Halford 3. Winter Songs: Have been deceived us.

Halford - Halford 3. Winter Songs: Have been deceived us.
Victor Rodriguez
November 12, 2009

Do not get me wrong but the account holder would be a surprisingly good. The surprisingly good for what I said because after the last mediocrities Judas Priest didn't expect anything good from his singer, no less an album of Christmas songs.

Did I say Christmas? Well yes, but the only issue that we hear bells and other paraphernalia is 'Christmas For Everyone', which even sounds like a Ramones with lower revs and is by far the worst of a disc with many ups and downs.

Rob Halford activated for this recording his personal brand, Halford, after seven years inactive, although to be honest nobody missed him. Well yes, the staunchest fans.

The singer, without any pressure from a record label, Halford 3. Winter Songs comes out with his own label Metal God, surrounded himself with a team of old musicians who did a good job Roy Z (producer, guitar), Metal Mike Chlasciak (guitars), Mike Davis (bass) and Bobby Jarzombek (drums).

What first two themes were leaked in advance, 'Get You Into Spirit' (Imeem) and 'We Three Kings' (Imeem), which could indicate, at least in regard to the first cut, it would be a Christmas album without neglecting the metallic side.

The truth is that Halford has deceived us. The disc has the same rocker shaft such as "Twisted Christmas" by Twisted Sister, but the category of metal it is high in many of its minutes.

Furthermore, his voice has been underused in 9 of the ten cuts on the album, and that's something that we all thought would happen, though, what we expected in the case of a Christmas album. That it may sound to any FM radio.

It is odd to see that has not been loaded at this time of old classics like "We Three Kings", whose guitars I find a hit, 'What Child Is This? "(Imeem), or "Come All Ye Faithful" (Imeem). Even to say that they have been given a dignified touch.

We have a mellifluous ballad, 'Winter Song' (Imeem), while 'I Do not Care' (Imeem) seems to emulate ZZ Top. I sounded out some fans and they do not like. For me it is almost scraped a pass because bears an ugly cover over where the artist looks like a troll. Rob, do you haven't noticed?