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Richie Faulkner (left) and Rex Brown perform onstage
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"

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K.K. Downing (left) and Rob Halford performing together
K.K. Downing says he will be performing with Judas Priest at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony: “It's what I've done so many times”

By Matt Parker Last updated

The guitarist says he’s looking forward to the chance to get onstage with his old bandmates

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Richie Faulkner onstage in Berlin in May 2022
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

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Judas Priest Legend Glenn Tipton Speaks Candidly About His Struggle with Parkinson's Disease

By Jon Wiederhorn Last updated

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Richie Faulkner
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...

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Richie Faulkner playing live
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

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Dave Mustaine of Megadeth
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

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Glenn Tipton playing live with Judas Priest
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

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Ian Hill
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

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Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton performing live
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

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