This week on the Metal File...

"The Metal God is back! ROB HALFORD is reuniting the Halford band, releasing some live music and remasters and... coming to Montreal for Day 1 of Heavy MTL! He calls in to tell us all about it."

Listen to the show below:

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Halford has confirmed his solo band, HALFORD, will perform July 24th at Montreal, Quebec's second Heavy MTL Festival.

“I am excited to re-introduce the Halford band: Mike Chlasciak and Roy Z. on guitars, Mike Davis on bass and Bobby Jarzombek on drums to the Metal fans in Canada this summer,” explains Rob Halford. “We are looking forward to performing a strong set and unveiling a new track for the Montreal Heavy MTL Festival.”

Heavy MTL 2010 is being held at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal, Quebec on July 24th and 25th.

Acts confirmed now include:

July 24th: MEGADETH, SLAYER, ALICE COOPER, HALFORD, MASTODON, TESTAMENT, FEAR FACTORY, ANVIL, KATAKLYSM, MELISSA AUF DER MAUR, HIGH ON FIRE.

July 25th: KORN, ROB ZOMBIE, LAMB OF GOD, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, HATEBREED, 3 INCHES OF BLOOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, ALEXISONFIRE, SHADOWS FALL, WINDS OF PLAGUE, CHIMAIRA, ATREYU, IN THIS MOMENT, NORMA JEAN.

Further festival details can be found at Heavymtl.com.

Metal God Records and Rob Halford are pleased to release Halford - Live In Anaheim Original 2CD Soundtrack (June 21st), Halford Crucible - Remixed & Remastered' (July 12th) and Halford - Live In Anaheim DVD (August 3rd) a 5.1, 23-Song, 2+hour film documenting Rob Halford's 2002 - 2003 solo release (Crucible) and tour.

Armed with Metal's most diverse band of the decade, Halford - Live In Anaheim is an intimate, in-your-face, solo performance featuring Halford, FIGHT and Judas Priest classics: 'Golgotha', 'The Heretic', 'Sun', 'Into The Pit', 'Light Comes Out Of Black', 'Painkiller', 'Rapid Fire', 'Never Satisfied', and more. Also featured are bonus live tracks from Halford's Tokyo, Japan performances February 2003.

Stay in touch with Rob Halford and his Halford band members at www.RobHalford.com throughout 2010 for NEW Halford music, digital releases and Metal God Apparel, limited concert ticket giveaways, limited meet-and-greets, tour dates, news and more.