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HALFORD To Celebrate Holiday Season With 'III - Winter Songs' CD
- Sep. 9, 2009
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Just in time for the 2009 holiday season comes a release that is sure to grab the attention of heavy metal fans worldwide, as legendary singer Rob Halford debuts his first holiday CD "Halford III - Winter Songs" on his new label Metal God Records distributed globally by ADA Global/ Warner Music Group, Fontana/ Universal Music Group, Conveyor/ Universal Music Canada and Sony Music Japan. "Halford III - Winter Songs" is Rob's first solo release in more than seven years, and includes a collection of new Halford-penned tracks plus traditional holiday favorites presented with original arrangements by HALFORD ( Rob Halford on vocals, Roy Z. on guitar, Metal Mike Chlasciak on guitar, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums). Written, arranged and recorded during 2008 and 2009, "Halford III - Winter Songs" celebrates one of the most exciting holiday periods of the year. The new HALFORD single "Get Into The Spirit" debuts at radio and RobHalford.com on September 29. "Well, I've always said I wanted to produce a Christmas CD," comments Halford. "The HALFORD band has assembled a fantastic release, and we're excited to have produced a collection of holiday tracks which all of us have enjoyed from a very early age." "Halford III - Winter Songs" debuts new HALFORD tracks "Get Into The Spirit", "When Christmas Comes For Everyone", "Light Of The World", "What Child Is This", "Oh Holy Night", "Come All Ye Faithful" and more. "Halford III - Winter Songs" will be released the week of October 26, 2009 at your favorite retailer, e-tailer, Amazon.com, HMV.com, BestBuy.com, Play.com, iTunes and HalfordMusic.com. A commercial for "Halford III - Winter Songs" can be viewed at MetalGodShop.com. HALFORD's last studio album, "Crucible", came out in 2002. "Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1", a 2007 collection containing 15 songs spanning Rob Halford's solo career, featured two new songs, "Forgotten Generation" and "Drop Out". Halford's Metal God Entertainment recently launched Metal God Records — a new music label providing global physical and digital distribution services for the world's rock and metal performers. "It's been a long desire of mine to be a co-owner and participate in the operation of a label focused on supporting the rock and metal communities," Halford said in a statement. "The infrastructure we have been assembling at Metal God Entertainment now allows myself and other artists to benefit from Metal God Records global physical and digital distribution networks, promotion and marketing services, apparel products and a broad range of Artist & Repertoire services." 
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COMMENT | What the fuck?
posted by :
9/9/2009 5:16:39 PM
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Lame.
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posted by : blackXmetalXcore
9/9/2009 5:17:33 PM
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a metal Christmas...nice
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COMMENT |
posted by : Traumor
9/9/2009 5:18:13 PM
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This is frigging silly, but I love it!
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posted by : pinpals
9/9/2009 5:18:23 PM
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Strange idea but I'm excited to hear music from this band featuring Roy Z on guitars.
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COMMENT | nah
posted by : megal0maniac
9/9/2009 5:30:05 PM
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thank you i am an atheist.
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COMMENT |
posted by : wooten
9/9/2009 5:35:48 PM
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I love Judas Priest and Christmas music. So yes, I'll buy it!
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COMMENT | Enjoy Some Metal God Metal!
posted by :
9/9/2009 5:57:57 PM
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The Metal God's Dishing out some tunes for his Metal Maniac Fans out there and people still complain endlessly about the stupidest little things here on blabbermouth.
Why, can't you guys who complaining get it together and either enjoy the great metal music or get out.
I for one, can't wait to hear this new release from the metal god himself, it will most certainly hold me up till the next Judas Priest album!
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COMMENT | If It Doesnt Involve Rob With Priest Then............................
posted by :
9/9/2009 7:18:47 PM
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I am not even remotely interested cause the only good thing he did solo was Fight War of Words and about half of Resurrection. Fight A Small Deadly Space sucked and Crucible sucked even worse!
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COMMENT | Rock_Junkie04
posted by :
9/9/2009 7:25:55 PM
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Maybe because I have taste?
Fuckin' metal Christmas albums...grumble, grumble, grumble...
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COMMENT | Rock Junkie
posted by :
9/9/2009 7:53:47 PM
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Is the only one here probably over the age of 21, cause he made the most relevant post here of them all and it wasnt all whining. You kids are some of the most miserable fucks ever, to come and post crap on each and every post here just to hear yourselves whine.
Btw megalomanica, what does being an atheist have to do with wanting to hear metal xmas songs? Im atheist myself, but I fucking love Trans-Siberian Orchestra and will be seeing them for my 4th time (3rd in a row) this coming December, and practically anything Rob has done Metal Mike, and now Roy Z has to be awesome. All of Roy Z's work with Bruce Dickinson was fantastic and Im sure they wont be lame or cheesy.
My 8yr old son whines less then 98% of you posters here.
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COMMENT | Metal XMas
posted by : hellflyer666
9/9/2009 8:04:52 PM
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Like zakkimal, I'm a fan of TSO so I enjoy holiday music too though I'm not into religion at all. This should be pretty cool. The song tease in the commercial sold me. Halford rules.
\m/ \m/
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posted by : Skanna
9/9/2009 8:06:34 PM
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Hi, I'm out of the office now, so this is an auto-reply. Great album, can't wait to pick it up. Riot act666.
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COMMENT | Christmas Isn't Metal
posted by :
9/9/2009 8:18:57 PM
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This is so lame first Twisted Sister ruined their metal image/edge with their shitty Christmas cd. Now Halford is going to do the same. Christmas songs are not cool They are lame they have stupid juvenile lyrics that sound like Sesame Street songs. Kids songs and heavy metal don't go together. Don't do it Rob!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/9/2009 8:32:04 PM
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I dont know.Either way you know you have to buy it.
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COMMENT | Awesome
posted by : RiotAct666
9/9/2009 8:35:44 PM
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I will pick up my copy.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/9/2009 8:59:17 PM
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Also an atheist - but I love Halford and anything he puts out. New music from him and Roy Z is welcome.
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posted by :
9/9/2009 9:01:32 PM
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Christmas is not metal - but I call it Xmas so it seems cooler. Riot Act is a nice guy and always positive. At least he isn't a troll.
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COMMENT | yessss the next trend
posted by : dethryde
9/9/2009 9:05:40 PM
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Merry Metal Christmas Everyone.
Poison's- "Lick it and Stick it XXXMas" With such originals "Hoppin n Boppin 'Round the Xmas Tree", "Silent Night/Sexy Night", "Unwrappin' Bop", "Fallen Angel off the Xmas Tree"... and "Cum all yee faithful".
I'm really lookin forward to Axl getting in on the Christmas tunes, especially with Buckethead back on guitar wearin a santa hat.
uh oh, need another beer
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COMMENT | zakkimal
posted by :
9/9/2009 9:12:53 PM
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Who are you, the whine police? Fuck you. Go chase the visions of sugar plums dancing in your head, you fuckin' geezer.
I'm 40, by the way. Heh.
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COMMENT | Hmm
posted by :
9/9/2009 9:44:26 PM
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I'm really starting to wonder whether or not people even read the articles on Blabbermouth. The individuals who 'read' this article, and proceeded to claim that this album will undoubtedly be lame, must have decided to cruise over this line:
"includes a collection of NEW Halford-penned tracks PLUS traditional holiday favorites"
So you see, if you would have actually read the article, you would have seen that the album will not only contain Christmas Metal, but it will also contain some new Heavy Metal from the Halford band...which, might I remind you, is fronted by Rob Halford of Judas Priest.
Are people really complaining about new Halford material, or are they just not reading?
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COMMENT | ^^^I read the article^^^
posted by :
9/9/2009 10:05:33 PM
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I don't care if Halford personally delivered the fucking thing to me, I DON'T NEED METAL ARTISTS RECORDING CHRISTMAS MUSIC - IT'S FUCKING STUPID.
Okay?
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COMMENT |
posted by : SF666
9/9/2009 10:16:07 PM
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So this is why their next album was going to be called Halford IV.
Smart move.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
9/9/2009 10:42:48 PM
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Rob Halford is fucking awesome. Christmas is fucking awesome. So its a safe bet that this cd will probably be fucking awesome.
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COMMENT | all you whininig bitches....
posted by :
9/9/2009 10:53:51 PM
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with your Priest T shirt that your momma bought you are all just scared that you might actually like listening to something new and off the wall from the metal God.....you know you will buy it anyway, just admit it. Remember the whole point of doing a "solo" project is to let the artist get certain creative ideas/expressions out, and fuckin hell if that means Rob doing a goddamn Christmas album than so be it!!! Personally I would be chuffed to bits if Rob delivered the thing to me in person, I love Rob and I love Christmas , so I can't wait to hear it!!
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COMMENT | You people are idiots.
posted by :
9/9/2009 10:56:31 PM
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Merry Christmas!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by : Skanna
9/10/2009 12:07:36 AM
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In other news, RiotAct666 has just bought Ozzy Osbourne's former 12 bedroom mansion so he can house his CD collection.
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COMMENT | Nope.
posted by :
9/10/2009 12:23:45 AM
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Skip the Christmas music CD.
If you have Priest on your brain and you were born before 73', spend your money on a copy of the world famous movie "Heavy Metal Parking Lot" if you haven't got it already. It was a documentary filmed in the parking lot of a venue in Largo Maryland back in 1986 right before a Priest show. Short but classic movie, complete with all of the out of date clothing styles, cool mullets, cooler cars, bad girls with scabbed knees and a lot of underage drinking & partying. Great fucking times those were!! Wouldn't trade them for anything.
Seriously...I was looking through some things a few nights ago and ran across my copy which I hadn't seen in a few years and decided to watch it again. I had forgotten just how great this movie really was.
Or, if you already have this movie I suppose you could just spend the money a bottle of liquor and get hammered. That's probably what i'll do around the holiday's but fuck the christmas tunes.
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COMMENT | crucible sucks? whaa?
posted by :
9/10/2009 3:02:33 AM
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i think crucible f'n rules! maybe you should listen to it again...
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COMMENT | Wish for Resurection 2.....Even if Judas Priest Did It
posted by :
9/10/2009 3:44:40 AM
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Sorry JP still has not topper Ressurection since getting Rob back.....wish they would or at least do as good.
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posted by :
9/10/2009 4:51:00 PM
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Glad not all metalers are afraid to focus on a season or holiday whatever it is. Halford is the perfect person to ride the razors edge and give us something chancy but very good. Cant wait, you know it will be unique and very awesome.
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posted by :
9/10/2009 10:17:17 PM
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Halford? Meh, I'd much rather see TWO release a Christmas album.
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COMMENT | Thank You Metal God again...
posted by :
9/12/2009 2:53:43 AM
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for this unique and unexpected gift from my favorite artist in the world! You define what artist means Rob..doing what you want...and being unpredictable with your artistry! Let's hear that voice sing beautifully Rob!
Merry Christmas Rob Halford fans worldwide!
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COMMENT | Rob Halford is...
posted by :
9/12/2009 2:57:40 AM
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the BEST singer in the world.
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