Halford, de enige echte Metalgod.

Nadat hij Judas Priest had verlaten, volgens sommige geruchten vanwege zijn homoseksualiteit, heeft hij de muziek niet naast zich neergelegd en ging gewoon verder met twee min of meer mislukte bands "Two" en "Fight", op zich is het niet slecht ofzo, maar het is gewoon heel anders dan zijn eerdere werk, af en toe kun je nog weleens "Into The Pitt" horen, wat ook op het Halford live-album Insurrection te vinden is (cd 1 nr. 3). Na deze twee bands begon hij met Halford, werkelijk een succesband. Dit jaar kwamen ze alweer met hun tweede studio-album Crucible in totaal hun derde samen met het live-album Insurrection. Nog steeds met de typische sound die hij had bij Priest, maar ook met een beetje extra, weet deze vijftiger nog altijd perfecte muziek te fabriceren. Crucible staat bol van oosterse invloeden en geeft hiermee een nieuwe dimensie aan het omvangrijke werk van deze Metalgod. Ik hoop dan ook dat hij binnen afzienbare tijd de Europese kust weer aan zal doen voor een tour voor dit album.

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Op donderdag 26 december 2002 01:02 schreef Dissection het volgende:

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Sinds Halford weg is bij Judas Priest en zijn plek is ingenomen door een roadie/groupie, is het alleen maar beter gegaan met Judas Priest.

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Halford daarentegen teert nog op zijn oude roem en wordt in de metalkringen toch niet echt meer geaccepteerd vanwege zijn enorm nichterige gedrag.
Laat deze kerel dus maar mooi uit Europa wegblijven.

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Bovendien maakt hij geen powermetal.

En nog even de officiële site, waar ook veel info te vinden is en een aantal bootlegs van Priest concerten, wat nummers van Halford.

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Op maandag 30 december 2002 18:38 schreef hoppe het volgende:
Er zijn meer metalgoden:

om er enkele te noemen

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Op zondag 26 januari 2003 01:53 schreef MetalMaupio het volgende:

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Is er nog een speciale reden voor om dat in japan te doen?

Ik hoor het wel vaker, dat er bv speciale ltd ed cd's uitgebracht worden alleen voor in Azie ofzo.Is het publiek daar enthausiaster of hebben ze meer geld ofzo?

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Misschien omdat het het begin is van z'n tour en hij daar mooie lokaties heeft...

Staat een nieuw interview.

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Ex-JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford has denied reports of an imminent reunion with his former bandmates, stating that his friendship with the rest of the group is "a little bit strained" and "nowhere near as close" as it needs to be in order for the band to be able to perform together again. When asked by San Francisco Bay Area's KTVU.com under what circumstances he could see recording and touring with PRIEST again, Halford replied, "There's three answers to that question. As I've said for quite a few years now, if ever there was an opportunity that we all agreed was worth pursuing, then we would look at it. That's one way of looking at it. Secondly, they have a lead singer, Tim ['Ripper' Owens], who's a friend of mine. He's doing a great job being the singer for PRIEST, so that's what's happening right now. Tim is the singer for JUDAS PRIEST.

"And on the level of building friendships and speaking to one another, that's good, but it's nowhere near as close as it used to be. We see each other about once or twice a year, and it feels good, but it's a little bit strained. And I think even before any music is talked about, you have to make sure you can just be friends, you know? I mean, just get back on the track of being able to hang out without any questions that need to be answered and asked of each other. Because I know that's inevitable: 'Why did you do this? Why didn't this happen? Why didn't that happen?' It's a healing process and you have to go through all that psychology. So, that has to be dealt with. And how long would that take? Is it going to be over in a conversation? A week? A month? A year? Who knows?

"The most important thing out of this is the love and the passion that still out there for PRIEST, you know, the original PRIEST. And it's the same thing goes to early VAN HALEN or MÖTLEY CRÜE or SABBATH or IRON MAIDEN. It's about that original experience that people want to see again and again and again. And it's also a great testament to the music, the power and the strength of this great music that lives on and will not go away."

In the same interview Halford spoke about his vocal technique and expressed amazement over the fact that he is still able to sing with the kind of power and conviction that far surpasses that of most of his much younger counterparts. Asked how he has managed to preserve his trademark scream and operatic range and what he does to keep his voice in shape to withstand the rigors of the road, Rob said, "It is remarkable. As I've said in recent interviews when I try and look over the fact that I've been a metal singer for 32 years and I've been doing all these amazing vocal gymnastics over that time it is remarkable that it's still able to do what it does. I don't know what the answer is! (laughs) I try not to question too much about it. I'm just grateful that it's still got the strength and power after all of these years of singing.

"The fact is, because singing is an internal thing it's not like if you bust a guitar string you can change it it's very much a physical part of your abilities, you're really looking after it in the best way possible. And that means, especially when you're touring, you just try and get as much rest as you possibly can between shows keep the use of the voice down to a minimum, because it is a muscle and muscles get worn out.

"But there is no real system of looking after it apart from, like I said, getting as much rest as possible when you're working. There's no lotions or potions or satanic incantations (laughs). Maybe it's something in the water from Birmingham, from the Midlands, where I'm from. There's another great singer from the Midlands, Robert Plant, and he can still belt it out.

"I think it might also be due to the fact that, using me and Robert as examples, we started off as singers that kind of developed a particular style, so I suppose the virtuosity of what we do with our vocal chords is quite unique in the places that we take it to. Whereas a lot of singers today do tend to stay in one particular area, we're always trying to knock one out of the ballpark. Maybe that's given us something of an edge.

"It's certainly nothing that you can put in a book I've been asked about vocal coach things in books or cassettes and stuff and I wouldn't know where to start. I'm mean, it's something you just do by instinct as much as anything else."

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Legendary vocalist Rob Halford and his band HALFORD will film and record their Sunday, June 8, 2003 concert at The Grove of Anaheim in Anaheim, California for a future DVD release.

Tickets for this historic show are being sold at a special 2-for-1 discount. By providing a special password the word "metal" fans can purchase two tickets for the price of one at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, at The Grove of Anaheim's box office or by calling The Grove of Anaheim's box office at 714-712-2700.

The HALFORD band will perform material from their "Resurrection" and "Crucible" releases as well as JUDAS PRIEST and FIGHT favorites.

The Anaheim show is the last of HALFORD's string of West Coast dates promoting the 2002 album "Crucible".

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