Rob Halford
British heavy metal singer
Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English singer-songwriter. He was born in Sutton Coldfield and raised in Walsall. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed "Metal God". He is also credited as being the first openly gay mainstream heavy metal star when he came out as gay in 1998.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert John Arthur Halford |
| Born | 25 August 1951 Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England |
| Origin | Walsall, Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal, speed metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, harmonica, guitar |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Website | Official website |
Rob almost exclusively now works with producer Mike Exeter when creating new music having met him whilst working on the Redeemer of Souls album with Judas Priest.
Discography change
Judas Priest change
- Rocka Rolla (1974)
- Sad Wings of Destiny (1976)
- Sin After Sin (1977)
- Stained Class (1978)
- Killing Machine (1978) (released as Hell Bent for Leather in the USA 1979)
- British Steel (1980)
- Point of Entry (1981)
- Screaming for Vengeance (1982)
- Defenders of the Faith (1984)
- Turbo (1986)
- Ram It Down (1988)
- Painkiller (1990)
- Angel of Retribution (2005)
- Nostradamus (2008)
- Redeemer of Souls (2014)
- Firepower (2018)
Fight change
- K5 – The War of Words Demos (1992) (released in 2007)
- War of Words (1993)
- Mutations (1994)
- A Small Deadly Space (1995)
2wo change
- Voyeurs (1998)
Halford change
- Resurrection (2000)
- Live Insurrection (2001)
- Crucible (2002)
- Halford III: Winter Songs (2009)
- Live in Anaheim (2010) (recorded in 2003)
- Halford IV: Made of Metal (2010)
References change
- ↑ Staff, MTV News. "Rob Halford Discusses Sexuality Publicly For The First Time". MTV News.