Priest's Ritchie Faulkner has 10 hour open heart surgery, JP postpones tour.

[Samhain]

https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/j...0-hour-open-heart-surgery-after-heart-attack/
He's only 41.

 

[Mr. Willy]

Wow. 41. Hope it’s a chemical problem and not a heart defect. Scary stuff.

 

[Fiesta Red]

He's not going to be jumping around on stage any time soon.

Hope he's comfortable and heals well.

 

[The One]

he's a great player. i follow him on IG.

 

[mooncobra]

Hopefully he recovers fully and starts rocking again.

 

[Racerxrated]

Wish him the best. MI’s can happen to guys in their 30s, 40s….I thought Mark Abrahamian was also in his 40s when he passed….RIP

 

[Mark Skid]

Calling KK Downing...

 

[Mikeyboyeee]

That sucks. I had 2 heart attacks (few years apart) and I'm not even 50 yet (next year).
99% blockage. Same artery twice. It happens.
Stents tho, no open heart.
Godspeed Richie!

 

[Mark Skid]

That sucks. I had 2 heart attacks (few years apart) and I'm not even 50 yet (next year).
99% blockage. Same artery twice. It happens.
Stents tho, no open heart.
Godspeed Richie!

Avoid taking calcium supplements. Careful with the dairy products. Keep up on magnesium and vitamin D.

 

[crwnedblasphemy]

Speaking not of heart issues, but of calcium supplements. There is zero benefit for most taking them for most people, and more negative effects.

 

[jchrisf]

Wow. 41. Hope it’s a chemical problem and not a heart defect. Scary stuff.

It was an aortic aneurysm that happened when he was playing the solo for Painkiller. Same thing killed John Ritter and Alan Thicke

https://loudwire.com/judas-priest-richie-faulkner-perfect-painkiller-solo-heart-aorta-ruptures/

 

[Samhain]

It was an aortic aneurysm that happened when he was playing the solo for Painkiller. Same thing killed John Ritter and Alan Thicke

https://loudwire.com/judas-priest-richie-faulkner-perfect-painkiller-solo-heart-aorta-ruptures/

Most don't survive that.

 

[Shreddy Mercury]

Alan Thicke is dead? I didn't know that

 

[Mark Skid]

Will this cove... I mean, tribu... I mean, Judas Priest continue touring?

 

[jchrisf]

Most don't survive that.

Yeah, and John Ritter would have if they didn't treat him for a heart attack. He was right across the street from the hospital when he had his. Richie was about 5 miles away which helped, along with them identifying the problem quickly.