Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has every reason to be in a festive mood after a second Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination earlier this week. And what better way to be festive than to premiere a lyric video for “Morning Star”.
The Metal God assures us that he is a man of the season, even if ugly Christmas sweaters don’t seem to vibe with his usual leather and metal studs. “I do love the Christmastime, the holiday season,” Halford said in a recent interview. “It’s a very personal thing for me , family, sweaters, a Christmas cap, the whole thing.”
Family, in fact, is a major part of Celestial, which is actually billed as Rob Halford with Family and Friends and includes his brother Nigel on drums, his sister Sue on bells and his nephew Alex Hill, son of Priest’s Ian Hill, playing bass like his father.
He’s also plotting out a 2020 tour for Priest, which will celebrate the group’s 50th anniversary. Halford reports the group is designing its stage set, and while there are no recording plans yet, he says “we’ve been noodling away with riffs and ideas for the next Priest album.
Take a listen to the new track here.
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