Rob Halford
Birthday: 1951-08-25 Place of Birth: Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK
Synopsis
A British singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is considered one of the most consistently powerful singers in rock, possessing a wide vocal range, and is particularly known for his trademark high-pitched, operatic, soaring screams. His vocal range currently spans nearly four octaves. In addition to his work with Judas Priest, he has been involved with several side projects, including Fight, 2wo and Halford.
Acting
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
This career spanning documentary on heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio delves deep into his incredible rise from 50's doo-wop crooner, to his early classic rock days in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, to replacing the iconic lead singer Ozzy Osborne in Black Sabbath, to finally cement his legend with DIO. Ronnie's biography is completely unique to the tired sex, drugs and rock and roll cliches. The film is about perseverance, dreams and the power to believe in yourself.
Rock Camp: The Movie
Summer camp meets Spinal Tap as we journey to Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp, where dreamers from across America and around the world gather to shred with their heroes - and learn to rock like the legends. Rock Camp is an institution and cultural phenomenon that has been going on in Los Angeles, New York and other cities since 1996. The brainchild of music producer David Fishof, Rock Camp boasts a jaw-dropping array of rock star "counselors" that include Roger Daltrey, Alice Cooper, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Nancy Wilson, Joe Perry, Jeff Beck, Slash and countless other rock legends. The counselors teach, inspire and jam with the campers over the course of four days. Each Rock Camp concludes with all of the counselors and their respective campers, performing together.
Judas Priest: Battle Cry
Judas Priest's tour in support of their 17th studio album overall, 'Redeemer Of Souls', was one of the most extensive of the group's entire career - consisting of 130 shows in 33 countries, and offering a setlist that touched upon selections from nearly all of their classic albums. Recorded live on August 1st, 2015 at Germany's infamous Wacken Festival in front of an audience of 85,000 screaming metal maniacs, this concert film unleashes one of the greatest live bands in the heavy metal genre. And as evidenced by 'Battle Cry', Judas Priest rock harder and more ferociously than ever.
1. (Intro) Battle Cry 2. Dragonaut 3. Metal Gods 4. Devil's Child 5. Victim Of Changes 6. Halls Of Valhalla 7. Turbo Lover 8. Redeemer Of Souls 9. Beyond The Realms Of Death 10. Jawbreaker 11. Breaking The Law 12. Hell Bent For Leather 13. The Hellion 14. Electric Eye 15. You've Got Another Thing Coming 16. Painkiller 17. Living After Midnight
Judas Priest: Epitaph
In May 2012, Judas Priest wrapped up their epic "Epitaph" world tour with a storming set at London's Hammersmith Apollo. The band, having announced that this would be their final large-scale world tour, celebrated their last and possibly final show with an incredible career-spanning set list that brought down the house. In addition to performing all their classics "Breaking The Law," "Living After Midnight" and "You ve Got Another Thing Comin'" the Priest dug deep into their catalog, performing at least one song from each of their albums, which rounded off their 23-song set list.
Judas Priest: Live at the US Festival
From Metal Day at the US Festival, May 29 1983, Judas Priest took the stage to fly the metal flag for hundreds of thousands of fans in the Southern California Sun. Setlist: 1 The Hellion / Electric Eye 2 Riding on the Wind 3 Heading Out to the Highway 4 Metal Gods 5 Breaking the Law 6 Diamonds & Rust 7 Victim of Changes 8 Living After Midnight 9 The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown) 10 Screaming for Vengeance 11 You've Got Another Thing Comin' 12 Hell Bent for Leather
Halford: Live At Saitama Super Arena
Recorded live at the Loud Park Tokyo festival at the Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 16 October 2010. Setlist: 01. Resurrection 02. Made In Hell 03. Locked And Loaded 04. Drop Out 05. Made Of Metal 06. Undisputed 07. Nailed To The Gun 08. Golgotha 09. Fire And Ice 10. Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown) 11. Diamonds And Rust 12. Jawbreaker 13. Cyber World 14. Like There’s No Tomorrow 15. Thunder And Lightning
Heavy Metal Britannia
Nigel Planer narrates a documentary which traces the origins and development of British heavy metal from its humble beginnings in the industrialised Midlands to its proud international triumph. Contributors include Lemmy, Sabbath's Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan from Deep Purple, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, Bruce Dickinson from Iron Maiden and Saxon's Biff Byford.
Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band
Undeniably one of the most important and influential gay music acts in the last twenty years, Pansy Division pioneered the "queercore" genre long before other gay musicians had the confidence to come out of the closet, and without major record label support or mainstream radio airplay. Using original and archive footage and covering over fifteen years as a group, Pansy Division: Life in a Gay Rock Band is a fast-paced, intimate and humorous account of one of rock's most fearless acts. From their first days in San Francisco's underground music scene to a full-fledged stadium tour with Green Day and beyond, founding members Jon Ginoli and Chris Freeman overcome increasingly difficult line-up changes, prejudice and near-poverty to keep the band together and create music that has truly made a difference.
Fight: War Of Words - The Film
Limited autographed two disc (DVD + CD) edition. This film brilliantly documents a key moment in Heavy Metal history. Fight were the first musical project put together by Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford shortly after he left that genre-defining band. The War Of Words: The Film DVD weaves behind the scenes, hand held and pro-shot footage of rehearsals, demo recordings, studio sessions and interviews climaxing with a full length concert (compiled from shows filmed at 18 venues in 15 select cities) during Fight's 1993/1994 Nailed to the Road / War of Words World Tour. The CD features Fight Live in Paris, France October 30, 1993. Metal God. 2007
Heavy: The Story of Metal
Heavy: The Story of Metal is a four-part documentary special that aired on VH1 in 2006.
The series focuses on the origins, subgenres, and the bands of heavy metal music, paying close attention to influential bands like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden, who helped to define heavy metal in its early years. Other bands on the program include, Alice Cooper, Kiss, AC/DC, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Quiet Riot, Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, Guns N' Roses, and Marilyn Manson. However, the documentary notably passes over lower profile metal sub-genres such as death metal, black metal, doom metal, progressive metal, power metal and many others considered core elements of today's metal pantheon, focusing mostly on hard rock & traditional heavy metal. In Canada, the documentary aired on MuchMoreMusic and on C4 in New Zealand. It is not available on DVD or video.
Classic Albums: Judas Priest - British Steel
Had Judas Priest released just this one album, it would still go down in history. Judas Priest was one of the most influential heavy metal bands of the 70's. BRITISH STEEL made them a world-famous band. The welding of BRITISH STEEL is told in this exclusive program in the band's own words, and by their once long-term producer Tom Allom. Featuring archive footage, interviews and rare live performances, plus all of BRITISH STEEL'S finest songs, including "Living After Midnight", "Breaking the Law", "Metal Gods", "The Rage", "United" and "Grinder", this is a compelling, witty and exhilarating look at the making of one of heavy metal's most artful creations, a true Classic!
Fight: Live in Phoenix
Live in Phoenix in August 1993. "Into the Pit" "Nailed to the Gun" "Life in Black" "Immortal Sin" "War of Words" "Laid to Rest" "For All Eternity" "Little Crazy" "Contortion" "Kill It" "Vicious" "Reality – A New Beginning" "Light Comes Out of Black" All tracks composed by Rob Halford. Released on the 4-disc "Fight: Into the Pit" set among Halford's series of Metal God reissues in 2008.
