JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist K.K. Downing recently answered some fan questions for his official website. The following is in response to a question about his future, and the future of Priest, asked by Razvan, Romania:

"To be perfectly honest I have not given any thought as to possible case scenarios after the final tour. At the moment though I feel that Priest has played its part in music history and feel very proud to have achieved what we have. So there is a good positive feeling inside me and of course I feel very indebted to the fans all over the world. As for the future we probably need the help of Nostradamus."

Read the full Q&A; at this location.

Judas Priest have added a new live date to their upcoming Epitaph World Tour: August 7th at Colmar Wine Festival in Colmar, France.

Despite announcing their final world tour, Judas Priest are writing new material. Says the band in a brief update: "All is going really well - more details later!"

A press release on Judas Priest's final tour reads as follows:

After storming the world for nearly 40 years and taking their very special brand of heavy metal to all four corners of the planet, Judas Priest - one of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, have announced this will be their final world tour!!

However, the mighty Priest will certainly be going out strong as they rock the planet starting in 2011 on the massive Epitaph tour - hitting all the major cities throughout the world they will be playing the songs that helped make the name Judas Priest synonymous with heavy metal!

With all guns blazing and amps cranked to eleven, the band will be giving all their fans one last chance to witness the ultimate metal experience that is Judas Priest!

Judas Priest Epitaph tour dates:

June

7 - Eindhaar - Tilburg, Holland
9 - Sweden Rock - Solvesborg, Sweden
11 - Sauna Festival - Tampere, Finland
14 - Spektrum - Oslo, Norway
15 - Edward Greig Plass - Bergen, Norway
17 - Copenhell Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark
19 - Hellfest - Nantes, France
20 - Le Zenith - Paris, France
22 - Gods of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
23 - Sonisphere Festival - Switzerland
25 - Graspop Festival - Dessel, Belgium
27 - Zenith - Munich, Germany
28 - O2 Arena - Prague, Czech Republic
29 - Stadthalle - Vienna, Austria

July

1 - Belgrade Arena - Belgrade, Serbia
3 - Romexpo - Bucharest, Romania
8 - Akademik Stadium - Sofia, Bulgaria
10 - Kazlicesme Festival Site - Istanbul, Turkey
10 - Metal Hammer Festival - Katovice, Poland
23 - High Voltage Festival - London, UK

August

5 - Wacken Open Air - Wacken, Germany
7 - Colmar Wine Festival - Colmar, France
10 - Metal Hammer Festival/Spodek - Katowice, Poland