Ep241: Rob Halford of Judas Priest
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 27 September 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Rob Halford, aka The Metal God, shares some Judas Priest stories, discusses the album art, the early records, his lifetime of heavy metal, living a double life and other topics from his new book "Confess".
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | This week on The Vinyl Guide, we're talking with Rob Halford of the mighty Judas Priest about his new book, Confess, some Judas Priest history, get some answers to long-sought recording and record questions, all direct from the metal god himself on this week's episode of the Vinyl Guide. vinyl guide. |
| 0:32.5 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? |
| 0:33.8 | Well, you're in luck. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to the vinyl guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. |
| 0:42.1 | Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. |
| 0:48.7 | Well, hey everyone, it's Nate here. Wow, what a show opener that track is. That's a song for the band Reality Suite who sent it in. You may recall a few shows ago. I mentioned I was open to a refresh of the |
| 0:56.3 | vinyl guide theme. I got several people sending in ideas. This is certainly one of the standout ones. |
| 1:02.8 | I want to thank the band Reality Suite. Let me quickly plug them. Hang on. I think it's |
| 1:06.6 | reality suite.com on Twitter at RealitySuite, and of course they're on Apple Music as well. |
| 1:12.1 | Thank you so much for the theme idea. I'm definitely going to keep this one handy. |
| 1:17.8 | And while we're at it, big plug for Friend of the Show, Danko Jones's new project, Throat Funeral, |
| 1:23.7 | just released this week. While not on vinyl, it has been in my band camp app, just keeping me company while I pack boxes for our house move. |
| 1:33.3 | And yes, I am moving house and I'm building up my arm strength, ready to lift several dozen boxes full of records to our new spot. |
| 1:42.1 | So I'm not going to bore you with the details, but I'm not looking forward to moving all |
| 1:47.2 | these records. |
| 1:48.5 | It'll be better afterward, though, but after we do this move, I think I'll have the arms of |
| 1:54.2 | Jason Mamoa and probably the back of Christopher Reeve. |
| 1:59.0 | Now, this week, as you've heard, we are talking with Rob Halford |
| 2:03.1 | of the mighty Judas Priest, who is celebrating his new book, Confess. It's available now. It is a |
| 2:09.8 | phenomenal look at the life of metal god Rob Halford, heaps of behind-the-scenes stories of his |
| 2:16.1 | life and the band. |
| 2:18.0 | And of course, Rob shares the story of living in the closet while fronting one of the top |
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