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frontman Rob Halford has every reason to be in a festive mood. And he turns that bonhomie to the holidays with the Oct. 18 release of The Metal God assures us that he is a man of the season, even if ugly Christmas sweaters don't seem to vibe with his usual leather and metal studs. "I do love the Christmastime, the holiday season," Halford -- who also released in 2009 -- tells Billboard.
"In the back of my mind I was always waiting and wondering if there would be an opportunity to work with these guys," Halford says. "It's great, man. As we were making this I was doing a little bit of looking around and I don't think anything's been done of this nature on a holiday record before. Maybe the Osmonds did it, or the Partridge family, not a heavy metal Halford holiday family affair like this.
"My family has always been a faith-based family, but not a go to church every Sunday family. But the basic principle of what we believe in have always been there, and that side of me has grown exponentially as I've gotten older. My music is immortal, but I know I'm not, so there's a lot of that wrapped up in this record as well, a lot of emotional components coming through the speakers ofWith the album out, Halford is turning his attention toward other metal matters.
He's also plotting out a 2020 tour for Priest, which will celebrate the group's 50th anniversary. Halford reports the group is designing its stage set, and while there are no recording plans yet, he says "we've been noodling away with riffs and ideas for the next Priest album. All of us in Priest are still hungry.
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