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ROB HALFORD Interviewed On Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM (Audio)

November 6, 2010

Earlier this week, Meltdown of Detroit, Michigan's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station conducted an interview with JUDAS PRIEST/HALFORD frontman Rob Halford. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below.

HALFORD will support OZZY OSBOURNE on a North American arena tour which is scheduled to kick off on November 12 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and wrap on December 12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. HALFORD will also play the following headlining shows during and immediately following the OZZY trek:

Dec. 04 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Dec. 09 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues
Dec. 13 - Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
Dec. 15 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater
Dec. 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern Theater
Dec. 18 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
Dec. 19 - Anaheim, CA - The Grove of Anaheim

Fan-filmed video footage of HALFORD's October 20, 2010 concert at Centro de Convenciones Scencias in Lima, Peru can be viewed below.

"Halford IV - Made Of Metal", the new album from HALFORD, sold around 3,100 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 160 on The Billboard 200 chart. The CD landed at position No. 5 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

HALFORD's previous CD, "Halford III - Winter Songs", opened with 1,400 units to debut at No. 26 on the Top New Artist Albums chart.

"Halford IV - Made Of Metal" was released on September 27 in Europe and September 28 in North America. Produced by Roy Z. and recorded during 2009 and 2010, the CD features 14 new songs penned exclusively by Rob Halford.

HALFORD played its first show in more than seven years on July 17 at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California.

Prior to the San Francisco show, HALFORD's last gig took place on June 6, 2003 in Anaheim, California.

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