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''A must for fans and rock buffs'' The Sun

''Fascinating read'' Powerplay

Judas Priest formed in Birmingham in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million records, Judas Priest became the archetypal heavy metal band in the 1980s. Iconic tracks like ''Breaking the Law'', ''Living after Midnight'', and ''You''ve Got Another Thing Coming'' helped the band achieve extraordinary success, but no one from the band has stepped out to tell their or the band''s story until now.

As the band approaches its golden anniversary, fans will at last be able to delve backstage into the decades of shocking, hilarious, and haunting stories that surround the heavy metal institution. In Heavy Duty, guitarist K.K. Downing discusses the complex personality conflicts, the business screw-ups, the acrimonious relationship with fellow heavy metal band Iron Maiden, as well as how J

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A must for fans and rock buffs * The Sun *
A fascinating read . . . pulls no punches * Powerplay *

Heavy Duty

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: 12/03/2020
      ISBN13: 9781472128683, 978-1472128683
      ISBN10: 1472128680

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''A must for fans and rock buffs'' The Sun

      ''Fascinating read'' Powerplay

      Judas Priest formed in Birmingham in 1969. With its distinctive twin-guitar sound, studs-and-leather image, and international sales of over 50 million records, Judas Priest became the archetypal heavy metal band in the 1980s. Iconic tracks like ''Breaking the Law'', ''Living after Midnight'', and ''You''ve Got Another Thing Coming'' helped the band achieve extraordinary success, but no one from the band has stepped out to tell their or the band''s story until now.

      As the band approaches its golden anniversary, fans will at last be able to delve backstage into the decades of shocking, hilarious, and haunting stories that surround the heavy metal institution. In Heavy Duty, guitarist K.K. Downing discusses the complex personality conflicts, the business screw-ups, the acrimonious relationship with fellow heavy metal band Iron Maiden, as well as how J

      Trade Review
      A must for fans and rock buffs * The Sun *
      A fascinating read . . . pulls no punches * Powerplay *

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