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Rob Halford was born on the 25th August 1951, in Sutton Coldfield, England, and is a musician – singer and songwriter, probably best recognized for being the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is also known as the founder of Metal God Records. He has been an active member on the music scene since 1969.
Have you ever wondered how rich Rob Halford is, as of early 2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Rob’s net worth is over $25 million. The main source of this amount of money is coming from his successful career as a musician.

Rob Halford Net Worth $25 Million

Rob Halford spent his childhood in Walsall, a town near Birmingham in England. Before he joined the heavy metal band Judas Priest, he was the singer in several bands such as Abraxas, Athens Wood, Thark and Hiroshima.
In 1974, he joined Judas Priest, when his sister introduced him to the founding member Ian Hill – she was Ian`s girlfriend at the time. The two almost immediately hit it off, and Rob became the singer of the Judas Priest. During his first stint with the band, they released 14 albums, some of which achieved gold and platinum status, which increased Rob`s net worth by a large margin. Their first album came out in 1974, entitled “Rocka Rolla”, however, it failed to chart, as well as their second album “Sad Wings Of Destiny”, released in 1976.

However, their destiny changed the next year, when they switched record labels from Gull to Columbia Records. Their third album, “Sin After Sin” came out in 1977, which achieved gold status, and reached No. 23 on the UK charts. Since then, the band’s career has gone only upwards, and so has Rob`s, as well as his net worth. Their releases became more and more popular, and albums such as “British Steel” (1980), “Screaming for Vengeance” (1982), “Defenders of the Faith” (1984), and “Turbo” (1986) all achieved platinum status in the US, which certainly increased Rob`s net worth by a large margin. After the album “Painkiller” (1990), was released, Rob decided to leave the band, and start a few project of his own.

Firstly, he started the band Fight, with which he has released four albums, including “War of Words Demos” (1993), “Mutations” (1994), and “A Small Deadly Space” (1995). After that, he created the band 2wo, releasing only one album. In 2000, he started his third band – Halford – through which he has released six albums, including “Crucible” (2002), “Resurrection” (2000), and “Halfor IV: Made Of Metal” (2014), among others, all of which have increased his net worth.
He returned to the Judas Priest in 2003, and since then, they have released four albums, “Angel Of Retribution” (2005), “Nostradamus” (2008), and their latest release “Redeemer Of Souls” (2014, which have only added to Rob`s net worth.

When it comes to speak about his personal life, Rob Halford announced in 1998 that he is openly gay. According to sources, currently he is single and his residence is in Phoenix, Arizona. He is also known for his drug and alcohol addictions. Rob is also a big fan of vintage cars, as he owns in his collection an Aston Martin from the 1970s and a Mercury Cougar.



Full Name Rob Halford
Net Worth $25 Million
Date Of Birth August 25, 1951
Place Of Birth Walsall, Staffordshire, England, UK
Height 6′ 0½” (1.84 m)
Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Composer
Nationality British
Siblings Sue Hill
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/robhalfordlegacy
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0355158
Music Groups Breakin’ the Law, You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’, Painkiller, Judas Priest, Halford, Fight, 2wo, Hear ‘n Aid
Movies Spun, Halford: Live at Rock in Rio III, Pansy Division: Life In A Gay Rock Band, Judas Priest: Live Vengeance ’82, Fight: The War of Words: The Film
Trademark
1 Rides a Harley Davidson motorcycle on stage
2 Sunglasses
3 Goatee
4 Shaved head
5 High vocal range
6 Leather
7 Tattoos on the back of his head
Quote
1 Queen were an incredible heavy metal band.
2 [on shaving his head] I was going bald, I didn’t want to go out looking like that guy from Marillion, or Phil Collins – fuck that.
3 [on his trademarked moniker of Metal God] I don’t want anybody else to be the metal god but me.
4 I feel a bit like Quentin Crisp these days, I’ve become the stately homo of heavy metal.
5 Freddie (Freddie Mercury) is my ultimate hero. The closest I ever got to Freddie was in a gay bar in Athens on the way to Mykonos. We kind of glared at each other across the bar, in a kind of smiling, winking way. When we got to Mykonos I was determined to track him down, but I couldn’t because he’d rented this huge yacht. It was festooned in pink balloons and it just kept sailing around the island. He’s someone I wish I’d really met.
6 I’ve been a huge Queen fan since they began. I actually went and saw some of their very, very, very early shows in England, and they just blew me away; I just couldn’t believe it. These guys were doing extraordinary things for that time in rock and roll.
7 The music lives longer than we do.
8 There will only ever be one Freddie Mercury.
9 [on the Judas Priest 2011 tour] As far as having the ‘Spinal Tap’ (This Is Spinal Tap (1984)) accoutrement – the Harley, the smoke, the fire, the lasers, the costumes – it’s full-on ‘Spinal Tap’ times 12.
10 My iPod is with me wherever I go. My iPod is all over the place – it’s got Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi, Wagner, and then it goes into Slayer, Emperor, everything by Sabbath, everything by Queen, Tool, Pantera. I could just go on and on. I’m just a chameleon when it comes to music – all kind of music touch my senses.
11 There are two kinds of music – heavy metal and all the crap they play on radio and show on MTV.
Fact
1 Wrapping up a video shoot for the 1st single “Revolution” from the new Judas Priest album “Angel Of Retribution”. [February 2005]
2 New Judas Priest album Nostradamus released. [June 2008]
3 The new Judas Priest album “Angel Of Retribution” was released. [March 2005]
4 Back with Judas Priest [2003]
5 Although he owned a variety of classic cars, Halford did not pass his driving test until he was 38 years old.
6 His sister, Sue, was married to Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill from 1976 to 1984, making Halford and Ian ex-brothers in law.
7 Lives in Phoenix, Arizona.He also owns homes in San Diego, Amsterdam and Walsall, United Kingdom.
8 Shares a birthday with KISS frontman Gene Simmons and current Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell.
9 Originally left Judas Priest in 1991 and re-united with them in 2003 after a 12 year hiatus.
10 Fronted his third solo band: Halford [2001]
11 Lead singer of heavy metal band Judas Priest.

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Drugaí Marú II Short writer: “Turbo Lover”, “Beyond the Realms of Death” filming
Copycat 2016 writer: “Turbo Lover”
Revolution 2014 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Mike & Mike 2013 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Metalhead 2013 writer: “Victim Of Changes”
Dampfnudelblues 2013 writer: “Breaking the law”
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 writer: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin”
Metal Evolution 2011 TV Series documentary writer – 3 episodes
Bad Teacher 2011 writer: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”
United States of Tara 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2011 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Chikara JoshiMania Night I 2011 Video writer: “Electric Eye”
Chikara JoshiMania Night II 2011 Video writer: “Electric Eye”
Chikara JoshiMania Night III 2011 Video writer: “Electric Eye”
Guitar Hero: Van Halen 2009 Video Game writer: “Painkiller”
Brütal Legend 2009 Video Game writer: “Battle Hymn”, “Leather Rebel”, “One Shot at Glory”, “Painkiller”, “The Hellion / Electric Eye”
Madden NFL 2010 2009 Video Game writer: “Painkiller”
Nitro Circus 2009 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Adventureland 2009 writer: “Breaking the Law”
Remarkable Power 2008 writer: “Deal With The Devil”, “Judas Rising”
SingStar Amped 2007 Video Game writer: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”
Full Metal Village 2006 Documentary writer: “Breaking The Law”
Prey 2006 Video Game writer: “You Got Another Thing Comin”
The Simpsons 2006 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Air Guitar Nation 2006 Documentary lyrics: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'” / music: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 2006 Video Game writer: “Electric Eye”
Guitar Hero 2005 Video Game writer: “You [sic] Got Another Thing Comin'”
Filthy Gorgeous: The Trannyshack Story 2005 Documentary writer: “Living After Midnight”
Gran Turismo 4 2004 Video Game writer: “Free Wheel Burning”
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 Video Game writer: “You’ve Got another Thing Comin'” – as R. Halford
Spun 2002 as Robert Halford, “Drive” / performer: “Drive” – as Robert Halford
Ash Wednesday 2002 writer: “Deceiver” – as Robert Halford
Run Ronnie Run 2002 writer: “Breaking the Law”
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec 2001 Video Game writer: “Turbo Lover”
Idle Hands 1999 writer: “I Am A Pig”
Beavis and Butt-Head 1993 TV Series writer – 1 episode
Buffy the Vampire Slayer 1992 performer: “LIGHT COMES OUT OF BLACK” / producer: “LIGHT COMES OUT OF BLACK” / writer: “LIGHT COMES OUT OF BLACK”
Heavy Metal Parking Lot 1986 Video documentary short lyrics: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”, “Living After Midnight”, “Turbo Lover”, “Heading Out to the Highway” / music: “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin'”, “Living After Midnight”, “Turbo Lover”, “Heading Out to the Highway”
Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll Style 1983 Video documentary writer: “Victim of Changes” – uncredited
Top of the Pops 1979-1980 TV Series writer – 8 episodes

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Simpsons 2014 TV Series Rob Halford
Judas Priest Live: British Steel 2010 TV Movie Lead Vocals
Brütal Legend 2009 Video Game General Lionwhyte The Baron (voice)
Spun 2002 Pornclerk
Hear ‘n Aid: The Sessions 1986 Video short

Composer

Title Year Status Character
Halford: Live in Anaheim 2010 Video documentary
Halford: Live at Rock in Rio 2001 2008 Video documentary
Fight Live in Phoenix 2008 Video
Fight: War of Words 2007 Documentary

Self

Title Year Status Character
Alternative Press Music Awards 2016 TV Movie Himself
Rock Icons 2015 TV Series documentary Himself
Judas Priest: Epitaph 2013 Video documentary Himself
Metal Evolution 2011-2012 TV Series documentary Himself
Halford: Live at Saitama Super Arena 2011 Video Himself – Vocals
Halford: Live in Anaheim 2010 Video documentary Vocals
Golden Gods Awards 2010 TV Special
That Metal Show 2009-2010 TV Series Himself – Guest
Heavy Metal Britannia 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs 2008 TV Movie Himself
Halford: Live at Rock in Rio 2001 2008 Video documentary Himself
Fight: War of Words 2007 Documentary Himself
Seven Ages of Rock 2007 TV Series documentary Himself
Gene Simmons: Family Jewels 2006 TV Series Himself
Heavy Metal: Louder Than Life 2006 Video documentary Himself
VH1’s Heavy: The Story of Metal 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself
Store studio 2005 TV Series Himself
The Greatest 2004 TV Series documentary Himself
Judas Priest: Electric Eye 2003 Video Himself – vocals
I Love the ’80s 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Top Ten 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
Behind the Music 2001 TV Series documentary
MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal 2001 TV Movie documentary Himself
Classic Albums: Judas Priest – British Steel 2001 Video documentary Himself
Sex Becomes Her 2001 Documentary Hmself
Rock in Rio 2001 TV Series Himself – Performer
100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock 2000 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself (as Judas Priest)
VH-1 Where Are They Now? 2000 TV Series documentary Himself
Metallimania 1997 Documentary Himself
Hangin’ w/MTV 1992 TV Series Himself
Dream Deceivers: The Story Behind James Vance vs. Judas Priest 1992 Documentary Himself
Pantera: Cowboys from Hell 1991 Video documentary short Himself
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 12 1991 Video documentary Himself
Hard ‘N Heavy Volume 2 1989 Video Himself
Top of the Pops 1979 TV Series Himself – Lead Singer: Judas Priest

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Somewhere Over the Rainbow 2014 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited)
Top of the Pops 1979 TV Series Himself – Lead Singer: Judas Priest

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