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│ + Rob Halford (With Family And Friends) - Celestial-(889854607 + │
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│║ Release Information ║ │
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│║ Release Date.Oct-24-2019 Encoder......L3.100 -v0 ║ │
│║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │
│║ Year.........2019 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │
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│║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........12 ║ │
│║ Covers.......Yes Url... n/a ║ │
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│║ Release Notes ║ │
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│║ Artist : Rob Halford (With Family And FRating : You Decide! ║ │
│║ Album : Celestial-(88985460752) Label : Sony Music ║ │
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│║ Description : ║ │
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│║ Legendary Metal God Rob Halford is set to ║ │
│║ release Celestial, a fresh album of Christmas ║ │
│║ music, on Friday, October 18th through Legacy ║ │
│║ Recordings/Sony. ║ │
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│║ Best known for his work with Judas Priest, which ║ │
│║ bracket his solo efforts under the guises of ║ │
│║ Fight, Two, and his eponymous project, Halford ║ │
│║ walk into familiar territory with Celestial. Why ║ │
│║ you may ask? Well, in case you forgot back in ║ │
│║ 2009 he released Halford III: Winter Songs, ║ │
│║ which contained a mixture of original ║ │
│║ compositions and well-known relics, including ║ │
│║ ôWe Three Kings,ö ôCome All Ye Faithful,ö ôOh ║ │
│║ Holy Night,ö and ôOh Come, O Come, Emanuel.ö ║ │
│║ That refresher in mind, while Hard Rock ║ │
│║ stalwarts ôMetalö Mike Chlasciak on guitar and ║ │
│║ Bobby Jarzombek on drums helped complete the ║ │
│║ cast for Winter Songs, Halford drew from a ║ │
│║ smaller, familial circle for Celestial, and as ║ │
│║ such, the album is officially credited to Rob ║ │
│║ Halford with Family & Friends. ║ │
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│║ Indeed, his brother Nigel plays drums, his ║ │
│║ sister Sue holds bells, and his nephew Alex ║ │
│║ plays bass, following his father, Ian Hill, the ║ │
│║ famed low-ender for Judas Priest. Another ║ │
│║ footnote, Hill dated and eventually married Sue, ║ │
│║ which led to the birth of Alex; this ║ │
│║ relationship was the spark that first brought ║ │
│║ Halford to the attention of Judas Priest in its ║ │
│║ nascent years. That said, the lineup for ║ │
│║ Celestial is completed by Jon Blakely and Robert ║ │
│║ Jones on guitar. ║ │
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│║ Twelve entries make up Celestial, four originals ║ │
│║ and eight classic favorites, and the songs here ║ │
│║ vary widely in terms of selection, style, and ║ │
│║ realization. The opening title-track places you ║ │
│║ outside, the taking in the warm sounds of a ║ │
│║ choir and organ, which quickly fade into ║ │
│║ galloping hooves and crisp church bells, ║ │
│║ punctuated by the familiar voice of Santa Claus. ║ │
│║ The mood then takes a dark, somber turn, and ║ │
│║ after which ôDonner and Blitzenö uses rich ║ │
│║ Christmas themes and traditions and puts them ║ │
│║ atop a classic vibe from the heyday of Judas ║ │
│║ Priest. ║ │
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│║ Moving on, the bandÆs rendition of ôGod Rest Ye ║ │
│║ Merry Gentlemen,ö following in the scorched ║ │
│║ footsteps of ôDonner and Blitzen,ö is a ║ │
│║ rollicking, Thrash Metal inflection of the ║ │
│║ traditional carol, played in the vein fans might ║ │
│║ have hummed in their heads when news of the ║ │
│║ album was released. Contrast that to the very ║ │
│║ next track, ôAway In a Manger,ö which while ║ │
│║ still holding Eighties Metal sensibilities, is ║ │
│║ sung as an ethereal ballad, with HalfordÆs voice ║ │
│║ lilting over sparse guitar and percussion. This ║ │
│║ is as ôThe First Noelö takes a similar path and ║ │
│║ features subtle guitar and keyboard ║ │
│║ accompaniment, and this pairing flows naturally ║ │
│║ into ôGood King Wenceslas.ö ║ │
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│║ More of a straight ahead Heavy Metal approach, ║ │
│║ ôDeck the Hallsö is complete with the massive ║ │
│║ sound you would expect from dual guitars fronted ║ │
│║ by Halford. That in mind, outside of the vocals, ║ │
│║ this version takes long, winding paths away from ║ │
│║ its source material, with dueling guitar licks ║ │
│║ carrying far more than their weight, especially ║ │
│║ on the back end of the track. Taking a similar ║ │
│║ path ôHark! The Herald Angels Singö actually ║ │
│║ comes through as a warm, effective version, ║ │
│║ despite the brash intonation; its short run time ║ │
│║ helps move things along, a technique which also ║ │
│║ works toward ôJoy to the Worldö avoiding a ║ │
│║ kitschy sound. ║ │
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│║ Elsewhere, ôO Little Town of Bethlehemö ║ │
│║ successfully mixes the two styles, spending most ║ │
│║ of its 5 minutes on a slow, somber ballad, ║ │
│║ before unleashing Halford and his dueling guitar ║ │
│║ partners. Last but not least warm organ envelops ║ │
│║ ôProtected By The Lightö to close the ║ │
│║ proceedings, and the lyrics find Halford wishing ║ │
│║ the best of the season, and and the best of all ║ │
│║ year, to listeners and detractors alike. ║ │
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│║ Stating the obvious, Rob Halford is still a ║ │
│║ metalhead at heart, and his harder inclinations ║ │
│║ come through early and often across the dozen ║ │
│║ tracks included on Celestial. However, his ║ │
│║ strength is sometimes best exemplified by his ║ │
│║ restraint, and the softer tracks here end up ║ │
│║ being some of the better and more memorable ║ │
│║ work. Celestial may not be for everyone, but the ║ │
│║ effort from Halford is sincere, and those able ║ │
│║ to put aside their spiritual differences may ║ │
│║ find themselves better for having given the ║ │
│║ album a few chances to catch. Full of original ║ │
│║ takes on old classics, and some honest attempts ║ │
│║ at new material, Cryptic Rock gives ║ │
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│║ Release Tracklist ║ │
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│ 01 - Celestial [01:32] │
│ 02 - Donner And Blitzen [03:32] │
│ 03 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen [02:46] │
│ 04 - Away In A Manger [04:03] │
│ 05 - Morning Star [04:14] │
│ 06 - Deck The Halls [05:04] │
│ 07 - Joy To The World [02:48] │
│ 08 - O Little Town Of Bethlehem [05:32] │
│ 09 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing [02:06] │
│ 10 - The First Noel [04:25] │
│ 11 - Good King Wenceslas [07:28] │
│ 12 - Protected By The Light [01:48] │
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│ Total Length : [45:18 minn │
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│ ║ Greetings To: ║ │
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│ Too all people who contributes to make this │
│ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │
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