KK Downing

Former guitarist briefly wondered whether it was too much "fuss" for only three songs.

"On the other hand, he might pull us all apart," bassist Ian Hill surmises.

Tom Allom celebrates the way Glenn Tipton and K.K. Downing tried to "outdo each other" in the '80s.

Former Judas Priest guitarist says “ugly” chapter was closed after conversation with Paul Di’Anno.

Former guitarist blamed “angrier” resignation letter that followed his original quit notice.

Former guitarist says he had to slow down in the shows leading up to his departure.

Guitarist decided “enough was enough” after dispute about writing EP.

The supergroup recruited a whole bunch of former Priest members for their new cover of "Beyond the Realms of Death."

The guitarist announced the sale after a failed investment in a luxury golf resort.

With the touring retirement of Glenn Tipton, Judas Priest shows have lost both halves of the twin guitar attack long mounted by Tipton and former bandmate K.K. Downing, who left the lineup in 2011.

Former Judas Priest guitarist K.K. Downing said that working on his upcoming memoir brought him “close to tears.”

Judas Priest fans were shocked in 2011 when guitarist K.K. Downing left the band he founded in 1969. In a new interview, he spoke in depth about his reasons for leaving, and the differences in the industry between now and when he started.