New JUDAS PRIEST Guitarist Richie Faulkner Featured In Artisan News Report - "You Can Imagine It's A Bit Kind Of Surreal"
June 8, 2011, 13 years ago
JUDAS PRIEST met with the members of the media at the Renaissance Hotel at Highland and Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA on May 24th. It was the official unveiling of new guitar player Richie Faulkner (ex-DIRTY DEEDS, VOODOO SIX, LAUREN HARRIS) who replaced K.K. Downing recently.
Artisan News has posted a report about the band's new addition which sent shockwaves around the world. When asked what it feels like to be a part of the metal gods Faulkner commented: "You can imagine it's a bit kind of surreal. I'm a big fan of the band and the genre - and these are big shoes to fill - K.K. was in the band or a long time and I'm not trying to take anything away from that. It's exciting as a guitar player and a musician."
Check out an Artisan News report below:
Judas Priest kicked off their final tour dubbed Epitaph, last night (June 7th) at Eindhaar in Tilburg, Holland. The tour marks the debut of the band's new line-up featuring Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hill, Scott Travis, and Faulkner.
Judas Priest's set-list included material from every album as voted for by fans.
'Rapid Fire'
'Metal Gods'
'Heading Out to the Highway'
'Judas Rising'
'Starbreaker'
'Victim of Changes'
'Never Satisfied'
'Diamonds & Rust'
'Prophecy'
'Night Crawler'
'Turbo Lover'
'Beyond the Realms of Death'
'The Sentinel'
'Blood Red Skies'
'The Green Manalishi'
'Breaking the Law'
'Painkiller'
Encore:
'The Hellion'/'Electric Eye'
'Hell Bent for Leather'
'You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’'
Check out photos from the show courtesy of Spanish website Rafa Basa at this location.
Watch fan-filmed footage below:
