Richie Faulkner
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Richie Faulkner and Rex Brown form new metal supergroup, Elegant Weapons
By Jackson Maxwell published
Faulkner describes the band's music as “a mix of Jimi Hendrix, Judas Priest, Sabbath, solo Ozzy and Black Label Society – heavy, catchy, and with melody"
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
Adam Jones' custom Reverse Silverburst Gibson Flying V was designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root
By Jackson Maxwell published
Featuring a '58 Futura headstock, the custom build is said by the Tool guitarist to be "one of the heaviest Flying Vs Gibson has ever made"
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
Watch Glenn Tipton join Judas Priest onstage for encores in Oakland and Las Vegas
By Sam Roche published
The guitarist – who was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2018 – tore through Metal Gods, Breaking the Law and Living After Midnight at two shows over the weekend
Richie Faulkner returns to the stage as Judas Priest kick off rescheduled 50 Heavy Metal Years tour dates
By Sam Roche published
The guitarist suffered an aortic aneurysm onstage back in September, leading to the postponement of the tour's North American leg
Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner reveals he has solo material recorded and ready to go
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist used Covid downtime to put together some of his own material and is now looking for a label
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