Ask MusicRadar: submit your questions for Glenn Tipton and KK Downing

Downing and Tipton are breakin' the law...and answering your questions! (Image credit: Larry Marano /Retna Ltd./Corbis)

As you no doubt know, MusicRadar is getting ready to crank it way past 11 with what will be the loudest seven days ever: Metal Week. And who better to interview than two axe men who have helped raise fists and devil's horns the world over? That's right - Judas Priest's Glenn Tipton and KK Downing.

The mighty Priest are celebrating the 30th anniversary of British Steel, their breakthrough album that included classic cuts such as Breaking The Law, Metal Gods and the stadium anthem Living After Midnight. On 11 May, Sony/Legacy will commemorate this most influential recording with not one but two British Steel reissue packages.

When you're finished voting for the Best Heavy Metal Album Of All Time, you can submit your questions to Glenn Tipton and KK Downing. We're talking to them later this week, so get crackin'! (By the way, we have it on very good authority they're most keen on talking about British Steel...just a hint if you want your question asked.)

What to do now

Get involved! Choose your question for either Glenn Tipton or KK Downing - or both - and submit it like this:

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Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.

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