Each 30-second TV script called for a booming rock vocalist to sing a familiar phrase: “You got Plymouth Rocked!” So Plymouth Rock hired none other than Halford to play the role of “The Rocker.” Said Halford of the project: “It feels good to be the first heavy metal pilgrim to…
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Halford, Rob-Confess (Book review)
Reviewed: September, 2020 Published: 2020, Hachette Books Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP CONFESS by Rob Halford is likely one of the most anticipated Metal autobiographies of 2020 and/or even recent memory. Rob Halford, The Metal God has come down off the mountain-top and has bestowed on us a detailed and explicit…
War Dogs – Die By My Sword
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: 2020, Fighter Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Lee Carter Whatever walk of life you pass through, comparisons are always made between you and someone or something else. It may be an overt thing, or something far more subtle, but it is always there. You may even do…
Drummer Les Binks discusses his career, time with Judas Priest, and the future.
LES BINKS INTERVIEW BY MARKO SYRJALA Les Binks is an Irish musician, best known as the drummer for Judas Priest from 1977 to 1979. Binks performed on two Priest studio albums, STAINED CLASS, KILLING MACHINE, and live album UNLEASH THE EAST, which just turned forty years old. Before the Priest…
Bloodstock 2018 @ Catton Hall
Bloodstock 2018 Review by Demitri Levantis Photography by Billy Edmunds Britain’s biggest and most prominent Metal festival, Bloodstock Open Air opened its doors to thousands upon thousands of metalheads this weekend. Having expanded in size and playing host to several new campsites to showcase its rise in popularity. Last year…
Judas Priest with support act Megadeth on Firepower World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – at Royal Arena Copenhagen, Denmark
Judas Priest Firepower World Tour 2018, European leg 1 – Megadeth – special guest Royal Arena, Copenhagen 10/6 – 2018 Live review and pictures by: Anders Sandvall In March, legendary heavy metal icons Judas Priest released their latest studio album FIREPOWER, which is a brilliant by the way, and are now…
Rob Halford of Judas Priest – “Overcome it, and win, and never surrender.”
Judas Priest frontman and metal icon Judas Priest is featured in a new interview with Noisey in support of the band’s new album, Firepower. An excerpt is available below. On new song “No Surrender” Halford: “The great thing about Priest in all the years that we’ve been making heavy metal…
JUDAS PRIEST UNLEASH TITLE TRACK FROM ‘FIREPOWER’
The buzz surrounding legendary metal band Judas Priest’s forthcoming album, ‘Firepower,’ is undeniably growing louder – on the strength of the video clip for the track “Lightning Strike,” as well as many of the attractive/limited edition purchasing options made available for fans via PledgeMusic already being sold out. And it will…
Judas Priest – Live in Halifax, Nov 10th 2015
Judas Priest Still delivering the goods Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, NS Canada Nov. 10th, 2015 Review by EvilG, Photos by Celtic Bob “It took us 40 years to get here” – Rob Halford For the first time in their lengthy career, the Metal Gods came to Atlantic Canada for a single show…
ROB HALFORD Signs World Wide Deal With Sony Legacy
SONY Music Entertainment and Legacy Recordings, SME’s catalog division, have signed a worldwide rights deal to with the Metal God, Rob Halford. Frontman of the legendary heavy metal band Judas Priest, Rob Halford brought his iconic charisma and influential vocal style to a variety of side projects since 1992, notably…
MADE OF METAL – A CASUAL GUIDE TO THE SOLO MUSIC OF JUDAS PRIEST’S ROB HALFORD
Rob Halford is a heavy metal icon and his influence on the genre is immeasurable. Bands such as Anthrax, Pantera, Slayer and Metallica have cited Rob Halford and Judas Priest as a major inspiration on their own music. This book isn’t about Judas Priest as such, though it inevitably touches…
JUDAS PRIEST’s Rob Halford on new Priest Album “The writing process is complete…”
In an interview with Billboard, metal God Rob Halford spoke about the bands upcoming album: “The writing process is complete,” he reports. “Now it’s the painstaking work of making sure that you get every single note, every single nuance of the vocal, every tiny aspect…right. We’re still tracking (instruments). It’s…
JUDAS PRIEST – Bassist Ian Hill discusses the Epitaph tour, and the future of the band
IAN HILL INTERVIEW AND LIVE PHOTOS BY MARKO SYRJALA Ian Hill is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Grammy award-winning heavy metal band, Judas Priest. The band was originally formed in 1970 and their albums such as BRITISH STEEL, SCREAMING FOR A VENGEANCE, and PAINKILLER are well-known metal…
Ozzy Osbourne with Halford – Toronto, Nov.27, 2010
Ozzy Osbourne with Halford Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON Saturday, November 27, 2010 7:30pm Review and pics: EvilG Thanks thanks to Chipter PR! When I heard that two of heavy metal’s founding fathers were hitting the road together, it was a given that I’d have to travel from the end…
ROB HALFORD Doesn’t Want Fans To Be Sad About JUDAS PRIEST’s Upcoming Farewell Tour
Steven Patrick of Uweekly.com recently conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Uweekly.com: Pat Lachman, he was one of your guitarists in HALFORD, who went on to front the band DAMAGEPLAN. This being a Columbus, Ohio, paper and the…