Richie Faulkner

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Guitarist Richie Faulkner of the band Judas Priest performs onstage at Toyota Arena on November 07, 2022 in Ontario, California.

Richie Faulkner opens up about struggling to play guitar since his emergency heart surgery 

By Christopher Scapelliti published

The 45-year-old guitarist shared his story with Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger in a deep interview that covers plenty of ground

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Tony Iommi

Tony Iommi almost launched Black Sabbath's heavy metal crusade with a Fender Stratocaster

By Phil Weller published

If it weren’t for two events, the band’s debut album and the genre it shaped would have sounded very different

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Gibson Master Artisan Leo Scala Super ‘58 Flying V

“It’s About Celebrating People’s Skills, Experience and Depth of Knowledge”: Cesar Gueikian on Gibson’s Groundbreaking Master Artisan Collection

By Rod Brakes published

The iconic firm’s brand president discusses their new Leo Scala Super ‘58 Flying V guitars.

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Richie Faulkner, 2019

“I’m Literally Made of Metal Now”: Richie Faulkner on Surviving Emergency Heart Operation

By Rod Brakes published

The Judas Priest guitarist bounces back after suffering aortic dissection on stage.

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Learn Some Classic Judas Priest Tunes from Richie Faulkner

By Jackson Maxwell published

Faulkner takes you through "Electric Eye," "Painkiller," "Hell Bent for Leather" and more in this episode of Gibson TV's 'Riff Lords' series.

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