Gibson’s Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom is finally here – and its first batch sold out in under 24 hours By Matt Parker published 27 June 23 The Judas Priest guitar hero has teamed up with the Custom Shop’s finest for this extremely limited signature model
Richie Faulkner: ”Judas Priest came from a place of progressive blues. The seeds of metal were sewn through the blues – that's the true heritage of heavy metal” By Andrew Daly published 16 June 23 Currently flexing his bluesier chops with metal supergroup Elegant Weapons, Faulkner reflects on how his recent heart surgery gave him a new lease on life, and why his forthcoming signature Gibson V will be ”the most metal-sounding guitar you've ever heard”
That time Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner jammed with Tool: “It was pretty daunting... let’s just say it wasn’t like jamming some AC/DC” By Amit Sharma published 7 June 23 The Flying V titan locked guitars with Adam Jones on a live performance of Jambi, but “almost throw up because of how technical the song is”
Richie Faulkner says he used a Bigsby-equipped Fender Telecaster for his clean tone on Judas Priest’s Firepower By Jonathan Horsley published 18 May 23 The Gibson-loving Judas Priest guitarist maintains, though, that the Flying V remains his, err, elegant weapon of choice
Watch Jared James Nichols, Richie Faulkner, Zach Myers and Marty Schwartz trade licks in awe-inspiring Free Bird cover By Matt Parker published 23 January 23 The live shred-fest sees all four players take solo runs over the Lynyrd Skynyrd classic
Watch K.K. Downing play live with Judas Priest for the first time in 13 years at the 2022 Rock Hall induction ceremony By Sam Roche published 7 November 22 Richie Faulkner describes being part of a guitar trio with Downing and Glenn Tipton as “an experience I'll never forget”
Richie Faulkner and Rex Brown form new metal supergroup, Elegant Weapons By Jackson Maxwell published 25 October 22 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 28 September 22 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 19 September 22 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 16 August 22 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 12 July 22 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 14 March 22 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 7 March 22 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 14 February 22 The guitarist used Covid downtime to put together some of his own material and is now looking for a label
Richie Faulkner is back in the studio following his life-saving heart surgery By Matt Owen published 16 December 21 The Judas Priest guitarist has recorded a guest guitar solo for Demon Hunter’s forthcoming album – his first studio action since undergoing surgery following an onstage aortic aneurysm
Watch Richie Faulkner shred on Instagram Live just 10 weeks after life-saving open-heart surgery By Sam Roche published 7 December 21 The guitarist was taken to hospital back in September after suffering an aortic aneurysm onstage with Judas Priest
Richie Faulkner says he’s feeling “very strong and positive” after receiving life-saving open-heart surgery By Matt Owen published 17 November 21 The Judas Priest guitarist, who suffered an aortic aneurysm onstage, said that as part of his recovery he’s “playing guitar everyday”
Richie Faulkner discharged from hospital following open-heart surgery By Jackson Maxwell published 7 October 21 The guitarist underwent 10-and-a-half hours of surgery after suffering an aortic aneurysm while performing onstage with Judas Priest at the Louder Than Life festival on September 26
Richie Faulkner underwent 10-and-a-half hour open-heart surgery after suffering aortic aneurysm onstage with Judas Priest By Matt Owen published 6 October 21 The guitarist has issued an update following his emergency procedure, where he says that "being able to type this is the biggest gift of all"
Richie Faulkner in a “stable” condition after undergoing major emergency heart surgery By Matt Owen published 29 September 21 Judas Priest postponed the remainder of their US tour after Faulkner was hospitalized following major medical heart condition issues