Halford - Made of Metal

 

Today we pay tribute to Rob Halford who today turns 60. Happy Birthday Rob!

"Rob" Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's British Steel. He is considered one of the most consistently powerful singers in rock, having possessed a wide vocal range during his prime, and is particularly known for his high-pitched, operatic, soaring screams. In addition to his work with Judas Priest, he has been involved with several side projects, including Fight, 2wo and Halford. He is credited as the first openly gay mainstream heavy metal star, having come out in 1998.

Todays tribute tune "Made of Metal" is the title track from the fourth studio album by the heavy metal band Halford, the solo project of Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford. Produced by Roy Z and recorded during 2009 and 2010. The album was released on September 28, 2010.



Ps... the official tune of the day will come later today...ds

More info @ Official Rob Halford Website

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Yusuf Islam - My People

Yusuf Islam, formerly know as Cat Stevens, makes another visit on Tune Of The Day. Forgive me the repetition but I could just not tell you guys everything yesterday, and if i would have done it, then yesterday's post had been the longest ever.

On March 2, 2011, Yusuf released his latest song, "My People", as a free download available through his official website.

My People was recorded in Berlin (Said to have been recorded at a studio located within a hundred yards of the site of the Berlin Wall) the song is inspired by a series of popular uprisings in the Arab world with voices from around the world, filmed in Dubai, edited in Kuala Lumpur the film mimics the colorful spirit of the 70s yet reflects the powerful march of people today hopefully heading towards a new dawn of freedom.

He told TT (Swedish Radio)
"It's my wish to join with the people's call for freedom, to lend my voice to others who are fighting for basic rights,”

Besides some numerous guest during the show, the Swedish Crown Princess and her husband did a visit.

Behind all this, it is actually a bunch of very skilled workers, The Dutchman Mark, the tour leader, a very nice guy who, after this tour, get on the Roger Waters tour. And by the way, he loved Thetanias homemade meatballs :) When we refer qualified and experienced people, I must mention Roger Searle, I only can say Holy Moses, what a guy and what stories he could tell. The guy have been around 45 years in this business. Started already back in 1967 as Road Manager for The Who. His resume is amazing, I just skimmed through the list and there is bands such as Marsha Hunt, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Humble Pie, Supertramp, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Roger Daltrey, Level 42, Paul McCartney, Mike Oldfield, Loreena McKennitt, Jimmy Barnes, Vanessa-Mae, Cliff Richard, Dina Carroll, Santana, Julio Iglesias, The Shadows, David Gilmour among others ... feels like i can continue this forever. Under the Swedish flag as a local promoter, we find the experienced Nicklas Eliasson who really made ​​sure everything flowed as smooth as possible to make everyone happy. He did a terrific work.

Here is some real photos from the Official Photographer Aminah Yusuf taken from Hovet, Stockholm.

Download My People for free here!

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