1974 |
Rocka Rolla (Single) |
Guitars |
1974 |
Rocka Rolla |
Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10) |
1976 |
Tyrant (Single) |
Guitars |
1976 |
The Ripper (Single) |
Guitars |
1976 |
Sad Wings of Destiny |
Songwriting (track 1, 3, 4, 7, 9), Guitars |
1976 |
Deceiver (Single) |
Guitars |
1977 |
Dissident Aggressor (Single) |
Guitars |
1977 |
The Best of Judas Priest (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1977 |
Sin After Sin |
Guitars |
1977 |
Diamonds and Rust / Dissident Aggressor (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Hell Bent for Leather (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Better by You, Better than Me (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Exciter (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Stained Class |
Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 6, 7) |
1978 |
Before the Dawn (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Evening Star (Single) |
Guitars |
1978 |
Killing Machine |
Guitars |
1978 |
Take On the World (Single) |
Guitars |
1979 |
Diamonds and Rust (Single) |
Guitars |
1979 |
Hell Bent for Leather |
Guitars |
1979 |
Unleashed in the East (Live album) |
Guitars |
1979 |
Rock Forever (Single) |
Guitars |
1980 |
Living After Midnight (Single) |
Guitars |
1980 |
British Steel |
Guitars, Songwriting, Lyrics |
1980 |
Breaking the Law (Single) |
Guitars |
1980 |
United / Grinder (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Heading Out to the Highway (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Sinner (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Hot Rockin' / Troubleshooter - Live (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Hero, Hero (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Don't Go (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Point of Entry |
Guitars |
1981 |
Hot Rockin' (Single) |
Guitars |
1981 |
Heavy Metal Express (Split) |
Guitars |
1982 |
(Take These) Chains (Single) |
Guitars |
1982 |
World Tour '82 (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1982 |
Screaming for Vengeance |
Guitars |
1982 |
You've Got Another Thing Coming (Single) |
Guitars |
1983 |
Judas Priest Live (Video) |
Guitars |
1983 |
Judas Priest (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1983 |
Freewheel Burning (Single) |
Guitars |
1984 |
The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) (Single) |
Guitars |
1984 |
Love Bites (Single) |
Guitars |
1984 |
+ Heavy (Split) |
Guitars |
1984 |
Screaming '84 (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1984 |
Prime Cuts - Heavy Metal (Split video) |
Guitars |
1984 |
Defenders of the Faith |
Guitars |
1984 |
Some Heads Are Gonna Roll (Single) |
Guitars |
1986 |
Parental Guidance (Single) |
Guitars |
1986 |
Fuel for Life (Video) |
Guitars |
1986 |
Turbo Lover (Single) |
Guitars |
1986 |
Turbo |
Guitars |
1986 |
Locked In (Single) |
Guitars |
1987 |
Beyond Metal (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1987 |
Priest... Live! (Live album) |
Guitars |
1987 |
Priest... Live! (Video) |
Guitars |
1988 |
Ram It Down / Heavy Metal (Single) |
Guitars |
1988 |
Delivering the Goods (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1988 |
Johnny B. Goode (Single) |
Guitars |
1988 |
Ram It Down |
Guitars |
1989 |
Trouble Shooters (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1989 |
British Steel / Killing Machine (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1989 |
The Collection (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1990 |
A Touch of Evil (Single) |
Guitars |
1990 |
Painkiller (Single) |
Guitars |
1990 |
Black Sabbath / Judas Priest (Split) |
Guitars |
1990 |
Painkiller |
Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10) |
1991 |
Painkiller (Video) |
Guitars |
1991 |
The Ultimate in Heavy Metal (Split) |
Guitars |
1991 |
Operation Rock & Roll (Split video) |
Guitars |
1991 |
Top Heavy Metal Music Video (Split video) |
Guitars |
1993 |
Night Crawler (Single) |
Guitars |
1993 |
Metal Works '73-'93 (Video) |
Guitars |
1995 |
Metal Gods Best (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1996 |
Prisoners of Pain (Compilation) |
Guitars |
1997 |
Loud & Proud - Six Pack (Six Great Hits) (Split) |
Guitars |
1997 |
Jugulator |
Guitars, Songwriting |
1998 |
Bullet Train (Single) |
Guitars |
1998 |
'98 Live Meltdown (Live album) |
Guitars |
2000 |
Genocide (Compilation) |
Guitars |
2001 |
Machine Man (Single) |
Guitars |
2001 |
Demolition |
Guitars |
2002 |
Live in London (Video) |
Guitars |
2003 |
Live in London (Live album) |
Guitars |
2003 |
Electric Eye (Video) |
Guitars |
2005 |
Angel of Retribution |
Guitars, Songwriting |
2005 |
Rising in the East (Video) |
Guitars |
2008 |
Visions (Single) |
Guitars |
2008 |
Nostradamus EP (Single) |
Guitars |
2008 |
Nostradamus |
Guitars, Guitars (synthesized) |
2009 |
A Touch of Evil: Live (Live album) |
Guitars |
2021 |
Reflections: 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music (Compilation) |
Guitars (tracks 1-5, 7-16) |
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Biography
K. K. Downing first started playing the guitar after he dropped out of school and was kicked out of his home.On April 20, 2011, he announced his departure from the band he co-founded, citing retirement. However, in his autobiography, he cites severe dissatisfaction with the band's management, namely that a (perceived) coalition between Glenn Tipton and Jayne Andrews were edging him out of the ...
Trivia
Owns and runs Steel Mill, a rock/metal concert venue in Wolverhampton, UK.Stagecoach was K.K.'s first band, which he joined in order to start having some kind of income from music. They played pop covers.
It was early Judas Priest manager Dave "Corky" Corke, who gave him the handle "K.K.", by writing his name as Ken "K.K." Downing on an early gig poster. He liked it, and kept it.
In ...