When they announced this "Elegant Weapons" project my first thought was "what an incredible band name" but then I was immediately excited. I am a HUGE Richie Faulkner fan. He is an incredible guitar player and such an amazing asset for Judas Priest. Firepower is one of the best Judas Priest records in my opinion, and I've always been curious to hear what he could do outside of Priest.

Scott Travis is one of the all-time great hard rock and heavy metal drummers so to have him on the track is fantastic. Ronnie Romero I originally heard of from his his work with Richie Blackmore's Rainbow and I always liked his voice. Rex Brown needs no introduction but if anyone isn't familiar he is from the legendary Pantera.

I love this song. It's rare for me to get excited about new music these days since most of the music I listen was made before I was born, but as soon as I heard this song I was hooked. all the instruments are great but I especially love the guitar solo. It almost delves into some southern rock territory at some points which I thought was very cool.

I had about 3 spare hours this afternoon before I go to play a gig with my Iron Maiden Tribute band "Maiden Canada" @maidencanadabandso It was a bit of a rush to put this together. There are some issues with the triggers on my drums misfiring so some notes are missing, and I only had time for a few run-throughs so the performance isn't where I would like it to be but I wanted to get this out as soon as possible in the spirit of rock and roll!

Im looking forward to hearing the rest of the album!

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