Halford

HEAVY METAL - United Kingdom
Lyrical themes: Love, Hell, Religion, Sci-Fi, Metal, Bikers
Robert John Arthur Halford (Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, 25 de agosto de 1951) é um cantor inglês, de Heavy Metal. Começou sua carreira como cantor do Judas Priest. Além de sua carreira solo, participou também das bandas Fight e Two . Ele tambem é dono do seu proprio selo de gravação, o Metal God Entertainments.

Rob Halford Vocals (1992-present) See also: Judas Priest, ex-Fight, ex-Hear 'n Aid, ex-Black Sabbath (live), ex-2wo
Metal Mike Chlasciak Guitars (1999-present) See also: Metal Mike Chlasciak, Painmuseum, ex-Ian Parry, ex-John West, ex-Sebastian Bach, ex-Testament, ex-Cans
Bobby Jarzombek Drums (2000-present) See also: Arch / Matheos, Fates Warning, Painmuseum, Riot, Sebastian Bach, Spastic Ink, ex-Happy Kitties, ex-Juggernaut, ex-Iced Earth, ex-John West, ex-Rob Rock, ex-Dirty Water, ex-Winterkat
Mike Davis Bass (2003-present) See also: ex-Lizzy Borden, ex-Ozzy Osbourne, ex-Angel Rot
Roy Z Guitars (2003-present) See also: Driver, Rob Rock, Bruce Dickinson, Tribe of Gypsies, ex-Lambs Among Wolves

Álbuns
Resurrection (CD - 2000)
Live Insurrection (Live - 2001)
Crucible (CD - 2002)
Metal God Essentials Vol.1 (Compilation - 2007)
Live at Rock in Rio III (Live - 2008)
Winter Songs (CD - 2009)
Live in Anaheim (Live - 2010)
Halford IV - Made of Metal (CD - 2010)

In the early 90s Rob Halford was inspired by the more aggressive music of bands like Pantera, Skid Row, and Metallica, forming the group Fight to produce music which he thought was not appropriate for Judas Priest. However, arguments with other members of Judas Priest led to his decision to leave the band.

After Fight split up, he formed an experimental industrial project called Two (or 2wo), which released a single album executive produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The Halford project was formed as a return to a more traditional heavy metal style. Halford rejoined Judas Priest in 2003 and his solo work was relegated to being more of a side project.

Fight had a song called "A Small Deadly Space" with lyrics that referenced the AIDS crisis. Rob Halford revealed in a 1998 interview that he is gay.

Halford temporarily fronted Black Sabbath in November 1992 at the Pacific Ampitheatre in Los Angeles when their lead singer Ronnie James Dio refused to take the stage in support of their former vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. He stepped in for one more Sabbath gig in August 2004 when Osbourne was unable to perform due to illness. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.