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Richie Faulkner says he had second heart surgery between the European and US legs of Judas Priest tour
By Matt Parker published
The British guitarist reports he’s “not completely out of the woods yet” but has green light to play again

Judas Priest Legend Glenn Tipton Speaks Candidly About His Struggle with Parkinson's Disease
By Jon Wiederhorn last updated

Richie Faulkner: “Getting the guitar back in my hands was what I needed to do to get back on track – to give me the strength to keep going”
By Jon Wiederhorn published
On September 26, 2021, while onstage with Judas Priest, Faulkner came incredibly close to dying. Miraculously, he’s here to tell the tale – and what a tale it is...

Richie Faulkner says “the power of heavy metal” kept him alive during his onstage aortic aneurysm
By Matt Owen published
The Judas Priest hero tells Guitar World about the medical emergency he suffered in 2021, and reflects on his triumphant return to full fitness

Dave Mustaine lashes out at Judas Priest guitar tech for soundchecking during Megadeth set
By Sam Roche published
The Megadeth frontman dropped f-bombs like they were going out of fashion when the Priest tech got to work on the adjacent stage at Barcelona Rock Fest

Glenn Tipton joins Judas Priest for a trio of tracks at Barcelona Rock Fest
By Matt Owen published
Tipton took to the stage to help his Priest bandmates wrap up their set in style with renditions of Metal Gods, Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight

Ian Hill reflects on 50 years of Judas Priest
By Joel McIver published
In a half-century of the British heavy metal institution, Hill has seen it all – here, he talks about the influence of Jack Bruce, his rig over the years, and the band's staying power

Judas Priest will finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
By Matt Owen published
Priest, who will receive the Musical Excellence Award, will be joined by Eminem, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon and influential blues guitarist Elizabeth Cotten

Glenn Tipton teases “experimental” new Judas Priest album
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though it will see the band travel down new musical roads, the metal guitar legend said that "all in all, the kids are really going to like" the band's 19th studio LP

Glenn Tipton looks back at 50 years of triumph and tragedy in Judas Priest
By Jon Wiederhorn published
The guitar icon unpacks the legacy of a band that helped define heavy metal as we know it, opens up on the rift with K.K. Downing and reveals how punk gave them a kick up the backside
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