K.K. Downing officially retires from Judas Priest.

Look, I am not as frustrated as it might seem. I just find it utterly pathetic to announce the end of a band, only to return in the next minute. Let's not pretend they're not doing this for money.

kmorg wrote:

MEGATRON wrote:

They're not retiring. All they said is that this will be their last WORLD TOUR.

Just like KISS did....

KISS weren't heading into their 60's when they did their "last" world tour. Rob Halford is 59, Ian Hill is 60 and Glenn Tipton is 62.

It's a different situation.

kmorg wrote:

Look, I am not as frustrated as it might seem. I just find it utterly pathetic to announce the end of a band, only to return in the next minute. Let's not pretend they're not doing this for money.

THEY NEVER SAID IT WAS THE END OF THE BAND.

"...this is by no means the end of the band. In fact, we are presently writing new material, but we do intend this to be the last major world tour."

Fat Freddy wrote:

Approval Guy wrote:

My guess is that before KK left they took a DNA sample form his guitar and grew an new KK in a labratory.

Looks like lotsa folks are saying that....

Quote :

On Richie Faulkner's physical resemblance to a younger K.K. Downing:

Halford: "People are saying, 'It's a clone. You've got some of K.K.'s DNA.' It's just the way it turned out. We made, like, a secret search… When we knew K.K. was not gonna be making the tour, we did a lot of secret, kind of, searching for another player. And Richie just happened to be the guy. And he just happens to look a little bit… of the K.K. image, you know?! I think it would be silly to say, 'We looked for a guitar player that looks like Ken.' What we want is a very good metal guitar player, and that's what Richie Faulkner is."

Am I the only one who thinks Ritchie DOESN'T look like KK? Yeah, he's got long, blonde hair....that's pretty much it

Mglaffas81 wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks Ritchie DOESN'T look like KK? Yeah, he's got long, blonde hair....that's pretty much it

Well, I'd say that if it's a big enough issue that it comes up in interviews and Rob chooses to address it, then you're probably in the minority here.

kmorg wrote:

MEGATRON wrote:

They're not retiring. All they said is that this will be their last WORLD TOUR.

Just like KISS did....

and Ozzy, about what, a dozen times now?

Shawn D. wrote:

kmorg wrote:

MEGATRON wrote:

They're not retiring. All they said is that this will be their last WORLD TOUR.

Just like KISS did....

and Ozzy, about what, a dozen times now?

Don't forget The Who. They were the original "We're retiring after THIS tour" band since the late 80's. Apparently, they'll just keep going till they all drop dead.

Eh, I've got to see KISS (w/Peter & Ace and w/Eric & Tommy), Ozzy and Priest (w/Halford and Owens) so I'm good if I never see any of them live again. If they put out new music, I'll buy it. I'd hope that someday I'd go with my kids, but that's not looking likely since they're only 3 now.

At best, I might be able to someday take them to "Cyberdyne, in Association with Disney Corp., Presents 'The KISS Experience' featuring the music of Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley" around 2021.

MetalGuy71 wrote:

Shawn D. wrote:

kmorg wrote:

MEGATRON wrote:

They're not retiring. All they said is that this will be their last WORLD TOUR.

Just like KISS did....

and Ozzy, about what, a dozen times now?

Don't forget The Who. They were the original "We're retiring after THIS tour" band since the late 80's. Apparently, they'll just keep going till they all drop dead.

Eh, I've got to see KISS (w/Peter & Ace and w/Eric & Tommy), Ozzy and Priest (w/Halford and Owens) so I'm good if I never see any of them live again. If they put out new music, I'll buy it. I'd hope that someday I'd go with my kids, but that's not looking likely since they're only 3 now.

At best, I might be able to someday take them to "Cyberdyne, in Association with Disney Corp., Presents 'The KISS Experience' featuring the music of Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley" around 2021.

by that point there will be more versions of Kiss than Friday the 13th movies!