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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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Judas Priest: Watch Judas Priest's Rob Halford have the time of his life singing Jolene with Dolly Parton at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony
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Who had Rob Halford duetting with Dolly Parton on their 2022 bingo card?!
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Judas Priest: "Everybody's welcome": watch Rob Halford's stirring, inclusive speech at Judas Priest's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction
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"We call ourselves the heavy metal community which is all-inclusive, no matter what your sexual identity is, what you look like, the colour of your skin"
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Judas Priest: Watch Judas Priest perform with K.K. Downing for the first time in 13 years at Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony
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Judas Priest reunited with K.K. Downing and former drummer Les Binks for a very special performance featuring three guitarists and two drummers!
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Era: Rob Halford looks back on being a closeted gay man during the 1980s glam metal era
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Judas Priest frontman found the success of glam metal surprising, given the homophobic attitudes of the 80s
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Judas Priest: Rob Halford on new Judas Priest album: “In essence, it’s done”
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The metal god gives an update on the follow-up to 2018's Firepower
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