Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford has announced his new book Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures for November 1.
The book is described as a bible of hard rock and heavy metal where Halford shares his opinions, memories, and anecdotes regarding every element of the rock and roll world and lifestyle. And given Halford's nearly 50 year history as the frontman for bands like Judas Priest and Fight, it's safe to assume that the man has more than his fair share of stories and opinions. Plus y'know, dude is a funny as hell.
"After my penitence with Confess, it's time for me to be Biblical and take our congregation through all the ins and out and ups and downs of what it takes to make the life of the Metal God," Halford said in a statement. "So get comfy in your pew and prepare for the light of revelations by becoming Biblical!"
Biblical: Rob Halford's Heavy Metal Scriptures is due out on November 1. Pre-orders are available here.
Halford also recently opened up about his battle with prostate cancer over the pandemic. Halford underwent a prostatectomy in July 2020 to remove cancerous growths, and then a series of radiation treatments in early 2021 before receiving the "all clear" by doctors. In an interview, Halford revealed he's in remission, but adds that he should've listened to his doctors about catching the cancer earlier than they did.
"Guys and girls, you've gotta look after yourself. You've gotta keep this temple, you've gotta keep the heavy metal temple clean and ready to deal with whatever comes your way. And one of them, for me, was my prostate cancer issue.
"Let me quickly tell you: I should have listened to my doctors, because my doctors were saying, 'Hey, this PSA [prostate-specific antigen] level is a bit high.' [I said,] 'I've gotta do a tour. I'll do it when I come back.' So I missed a couple of opportunities whereby if I had had the treatment earlier, the treatment wouldn't have been as difficult as it was. But, hey, we got through it. I had a wonderful team of medical people that looked after me in Phoenix."
"It happened while we were in the full-on pandemic. So I was in the valley having the prostate removed and then [laughs] two weeks of the catheter, and then [laughs], of course, a little bit of radiation, a couple of months of radiation. But I came through it [thanks to] these beautiful, incredibly talented people. And I'm in remission. But I will throw this out — guys, get your blood test done, get the checks done. We're going through colorectal cancer month right now [in March]. So please look after yourselves. It's so important. Onward and upward."
Judas Priest is currently working on the follow-up to their 2018 record Firepower.
