Resurrection (Halford album) explained

Resurrection
Type:	studio
Artist:	Halford
Cover:	Halford Resurrection.jpg
Released:	August 8, 2000
Recorded:	August 15, 1998 – June 27, 2000
Genre:	Heavy metal
Length:	48:32
Label:	Metal-is, Metal God
Producer:	Roy Z
Next Title:	Live Insurrection
Next Year:	2001

Resurrection is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Halford, released on August 8, 2000. It features the song "The One You Love to Hate", featuring Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. "Silent Screams" is a re-recorded song that was originally written by Halford's previous band 2wo.

In 2006, the album was remastered and re-released on iTunes containing the two bonus tracks from the original Japanese edition. It was packaged on the digipak DVD release of Resurrection World Tour – Live at Rock in Rio III in 2008 containing two more tracks and as a stand alone CD re-release in 2009 with the same content.^[1]

Critical reception

In September 2003, Resurrection was ranked number 54 on a list of "The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums" by online magazine Metal-Rules.com.^[2] In 2005, Resurrection was ranked number 320 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[3]

Personnel

Halford

• Rob Halford – vocals
• Patrick Lachman – guitar
• Mike Chlasciak – guitar
• Ray Riendeau – bass
• Bobby Jarzombek – drums

Additional performers

• Roy Z – guitar
• Bruce Dickinson – additional lead vocals on "The One You Love to Hate"
• Pete Parada – drums on "The One You Love to Hate"
• Ed Roth – keyboards on "Silent Screams" and "Twist"

Production

• Produced by Roy Z
• Executive producer/A&R – John Baxter
• Drums recorded by Billy Bowers, assisted by Mike Terry
• Guitars, bass, and other instrumentation recorded by Joe Floyd and Roy Z, with digital editing by Richard "The Guru" Carrette
• Vocals and additional instrumentation recorded by Bill Cooper and Attie Bauw
• Mixed by Attie Bauw and Charlie Baurfeind
• Mastered by Tom Baker (2006 edition)
• Photography by John Eder and Fin Costello
• Art and design by Marc Sasso (2009 CD release)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interview: Rob Halford, Metal God And Judas Priest Vocalist Blogcritics. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180918194231/https://blogcritics.org/interview-rob-halford-metal-god-and/. September 18, 2018. September 18, 2018. blogcritics.org. January 8, 2009 . en-US.
2. Web site: The Top 100 Heavy Metal Albums. Metal-Rules.com. September 2003. February 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629154729/http://www.metal-rules.com/polls/index.php?id=6. June 29, 2011. live.
3. Book: Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. 2005. Rock Hard. de. 3-89880-517-4. 82.
4. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.