Belfast Limelight August 20
Dublin Academy August 21
QuoteKK's Priest will hit Belfast & Dublin in August with special guests Tailgunner. Tickets on sale Wednesday 10am.
KKsPriest TAILGUNNER
You can't keep a heavy metal legend down.
KK's Priest is a hard rock supergroup founded by ex-Judas Priest six-stringer K.K. Downing. Formed in 2019, the band is comprised of Downing, former Priest members Tim "Ripper" Owens (vocals) and Les Binks (drums), guitarist A.J. Mills (Hostile), and bass player Tony Newton (Voodoo Six). The band released their Billboard-charting debut album Sermons of the Sinner in 2021, followed two years later by its sequel, Sinner Rides Again.
Downing was a member of the seminal NWOBHM metal group from 1970 to 2011. Upon leaving Judas Priest, he elected to spend some time away from the spotlight to focus on writing his autobiography. The resulting Heavy Duty: Days and Nights in Judas Priest appeared in 2018, and the following year he formed KK's Priest. Emulating the sound, speed, and style of his flagship band's halcyon days, KK's Priest released their first single, the thrash-fueled "Hellfire Thunderbolt," in early 2021. It was followed later that year by their first full-length effort, Sermons of the Sinner, which hit number four on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and made several charts around Europe. Capitalizing on their success, KK's Priest soon returned to the studio to record their follow-up LP. Produced by Downing and mixed by Danish metal specialist Jacob Hansen, lead single "One More Shot at Glory" appeared in June 2023 ahead of the full-length Sinner Rides Again.
Made my day! Fantastic
Been listening to KK's Priest (and Jugulator) a good bit on a real Priest buzz since the 3 arena gig was hoping I'd get a chance to see this at some point. My wife's birthday perhaps if I book an early dinner beforehand in the city could scam my way into getting to this :abbath:
job..will be a great night
Fkn yes!!!
I was looking up setlists and was disappointed to see they hardly do any Ripper era Priest, is that not mad?
To be honest it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if the Ripper era stuff wasn't included..as long as he doesn't play Breaking The Law, Living After Midnight or Metal Gods...
Some of that stuff is in there.
If its only one of them played I can deal with that..but no more...not to sidetrack the thread but Priest themselves seem to be of the impression that if they don't play Breaking, Living or Metal Gods there would be a riot, I'b be more inclined to riot if there was no Beyond the realms, Victim of Changes, Rapid Fire or Grinder...
Only tune they do from Ripper era is Burn in Hell. Does seem to be demand to hear Cathedral Spires etc. so hopefully they rehearse and get a few more Jugulator cuts out.
Apart from Burn in Hell it's mostly Painkiller tracks, their lifetime song stats are here on setlist.fm (https://www.setlist.fm/stats/kks-priest-6bf0b67a.html)
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on April 23, 2024, 07:00:01 AMI was looking up setlists and was disappointed to see they hardly do any Ripper era Priest, is that not mad?
Would have thought they'd do more alright, especially after KK and Owens have been pretty vocal in interviews about those two albums being ignored
I'd be happy if they at least threw in Cathedral Spires
QuoteWould have thought they'd do more alright, especially after KK and Owens have been pretty vocal in interviews about those two albums being ignored
Well that's it. I thought there'd be 3-4 in there. The stupid Fleetwood Mac cover routinely gets aired which is a complete waste. Hopefully it'll be changed up by the time these gigs rock around. I'm still looking forward to it, just irked by that.
Quote from: The Heretic on April 23, 2024, 11:43:30 AMIf its only one of them played I can deal with that..but no more...not to sidetrack the thread but Priest themselves seem to be of the impression that if they don't play Breaking, Living or Metal Gods there would be a riot, I'b be more inclined to riot if there was no Beyond the realms, Victim of Changes, Rapid Fire or Grinder...
Rapid Fire and Grinder don't make the cut for me.
Quote from: Pagan Saviour on April 23, 2024, 11:54:03 AMQuoteWould have thought they'd do more alright, especially after KK and Owens have been pretty vocal in interviews about those two albums being ignored
Well that's it. I thought there'd be 3-4 in there. The stupid Fleetwood Mac cover routinely gets aired which is a complete waste. Hopefully it'll be changed up by the time these gigs rock around. I'm still looking forward to it, just irked by that.
I'm not a fan of that tune but saw Ripper when he played in Fibbers a few years back and it was fucking great live, so it's grand for me. Another vote for Cathedral Spires here and I wouldn't get upset with Hell is Home from Demolition either. Perhaps they're cautious about adding the Ripper era stuff since the Priest folk are making it very hard to listen to, they're concerned some people wouldn't know it at all. Grand if you have the CDs and that, but if you're of the Spotify generation it might all be a mystery.
Anyone any updates on ticket prices?
Sorted...Tickets are 41.50 + fees!
Picked up two tickets just there. Really liked Jugulator when it was released. Demolition less so. The two KK's Priest releases are really good too so we are in for a great night!
Tickets got :D Was watching the Bloodstock gig 2 weeks ago thinking it would be great to see them here. Can't wait.
Anyone here at Belfast? Hope it was a good night/turnout Looking fwd to tonight in Dublin. Grateful for stage times if anyone can post them.
Was at the Belfast show last night - took KK a song or two to get into the swing, maybe some sound issues with him being low in the mix initially, but once it got going it was great. He's definitely showing his age energy-wise but was note perfect, and you gotta respect a 72 year old Heavy Metal guitarist still out there touring when he could be relaxing playing golf!
When they did Priest classics like The Ripper, Sinner and Night Crawler it was phenomenal - Sinner being the real stand out with KK's extended solo section. Cool set up with video/light screens and sound was crystal clear.
Probably could have done without The Green Manalishi and the Joan Baez covers with 2 proper Priest classics in there instead. Approach to the intro for Diamonds & Rust was a bit weird with a kind of "soft sing along" vibe.
Rippers performance was phenomenal throughout, really on the money and would have loved to hear another Ripper era track like Bullet Train. Didn't really care for the KK's Priest original material, felt a bit Saxon/Manowar-y - just run of the mill stuff.
Overall great gig, but I wouldn't be rushing out to see them again unless it was a guaranteed set of bona fide Priest classics.
Thanks for the review from Belfast. Looks like Tailgunner on at 8 and KK's Priest at 9pm tonight
Many at the Belfast show?
Really enjoyable night in Dublin. Not a huge turnout - upstairs was closed off. Band seemed to really enjoy it too. Sound was excellent and a pretty big production for the Academy (large screen and plenty of smoke!) Missed Judas Priest earlier this year so delighted to catch this. Also caught the tailend of Tailgunner - finished with a great version of Dio's 'Don't talk to strangers'
Really enjoyed the Dublin show yesterday...Tailgunner were one of the best openers I've seen, and they had really good sound as well...80s all the way, fast and melodic, guitar solos and whatnot, and the looks (haha)...really great stuff...KK's Priest as expected, super solid and awesome, massive production for the small venue, crystal clear sound, Ripper's singing was fantastic, song selection was good, though a few more Ripper era Priest ones (Cathedral Spires, Bullet Train for me) would have made it even more awesome...all in all a great night of metal mayhem with a cool dose of nostalgia...
Shame to hear it wasn't a strong turnout, particularly with the JP show having been highly revered earlier this year.
Perhaps some heads that might have shown up had blown their night out card at AC/DC just nights prior.
Yeah saw DME reposting this one a lot and was afraid sales not good.
One of the best gigs I've ever been to, between the brilliant sound,top tier vocals and brilliant performance from kk downing at 72 fucking years old I couldn't have been happier, had a quick few words with ripper after the gig sound guy