Elegant Weapons Explained

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Elegant Weapons
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Genre:	Heavy metal
Years Active:	–present
Label:	Nuclear Blast
Current Members:	Richie Faulkner Ronnie Romero Dave Rimmer Christopher Williams
Past Members:	Rex Brown Scott Travis

Elegant Weapons is a heavy metal supergroup composed of guitarist Richie Faulkner from Judas Priest, vocalist Ronnie Romero of Rainbow and MSG, drummer Christopher Williams from Accept, and bassist Dave Rimmer from Uriah Heep. The band announced their formation on 25 October 2022, originally with bassist Rex Brown of Pantera and drummer Scott Travis of Judas Priest.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3] The debut single, "Blind Leading the Blind", came out on 24 February 2023.^[4] The second single, "Do or Die", was released on 14 April 2023.^{[5] [6]} Rex Brown from Pantera played bass on the album, and Scott Travis of Judas Priest contributed drums.

Band members

Current

• Richie Faulkner – guitars
• Ronnie Romero – vocals
• Dave Rimmer – bass
• Christopher Williams – drums

Past

• Rex Brown – bass (2022–2023)
• Scott Travis – drums (2022–2023)

Discography

• Horns for a Halo (2023)

Notes and References

1. News: Pantera, Judas Priest Members Form New Band Elegant Weapons. 25 October 2022. Revolver.
2. News: Judas Priest, Pantera and Rainbow members form supergroup Elegant Weapons. Arusa. Qureshi. . 26 October 2022.
3. Web site: Elegant Weapons to release debut album "Horns for a Halo" on May 26th 2023. Grande Rock. February 27, 2023. February 24, 2023.
4. Web site: Blabbermouth . 2023-02-21 . Richie Faulkner's Elegant Weapons Project to Release First Single This Friday . 2023-02-23 . blabbermouth.net.
5. Web site: Elegant Weapons on Instagram: "New single 'Do or Die' out now!" . 2023-04-14 . Instagram.
6. Web site: "Bio – Elegant Weapons" . 14 April 2023 .