Former JUDAS PRIEST guitarist K.K. Downing will join ex-MANOWAR axeman Ross “The Boss” Friedman on stage at this year’s Bloodstock Open Air festival on August 11 at Catton Park, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.

Ross said in a Facebook post: “We The RTB Band are SO FUCKING EXCITED and honored to have KK Downing, an immortal Metal legend, joining us onstage in front of some of the greatest metal fans in the world at BLOODSTOCK UK.”

Downing left PRIEST in 2011 amid claims of band conflict, shoddy management and declining quality of performance. He was replaced by Richie Faulkner, nearly three decades his junior.

Last summer, Downing revealed that he sent two resignation letters to his bandmates when he decided to quit JUDAS PRIEST. The first was described as “a graceful exit note, implying a smooth retirement from music,” while the second was “angrier, laying out all of his frustrations with specific parties.”

Downing later said that he believed the second letter was “a key reason” he wasn’t invited to rejoin PRIEST after Glenn Tipton‘s decision to retire from touring.

Downing‘s autobiography, “Heavy Duty: Days And Nights In Judas Priest”, was released in September via Da Capo Press.

A founding member of MANOWAR, Ross recorded six albums with the band before leaving after 1988’s “Kings Of Metal”.

We The RTB Band are SO FUCKING EXCITED and honored to have KK Downing, an immortal Metal legend, joining us onstage in front of some of the greatest metal fans in the world at BLOODSTOCK UK .

Posted by Ross Friedman on Saturday, July 6, 2019

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net