ELEGANT WEAPONS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM, ‘HORNS FOR A HALO’
Since Richie Faulkner announced he was forming a new band, ‘Elegant Weapons’, metal fans have been waiting with baited breath to hear the first single. Anticipation has been building over the last few months as the band have been confirmed on some festival dates this summer, including Steelhouse festival in Wales.
Today, Elegant Weapons have unleashed their first single, ‘Blind Leading the Blind’ – you can watch the video below:
“The video is great and gives a quirky and stylistic representation of the meaning of the song,” explains Faulkner. “The main character is getting drunk on the power he is given by the people that trust him, only to be found out later when his followers really see the truth. When the power is taken away, he is seen for what he really is.”
The band features Richie Faulkner alongside singer Ronnie Romero, Uriah Heep bassist Dave Rimmer, and Accept drummer Christopher Williams.
Elegant Weapons debut full-length, Horns for a Halo (produced by Andy Sneap and featuring album performances by Pantera’s Rex Brown and Judas Priest’s Scott Travis), will be dropping May 26th via Nuclear Blast Records, and can already be pre-ordered: https://ew.bfan.link/horns-for-a-halo
Fans can expect heavy songs with catchy melodies, great vocals, and lots of riffs! “We all live to play live, and can’t wait to take the Elegant Weapons out onto the live stage.”
As for the music, Richie describes it as “a mix of Jimi Hendrix, Priest, Sabbath, solo Ozzy and Black Label Society, but with a lot of melody, sort of old school and modern at once if that makes any sense, and actually down-tuned a whole step. 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.”
Lastly, Faulkner sees a promising/long road ahead for the band. “As far as the future, we are all dedicated to giving this band the longest life we can. Live shows, tours and future albums. Growing with the fans along the way. The writing process for the second album is already underway and with live dates coming in thick and fast, we are looking forward to seeing how the future evolves for ELEGANT WEAPONS.”
