Richie Faulkner backstage interview on JUDAS PRIEST & ELEGANT WEAPONS future

Richie Faulkner backstage interview on JUDAS PRIEST & ELEGANT WEAPONS future | Rock Imperium 2024

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We sat down with Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest backstage at the Rock Imperium festival 2024 before Judas Priest hit the stage with their headline performance and spoke about the new Judas Priest album Invincible Shield and the fans' incredible reaction to it. We also discussed the band's legacy and the next steps for Judas Priest, including the current Invincible Shield tour and whether it will continue for more dates than has already been announced.
Richie also discussed the new album by Elegant Weapons and when we may expect it, the Judas Priest crew and more. Hope you enjoy it ;)
00:00 - We meet at last
00:53 - On Invincible Shield and new classics
02:38 - It's a scary experience
04:30 - On becoming Metal Gods
05:39 - On next Judas Priest steps
06:14 - On live DVD
07:33 - On new Elegant Weapons album
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@MetalPilgrim 29 күн бұрын

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@user-pu3ns2dm7s 29 күн бұрын

I was lucky enough to be standing next to Richie's father a few years back at the Bloodstock Festival in the UK. I had no idea who he was at first, but while I was discussing with my friend how brilliant Richie sounded and what a great fit he was for the band, he leaned over and said "that's my boy". Ended up having a great conversation with him. Really nice man and such a proud proud dad. Rightly so.

@LukasTipton 28 күн бұрын

Graham 🤘🏻

@tinytim71301 29 күн бұрын

The new album is insanely good. It’s surreal how great they are. Loved seeing them in Huntsville.

@Racho-hf2bx 29 күн бұрын

Either that or you're dumb abd deaf.

@rodovanra6783 29 күн бұрын

Saw them in copenhagen two days a go, this was the best gig I have been to in my life, I have seen Priest life since 1998 and almost every tour since, and this was the best ever. And the best over all only Behemoth and Gojira comes close to what i saw two days ago.

@ChonkyMIG-15 29 күн бұрын

Saw Priest yesterday in Copenhagen, best concert I've ever been at in my life, and I've been to a fair share of concerts in my life, also wanna mention I saw Metallica 2 weeks ago, my 3rd chance to see them and I those two shows then felt like the best concerts I've ever been to, for Priest to shortly after put up an even better concert feels fantastic. People around me were of all ages, and they all loved Priest's new material as much as the old.

@richter6699 25 күн бұрын

So many bangers on the new album. This band doesn't get old. Ritchie is the man

@chrisconny2285 29 күн бұрын

Awesome job brother. Ritchie seems pretty cool 🤘😎🤘🍻 Slava Ukraini from the States

@RCLefty027 29 күн бұрын

The production on the last three albums has been phenomenal!

@hekztheband 29 күн бұрын

I would argue that Invincible Shield is the most consistent album that Judas Priest have ever made.

@Maleneclemmensen 11 күн бұрын

I was REALLY lucky when i went in Copenhagen!! I was in the front row, richie threw me three Picks! And i am on priests Instagram!!🤘

@jarieljahbaba2275 29 күн бұрын

Priest was so unbelivable f...... good in tampere, defenetly one of the best shows i ever seen, if not the best.

@gamleskalle1 29 күн бұрын

JP playing on Tons of rock in Oslo today. 40000 people there. Rain and thunder and lightning now. Hopefully they played their full set.

@rabarebra 19 күн бұрын

it didn't rain, nor did it thunder, nor lightning. Lightning would've stopped the show. It was just windy and at the back, the sound was poor

@andyr2925 29 күн бұрын

Great interview. Indeed, I can't stop listening to this album.

@Johnny-re9kg 29 күн бұрын

same.

@GoldenRakerRock 28 күн бұрын

Amen!

@patriotpizzaman 29 күн бұрын

I'm here with none other than Ritchie Faulkner.

@northpole77 28 күн бұрын

🪓🤖🎸 great interview. United we stand 🤘

@gnoghead 29 күн бұрын

This is awesome. Richie watches your channel all the time! How cool is that? 🤘

@mht525 29 күн бұрын

Priest 🤘 Ritchie. Metalheads we are One. Great content Soulbrother 🙏 . Freedom, justice, rights and Metal 4eva . Slava Ukraini. ✌️🤘🏴🇦🇺🇺🇦

@zeplica2004 29 күн бұрын

excellent job on the interview with LOVEBITES!!! and now you need to do a review of the JUDGEMENT DAY ALBUM. great job as always and i will be seeing priest and maiden later this year!!!

@madman1366 29 күн бұрын

You can argue about the best all day. I won’t go there. I will say this is my FAVORITE JP album! It’s a perfect album. PERFECT! Richie has quickly become one of my favorite guitar players. 🤭I still remember people asking me back in the 80’s about what I think these guys would sound like when they got old. “They won’t be able to play anymore!” Nobody ever thought bands like this would never be able to play anymore when they hit their 50’s. If only I knew then what I do now! 🤣

@xaris4252 29 күн бұрын

Elegant weapons new ? F awesome

@jerseyforhawks 29 күн бұрын

Thank you, Richie. Your Diamonds and Rust take is sublime. First saw you in NJ on your first tour with Priest, you guitar break was so much fun.

@aaronhenschel1885 29 күн бұрын

Awesome interview

@user-cz5lj7hp5x 29 күн бұрын

Nice interview. 👍

@rico4you 29 күн бұрын

Another great video...I was at the Madrid, June 17th Epic show! 💯🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🔥

@nielsarum8057 29 күн бұрын

i went to the show Wednesday, what an epic start with panic attack.

@MusicMaster666 29 күн бұрын

Richie is such a cool guy. Can't wait to see them tonight at Tons Of Rock in Oslo. I really hope they will do a DVD for this tour, because like you said is worth it. I also wonder if they recorded their Wacken 2018 and 2022 performances. 🔥🤘

@rabarebra 19 күн бұрын

they are playing too few songs off this amazing album (only two), so why a DVD of another thing comin' once again (please drop it!) baffles me.

@MusicMaster666 18 күн бұрын

@@rabarebra they played five songs of Invincible Shield on this Tour but I would love to see songs like Devil in Disguise too. They should rotate the setlist so we get more new Songs live because Trial By Fire was only played two times.

@rabarebra 18 күн бұрын

@@MusicMaster666 Which songs? I've only seen Panic Attack and Invincible Shield so far. I'd love to see Devil in Disguise (my favourite too). I think playing new stuff takes some effort and practise. all bands rehearse, some do it less, and it shows, because of this.

@MusicMaster666 17 күн бұрын

@@rabarebra Besides Panick Attack and Invincible Shield they played Trial By Fire two times, Gates of Hell four times and Crown of Horns 39 times (last played July 8th in Mannheim). I love all those five songs and songs like Devil in Disguise so I hope they play more new stuff.

@rabarebra 17 күн бұрын

@@MusicMaster666 Out of 15 songs in total, at Tons of Rock, they played only two new songs, Panic and Invincible. It boggles me why they cut out new songs under the way as the tour goes. Utterly stupid.

@mikemiller551 28 күн бұрын

I had no idea Preist came out with a new one! WTF?? Gotta check it out!

@rabarebra 19 күн бұрын

like a blind mice

@mht525 29 күн бұрын

Priest for Australian Summer tour please 🙏 ✌️🤘🇦🇺

@MissyMuthaTruckiN 29 күн бұрын

Saw them indinapolis, IN, PRIEST STILL KICKS BUTT 🤘🤘

@12pak 29 күн бұрын

ICE T needs to cover a Priest song

@ericfg806 29 күн бұрын

Awesome, as usual. Slava Ukraini! Is that a surgery scar I can see on Richie's chest? If so that is metal af!!!

@henningjust 29 күн бұрын

There’s a video on here somewhere where he and a hospital talks about it. He apparently had a heart attack at the end of a show!

@WatsonDynamite 29 күн бұрын

Richie had an aortic aneurysm while he was playing the Painkiller solo live on stage, and he actually pushed through and finished the solo before exiting the stage the absolute madman. It's a miracle that he survived

@wildcalcats 29 күн бұрын

@@WatsonDynamite It was a complete aortic dissection.

@mikemiller551 28 күн бұрын

@@WatsonDynamite Wow. People don't usually live through those. Jeesh!

@achjo123456 29 күн бұрын

Very good interview. Thank you. I like that you are also the fan and sometimes you have a same question which I would ask as well..Like that DVD record. Honestly, I do not share Rob's opinion that it makes no sense to record concerts nowadays because everything is on youtube. Amateur record from the mobile phone simply can not be compared to official record. And all big Priest fans know that the guys are basically better every tour currently. Even though it seems impossible but it is. Rob is singing way better than he sang on Angel of Retribution tour. Rising in the east was honestly horrible live record and in my opinion it damaged Priest for many years. Even though Rob was not in the greates shape that time, he was really bad at this specific Budokan shows. I had bootlegs from the tour and he was able to sing much better than he did in Japan. Many people after this dvd just said that Rob cant sing anymore and that he is old and slow and has to have a stick etc. In my opinon he was just suffering with his back issues and thats why he sang worse and was slower etc. After his operation he was basically getting better until now. Since I would say Epitaph tour, he sings incredibly well. There was 2 more dvd's much better than Rising in the east. But still, I think there should be record from Firepower tour and definitelly 50 heavy metal years tour but was no..So now its a time in my opinion. They should record some big show like Maiden did with Rock in Rio. They should record show in Chile or country like that where people are wildest and put out incredible energetic dvd to save for generation how mighty metal gods were incredibly in 55 years of their career.

@MusicMaster666 29 күн бұрын

💯 I absolutely agree, I really hope they do a Live DVD soon because those shows are worth it to be professionally recorded. I hope they have recorded their Wacken 2018 and 2022 performances and they are just unreleased and might be released in the future.

@makouras 29 күн бұрын

It's really unfair to see how Richie was treated by the Priest fandom versus how Ripper was. Richie was welcomed into the fold with enthusiasm, even with a total letdown of a record that was Redeemer of Souls (do you even remember a song from that album?) Whereas Priest put out Jugulator with Ripper, an absolute MASTERPIECE of a record that if it was released by any other band, it would be an instant metal classic. It goes to show that metal fans, while hardcore and true to their love for their favorite bands, are really narrow-minded. A breath of hope is the remix and re-release of the Martin-era catalogue of Black Sabbath. I wish Priest do the same with Jugulator and Demolition.

@madgascoin2901 29 күн бұрын

The Judas Priest fans of today aren't hardcore. They also listen to the Rolling Stones and have no concept of organic Heavy Metal.

@rabarebra 19 күн бұрын

@@madgascoin2901 bullocks!

@madgascoin2901 19 күн бұрын

@@rabarebra There's no argument. Those are the facts