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Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner shares update on health seven weeks after heart surgery
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner has shared an update on his health seven weeks after having life-saving heart surgery.The guitarist suffered “an aortic aneurysm and complete aortic dissection” during the band’s performance at Louisville’s Louder Than Life festival in September.The 41-year-old was rushed off stage and immediately underwent a 10-hour surgery, where five parts of his chest were replaced with “mechanical components”.Now, almost two months later, Faulkner has given an update on his health in a post on Judas Priest’s official Instagram page.“Hello there, maniacs! I just wanted to post, and I’ve had many of you asking for an update on how my recovery is going,” he began.