TIM "RIPPER" OWENS On Performing JUDAS PRIEST Songs With KK's PRIEST - "The Biggest Complaint We Get Is That We Don't Do More Of My Era"

Speaking with Metal Mal in a new interview, KK's Priest / former Judas Priest frontman Tim "Ripper" Owens discussed teaming up with former Judas Priest bandmate K.K. Downing and touring with the band.

Owens on performing Judas Priest songs with KK's Priest:

"I would like to (play more than they do now). The problem is we kind of split it half and half. The biggest complaint we actually get is that we don't do more of my (Judas Priest) era. We do one song, 'Burn In Hell'. So that's actually what we get the most, is how come we're not doing more. But it's a hard thing. The problem is we're not an old, established band. We get together and we learn these songs. We have the screens that go to it in the background. You just can't change your setlist and learn new songs while you're on the road and doing it. Other bands can. Like Judas Priest; they've been touring with that lineup for, what, 12 years now? So they have all these songs that they can kind of rehash and just throw in the setlist. But it's a good setlist we have."

KK's Priest unveiled their blistering sophomore offering, The Sinner Rides Again, in September 2023.

With The Sinner Rides Again, KK's Priest double down on the ripping melodic force of their debut, Sermons Of The Sinner. The Sinner Rides Again wields nine tracks of pure hellfire, produced and written by Downing and mixed/mastered by Jacob Hansen. The celebrated new album is a call for the classics while speeding full force into the future, delivered by some of heavy metal’s most essential performers.

Order The Sinner Rides Again here.

Tracklisting:

“Sons Of The Sentinel”
“Strike Of The Viper”
“Reap The Whirlwind”
“One More Shot At Glory”
“Hymn 66”
“The Sinner Rides Again”
“Keeper Of The Graves”
“Pledge Your Souls”
“Wash Away Your Sins”

“Sons Of The Sentinel” video:

"Hymn 66" video:

"Strike Of The Viper" video:

"Reap The Whirlwind" video:

“One More Shot At Glory” video:

KK's Priest is:

Tim "Ripper" Owens - Vocals
K.K. Downing - Guitar
A.J. Mills - Guitar
Tony Newton - Bass
Sean Elg - Drums