JUDAS PRIEST / HALFORD frontman Rob Halford is featured in a new interview with Classic Rock Revisited founder Jeb Wright discussing th enew Halford record, Made Of Metal. An excerpt is available below.

Jeb: In the past we have talked about Priest, Halford and Fight. This time, however, I want to spend the whole interview on the new album Made of Metal. Congratulations on a great metal album.

Rob: "Thank you, Jeb. I can’t believe it. It’s a surprise to me as well. It really came together quickly. It started as an idea that I spoke about with my producer and my manager and now it has all come together."

Jeb: I have been a fan of yours my entire life, but I don’t remember seeing songs credited to you 100% for both words and music. Have you written like this before?

Rob: "Not for the Halford band. The big moment, if you could call it that, for solo writing endeavors would be the album by Fight called War of Words that came out in the early ‘90s. A lot of my work has been collaborations. When I knew that I would have an opportunity to get the Halford band back out I thought it would be great if we could play some new songs. From that idea, I suddenly went into full bore writing. Those ten or eleven tracks poured out of me in two weeks. I called my producer, Roy Z, and said, 'Dude, I think the well is about to go here, can you come down and get together?' I put the entire basic plot of the material in the company studio here in San Diego. Each day I would go into Signature Sound studio with Roy and he would ask me what I had and I would show him and we would go from there."

Jeb: What instrument do you write on?

Rob: "I am the world’s worst guitar player. A lot of my things are like Cheech & Chong, you know the song where they go, 'My basketball coach done kicked me off the team / duh duh da duh duh da da da da / For wearing high heeled sneakers and acting like a queen. / duh duh da duh duh da da da da. I would do that into my iPhone. Anyone else would laugh at me but Z knows me well enough that he asks me, 'What have you got?' and I will play him my 'duh duh da' and we go from there. It is a combination of that and some very, very rudimentary guitar playing. It is enough because everything comes from a simple idea. When I write these solo songs they happen very, very quickly and that is just the way I work in that world."

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As previously reported, Halford (the band) have scheduled an in-store autograph session on Thursday, September 30th from 7 - 9 PM at Best Buy in Northridge, CA.

Best Buy Store #1180 is located at 19350 Nordhoff Way in Northridge, CA.

Rob Halford recently announced more California headline performances to his upcoming itinerary in support of the new Halford album, Halford IV - Made Of Metal. The dates include:

December

15 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater
18 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
19 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim

'Made Of Metal', the new NASCAR-themed, animated video from Halford, created by London-based Animator Dean Wright, can be seen below:

Halford IV - Made Of Metal was out on Metal God Records as of September 27th (UK, EU, Australia - ADA Global / Warner Music Group), October 28th (North America - Fontana / Universal Music Group) and October 13th (Japan - Fontana International / Universal Music Japan).

Produced by Roy Z. and recorded during 2009 and 2010, Made Of Metal showcases a bulk of material (words and music) penned exclusively by Rob Halford. Made Of Metal features 14 new Halford studio tracks including 'The Mower', 'Made Of Metal', 'Fire And Ice', 'Till The Day I Die', 'Undisputed', 'Heartless' and 'Thunder And Lightning'.

"It has been a long wait for the global Halford fan-base, and of course I'm very pleased to return with Halford IV - Made Of Metal this September 2010", comments Rob Halford.

"It is probably the most personal release of my solo career; in terms of my writing and performances. Halford IV - Made Of Metal hits hard on many musical and emotional levels. I'm certain it will be recognized as one of the band's best releases, and I'm looking forward to performing the new tracks this year, and re-connecting the Halford band with its legions of Metal fans."

Tracklisting:

'Undisputed'

'Fire and Ice'

'Made Of Metal'

'Speed Of Sound'

'Like There's No Tomorrow'

'Till The Day I Day'

'We Own The Night'

'Heartless'

'Hell Razor'

'Thunder and Lightning'

'Twenty-Five Years'

'Matador'

'I Know We Stand A Chance'

'The Mower'

Halford will open for OZZY OSBOURNE's North American arena tour, launching November 12th in Victoria, BC and concluding December 12th in Minneapolis, MN. Check out the dates here.