JUDAS PRIEST’s Richie Faulkner Has 2nd Heart Surgery

29 September 2022
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JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner recently underwent additional heart surgery to repair part of an aortic graft that doctors used to help save his life last year.

At the 2021 Louder Than Life Festival, the 42-year-old rocker experienced an aortic rupture onstage during JUDAS PRIEST's performance. It required an initial emergency heart surgery.

 
Last month, after staying positive during recovery, Faulker went in for the second surgery after JUDAS PRIEST's summer 2022 tour dates, as he outlined in a social media update on Tuesday (Sept. 27). He said he'll be ready to start PRIEST's U.S. tour with QUEENSRYCHE next month.
 
 
Source: loudersound.com