Halford (band)
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Halford is a heavy metal
band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford
, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest
. Halford formed the band to return to his heavy metal roots. His two previous projects were a "street metal"-style band called Fight
and the industrial metal
band 2wo.
was included in Martin Popoff
's The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. As well, the songs "Silent Screams" and the title-track "Resurrection" were included in Popoff's list. The track "The One You Love to Hate" guest included Iron Maiden
vocalist Bruce Dickinson
.
In 2002 Halford released its second studio album Crucible
, although no live recordings have been officially released to promote this album. A high-quality soundboard bootleg titled "Live - From the Disney House of Blues" was made available for download along with a special DEP
at Robhalford.com in 2004. Halford released bonus tracks in Japan, such as "She", "Fugitive", "Rock the World Forever" and "In the Morning". There is a video for the track "In the Morning" available on Halford's website.
On November 2006, Halford released a single set from the Halford IV album, titled "Forgotten Generation." The first wave of Halford releases included remastered editions of his solo band's back catalogue and initially releasing them through Apple's online iTunes Store
. Fight also celebrated a release, an early recording entitled "K5- War of Words Demos," which were the demos that Rob Halford had recorded back when Fight had first formed. Lastly, a compilation was included, called "Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1," which not only had the fans' favorite Halford tunes, but also had new songs called "Forgotten Generation" and "Drop Out."
Rob Halford
's third solo record, entitled Halford III - Winter Songs, was released worldwide through all retailers on November 3, 2009. The record features new tracks recorded by his solo band between 2008–2009, as well as traditional Christmas songs re-arranged to heavy metal renditions by Halford himself. The first single, "Get Into the Spirit" was released to radios on September 29, 2009.
On June 25, 2010, Halford released the first single, "The Mower", from his fourth solo studio album, Halford IV: Made of Metal
, which was released in October 2010.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band formed in 1999 by Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
, the lead vocalist for Judas Priest
Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...
. Halford formed the band to return to his heavy metal roots. His two previous projects were a "street metal"-style band called Fight
Fight (band)
Fight was an American heavy metal band assembled by Judas Priest frontman, Rob Halford, after his departure from that band in 1992. He took with him from Judas Priest and Racer X drummer Scott Travis, though Travis also continued to drum for Judas Priest...
and the industrial metal
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band 2wo.
Recordings
Halford's first album ResurrectionResurrection (Halford album)
- 2006 track listing :-Personnel:Halford* Rob Halford – vocals* Patrick Lachman – guitar* Mike Chlasciak – guitar* Ray Riendeau – bass*Bobby Jarzombek – drumsAdditional performers*Roy Z – guitar...
was included in Martin Popoff
Martin Popoff
Martin Popoff is a Canadian-born music journalist and critic who covers the genre of heavy metal music. The senior editor and co-founder of Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles magazine, he has additionally written over twenty books that both critically evaluate heavy metal and document its history...
's The Top 500 Heavy Metal Albums of All Time. As well, the songs "Silent Screams" and the title-track "Resurrection" were included in Popoff's list. The track "The One You Love to Hate" guest included Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
vocalist Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson is an English singer, songwriter, airline pilot, fencer, broadcaster, author, screenwriter, actor and marketing director, best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden....
.
In 2002 Halford released its second studio album Crucible
Crucible (album)
-2010 Remixed and Remastered edition:-Personnel:Halford*Rob Halford – vocals*Metal Mike Chlasciak – guitar*Patrick Lachman – guitar*Ray Riendeau – bass*Bobby Jarzombek – drumsAdditional performer*Roy Z – guitarProduction...
, although no live recordings have been officially released to promote this album. A high-quality soundboard bootleg titled "Live - From the Disney House of Blues" was made available for download along with a special DEP
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at Robhalford.com in 2004. Halford released bonus tracks in Japan, such as "She", "Fugitive", "Rock the World Forever" and "In the Morning". There is a video for the track "In the Morning" available on Halford's website.
On November 2006, Halford released a single set from the Halford IV album, titled "Forgotten Generation." The first wave of Halford releases included remastered editions of his solo band's back catalogue and initially releasing them through Apple's online iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
. Fight also celebrated a release, an early recording entitled "K5- War of Words Demos," which were the demos that Rob Halford had recorded back when Fight had first formed. Lastly, a compilation was included, called "Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1," which not only had the fans' favorite Halford tunes, but also had new songs called "Forgotten Generation" and "Drop Out."
Rob Halford
Rob Halford
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's...
's third solo record, entitled Halford III - Winter Songs, was released worldwide through all retailers on November 3, 2009. The record features new tracks recorded by his solo band between 2008–2009, as well as traditional Christmas songs re-arranged to heavy metal renditions by Halford himself. The first single, "Get Into the Spirit" was released to radios on September 29, 2009.
On June 25, 2010, Halford released the first single, "The Mower", from his fourth solo studio album, Halford IV: Made of Metal
Halford IV: Made of Metal
Halford IV: Made of Metal is the fourth studio album by the heavy metal band Halford, the solo project of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. Produced by Roy Z and recorded during 2009 and 2010. the album was released on September 28, 2010...
, which was released in October 2010.
Studio albums
- ResurrectionResurrection (Halford album)- 2006 track listing :-Personnel:Halford* Rob Halford – vocals* Patrick Lachman – guitar* Mike Chlasciak – guitar* Ray Riendeau – bass*Bobby Jarzombek – drumsAdditional performers*Roy Z – guitar...
(2000) - CrucibleCrucible (album)-2010 Remixed and Remastered edition:-Personnel:Halford*Rob Halford – vocals*Metal Mike Chlasciak – guitar*Patrick Lachman – guitar*Ray Riendeau – bass*Bobby Jarzombek – drumsAdditional performer*Roy Z – guitarProduction...
(2002) - Halford III: Winter SongsHalford III: Winter SongsHalford III: Winter Songs is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Halford, the solo project of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford.-History:...
(2009) - Halford IV: Made of MetalHalford IV: Made of MetalHalford IV: Made of Metal is the fourth studio album by the heavy metal band Halford, the solo project of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. Produced by Roy Z and recorded during 2009 and 2010. the album was released on September 28, 2010...
(2010)
EPs
- Silent Screams: The Singles EP (2006) (Exclusive to iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
) - Fourging The Furnace (2003)
Live albums
- Live InsurrectionLive Insurrection* The Japanese release and the 2009 remaster feature a cover of the Scorpions song "Blackout", featuring Rudolf Schenker on guitar.* "Screaming in the Dark" is a previously unreleased Halford song....
(2001) - LIVE - Disney House of Blues Concert (2004) (Formerly available for free download from www.robhalford.com.)
- Live in Anaheim (Original Soundtrack) (2010)
Compilation albums
- Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1Metal God Essentials Vol. 1 is a compilation album released by Halford in 2007. It was released as a standard CD , but also as a limited edition DigiPak including a bonus CD and Rob Halford's autograph. The bonus DVD has contains music videos and the bonus CD contains remixes.-CD1:# Resurrection...
(2006) (Exclusive to iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, released as a CD in September 2007)
Video albums
- Halford - Live At Rock In Rio III (DVD) (2008)
- Live in Anaheim (DVD) (2010)
- Halford Live At Saitama Super Arena (DVD) (2011)