KK Downing

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

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

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.

Geoff Tate's Queensryche has changed its lineup so many times that it's hard to keep track of who's in the band at any given moment -- and as it turns out, that's exactly the way Tate likes it.