Metal Monday

As the lead singer of Judas Priest, Rob Halford needs no introduction. Judas Priest's early metal albums were groundbreaking with their twin axe attack, metal only content, and of course their style. Of course the black leather and chains were Halford's idea, gotten from the London gay S&M scene.

It didn't occur to us back then.

Metalheads would do well to pick up Halford's solo albums on the 2000s, Resurrection and Crucible. As the solo work of a metal band singer, they rival Ozzie's work.

The albums are fast and hard hitting, recalling Judas Priest's early 80's work. The albums can also be quite personal, recalling Halford's personal demons. Of course these are his sexual preference, bottled up for decades, really, and drug addiction. The great metal singer's voice emits real pain at times.

If one is worried that the best lead singer in metal can't bring it anymore, I assure you, he's still got the pipes:

Here he is singing about his metal roots:

Enjoy. I know I do.