Rob Halford is metal incarnate. It's as simple as that. From helping to define the genre's sound and feel multiple times over with Judas Priest to establishing studs and leather as the quintessential heavy metal uniform, he's the ultimate metal ambassador. He was also a dear friend of fellow legend Ozzy Osbourne: both mainstays of metal since the 70s, both working class midlands lads who made it against the odds.
Earlier this year, as Priest were midway through a blockbuster tour with Alice Cooper, we caught up with the man they call the Metal God for a candid conversation about his decades-long friendship with Ozzy, Priest's raucous Black Sabbath cover and what they have planned for a special anniversary next year.
