Rob Halford | New Clothes, New CD, Judas Priest Tour

Rob Halford is a busy Metal God these days, with the Japanese leg of the British Steel 30th Anniversary Tour coming up in the second half of October, the world wide release October 26th, 2009 of a new solo album, ‘Halford III – Winter Songs,’ he found time to put out a clothing line, appropriately called ‘Metal God Apparel.’ Below is an excerpt from a recent article on Fashion Wire Daily by Renata Espinosa.

Rob Halford displays his 'Metal God Apparel'

While it might seem like a difficult task to reinvent that fashion staple of heavy metal music fans, the t-shirt, if anyone has the right credentials for the task it’s Rob Halford, lead singer of legendary metal band Judas Priest.

Halford just launched Metal God Apparel, his signature brand of t-shirts that have all the soft-worn appeal of a vintage concert t-shirt but with all-new original graphics that he’s betting will appeal to die-hard metal fans and aspiring rockers alike.

“The imagery is simply an extension of what I do with my music,” explained Halford at a preview of the collection on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at a New York hotel in the East Village, not far from dive bars where heavy metal music aficionados like DJ Lady Starlight spin Judas Priest classics. “Metal God” refers to the nickname given to Halford by fans. To read the entire article click here.

As mentioned above, Halford is releasing his solo CD, ‘Halford III Winter Songs’ world wide October 26th, 2009. Check out the first single ‘Get into the Spirit’ and the bands take on the holiday classic, ‘We Three Kings’ below.

“Well, I’ve always said I wanted to produce a Christmas CD,’ comments Rob. “The Halford band has assembled a fantastic release, and were excited to have produced a collection of holiday tracks which all of us have enjoyed from a very early age.”

The new CD is Rob’s first solo release in more than seven (7) years, and includes a collection of new Halford penned tracks plus traditional holiday favorites presented with original arrangements by HALFORD. The bands line-up for this recording was, Rob Halford (vocals), Roy Z. (producer/guitarist) Metal Mike Chlasciak (guitars) Mike Davis (bass) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums).