In a brand new interview with Jorge Botas of Portugal’s Metallic International, JUDAS PRIEST guitarist Richie Faulkner spoke a few attainable second album from his ELEGANT WEAPONS mission, additionally that includes singer Ronnie Romero (RAINBOW, MSG). He mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We have already began. We have recorded drums for the second document. We received collectively in March, I feel, of this yr; I feel it was March — I am undecided. We received collectively within the studio and performed collectively to document the drums, get the drums recorded. So it has been began.

Requested if the second ELEGANT WEAPONS LP will arrive in 2024 or 2025, Richie mentioned: “I do not know. Perhaps subsequent yr. Again within the day, bands used to launch a document yearly, typically two in a yr. I do know we do not do issues below the identical cycle anymore. However the concepts are there for the songs. All of us have been collectively, and we thought why not get no less than the drums going. We received the drums and we received the guitars, and stuff like that, so why not begin the method?

“It was essential for me, actually, after I began the band… It was a band that it wasn’t only a one-record sort factor,” Faulkner defined. “It was a band that performs reside and information — hopefully — a number of information and grows and evolves collectively shifting into the long run. So the subsequent document is simply part of that type of course of, actually.”

Richie went on to say that he plans on specializing in ELEGANT WEAPONS full-time as soon as PRIEST has formally referred to as it a day.

“PRIEST music is gonna be round quite a bit longer than we’re,” he mentioned. “It is legendary music. They’re genre-defining musicians and it is a genre-defining band. It will likely be round for a very long time. However none of us will get out of this alive. That is simply the truth of it. So if sooner or later that decision is available in and that is the final tour or the final album, no matter it’s… I imply, I joined the band on what was the farewell tour. Fortunately it wasn’t, and we’re nonetheless right here 12 years later. [It’s] implausible. However on the time, I feel I might have been foolish to not think about what I used to be gonna do after the band, due to the circumstances of the tour. It was a farewell tour — it was [supposed to be] the final tour — so what am I gonna do after? So it is at all times been behind my thoughts. And this can be a band that appears pure to me to proceed with if that decision ever got here in.”

ELEGANT WEAPONS made its first two competition appearances on June 16 at Hellfest in Clisson, France and on June 18 at Graspop Metallic Assembly in Dessel, Belgium.

ELEGANT WEAPONS‘ debut album, “Horns For A Halo”, was launched on Could 26 through Nuclear Blast. The LP was recorded with bassist Rex Brown (PANTERA, DOWN) and drummer Scott Travis (JUDAS PRIEST) and was helmed by acclaimed British producer Andy Sneap, who has beforehand labored with JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT, EXODUS and MEGADETH, amongst many others.

ELEGANT WEAPONS, which is rounded out by Dave Rimmer (URIAH HEEP) on bass and Christopher Williams (ACCEPT) on drums, will play exhibits in Europe via July. The trek will embody extra performances with PANTERA, competition appearances and headlining exhibits.