New Supergroup Alert: Featuring Members Of Judas Priest, Pantera, & Rainbow

The biggest heavy metal supergroup in ages has appeared, and they're called Elegant Weapons.

Featuring Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner, drummer Scott Travis, Pantera bassist Rex Brown, and the Spanish vocalist of Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group, Ronnie Romero. Judas Priest's touring guitarist and Firepower producer, Andy Sneap (whose production credits include Opeth, Arch Enemy, and Killswitch Engage), also handled the reins of producing the band's upcoming debut album, Horns For A Halo.

While there's no word on when the first single will drop, the album will be released in 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Faulkner looks to be the band's de-facto leader and revealed that the group's sound is "a mix of Jimi Hendrix, Priest, Sabbath, solo Ozzy and Black Label Society — heavy, catchy, and with melody. Sort of old school and modern at once, if that makes any sense, and actually down-tuned a whole step ... All told, there are a lot of guitar solos, and the songs are on the heavier side. And even though there's a lot of melody, it's still going to shake your bones."

Discussing the title track, he also said that there's only one acoustic song on the album. "[It's] like Tony Iommi crossed with Alice in Chains. That's about the way we justify the bad things we do. When we turn up on Judgment Day, will the angels kind of confuse our horns for halos, if you know what I mean."

Another element Faulkner loves about the supergroup is making a record with Travis outside of Judas Priest. 

"Add to that Rex Brown's unmistakable tone and attitude is something special. Having those guys as the rhythm section is a guitar player's dream.

"The icing on the cake was Ronnie Romero. One of the new breed of instantly classic vocalists, Ronnie, brought a character and a swagger to the songs that is instantly iconic, making these songs his own."