ROB HALFORD On The Dawn Of Metal - "It Was As Though Everybody Was Waiting For Something New To Happen"
August 7, 2009, 15 years ago
Las Vegas Review-Journal has issued a new interview with JUDAS PRIEST frontman ROB HALFORD. The following is an excerpt:
"It was a meshing of a lot of things, wasn't it?" Halford says of the impact that British Steel had on the popularization of metal. "We'd been around the world a couple of times and we'd made our mark. We'd talked to the press and we'd talked to radio, and everybody was aware of this growing development of this specific type of sound in rock 'n' roll called 'metal,' and it was gaining a foothold at a remarkable speed."It was as though everybody was waiting for something new to happen," he continues, "much like some of the things we've seen since that time, with the Seattle scene and bands like NIRVANA and more recently, with bands like LINKIN PARK. All of these things happen as they need to in rock 'n' roll, to keep things fresh and new. That was definitely the vibe that was surrounding British Steel. Looking back, you see everybody coming together and saying, 'Yeah, this is for me. This is my music for my generation. I am now officially a metalhead because I've found a music that belongs to me.' And the movement suddenly started to swell and grow."
Read the full interview at this location.
