K. K. Downing, guitarrista dos Judas Priest, nasceu há 73 anos

Downing em 2009

 

Kenneth "K. K." Downing, Jr. (nascido em West Bromwich, Inglaterra, 27 de outubro de 1951) é um guitarrista inglês que, ao lado do baixista Ian Hill, fundou em 1969 a banda de heavy metal britânica Judas Priest, um dos expoentes do New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Ele gravou todos os discos da banda desde Rocka Rolla (1974) até A Touch of Evil: Live (2009), responsável por compor a maior parte das canções do grupo. É considerado muito influente na cena do metal, por seu estilo agressivo de tocar, pelo dueto de solos promovido ao lado de Glenn Tipton e pelo headbanging sincronizado executado durante os shows do Judas. Retirou-se da banda em 2011. 

 

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Rob Halford - setenta e um anos

     

Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford (Sutton Coldfield, 25 August 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest and famed for his powerful wide ranging operatic voice. AllMusic says of Halford: "There have been few vocalists in the history of heavy metal whose singing style has been as influential and instantly recognizable", possessing a voice which is "able to effortlessly alternate between a throaty growl and an ear-splitting falsetto". Halford was voted number 33 in the greatest voices in rock by Planet Rock listeners in 2009. In addition to his work with Judas Priest, he has been involved with several side projects, including Fight, 2wo and Halford. In 1998, he came out as gay in an interview with MTV news making him the first openly gay singer in heavy metal music.

   

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