PITTSBURGH ― Metal god Kenneth (K.K.) Downing returns to the U.S. this March, ready to enthrall those who worship the sounds of exceptionally played, hard-rocking guitar. The tour finds Downing ...

With more than four decades under his belt, ex-Judas Priest and current KK’s Priest guitarist K.K. Downing‘s written plenty of music in his day. And while a good chunk of that has stood the test of ...

“We usually don’t do meet-and-greets. I know it’s the big thing to do nowadays. And I would be all right doing meet-and-greets, but I know K.K.’s [Kenneth Downing, KK’s Priest guitarist and leader] ...

and guitarists K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, all of whom collaborated on many of Priest's best-known songs -- pushed screaming guitars on top of thundering rhythms to help form the music's ...