Gay Metalheads

[kikyam]

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Judas Priest gay metalhead Rob Halford on Angel of Retribution, metal and sexuality
halford Rob Halford, the frontman for heavy metal's Judas Priest, is proud that he'll be remembered as the first metalhead to come out of the closet. During an MTV interview in the mid-1990s, Halford made the announcement without any fanfare and he has never regretted it. He also claims it did little to alienate his fans. That's why he's urging other heavy metal rockers to follow his example.

"A lot of cool things happened because of it. I've had feedback from a lot of people, particularly teenagers who were going through tremendous hardships with family and at school. I know when I was 12 or 13 I was thinking, 'Oh God, I'm a freak, I'm gonna burn in hell,' and all that crap - and it's a horrible experience to live through if you don't have support. But looking at the bigger picture, I'm not the only metal homo. There are many more statistically speaking."

Halford has returned to the Judas Priest line-up and the new album, "Angel of Retribution," hits stores March 1st. Halford told Revolver Magazine, "We're not a political band by any means, but the title is also partially a reflection on today's state of the world. There's so much retribution going on, whether it's Enron or accounting scandals or the Roman Catholic Church. People are finally being held accountable for their actions." He also said that Judas Priest will never be a nostalgia band. "That's part of our longevity. We've never rested on our laurels."

A power ballad on the album, "Worth Fighting For," pays tribute to a dysfunctional relationship and Revolver asked if the band were to shoot a video if Judas Priest would make the relationship male/female? Halford told them, "If it was up to me, I would do a boy/boy relationship ... because I'm a homosexual. So there's a debate. Maybe we should do a bunch of videos. We should do boy/girl, boy/boy, girl/girl, transgender/transgender, black/white, Roman Catholic/Jew, Protestant/Quaker. That would cover all the bases. [Sighs] I don't know. Maybe we best stay the normal course of events, and out a man and a woman together. But I see Herb Ritts all over it, and that's gonna cost an arm and a leg."

[progmetal]

wow!
metalheads have a world of their own
ma bayot man o ma bagsik
koyaw

[DEMONOCIETY]

semmmm ollll storryyyy

[balut_man]

maoy tinuod nga bagsik...dili plastik bah. dili mahadlok moangkon kung unsa or kinsa sila...mas bagsik pa gani ni siya kay sa kanang magbutang2x ug dugo2 sa nawng. sa man tawn na oi...unsa mo..mga matador or mitalirs?

[tabutch]

I've always heard rumors that Phil Anselmo was gay (I have no idea how true that is though), but even if he was would he really enjoy a huge drill bit shoved up his ass? There is no doubt that this artwork deserved the boot, but even the approved cover wasn't much better. It just goes to show that anything to do with violence is acceptable, but anything of a sexual nature is outlawed - I'll never understand that. Anytime I see the original artwork I keep thinking of a George Carlin quote, "No one should ever have any object placed inside their asshole that's larger than a fist and less loving than a *****".


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[DamneD]

yep...rob halford is gay..so true but still sipa kau mudala ug kanta

[DEMONOCIETY]

yep...rob halford is gay..so true but still sipa kau mudala ug kanta

yeah its hard to believe it, sa iyang face wa jud ko ka figure na bajot, dili jud ilhan na bajot ky JUDAS ra kaayog nawng hekhekhek

[CºLºÑ]

way bayot metal wui! PINK METAL nana! hehehehe

[kikyam]

way bayot metal wui! PINK METAL nana! hehehehe

pasiyensiya na bay but respect is something that was earn and rob halford really deserves to be respected as well as the likes of freddie mercury... they really look up to those persons... metal is free for all sorry to say...

[north_star]

kewl. i read about it online. he came out in 1998. i felt the same thing he did, about being gay and all that feeling that i'm a freak and i'm going to burn in hell. hell yeah, it was a scary feeling.

freddie mercury is bisexual though but nonetheless, i don't think sexuality should be a big deal when it comes to music of any genre, be it metal or plain pop. to all those who are close minded about homosexuality, please respect other people's opinions, if you can't understand the word 'tolerance'.

=)