Posted by Mark Zapata on November 18, 2021
Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest suffered an acute cardiac aortic dissection during a performance at the Louder Than Life festival. The incident occurred on September 26th while he was onstage with the band performing, oddly enough, “Painkiller.” Luckily for him the venue was just a short distance from Rudd Heart and Lung Center at […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on October 7, 2021
Guitarist Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest talked about his health issues, ultimately resulting in emergency heart surgery. the guitarist suffered an aortic aneurysm during his performance with the band at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, KY on September 26th. Judas Priest has postponed shows moving forward while he recovers. On October 5th […]
Posted by Mark Zapata on September 29, 2021
Yesterday (28th), Mariah Lynch posted an update on guitarist Richie Faulkner’s condition after it was revealed on Monday that the Judas Priest guitarist had to undergo emergency heart surgery. In an Instagram post Lynch, who is Faulkner’s significant other, posted: “Thank you to everyone for all your messages 🙏🏼 I will try to get […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on September 28, 2021
Judas Priest have been forced to postpone the remaining dates of their 50th anniversary tour, due to guitarist Richie Faulkner being hospitalized with a heart condition. The group issued the following statement: “It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our US Tour – Richie has major medical heart […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on March 19, 2018
As I wrote not too long ago, Judas Priest has returned to the metal world with an amazing new album, Firepower. Firepower, is the band’s highest charting record ever in the US and it’s no surprise why as its one their strongest in their entire catalog. The band recently launched a tour of North America […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on March 12, 2018
Judas Priest is like the opposite of a box of chocolates. You always know what you’re going to get. Unless, of course, you’re talking about Turbo or Nostrodamus. Of course, I love both Turbo and Nostrodamus so we can get that out of the way. This month the Metal Gods return with their latest full-length, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 3, 2016
Looking forward to seeing Judas Priest on the road next year? You’re going to be disappointed. However, if you’re looking forward to hearing new music from the band, 2017 might be a good year for you. In an interview with Sweetwater Music, the band’s newest member, Richie Faulker, said that come January, they’ll be […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on November 30, 2015
Last year’s Judas Priest album, Redeemer of Souls, was arguably the best Priest album since 1990’s Painkiller. And even though the band suggested that 2011’s Epitaph World Tour would be their last, they followed up that album with a tour that went on for the last year or so, playing to near-capacity or capacity crowds. With […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on July 11, 2014
On Tuesday, Judas Priest’s 17th studio album, Redeemer of Souls was released. Over 40 years into the legendary metal band’s career, that’s an accomplishment, especially considering that there was a chance it might not happen. In 2011, guitarist K.K. Downing, who’d been in the band since 1970, left the band just before their Epitaph world tour, […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on June 19, 2014
[youtube]http://youtu.be/jq8kwk8288A[/youtube] With Redeemer of Souls coming out on July 8th, Judas Priest are continuing to preview the album. Several songs are already out there, including album opener “Dragonaut,” single “March of the Damned,” and the title track. Along with the preview of the song “Crossfire,” we’ve heard, here’s another snippet of a song from the album, […]
