Halford III: Winter Songs explained
| Halford III: Winter Songs |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Halford |
| Cover: | Halford_III.jpg |
| Released: | November 3, 2009 (US)
November 9, 2009 (EU) |
| Recorded: | 2008 - 2009 |
| Genre: | Heavy metal, christmas music |
| Length: | 41:57 |
| Label: | Metal God Entertainment |
| Producer: | Roy Z |
| Prev Title: | Metal God Essentials, Vol. 1 |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
Halford III: Winter Songs is the third studio album by the heavy metal band Halford.
Background
The album was released on November 3, 2009, in the United States, November 9, 2009, in Europe and November 13, 2009, in Germany.[1] It was written, arranged and recorded between 2008 and 2009.[2] The album is Christmas-themed, consisting of traditional holiday favorites made into heavy metal fashion along with a few original arrangements by Rob Halford and producer/guitarist Roy Z.[3]
Singles
The first single, "Get into the Spirit", was released on September 29, 2009.[4] In 2019, Halford released a second Christmas-themed album entitled Celestial, although this was recorded with family and friends rather than his usual bandmates.[5]
Track listing
All songs arranged by Rob Halford, Roy Z, Ed Roth, John Baxter.
Personnel
- Halford
- Additional performer
- Production
- Produced and engineered by Roy Z
- Executive producer – John Baxter
- Mixed and engineered by Pete Martinez
- Sound design, percussion, and engineering by John Mattox
- Drum tuning by Mike Fassano
- Mastered by Maor Appelbaum
- Graphic direction, web marketing, and design by Attila Juhasz
- Cover illustration and packaging design by Marc Sasso
- Photography by John Eder, Marc Sasso, David Hildreth, and John Baxter
Notes and References
- Web site: Chart Attack: Rob Halford Releasing Christmas Album . December 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218011612/http://www.robhalford.com/new/index.php?blog=4 . February 18, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: The Aquarian Weekly: Interview with Rob Halford: A Metal God Christmas . December 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218011612/http://www.robhalford.com/new/index.php?blog=4 . February 18, 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Rob Halford Sings Christmas Carols. No, really. Rob Halford has also single handedly created the greatest christmas metal album of all time . SMNnews.com . December 3, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219121010/http://www.smnnews.com/2009/09/09/rob-halford-sings-christmas-carols-no-really . December 19, 2010 . dead .
- http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/h/halford_rob/winter_songs/index.htm laut.de Rob Halford - "Winter Songs" (CD-Kritik)
- Web site: Judas Priest's Rob Halford to release 'Celestial' Christmas album . ultimateclassicrock.com . September 6, 2019 . December 1, 2020.
