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Rob Halford

Background information
Birth name Robert John Arthur Halford
Born August 25, 1951 (1951-08-25) (age 56)
Walsall, England
Genre(s) Heavy metal
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 1973 - present
Associated acts Judas Priest, Fight, 2wo, Halford, Black Sabbath, Bullring Brummies
Website Official website

Robert John Arthur Halford (born August 25, 1951) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The present is the Time that is perceived directly not as a recollection or a speculation Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Fight was a band assembled by Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, after his departure in 1992. 2WO is the second album by Strange Advance released in early 1985 Halford is a Heavy metal band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest. Black Sabbath are an The band Bullring Brummies was made up of Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler, Sabbath drummer Bill Ward, Fight / Judas Priest vocalist Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Halford is known for his four and a half-octave vocal range (D2-G#6)[1], high-pitched screams, and for his leather-clad biker image. He is one of the most respected singers of heavy metal. Halford has been nicknamed the "Metal God"[2][3] as a tribute to his influence on metal. He currently lives in Phoenix, Arizona, US. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [4]

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Career

Early years

Halford was born and raised in Walsall,[5] a town to the northwest of Birmingham, in England's West Midlands. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 He sang for numerous bands including Athens Wood, Lord Lucifer, Abraxas, Thark and Hiroshima.

Judas Priest

In 1973, founding Judas Priest member Ian Hill was dating a woman from nearby town Walsall who suggested that her brother, Robert Halford, be considered as a singer for the band[6]. Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in 1970 in Birmingham. Ian Hill (born Ian Frank Hill January 20 1951, lived on Yew Tree Estate Walsall, England) moving there in 1955 is a founding member and Halford, a former cinema manager, joined the band, bringing with him drummer John Hinch from his previous band, Hiroshima. In August 1974, the band debuted with the single "Rocka Rolla", before releasing an album of the same name a month later. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. " Rocka Rolla " is the debut single by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, first released in August 1974, and later released Rocka Rolla is the debut Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1974 The next albums were Sad Wings of Destiny (1976), which included a variety of old material; 1977's Sin After Sin; and 1978's Stained Class and Killing Machine (released in America as Hell Bent for Leather). Sad Wings of Destiny is the second Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1976 Sin After Sin is the third Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1977 Stained Class is the fourth Album by the British heavy metal group Judas Priest, released in 1978 "Hell Bent for Leather" redirects here For the Frankie Laine album of the same name see Frankie Laine.

Judas Priest, c. 1977. (left to right) Hill, Downing, Halford & Tipton
Judas Priest, c. 1977. (left to right) Hill, Downing, Halford & Tipton

Judas Priest recorded twelve studio and two concert albums which garnered different degrees of critical and financial success. Overall, the band has sold in excess of 30 million albums globally. [7]

In 1980, the band released British Steel. British Steel is the sixth album by Judas Priest, released on April 14 1980 (see 1980 in music) The songs were shorter and had more mainstream radio hooks, but retained the heavy metal feel. The 1982 album Screaming for Vengeance' had a song, "You've Got Another Thing Comin'," which garnered strong US radio airplay, and the popular follow-up "Defenders of the Faith". Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. " You've Got Another Thing Comin' " is a song by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Turbo was released in 1986, during the glam metal era. Turbo is the 11th album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. In 1988, Ram it Down was released, showcasing re-recorded material that was scrapped from the Turbo years. Ram It Down was an album recorded and released by Judas Priest in 1988 In 1990, the Painkiller album dropped the 1980s-style synthesisers for almost all of the songs. Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest.

Painkiller

After seeing their popularity gradually waning over the years, the apex of their success having been in the early 1980s, Judas Priest figured they needed to start from a new beginning. Ever since the successful tours of the Screaming for Vengeance album, Judas Priest had been in large part on a long decline. Screaming for Vengeance is the 8th studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. Despite its popularity, "Defenders of the Faith" was dubbed by critics as Screaming for Vengeance II, in large part because of its similar musical qualities. Turbo and its subsequent "Fuel for Life" Tour showed signs of an aging band trying to stay on top. A turbocharger, or turbo, is an air Compressor used for forced-induction of an Internal combustion engine.

Ram it Down was by far Halford's weakest vocal performance, and the dissipation of the glam metal and the rise of heavier metal with likes of Appetite for Destruction and ...And Justice for All completely overpowered Judas Priest's release. Ram It Down was an album recorded and released by Judas Priest in 1988 Appetite for Destruction is the 1987 debut album by Los Angeles -based Hard rock band Guns N' Roses.

In August of 1990, Judas Priest released Painkiller which would prove to be their biggest success in eight years. Painkiller is a 1990 gold-certified album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. With new drummer Scott Travis, ratings soared, and older fans began stepping back on the bandwagon. Judas Priest shows a wide range of diversity in this album, from screaming powermetal of the self-titled track "Painkiller" to the slower, darker rock ballad, "A Touch of Evil. " Thrash metal tracks like "Metal Meltdown" and Leather Rebel" are Judas Priest' response to the changing era. This album had everything Judas Priest could have wanted.

Along with the change in musical style, Judas Priest started changing their look as well. Rob Halford emerged with all-new tattoos, including a bent Judas Priest cross on his right arm and ring around his other, as well as a few on his shoulders. He also began shaving his head for the first time, claiming that his receding hairline was getting annoying to keep up with.

During the tour for Painkiller, Halford rode onstage on a large Harley-Davidson motorcycle, dressed in motorcycle leathers, as part of the show. Harley-Davidson Motor Company ( formerly HDI is an American manufacturer of Motorcycles based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. He collided with a drum riser and fell off the motorcycle, breaking his nose. [8] After regaining consciousness, Halford returned and performed the whole concert. In the band's Behind the Music episode, Halford named the accident as one of the events that caused the rift between him and the rest of the band that would eventually force them apart. Behind the Music was a Television series on VH1 that ran from 1997 to 2006, and continues to air sporadically with new episodes However, during an interview with Bernard Perusse of The Gazette (August 1, 2007), he is quoted as saying "And it absolutely did not [lead me to leaving the band]. It was just an accident. " After a 20-year career with Judas Priest, Halford announced to the band on July 4, 1991 that he was leaving the band, and he also sued their label, Sony, for restrictive practices. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

Fight and 2wo

He first formed the band Fight with Judas Priest drummer Scott Travis, bassist Jay Jay and guitarists Brian Tilse and Russ Parish recording two albums between 1993 and 1995: "War of Words" (1993) and, after Parish's departure and his replacement by Mark Chausee, "A Small Deadly Space" (1995). Fight was a band assembled by Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, after his departure in 1992. Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961, Norfolk Virginia, US) is the Drummer for legendary British heavy metal band Judas Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 While the first one was a straightforward tough and solid metal record, the second record had a grungier sound, making it less appealing for fans who had developed a taste for his debut album.

In between both albums, Fight released an EP, "Mutations", featuring "War of Words" studio versions, live cuts and alternate mixes. Fight was a band assembled by Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, after his departure in 1992. Immediately before this, Halford had recorded a track called "Light Comes Out of Black" for the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 action - comedy - Horror film about " Valley girl " cheerleader Buffy The song featured music provided by Pantera, although their contribution is uncredited. Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers Vinnie Paul ( drums) and After Fight, he collaborated with guitarist John Lowery in an industrial-influenced project called 2wo which was produced by Trent Reznor and released on his Nothing Records label. John 5, born John William Lowery in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, on July 31 1971 is an American Guitarist. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. 2WO is the second album by Strange Advance released in early 1985 Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Nothing Records was an American Record label, specializing in Industrial rock and Electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of

In 1998, Halford revealed he was homosexual in an interview on MTV. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Homosexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the same sex or to a Homosexual orientation. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. His sexual orientation was known to Judas Priest band members, and somewhat of an open secret among fans and the heavy metal press. An open secret is a concept or idea (often in but not necessarily limited to government and military circles that is "officially" secret or restricted in knowledge but Halford called the response from the heavy metal community "tremendous" [9]. Halford returned to his metal roots in 2000 with his band Halford and the widely acclaimed album Resurrection (2000), produced by Roy Z. Halford is a Heavy metal band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Roy Z is a Guitarist, Composer and producer known for his work with Bruce Dickinson ( Iron Maiden) Rob Halford and A live album in 2001 was followed up by 2002's Crucible. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. That same year, Halford had a small role in the film Spun in which he played an irritated sex store clerk. This article is about the 2002 Film For the Keller Williams album see Spun. sex shop, erotic shop is a shop that sells products such as Sex toys Pornography, erotic Lingerie, erotic books and Safer sex

Reunion with Priest and other activities

A reunion with Judas Priest had been speculated on for some time, at least since the release of the Resurrection album which some critics claimed sounded more like Judas Priest than that band's previous album Jugulator (1997). Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Halford himself had never ruled it out, claiming in 2002 that "Gut instinct tells me that at some point it will happen". [10] In July 2003, the singer returned to his former band and they released Angel of Retribution in 2005. July 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The world tour that accompanied the release marked the band's 30th anniversary.

Halford has also performed as the vocalist for Black Sabbath at three shows. Black Sabbath are an He replaced Ronnie James Dio for two nights in November 1992, when Dio elected not to open a show for Ozzy Osbourne. Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10, 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA is an American heavy John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Dio's contract had expired with the conclusion of the Dehumanizer tour. Dehumanizer is the sixteenth studio album by British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1992. Halford also replaced Osbourne in Black Sabbath on August 25, 2004, his 53rd birthday at an Ozzfest show in Camden, New Jersey, since Osbourne could not perform due to bronchitis. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ozzfest is an annual festival tour of the United States (and in some years Europe) featuring performances by many heavy metal and Hard rock The City of Camden is the County seat of Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. Bronchitis is an Inflammation of the Bronchi. More specifically it may refer to Acute bronchitis, caused by viruses or bacteria and lasting

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Discography

Judas Priest

Fight

2wo

Halford

Guest appearances

References

  1. ^ Judas Priest Info Pages - Rob Profile
  2. ^ Nalbandian, Bob, Interview with Metal God ROB HALFORD, <http://www.hardradio.com/shockwaves/halford1.html>. Retrieved on 18 July 2007 
  3. ^ Sill, Don (May 13, 2002), Molten Metal: An Interview With Metal God Rob Halford, <http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=836>. Retrieved on 18 July 2007 
  4. ^ Halford MySpace website
  5. ^ Bernard Perusse. Q&A with Rob Halford. Montreal Gazette. The Gazette, often called the Montreal Gazette to avoid ambiguity is now the only English-language daily Newspaper published in Montreal, 1 August 2007
  6. ^ Read more about Judas Priest
  7. ^ "Judas Priest CD & DVD release on Sony BMG'", JudasPriest. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. com. Retrieved on 2007-04-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at  
  8. ^ Ling, Dave (December 25, 2003), JUDAS PRIEST: The Making of 'Painkiller', <http://www.daveling.co.uk/docpriest.htm>. Retrieved on 20 July 2007 
  9. ^ VH1 - Behind the Music - Judas Priest
  10. ^ Hoaksey, Mark: "Interview with Rob Halford", Power Play Issue 35, July 2002

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