have all agreed to go ahead with the tour to not disappoint fans. Yay! Â 31 year old British guitar player, Richie Faulkner, has been announced as Downing’s replacement.
The upcoming tour with feature the band performing songs they’ve never played live before, along with their old hits. Â Their new album is set to be released next year, so THEY AREN’T DEAD YET!
Go fucking check out JudasPriest.com for more info!