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2000 - Resurrection.
2002 - Crucible.
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August 8, 2000 - 2025: 25 years of: Resurrection.

The ultimate Heavy-Metal rebirth !

From London to L.A., the Metal God reclaims his crown. Half British Steel / half Painkiller / full Heavy-Metal ...this resurrection kick-starts the new millennium's metal-rebirth. Not too long ago, yet eons away from 1998's turbulent 2WO industrial offering, Rob Halford finally hops back on the Harley-Davidson and crafts: Modern Heavy-Metal ...this diesel machine has a steel-plated name: HALFORD.

The title-track for "Resurrection" lays is all on the table. Serious powermetal riffing and The Metal God's divine voice. Coming clean and true, out of the fight, the Son of Judas is finally free. Crushing the scene into oblivion, a history-lesson is spewed on "Made In Hell" and the downtuned "Drive". Modern mosh, modern monster of rock with a doom-flair jawbreaks on "Slow Down" and the beautiful powerballad build-up of "Silent Screams".

A duet with the duelist ?

A very special appearance by Bruce Dickinson on the "The One You Love To Hate". A one of a kind metallic war of words between two giants, entangled in a web of Euro powermetal and American thrash. 2000's best track, 2000's war-cry. Hard as iron and burnin' up real metal on the fast digital assault of "Cyberworld" and the Japan-only destiny track "Sad Wings".

Produced and co-written by Roy Z.
Resurrection is the new Heavy-Metal zeitgeist.

After more than a half-decade of grunge, alternative, neo-punk, and nümetal ...spikes and leather are making a welcomed comeback. Heavymetallers around the world were hell bent for leather for a return to form, not only from the originator, but the genre itself.

HALFORD's hell patrol includes:
- Pat Lachman on guitar
- Mike Chlasciak on guitar
- Ray Riendeau on bass
- Bobby Jarzombek on drums, from RIOT fame.

The newly created HALFORD band, would also re-ignite the competition against his former partners. Following 1997's ultra-brutal Jugulator CD, the PRIEST shall eventually reply with 2001's disappointing Demolition CD. Safe to say, Rob had them by the balls.

"From all this insanity the Metal Gods will return." Rocking all around the world, along the returned IRON MAIDEN, classic heavymetal was finally back on the big stages. Flying fucking high, HALFORD shall defend more faith, kill more pain and dig deeper into the realms of death. Screaming in the dark, the second installment would be a dark brutal stomp: 2002's Crucible CD.

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Made In Hell = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi6mC83KCEk
Resurrection = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hsi3OOZh9aQ&list=OLAK5uy_mJzjTs-o7lr6wAgQfmvV-0Ecma4QWGePo
Rob & Bruce in the studio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWdrTDvH99I
Interview in 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06Lgg3PfWCg
Live in Portland in 2000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFyUAsGjdO0
Live Insurrection = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uly1KKYzdNw&list=OLAK5uy_nqIdgWrVMBqAOazAubcQyX-71kNNJn1a0
Live at Rock In Rio III in 2001
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7TqpnGlqTY

June 25, 2002 - 2022: 20 years of: Crucible.

Hail Halford !

The liturgy began with 2000's megametal return to form Resurrection CD ...one of the greatest comeback by a heavymetal artist, ever. The modern tones and the crushing power was harvested to new heights. Round Two, were our savior would once again, reinvent aggression and push the metal, leather and studs agenda into oblivion.

Morbid melodies by the almighty, as the "Crucible" title-track reminds us how Mr. Halford IS: the apex of power. The lovely thrash stampede of "Handing Out Bullets", the relentless down-picking of "Heretic" and the summoning speedmetal of "Wrath Of God" fully resets the metal-counter to epic.

The doomy duo of "Crystal" and "Golgotha" confirms none-believer that the then 51 years-young Metal God has safely recouped his throne. The video-single for "Betrayal" features a sick impressive drum-intro ala "Painkiller". Blunt power and hateful thrashmetal, crafted by the man himself, along his all-star metal-minions: Ray Riendeau on bass, Bobby Jarzombeck on percussions and the lead-duo of Mike Chlasciak and Pat Lachman ...all of this madness under the fine Roy Z. supervision.

In the new millennium, after a very, very long classic-metal drought on both sides of the Atlantic, the one and only Rob Halford would climb back, lead the way and bring more deadly decibels and poignant punches. The kickstart of a revamped revolution that would culminate in the 2003-04 era with strong releases by EXODUS, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, MACHINE HEAD, DEATH ANGEL and the Canadian S.Y.L.

At the height of his solo-career, during this tormented-era, his ex-partners had deception on the table from the plain boring Ripper Owens-led 2001 Demolition CD. Yet the wrath of God shall come to fruition, puting the everlasting rumors to rest, as the inevitable JUDAS PRIEST reunion would take form in the Summer of 2003, to universal fan delight. The HALFORD-entity would sporadically release new material, when not in a PRIEST writing / touring cycle.

Hail HALFORD !

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Betrayal = video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OieKufy50zc
Crucible = full CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KI-V04gyDM&list=PLiKmCITSeIUuf-K305ug9EEEvsgZdvvQ-&index=1
Crucible = full 2010 remixed CD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GZYO30cdP4&list=OLAK5uy_kkJiTIaHssN12iaF-z1qmwfNHqQvhlxII
Interview and performance in Bulgaria in 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgBBS5xyLNw
Live in Italy in 2002
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoeM9SJeN8
Documentary in 2003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxfIebzvX-0

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