by Mark Zapata | Nov 18, 2021 | News
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.”...
by Mark Zapata | Oct 7, 2021 | News
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...
by Mark Zapata | Sep 29, 2021 | News
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...
by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 28, 2021 | Get Well Soon, News
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...
by Jeff Podoshen | Mar 19, 2018 | Reviews
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...