Elegant Weapons

Elegant Weapons is a heavy metal supergroup composed of guitarist Richie Faulkner of Judas Priest, vocalist Ronnie Romero of Rainbow and the Michael Schenker Group, drummer Christopher Williams of Accept, and bassist Dave Rimmer of 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. The band's debut album, Horns for a Halo, produced by Andy Sneap, was released on 26 May 2023 by Nuclear Blast. 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. Rex Brown from Pantera played bass on the album, and Scott Travis of Judas Priest contributed drums. It was ranked as one of the best debut albums of 2023 by Classic Rock magazine. Romero Faulkner Rimmer Williams Current Richie Faulkner – guitars (2022–present) Ronnie Romero – vocals (2022–present) Dave Rimmer – bass (2023–present) Christopher Williams – drums (2023–present) Past Rex Brown – bass (2022–2023) Scott Travis – drums (2022–2023) Studio albums Horns for a Halo (2023) Evolution (2026) "Pantera, Judas Priest Members Form New Band Elegant Weapons". Revolver. 25 October 2022. Qureshi, Arusa (26 October 2022). "Judas Priest, Pantera and Rainbow members form supergroup Elegant Weapons". NME. "Elegant Weapons to release debut album "Horns for a Halo" on May 26th 2023". Grande Rock. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023. Blabbermouth (21 February 2023). "Richie Faulkner's Elegant Weapons Project to Release First Single This Friday". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 23 February 2023. "Elegant Weapons on Instagram: "New single 'Do or Die' out now!"". Instagram. Retrieved 14 April 2023. "Elegant Weapons – unleash new single/video 'Do or Die'!". nuclearblast.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023. "The best debut albums of 2023". Classic Rock. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2025. Official website v t e