Pantera – Cowboys From Hell A heavy metal landmark A landmark metal record is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The Texas quartet Pantera released Cowboys From Hell in 1990 and succeeded in influencing many hard rock artists with their style of “groove metal” during the two decades following Cowboys’ release. Originally released on ATCO [...]
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It’s difficult to think of heavy metal and not ponder the talents of Rob Halford. Despite his return to the legendary Judas Priest and the success that they’ve experienced with Nostradamus, Rob Halford recorded some brilliant metal records in the years he spent away from the Priest. He’s also gained some business acumen in the [...]
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Halford – Resurrection music review: This is the second of a two-part reexamination of the recently remastered versions of the first two releases from the powerful metal combo Halford (named for the former and current vocalist for Judas Priest, Rob Halford). Retaining the rights to his “solo” material for his own Metal God label, Rob [...]
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At the height of Deep Purple’s first wave of commercial success – thanks largely due to their remaking of Joe South’s “Hush” – bassist Nick Simper stepped away to play in Marsha Hunt’s band, whose members included keyboardist Rick Wakeman and guitarist Ged Peck. The stint with Hunt would be short-lived, though, and Simper soon [...]
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Vocalist Rob Halford needs little introduction. After more than 35 years in the rock ‘n’ roll game, his distinctive voice and uncompromising pursuit of perfection have brought him the well-deserved title of metal god. But as fans of Judas Priest and Halford’s other projects know, he is capable of far more than just screaming for [...]
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