Downing, the longtime Judas Priest guitarist and K.K.s’ Priest leader who grew up near Black Sabbath’s home base of Birmingham, offered a comment to Blabbermouth on the upcoming show.

Lost in the brouhaha surrounding K.K. Downing’s statement earlier this week — in which the legendary Judas Priest guitarist, who left the band in 2011, questioned why he wasn’t invited to fill in for ...