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It goes without saying, but Rob Halford is an icon. As the frontman of Judas Priest, he helped codify a whole genre, a whole aesthetic. He was one of the early heavy metal howlers, but he was also one of the guys who established aspects of metal's early iconography, decking himself out in leather and…
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Motörhead: Motorhead ex Phil Campbell teams up with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford for new single
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Watch lyric video for Phil Campbell's new single Straight Up - taken from his solo album Old Lions Still Roar
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Judas Priest: will dig deep into their archives for 50th anniversary celebration
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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says the band are planning “something very special” to mark their 50th anniversary
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Judas Priest: Rob Halford: 'The metal community has always been inclusive, yet we’ve been kicked around like a football over the years'
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Rob Halford loves Christmas almost as much as he loves metal. To mark the release of his second festive solo collection, 'Celestial', he talks to James McMahon about home improvements, National Coming Out Day and why he "fucking loves" Christmas treesIt’s 2pm in Phoenix, Arizona, when we call Rob Halford, longterm singer of heavy metal greats ...
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Judas Priest: Rob Halford: It’ll be hard for Judas Priest to top Firepower
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Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford says the band have “vaults” full of riffs that could be used on their next studio album
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Motörhead: Motorhead 1979: the inside story of Overkill and Bomber
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It was the year Black Sabbath fired Ozzy, AC/DC were on a Highway To Hell and Judas Priest were Unleashed In The East. Oh, and some band called Motorhead gave us Overkill and Bomber
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