K.K. DOWNING And TIM 'RIPPER' OWENS Release New Recording Of JUDAS PRIEST's 'Never Satisfied'
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Former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST guitarist Kenneth "K.K." Downing has released a new version of JUDAS PRIEST's classic song "Never Satisfied". The track, which also features former JUDAS PRIEST and current KK'S PRIEST vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, can be streamed here.
The original version of "Never Satisfied" appeared on JUDAS PRIEST's 1974 debut album, "Rocka Rolla", and was written by Downing and JUDAS PRIEST's original lead vocalist Al Atkins.
"We just had fun in a spare bedroom, trying to create something different," Downing told Ultimate Classic Rock about "Never Satisfied"'s conception. "We wrote quite a lot of stuff and then we went on the road. In my memory, 'Never Satisfied' was always in the set. When Al left and Rob [Halford] joined, then we were on the road for at least a couple of years. We had the song in the set [at that time] with Rob singing it as well."
Downing told Ultimate Classic Rock that the idea for a "Never Satisfied" re-recording came about after last year's 50th-anniversary reissue of "Rocka Rolla". "I thought, 'I'm just going to plug the guitar in and have a go at jamming along to a couple of these songs,'" he remembered. "I just had fun doing it and I thought I would put the track down and ask Ripper if he'd do the courtesy of throwing a vocal on there. It came about really quickly and it was fun."
Reflecting on the updated version of "Never Satisfied", Downing said in a statement: "It's a real treat and great fun to revisit and record this version of 'Never Satisfied', a song I co-wrote over 50 years ago. I really didn't overthink it — I just plugged in my guitar drifting back to a time when metal was an embryo of an idea. I knew the song already sounded great with Rob Halford, but I was especially keen on hearing the mighty Ripper Owens on the vocals."
K.K. added: "The response to the 50th anniversary of 'Rocka Rolla' has been so well received, I wanted to do a little something to add to the celebration — and I can see 'Never Satisfied' becoming a fan favorite at a future KK'S PRIEST show!"
The new version of "Never Satisfied" is now available for streaming and downloading via Exciter Records, in partnership with K.K.'s label Hellfire Thunderbolt Records.
Exciter Records, owned by publisher Reach Music, recently acquired the masters and publishing rights to both "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings Of Destiny" by JUDAS PRIEST. A 50th-anniversary edition of "Sad Wings Of Destiny" is currently in production for a 2026 release.
The remixed and remastered version of "Rocka Rolla" was released digitally in the U.S. and Canada last September. The CD and vinyl versions of "Rocka Rolla - 50th Anniversary: Remixed And Remastered 1974 - 2024" arrived in November.
In addition to Downing and Owens, KK'S PRIEST features guitarist A.J. Mills (HOSTILE),bassist Tony Newton (VOODOO SIX) and drummer Sean Elg (DEATHRIDERS, CAGE).
KK'S PRIEST's summer/fall 2024 North American tour with ACCEPT began on August 31, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, visiting a slew of major cities in the USA and Canada — such as Toronto, Montreal, New York and Nashville — before coming to an end in San Francisco, California on October 7, 2024.
KK'S PRIEST's first-ever U.S. headlining tour, which featured support from L.A. GUNS and BURNING WITCHES, kicked off on March 7, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and concluded on March 24, 2024 at Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania.
KK'S PRIEST's sophomore album, "The Sinner Rides Again", came out in September 2023 via the Austrian label Napalm Records.
(Source: www.blabbermouth.net)
