Welcome to the LOUDEST DOT COM ON THE PLANET!
KNAC.COM News Reviews and More Watch The Latest Videos Buy KNAC T-shirts and More


K.K. DOWNING Pays Tribute The The 50th Anniversary Of Rocka Rolla With New Cover Of "Never Satisfied"

By Larry Petro, News Monkey
Monday, July 7, 2025 @ 9:02 AM


With Ripper Owens On Vocals

- advertisement -
Photo credit: Artur Tarczewski

K.K. Downing, a founding member of JUDAS PRIEST and leader of KK's PRIEST, has released an updated version of "Never Satisfied" as a tribute to the recent 50th Anniversary of JUDAS PRIEST's debut album, Rocka Rolla.

Originally appearing on the 1974 album Rocka Rolla, and as the B-side single to its title track, "Never Satisfied" was co-written by Downing and Al Atkins-the band's original lead singer prior to Rob Halford.

Reflecting on the updated version, K.K. shared:

"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.

YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/yc6hkcan
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/vnczxffa
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/ykpwmufp

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 release of Sad Wings of Destiny in 2026 is currently in production.


Back to Top

 

 

 Recent News
MEGADETH Announce Final Album, Global Tour For 2026
MEMPHIS MAY FIRE Announce Fall 2025 Headline Tour
BLEED FOR THE CAUSE: Tables, Ladders, And Charity Event Announced
PISSING RAZORS Go East Coast For The First Time In Over 20 Years
BANGALORE CHOIR Release New Single "Bullet Train"
UMe To Reissue Two MOTHER LOVE BONE Albums, The Shine EP & Debut Album Apple
BAD OMENS Return With New Single "Specter"
DESPISED ICON Reveal New Album Shadow Work
WEEDEATER Announce Fall + Winter U.S. Tours
BAD WOLVES Set For Deluxe Edition Of Die About It Album
GLENN HUGHES Shares New Single "Into The Fade"
New CHUCK SCHULDINER Book, Born Human: The Life And Music Of DEATH's Chuck Schuldiner, Set For Release
AMORPHIS Present New Video For Swinging Single "Dancing Shadow"
JOHN 5 Unveils New Details For Upcoming Album Ghost
REVOCATION Drops New Single, "Sarcophagi Of The Soul"
THEM Return With New Album Psychedelic Enigma
LORD OF THE LOST Launch New Video For "Bazaar Bizarre"
SEPTICFLESH Announce Second 'Live At The Acropolis II' Performance
CRYSTAL LAKE Unleashes New Single For "Crossing Nails"
AUTHOR & PUNISHER Unveils New Full-Length Album Nocturnal Birding
SAVING ABEL Launch "Keep Swinging" Video, Announce Tour Dates
TRIVIUM Return With New EP Struck Dead
ELLEFSON-SOTO Share Second Single, Video For "Shout"
KYUSS Tribute Album, Spaceship Landing: A Tribute to KYUSS, Set For Release
AMBUSH Drop New Single "Come Angel Of Night"
IRON FORTRESS DEATH FEST Reveals Inaugural Band Lineup
FM Release New Video For "Don't Call It Love"
GRAVESHADOW's Debut Album Nocturnal Resurrection To Get Reissue On Vinyl For First Time
BABYLON A.D. Drop New Album Title Track Video For "When The World Stops"
HELL'S HEROES Festival Announces First Wave Of 2026 Featured Artists
SCORPIONS Launch New Video For "Blackout (Coming Home Live)"
SALIVA Announce US Tour Dates
FRAMING HANLEY Debut New Single "Poor Lil' Me"
ALCATRAZZ Release Re-Record Of "Jet To Jet", Announce Album Prior Convictions
NOVEMBERS DOOM Drop New Single For "Mercy"
FOGHAT's Fool For The City Gets Special Reissue For 50th Anniversary
NOTHING MORE Share New Video For "Freefall"
FINGER ELEVEN Return With First New Studio Album In A Decade With Last Night On Earth
MICHAEL SCHENKER Readies New MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Album Don't Sell Your Soul
PRIMAL FEAR Launch New Video For "Tears Of Fire"
DON FELDER Presents "The Rock & Roll Retreat" Sweepstakes
SWOLLEN TEETH Unleash "Four Wars" Video
ARCHERS Announce 'The Temporary High Tour Pt. II'
SHIRAZ LANE Unveil New Album In Vertigo
JOHN BUSH Announces Three Live Shows
LORD OF THE LOST & WITHIN TEMPTATION Join On Music Video For New Single "Light Can Only Shine In The Darkness"
PUSCIFER Drop New Digital Retrospective Collection In Case You Were Napping
ABYSMAL DAWN Announce North American Tour With KRISIUN
ORBIT CULTURE Release New Video For "Hydra"
HELL IN THE CLUB Return With New Single, Video "The Devil Won't Forget Me"
HIGH ON FIRE Announces North American Headlining Tour
BAD COMPANY Tribute Album, Can't Get Enough: A Tribute To Bad Company, Set For Release
THREE DAYS GRACE Premiere New Video For "Kill Me Fast"
Mexico's JET JAGUAR Reveal New Album Severance
L.A.'s WINGS OF STEEL Launch New Video For Track "We Rise"
New Book When We Rocked: The Story Of The Philadelphia Rock Music Scene 1978-1992 Is Released
BEYOND THE BLACK Get Ready To Break The Silence With New Album
FROM ASHES TO NEW Stream New Song "New Disease"
SABATON Returns With New Studio Album Legends
SINSAENUM Release Third Single "Obsolete And Broken"
DED Unveil New Album Resent
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Launch New Single "Absent Thereafter"
KAMELOT Set To Release New Ascension 1995-1998 Box Set
BAEST Unleashes New Video For "Stormbringer"
CASKETS Unveil New Album The Only Heaven You'll Know Album
HELLOWEEN Stream New Single "Universe (Gravity For Hearts)"
AGNOSTIC FRONT Sign With Reigning Phoenix Music, Announces "East Meets West" Tour
SIGNS OF THE SWARM Debut New Album Title Track Video For "To Rid Myself of Truth"
GHOUL Announces 'Weapons Of Mosh Destruction 666 Tour' 2025
Modern Rock Supergroup THE FELL, Featuring Bassist BILLY SHEEHAN, Launch New Single "Killswitch"
TOMBS Unveil New Album, Feral Darkness
HATEBREED Try And "Make the Demons Obey" With New Single
DECIBEL MAGAZINE METAL & BEER FEST: DENVER Reveals Full Band Lineup
GWAR Announce Special Veeps Streaming Event, "GWAR: Live From The Hellmouth"
WEDNESDAY 13 Puts The 'Fun' In Funeral With New Video For "Rotting Away"
SEVENDUST Announce Fall Acoustic Headline Run
PEELING FLESH Ready New EP PF Radio 2
THE WARNING Set For New Concert Film, Live Album Live From Auditorio Nacional, CDMX
CURRENTS Return With "It Only Gets Darker" Single, Video
TOOL Play Hawaii For First Time Since 2011
DEATH TO ALL Announce 'The Symbolic Healing' Tour
OZZY OSBOURNE Passes Away At 76
FIT FOR A KING "Witness The End" In New Video
CATTLE DECAPITATION Announce The "No Fear For Tomorrow" North American Headline Tour
BLACKBRIAR Share "A Last Sigh Of Bliss" Video
SHOCK NARCOTIC, Featuring Current/Former Members Of THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, PIG DESTROYER, CHILD BITE, BATTLECROSS, Release Surprise Full-Length My Flesh Is Afraid But I Am Not
AVATAR Drop New Video For "In the Airwaves"
THE ACACIA STRAIN Return With New Album You Are Safe From God Here
Austrian Glam Metal Rockers MÄDHOUSE Premiere "It's A Monster In My Head" Video
BIOHAZARD Ready New Album Divided We Fall
BLACK VEIL BRIDES Launch Video For Blistering Track "Hallelujah"
L7 Announces Los Angeles 40th Anniversary Bash
IN THIS MOMENT Share New Song "Heretic" Featuring KIM DRACULA
SET IT OFF Announce 2025 'The Self-Titled Tour'
BURNING WITCHES Drop "High Priestess Of The Night" Video
ALTER BRIDGE Set For New Self-Titled Studio Album
AURORAWAVE Announce 'Monument Tour 2025'
SUMO CYCO Return With New Album Neon Void
VICIOUS RUMORS Founder GEOFF THORPE Suffers Serious Accident, US Tour Postponed To 2026
AMON AMARTH Unleashes "We Rule The Waves" Video
SEMA FEST Returns To Las Vegas November 4th-7th
3TEETH Releases Cover Of GUNS N' ROSES' "Civil War"
DARK ANGEL Announce First North American Tour In Decades
STONED JESUS Unveil New Album Songs To Sun
HALESTORM Launch New Single "Rain Your Blood On Me"
OMNIUM GATHERUM Announce Fall North American Headline Tour
LIVING DEAD GIRL Launch New Video For "Poison Me"
LAGUNA Release Debut Album The Ghost Of Katrina
GLENN HUGHES Streams New Single "Voice In My Head"
BEARTOOTH Release I Was A... LIVE Full Show, Album
BORN OF OSIRIS Unleash "The War That You Are" Video
LIVING COLOUR Guitarist VERNON REID Unveils Kaleidoscopic New Solo Album Hoodoo Telemetry
THE RASMUS Share Wildcard Track, Video For "Love Is A Bitch"
New ELLEFSON-SOTO Album Unbreakable Set For Release
BROCARDE Drops New Video For Track "Last Supper"
TRANSMISSION 0725-A: APOCALYPTIC LOVERS Deploy New Album Tracklisting For And The World Tomorrow
AMORPHIS Release Crushing New Video For "Bones"
MIKE TRAMP Reveals Songs of White Lion - Vol. III Album
ICE NINE KILLS Take Fans Down The Rabbit Hole Into "The Great Unknown" With New Video
OF MICE & MEN Return With New Album Another Miracle
ERRA Launch New Video For "Gore Of Being"
SLEEP THEORY Announce Leg 2 Of U.S. Headline Tour
BABYLON A.D. Ready New Album When The World Stops
DIAMOND HEAD Releases Live Video For "The Messenger"
DAYSEEKER Unveil New Album Creature In The Black Night
BARONESS Announce The 'Red & Blue Tour - Part II'
CRYPTOPSY Premiere A Short For An Insatiable Violence
WE CAME AS ROMANS Set To Release New Studio Album All Is Beautiful...Because We're Doomed
THE PRETTY WILD Unleash New Video For "Living Ded"
BUCKCHERRY Announce Fall Tour With MICHAEL MONROE
YELLOWCARD Drop New Video For "Take What You Want"
THE SWORD Extend Their Warp Riders 15th Anniversary Tour Across The U.S.
MOTHS Launch New Video For Track "Envy"
XOTH Announce 'Exogalactic Actuality' Tour
HEART Announces Additional Dates As "Royal Flush Tour" 2025 Continues
70000TONS OF METAL Unveils Lineup For 2026, Destination Change
IGNESCENT Release New Single "He Came, He Saw, He Conquered"
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN's MAMMOTH Announces Third Album The End
FEUERSCHWANZ & DORO Collaborate On New Single "Valhalla"
SONATA ARCTICA Announce North American Headlining Dates
FOO FIGHTERS Commemorate 30th Anniversary With New Single, "Today's Song"
FM Return With New Album Brotherhood
BLACKLIST UNION Go "Up In Smoke" With New Video
IMMINENT SONIC DESTRUCTION Announce Summer Tour Dates
PURPENDICULAR, Featuring IAN PAICE Of DEEP PURPLE, Ready New Album Banned
GIANT Launch New Single "It's Not Right"
BRUCE DICKINSON Drops Lyric Video For Gods Of War"
CROWNE Streams New Single "Timing Is Right"
QUEENSRYCHE Announce "Volume and Vengeance Tour" For Fall 2025
MERIDIAN Set To Release New Self-Titled Album
A DAY TO REMEMBER Launch Riotous New Video For "All My Friends"
SOULBOUND Ready New Studio Album sYn
VICIOUS RUMORS "Crack The Sky In Half" With New Video
Inaugural SOLDIERS OF STEEL FEST Announced With Band Lineup
JOE STUMP'S TOWER OF BABEL Drops "Rules Of Silence" Video
SANGUISUGABOGG Return With New Album, Hideous Aftermath
K.K. DOWNING Pays Tribute The The 50th Anniversary Of Rocka Rolla With New Cover Of "Never Satisfied"
SIX FEET UNDER Announce 'Midnight In Hell' 2025 Fall Headlining Tour
ONI Reveals Follow Up EP, Genesis Pt. II
GRAVE DIGGER Unleash Brand New Song "Bark To Hell"
SEPTICFLESH Announce Live At The Acropolis II Performance
DIZZY F'N REED (GUNS N' ROSES) Releases New Single "Falling Down 2gether"
KINGDOM OF GIANTS Unveil Burning Chrome EP
SINSAENUM Release Video For "Last Goodbye"



HOME | MAGAZINE | VIDS | STORE | HELP/POLICIES

©2025 KNAC.COM. All Rights Reserved.    Link to us    Advertise with us    Privacy policy
 Latest News