JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD celebrates 38 years of sobriety
09-01-2024
JUDAS PRIEST‘s Rob Halford is celebrating the 38th anniversary of his getting sober.
Last weekend (Saturday, January 6), the 72-year-old singer shared a video message in which he said: ” Hello, everyone. One day at a time for 38 years. Thank you, higher power, family, friends, metal maniacs, my sponsor Bob for gifting me these commemorative coins I treasure.
“Each one of you make this sober birthday happen. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is uncharted. Today is all that matters. Prayer, self-inventory, amending, holding out your hand — the simple things in life mean the most.
“To those of us on this same path we walk together, keep walking. To you who may be ready to take the first step, there’s a wonderful new life of unconditional blessings filled with love and acceptance waiting for you with open arms. I’m lifted up and grateful for every moment I live with you all.
“Thanks again, everyone. I love you very much.”
In 2022, Halford spoke to Spain’s Mariskal Rock about how he has managed and avoided the urge to relapse since 1986. “I think about it all the time,” he said about drinking alcohol. “It’s an addiction. When I’m watching the Phoenix Cardinals play on TV the other day, there’s constantly adverts for beer and for alcohol and stuff. And I know it’s there. And it’s a temptation. So you have to have all of the mental tools ready to get you through that instance. ‘Cause it’s all about instances. And I live one day at a time. I’ve lived one day at a time for 35 years now. And that’s all that matters. It’s the moment. You live in the moment — not yesterday, not tomorrow; it’s now. And you have to be ready for when that little beer devil comes on your shoulder and goes, ‘Come on, Rob. Have a little drink of beer.’ ‘Fuck off.’ (Laughs) Because I don’t wanna feel that way again, man. I don’t want to be that person. I was miserable. I wasn’t happy. I was bad to people. I don’t wanna go through that again. So that’s also part of my finding a balance in my day-to-day life.”
JUDAS PRIEST have recently revealed the full track listing for their upcoming studio album, “Invincible Shield”.
“Invincible Shield” will arrive on March 8, 2024 via Sony Music. The music videos for the LP’s first two singles, “Trial By Fire” and “Panic Attack”, can be seen below.
“Invincible Shield” track listing:
01. Panic Attack
02. The Serpent And The King
03. Invincible Shield
04. Devil In Disguise
05. Gates Of Hell
06. Crown Of Horns
07. As God Is My Witness
08. Trial By Fire
09. Escape From Reality
10. Sons Of Thunder
11. Giants In The Sky
Deluxe edition bonus tracks:
12. Fight Of Your Life
13. Vicious Circle
14. The Lodger
JUDAS PRIEST have released recently released the official music video for “Trial By Fire”.
Watch “Trial By Fire” below.
The release date for PRIEST‘s follow-up to 2018’s “Firepower” was announced on October 7, during the band’s performance at the Power Trip festival in Indio, California.
After BLACK SABBATH‘s “War Pigs” played as the intro to PRIEST‘s set, a graphic was displayed on the video screens announcing “The Invincible Shield”.
The cover artwork for the CD and vinyl versions of “Invincible Shield” can be found below.
To pre-order “Invincible Shield”, visit shop.judaspriest.com.
Bassist Ian Hill is the sole remaining original member of PRIEST, which formed in 1969. Halford joined the group in 1973 and guitarist Glenn Tipton signed on in 1974. Rob left PRIEST in the early 1990s to form his own band, then came back to PRIEST in 2003. Original guitarist K.K. Downing parted ways with the band in 2011, and was replaced by Faulkner.
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