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Who joined Judas Priest as lead guitarist after K. K. Downing?

  • Richie Faulkner

  • Andy Sneap

  • Ian Hill

  • Scott Travis

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Richie Faulkner is an English guitarist who is best known as the lead guitarist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Faulkner joined Judas Priest in 2011, replacing K. K. Downing, who had been with the band since its inception in 1969. Faulkner has since recorded two albums with Judas Priest, Redeemer of Souls (2014) and Firepower (2018).
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