Rob Halford Releasing Christmas Album

What better way to get into the holiday spirit than with Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford belting out Yuletide carols!

Halford will release Halford III — Winter Songs on Nov. 3 in North America. The album will also come with a 24-page color booklet and will be out in Britain and Europe on Nov. 9. German fans will have to wait until Nov. 13 for it.

A preview of the record (as well as a video clip) is available through the website for Halford's Metal God Shop webstore with two singles also available for purchase: "We Three Kings" and "Get Into The Spirit."

"Well, I've always said I wanted to produce a Christmas CD," Halford says. "The Halford band has assembled a fantastic release, and we're excited to have produced a collection of holiday tracks which all of us have enjoyed from a very early age."

Other songs on the album include "O Come O Come Emanuel," "Winter Song," "When Christmas Comes For Everyone," "Light Of The World," "What Child Is This" and "O Holy Night."

Halford's band for the record includes guitarists Roy Z and "Metal" Mike Chlasciak, drummer Bobby Jarzombek and bassist Mike Davis.

Songs not included on the record include "Killing Machine/Hell Bent For Santa," "You've Got Another Gift Coming," "Defenders Of The Sleigh" or a reworked version of "Breaking The Law" entitled "Drinking The Nog."

The record is Halford's first solo album since 2002's Crucible.

Judas Priest spent a portion of 2009 on the road while celebrating the 30th anniversary of 1980's British Steel by performing it in its entirety. The group also released a new live album, A Touch Of Evil: Live, which was culled from their 2005 and 2008 world tours.

Thanks for the report to Chartattack.com.

Comments

[stephen_rettie]

"Breaking The Law" entitled "Drinking The Nog."

Chartattack you so funny

[zAg1619]

Rofl. Just Rofl.

[pwrmax]

Drinking the nog, drinking the nog!

[Capt_Clarkson]

hahahahaha hopefully this will beat all the pop crap to a christmas number one

[radioplay]

anyone else see the irony in this?

[ktulu51]

Kinda funny, but still what the hell rob? Halford is a good metal band and now your making the next album a Christmas cd? Can't say I'm excited for this at all.

[Jesus_Dean]

Other songs on the album include "O Come O Come Emanuel,"

I wonder if this is what he says to his boyfriend

[thedarkblues06]

pwrmax wrote:

Drinking the nog, drinking the nog!

Is this the point where I slam my tankard of eggnog on the table in a random furious beat?

I hope so. This will be cool, I need more awesome Christmas music.

[darkl64]

Desperately old news.

[ritchielee666]

Halford can't sing like he used to, I won't be buying this.

[therevenant2811]

how surprising, rob trying to earn another couple of bucks...pitiful he should quit now and save some face.

[wesselbindt]

That's pretty epic. He's got weird ears though.

[CangryRocker]

ha, this is just too funny, I'll probably buy it.

[Skippy_McNutty]

Twisted Sister made an awesome Christmas album so hopefully this one will be jsut as good.

[SYLrules88]

i heard 30 sec samples of all of these yesterday and i liked them! not exactly what i was hoping "Halford III" to be but I guess it will have to do.

ive got Crucible in my car right now actually. that album never gets old!

[BlackSymphony6]

just awful

[ctb]

Rofl. I'd love to hear this. XD

[ricv2106]

Three Kings is a decent song. i heard it today on you tube. Its way better than the crap they play on the radio.

[PinK FLoYd152]

I think Rob is one of those guys who is just cool enough to do whatever the hell he wants, even if it's singing Christman Carols.

[loaded_]

wasn't there already an article that said this about 3 weeks ago?

[nmcollins05]

This is so Rock n Roll

[rhcp01]

first bob dylan now rob???

[Ironpriest]

Totally buying this! gonna blast it at christmas. Christmas is so metal.

[rickyj]

Jesus_Dean wrote:

Other songs on the album include "O Come O Come Emanuel,"
I wonder if this is what he says to his boyfriend

ha

[rickyj]

"will be out in Britain and Europe on Nov. 9. German fans will have to wait until Nov. 13 for it."

thats what you get for the holocaust

[Diamond Dave]

as lame as this whole idea sounds, the songs i've heard off the album are actually pretty good.

also: "Songs not included on the record include "Killing Machine/Hell Bent For Santa," "You've Got Another Gift Coming," "Defenders Of The Sleigh" or a reworked version of "Breaking The Law" entitled "Drinking The Nog." " = LOL

[Roberttitus]

Ollllld News... I have known about this for months.

[xzxw]

epic

[MudaFoka]

Sounds like SPINAL TAP.

[wesker888]

Hell bent for santa?
lol

[milwaukeerocker]

yawn.....sigh

[beastregards]

UG are quick on the news as always this was talked about months ago

Checked. Stop being homophobes.

[Spineburger]

rickyj wrote:

"will be out in Britain and Europe on Nov. 9. German fans will have to wait until Nov. 13 for it."

thats what you get for the holocaust

That is hilarious! haha, yeah, Halford can do whatever he wants. If he wanted to make a polka album who is gonna stop him? Tim The Rpper Owens? ha.

[Robert Gray]

beastregards wrote:

UG are quick on the news as always this was talked about months ago

We covered this already, and are reminding people. Interview with Rob by me personally was published last month.

I must ask people to not judge this release though before hearing some songs off of it. The two I've heard are real good, I must admit.

[EREV777]

what irony?

radioplay wrote:

anyone else see the irony in this?

[guns for hire]

Been listening to it, this album is badass. Sets a new standard for what Christmas carols should sound like.