Elegant Weapons is a
heavy metal supergroup Supergroup or super group may refer to:
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composed of guitarist
Richie Faulkner
Richard Ian Faulkner (born 1 January 1980) is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest since 2011, replacing original member K. K. Downing. Faulkner has also performed with Lauren Harris ...
from
Judas Priest
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, vocalist
Ronnie Romero
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of
Rainbow and
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, drummer Christopher Williams from
Accept
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* ''Accept'' (Chicken Shack album), 1970
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, and bassist Dave Rimmer from
Uriah Heep. The band announced their formation on 25 October 2022, originally with bassist
Rex Brown of
Pantera
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and drummer
Scott Travis
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of Judas Priest.
''Horns for a Halo''
The band's debut album, ''Horns for a Halo'', produced by
Andy Sneap, was released on 26 May 2023 by
Nuclear Blast
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. The debut single, "Blind Leading the Blind", came out on 24 February 2023. The second single, "Do or Die", was released on 14 April 2023.
from
Pantera
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played bass on the album, and
Scott Travis
Mark Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961) is an American metal musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member ...
of
Judas Priest
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contributed drums.
Band members
Current
*
Richie Faulkner
Richard Ian Faulkner (born 1 January 1980) is an English musician best known as one of the lead guitarists for the heavy metal band Judas Priest since 2011, replacing original member K. K. Downing. Faulkner has also performed with Lauren Harris ...
– guitars
(2022–present)
* Dave Rimmer – bass (2022–present)
*
Ronnie Romero
Ronald Romero (born 20 November 1981) is a Chilean singer and lyricist best known as the lead vocalist of the rock bands Lords of Black, Rainbow, The Ferrymen, Michael Schenker Group, and Sunstorm. He is set to represent Bulgaria at the Eurovis ...
– vocals
(2022–present)
* Christopher Williams – drums (2022–present)
Past
*
Rex Brown – bass
(2022–2023)
*
Scott Travis
Mark Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961) is an American metal musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member ...
– drums
(2022–2023)
Discography
* ''Horns for a Halo'' (2023)
References
External links
*
Heavy metal supergroups
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