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guitarist, K. K. Downing in 2019.

History

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festival with former

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guitarist

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. He also played a one off show in

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on 3 November 2019, along with former Judas Priest members

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(vocals) and

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(drums), then-current

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bassist

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and Hostile guitarist A.J. Mills. In January 2020, Downing signed with Explorer1 Music Group, which would pair him with veteran manager Andy Gould, and announced that he would work on brand-new music. The following month, it was announced that Downing had formed a new band, KK's Priest, with Mills, Owens and Binks and bassist Tony Newton. The band's debut album ''

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'' was originally scheduled to be released on 20 August 2021, but was postponed until 1 October. A music video for the album's lead single, "Hellfire Thunderbolt", was released on 12 May 2021. However, Binks did not appear on the album as a result of a wrist injury and was replaced by

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drummer Sean Elg. Later, Binks would occasionally perform live with KK's Priest. When speaking to

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in June 2021 about ''Sermons of the Sinner'', Downing said that he was already at work on material for the next album, which would be more of a collaboration effort than the first album. In 2023, KK's Priest released their second album '' The Sinner Rides Again''. The band’s debut concert took place on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at KK Downing’s own concert venue, KK’s Steelmill in Wolverhampton, with supporting acts Paul Di’Anno and Tail Gunner.

Band members

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Current members

* K. K. Downing – guitars (2019–present) *

– lead vocals (2019–present) * A.J. Mills – guitars, backing vocals (2019–present) * Tony Newton – bass, backing vocals (2020–present) * Sean Elg – drums (2021–present)

Former members

– drums (2019–2021; died 2025) *

– bass, backing vocals (2019–2020)

Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (2021) * '' The Sinner Rides Again'' (2023) Singles * "Hellfire Thunderbolt" (2021) * "Sermons of the Sinner" (2021) * "Brothers of the Road" (2021) * "Raise Your Fists" (2021) * “One More Shot at Glory” (2023) * "Reap the Whirlwind" (2023) * “Strike of the Viper” (2023)

References

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