Elegant Weapons: "We’re going to do what we can to carry the torch"

Elegant Weapons group shot

A guitarist in Judas Priest since 2011, Richie Faulkner has made a habit of rubbing shoulders with heavy metal royalty. But after an on-stage heart aneurysm in 2021 – and with a warning from fellow Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton that Priest won’t be around forever – Faulkner has assembled Elegant Weapons, his own all-star post-Priest retirement plan. 

Their debut album Horns For A Halo is a blast of triumphant, classic-style heavy metal, but the way Faulkner sees it they’re carrying the torch for the next generation.