Confess
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Summary
Rob Halford is the legendary frontman of Judas Priest， one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time。
Known as "The Metal God" by his devoted， global fan base， Rob Halford has always subverted the norm， and Confess will offer readers a compelling and honest look at the struggles he has faced with addiction and his sexuality as well as exploring his music and his many brushes with controversy。
There have been few vocalists in the history of heavy metal whose singing style has been as influential and instantly recognizable as Halford's。 Confess， published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Judas Priest -- and described by Halford himself as "exciting， fun， disturbing， and terrifying" -- will celebrate five decades of the guts and glory of rock-n-roll。
Known as "The Metal God" by his devoted， global fan base， Rob Halford has always subverted the norm， and Confess will offer readers a compelling and honest look at the struggles he has faced with addiction and his sexuality as well as exploring his music and his many brushes with controversy。
There have been few vocalists in the history of heavy metal whose singing style has been as influential and instantly recognizable as Halford's。 Confess， published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Judas Priest -- and described by Halford himself as "exciting， fun， disturbing， and terrifying" -- will celebrate five decades of the guts and glory of rock-n-roll。
Reviews
Kayla
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I definitely did not read this because it was the only thing I could find on vacation and this definitely isn't my dad's bookSurprisingly entertainingI learned a lot about the heavy metal industry especially in its stereotypes and prejudicesIt made me feel like Rob and I were good friends which is always a plus for someone deeply deprived of personal connection（minus you Leah my darling） I definitely did not read this because it was the only thing I could find on vacation and this definitely isn't my dad's bookSurprisingly entertainingI learned a lot about the heavy metal industry especially in its stereotypes and prejudicesIt made me feel like Rob and I were good friends which is always a plus for someone deeply deprived of personal connection（minus you Leah my darling） 。。。more
Patty
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This is an absolutely delightful book。 I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing in less than 1。5 days。 Halford's writing style is refreshing and enthusiastic。 The book is funny， silly， informative， poignant， bittersweet， sometimes tragic， but ultimately uplifting。 It's a great look at the birth of both Judas Priest and the British heavy metal scene， as well as the struggles of a gay man who felt he had no choice but to remain closeted for a substantial part of his life in order to protect This is an absolutely delightful book。 I couldn't put it down and read the whole thing in less than 1。5 days。 Halford's writing style is refreshing and enthusiastic。 The book is funny， silly， informative， poignant， bittersweet， sometimes tragic， but ultimately uplifting。 It's a great look at the birth of both Judas Priest and the British heavy metal scene， as well as the struggles of a gay man who felt he had no choice but to remain closeted for a substantial part of his life in order to protect the band and music he loves。 。。。more
Asher McCool
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I went through this book really quickly， it was completely captivating and absolutely hilarious。 At the same time， its a poignant story of how crushing it is to live life in the closet。
Wendy
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Hail the Metal GodSuperb story telling and blunt honesty from a true pioneer and icon of the heavy metal world！ Rob Halford， either wittingly or unwittingly， endears himself to the reader with his openness and oftentimes self-deprecating look at his lifelong adventures in the world of rock and metal。 Highly recommended。
Blaise Carland
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Solid
Tinker
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Helmet-lukuhaaste 202126。 Elämäkerta henkilöstä， joka on vielä elossaRobert Halford is the legendary singer of Judas Priest。 He was a frontman of successful metal band and he was gay。 While he had enormous success， the fame forced him to stay in the closet for a long time。 Halford struggled with his sexuality and addiction for a long time。 He tells his story with a dry humour and matter-of-fact tone。 I didn’t know anything about Judas Priest （but I’m familiar with some of their songs） going in b Helmet-lukuhaaste 202126。 Elämäkerta henkilöstä， joka on vielä elossaRobert Halford is the legendary singer of Judas Priest。 He was a frontman of successful metal band and he was gay。 While he had enormous success， the fame forced him to stay in the closet for a long time。 Halford struggled with his sexuality and addiction for a long time。 He tells his story with a dry humour and matter-of-fact tone。 I didn’t know anything about Judas Priest （but I’m familiar with some of their songs） going in but this was still an interesting read。 。。。more
Jeff Koskinen
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This felt like the most honest autobiography I have read。 I got the sense that Rob kept so much hidden for so long that you can almost feel the sense of relief coming through the pages。 I was interested in the stories of his early years and how he got into music。 The stories of his interactions with other rock heroes were highlights， as well as the inner workings and relationships within Judas Priest。 With that said， this was primarily the story of a gay man at a time and in a position that bein This felt like the most honest autobiography I have read。 I got the sense that Rob kept so much hidden for so long that you can almost feel the sense of relief coming through the pages。 I was interested in the stories of his early years and how he got into music。 The stories of his interactions with other rock heroes were highlights， as well as the inner workings and relationships within Judas Priest。 With that said， this was primarily the story of a gay man at a time and in a position that being an openly gay man did not seem to be an option。 The combination of his no-nonsense， no-whining， get it done， working class attitude while struggling to live his authentic life was both sad and hard to imagine。 I hope more stories like this make it easier for more people who happen to be attracted to members of their own sex， to not be defined by or suffer biases based on that attraction。I truly appreciate his honesty and enjoyed the book very much。 。。。more
Poul Wrist
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Full of pretty amazing stories， but I think maybe it's a bit too light on "professional" info， such as voice talk。 I think there's literally no talk about how he practices singing or if there was any training。The rest is a very personal experience in general， but of course with so many years to talk about it gets a bit washed out at points。Highly entertaining， though。 Full of pretty amazing stories， but I think maybe it's a bit too light on "professional" info， such as voice talk。 I think there's literally no talk about how he practices singing or if there was any training。The rest is a very personal experience in general， but of course with so many years to talk about it gets a bit washed out at points。Highly entertaining， though。 。。。more
Yves Mancera
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Very enjoyable， I've always liked Judas Priest， and this book gave me more appreciation for the band and for Rob as an individual。 I really liked the fact that Rob doesn't hold back on his words when criticizing himself or even others。 Very enjoyable， I've always liked Judas Priest， and this book gave me more appreciation for the band and for Rob as an individual。 I really liked the fact that Rob doesn't hold back on his words when criticizing himself or even others。 。。。more
Adelina
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Adoro ler memórias e autobiografias。 A leitura deste livro foi viciante。 Com um estilo de escrita muito caloroso e coloquial， é uma das histórias mais sinceras que já li。 A cada página encontramos uma confissão sem censura sobre a construção da banda de heavy metal e a sua própria vida。 Que grande lucidez para contar momentos tristes， pitorescos e outros obscenos， mas com muito humor à mistura。 Assistimos ao desfiar de uma vida de sofrimento e luta contra os seus mais íntimos demónios。 E a luta Adoro ler memórias e autobiografias。 A leitura deste livro foi viciante。 Com um estilo de escrita muito caloroso e coloquial， é uma das histórias mais sinceras que já li。 A cada página encontramos uma confissão sem censura sobre a construção da banda de heavy metal e a sua própria vida。 Que grande lucidez para contar momentos tristes， pitorescos e outros obscenos， mas com muito humor à mistura。 Assistimos ao desfiar de uma vida de sofrimento e luta contra os seus mais íntimos demónios。 E a luta continua。 "Hoje em dia， à noite quando vou dormir， depois de ler o livro de reflexões， faço as minhas orações"， Rob Halford。 。。。more
Jacqueline
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Such a legend。 The audiobook was great。 I'm definitely buying Priest tickets for their 50th anniversary tour！ Such a legend。 The audiobook was great。 I'm definitely buying Priest tickets for their 50th anniversary tour！ 。。。more
Lukáš
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After K。K。 Downing's bio， I decided to instantly pick up this one， and some two days later， here I am。 To me， this read in one breath， and well， it has something signature of Halford in it。 I mean， I always found his bodily appearance on stage somewhat odd， but of course， that doesn't negate that he has one of the best rock and metal voices ever and is able to deliver the goods - this autobiography is something similar， from start to end it is a great read， and just like it tells the stories of After K。K。 Downing's bio， I decided to instantly pick up this one， and some two days later， here I am。 To me， this read in one breath， and well， it has something signature of Halford in it。 I mean， I always found his bodily appearance on stage somewhat odd， but of course， that doesn't negate that he has one of the best rock and metal voices ever and is able to deliver the goods - this autobiography is something similar， from start to end it is a great read， and just like it tells the stories of before， during， out and beyond Judas Priest from clearly a different personality， I can't help that sometimes it feels a little more distant than K。K's in the sense that at places （especially as far as the recent history and the time out of the band） it feels a bit like something that in the first place should be said in order for everything to feel right and no suspicions with regard to the inner tension between Downing and Priest's management to arise。 But I am not sure if it's really to be taken as more than a negligible flaw just like that two stories seem to be narrated in a nearly identical way as in the K。K。 biography。 Nothing else feels in any way wrong （OK， there are a few cringe stories， but I can't think to regard those as a flaw or anything）， though all the talk about the personal and intimate things， including Rob's years of closet homosexuality， his desperate struggle to align it with a rock star life， find ways to make contact with the gay scene / culture and all the different forces， pressures and propulsions for him to eventually come out is fairly unique。 It's rather surprising how in some way， a lot of this seemed to be really kept away from the remaining band members and management， and how K。K's account seemed to somehow turn a bit of a blind eye on this， even though， obviously even in a band running effectively for decades， you might want to have a bit of privacy for yourself and not go too much into the others' one， even if it feels to me a bit surprising that when creative and sensitive artists collaborate for so long， how it would not be like immediately noticing something is not right。。。？In any case， these are obviously just my own perplexed thoughts and not anything too burdensome for one not to enjoy the book， or for not recommending it to anyone interested in Halford， Priest， rock and metal history / biographies; nor do I see that as discouraging anyone including myself from possibly digging deeper into tracking further stories and interviews from the past in order to clear out some of the blank spaces that a summing of a career and lives spanning decades in a few hundred pages necessarily leaves open。 。。。more
Jack
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I really， really enjoyed this！ Direct， honest， unflinching， and also full of outrageous stories about being on the road。
Trea
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This is one of the best autobiographies I have read。 It’s more than metal and yes I am a fan。 Not the biggest fan ever， but I have been to at least 2 or 3 of their shows。 I would recommend this book if you want to understand how difficult it is to be a gay man。 I would recommend this book if you have ever struggled with drink or drugs。 If you have survived bad relationships， if you aspire to be a vocalist， if you are a writer。。。。 so many surprises in this book。 So much history。 I’m so glad I rea This is one of the best autobiographies I have read。 It’s more than metal and yes I am a fan。 Not the biggest fan ever， but I have been to at least 2 or 3 of their shows。 I would recommend this book if you want to understand how difficult it is to be a gay man。 I would recommend this book if you have ever struggled with drink or drugs。 If you have survived bad relationships， if you aspire to be a vocalist， if you are a writer。。。。 so many surprises in this book。 So much history。 I’m so glad I read it。 Multiple confessions have set him free。 He writes with pretty amazing clarity from his soul。 At times I didn’t fully understand some of the English terms he used。 That kept it interesting too， hypothesizing what he meant。 Regardless， I think this book can appeal to others whether they are a fan or not。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Leca Suzuki
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Metal God！！ Nada descreve melhor Rob Halford。 Que livro incrível！！ Poderoso e， ao mesmo tempo， sensível。 Não é só a história de um dos melhores vocalistas de heavy metal de todos os tempos， mas a história de um homem GAY vocalista de uma das maiores bandas de metal de todos os tempos。 Seus medos e inseguranças。 Suas frustrações。 Seus vícios。 Sua força de vontade。 Seu amor pela vida， pelo heavy metal e pelo Judas Priest。Se eu já era fã， depois desse livro de memórias só o respeito ainda mais。Vida Metal God！！ Nada descreve melhor Rob Halford。 Que livro incrível！！ Poderoso e， ao mesmo tempo， sensível。 Não é só a história de um dos melhores vocalistas de heavy metal de todos os tempos， mas a história de um homem GAY vocalista de uma das maiores bandas de metal de todos os tempos。 Seus medos e inseguranças。 Suas frustrações。 Seus vícios。 Sua força de vontade。 Seu amor pela vida， pelo heavy metal e pelo Judas Priest。Se eu já era fã， depois desse livro de memórias só o respeito ainda mais。Vida longa ao Metal God！ 。。。more
Daniel
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Very good book， very interesting look back at his career and life。
Michael Idenden
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Such a great read。 Halford has so many great stories about his life & amazing career。 All are told with his sense of humor thoroughly on display。 A great book for even the casual metal fan。
Cynthia Magness
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Honest， moving and inspirationalOmg， I've never been more appreciative of a happy ending in my life。 Rob， you're clearly a sensitive and beautiful soul and I'm very glad that you're in a great place。 This was an absolutely enthralling story， what an amazing ride。 I've read quite a few autobiographies， but rarely have I found them so interesting and soul-baring as this one。 Doesn't matter if you're a Judas Priest fan， this is a gripping and fascinating life to delve into。 Thank you， Rob， for shar Honest， moving and inspirationalOmg， I've never been more appreciative of a happy ending in my life。 Rob， you're clearly a sensitive and beautiful soul and I'm very glad that you're in a great place。 This was an absolutely enthralling story， what an amazing ride。 I've read quite a few autobiographies， but rarely have I found them so interesting and soul-baring as this one。 Doesn't matter if you're a Judas Priest fan， this is a gripping and fascinating life to delve into。 Thank you， Rob， for sharing it。 I cried several times and felt your intense loneliness。 Hoping I find the light at the end of the tunnel that you did。 。。。more
Douglas Downie
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There were aspects of this book that I really enjoyed。 Would highly recommend if you are a lover of Judas Priest。
Andrew
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Great read。
Charlie Boling
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I'm almost always slightly disappointed with musician autobiographies， that was not the case with this one。 If you've had even a passing interest in Priest you will love this book， actually if you've never even heard of them you'll probably love it。 Although I devoured all of Priest's earlier stuff when it first came out， for a variety of reasons I never listened to anything by them or Rob Halford after Screaming for Vengeance， boy have I been missing out。 I decided to stop reading at the first I'm almost always slightly disappointed with musician autobiographies， that was not the case with this one。 If you've had even a passing interest in Priest you will love this book， actually if you've never even heard of them you'll probably love it。 Although I devoured all of Priest's earlier stuff when it first came out， for a variety of reasons I never listened to anything by them or Rob Halford after Screaming for Vengeance， boy have I been missing out。 I decided to stop reading at the first mention of an album and go and listen to it before picking the book back up， and I highly recommend that approach。 I've both discovered， and rediscovered some amazing music。 Jesus f***ing Christ how the hell have I not been listening to Painkiller or Halford's Resurrection all these years？？ In addition to all the great stories of Rob's life and his adventures with the band， I found the book to be inspirational as well。 Without giving away any spoilers suffice it to say my view of the afterlife， spirituality and aging were affected in a positive way。 。。。more
Armand Rosamilia
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I've been a Judas Priest fan since 1982。 Always loved the band and followed their career。 This book gave me further insight into not only what Priest was doing but what Rob was going through as a closeted gay man in a macho heavy metal band。 Lots of revelations， good and bad， and it gives a deeper understanding about his life。 I've been a Judas Priest fan since 1982。 Always loved the band and followed their career。 This book gave me further insight into not only what Priest was doing but what Rob was going through as a closeted gay man in a macho heavy metal band。 Lots of revelations， good and bad， and it gives a deeper understanding about his life。 。。。more
Signor Mambrino
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This might be the first autobiography I've read。 Definitely the best。 Loved it。 Can't believe so many of my favourite songs are actually ahout big willies。 This might be the first autobiography I've read。 Definitely the best。 Loved it。 Can't believe so many of my favourite songs are actually ahout big willies。 。。。more
Andrew Alvis
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Quite possibly one of the best autobiographies I've ever read， I cannot recommend this book enough。 Quite possibly one of the best autobiographies I've ever read， I cannot recommend this book enough。 。。。more
Zebulynn Hanson
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I could write an essay on this book。 There is definitely alot to talk about。 First off if homo erotica stories is not youre thing do not bother w/ this one。 Cudos to halford for being brave enough to come out。 He actually did alot for the gay community even by keeping it a secret for so long。 I once knew a lifetime metal fan who when halford came out even said that if anyone could get away w/ it it was rob。 This is certainly one hell of a career though & i feel for the sexual frustration which i I could write an essay on this book。 There is definitely alot to talk about。 First off if homo erotica stories is not youre thing do not bother w/ this one。 Cudos to halford for being brave enough to come out。 He actually did alot for the gay community even by keeping it a secret for so long。 I once knew a lifetime metal fan who when halford came out even said that if anyone could get away w/ it it was rob。 This is certainly one hell of a career though & i feel for the sexual frustration which is no laughing matter。 It really will make you want punch every wall you see after so long。 Halford also stood up for not just heavy metal but art as a whole as like ozzy faced horrible accusations while in melancholic circumstances。 The truth is though that art is meant to empower & remind those whoever they are that they are not alone。 This is a must read for any metal fan。 The story of they guy who walked out the stall w/ a judas priest shirt to become a lifelong fan says alot。 Halford obviously cares about his band & fans alike。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Jeffrey DiNapoli
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Meh。。。
Matteo Zurli
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Must read if you are a Judas Priest fan。
Brandon McIntosh
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As a long time fan from the 80s I really enjoyed this one。 Honest and real IMO。 Love to have a pint with your Rob， a live you have certainly lived！ Well written as well！
Tsvetelina Stambolova-Vasileva
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Малко ми е трудно да оценя тази книга， защото я купувах с голямо желание， а после не потръгна。 Оставих я да отлежи няколко месеца и пак я подхванах。 Втория път вече я изчетох на един дъх。 Аз не съм върл фен на Джудас Прийст， но все пак харесвам доста неща от тях。 Попадала съм на интервюта на Халфорд в ЮТуб и останах с прекрасни впечатления - сладкодумен разказвач с чувство за хумор и самоирония。 Затова и очаквах автобиографията му да е много по-забавна и увлекателна， отколкото всъщност беше。 На Малко ми е трудно да оценя тази книга， защото я купувах с голямо желание， а после не потръгна。 Оставих я да отлежи няколко месеца и пак я подхванах。 Втория път вече я изчетох на един дъх。 Аз не съм върл фен на Джудас Прийст， но все пак харесвам доста неща от тях。 Попадала съм на интервюта на Халфорд в ЮТуб и останах с прекрасни впечатления - сладкодумен разказвач с чувство за хумор и самоирония。 Затова и очаквах автобиографията му да е много по-забавна и увлекателна， отколкото всъщност беше。 На места Халфорд ми се стори неискрен， на места ми идваше в повече。 Най- ме е яд， че никога няма да възприемам Jawbreaker по същия начин。 3:） Но пък и искрено се забавлявах и се посмях от сърце。 А и ми хареса， че не полива колегите си с кал и че все още основният му двигател е любовта към музиката， а не тази към зелените хартийки。Сърдечни благодарности за качествения превод！ И преди съм казвала колко мразя， че се опитват да ловят рок-феновете с трици - готини автобиографии с превод все едно от Гугъл преводач。 В това отношение тази беше приятна изненада。 :） 。。。more
Ian Casey
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Much as I enjoyed reading K。K。 Downing's 2018 autobiography， Heavy Duty， it left me thirsting for the perspectives of his fellow Judas Priest bandmates and especially that of the Metal God himself， Rob Halford。 Who could have guessed that a pandemic would present the perfect time for just that book to be put together？"Confess" is a bold title for a bold man and the book mostly lives up to it。 Certainly Halford doesn't hold back on his experiences as a gay man over decades of transitioning cultur Much as I enjoyed reading K。K。 Downing's 2018 autobiography， Heavy Duty， it left me thirsting for the perspectives of his fellow Judas Priest bandmates and especially that of the Metal God himself， Rob Halford。 Who could have guessed that a pandemic would present the perfect time for just that book to be put together？"Confess" is a bold title for a bold man and the book mostly lives up to it。 Certainly Halford doesn't hold back on his experiences as a gay man over decades of transitioning cultural attitudes thereto。 And while that's an important aspect to his story， it is of course far from the only one。What we get is a wealth of new anecdotes and perspectives both on events which were well known to Priest fans， and on personal moments which had never before been public knowledge。 Nor does he stint on the periods before Priest， or in his prodigal son years when he started the Fight， 2wo， and Halford projects。That being said， almost as remarkable is what he chooses to omit。 Halford goes out of his way to avoid mentioning Dave Holland more than the bare minimum necessary， whereas Downing in his book confronted his thoughts on the child abuse allegations head on。 For that matter， he has very little to say about Downing after his leaving the band， whether through caution， apathy， or hurt。His thoughts on Tim "Ripper" Owens also strike me as underdeveloped in the text。 He had plenty to say on his feelings when Ripper replaced him， but didn't appear to spare a thought for how Ripper may have felt when the situation was reversed。 In other words， he didn't say much about Ripper himself or his work， which may be telling in its own way。 Certainly his refusal to even listen to those records is a contrast to Bruce Dickinson's approach to the Blaze Bayley songs and the man himself。Otherwise， this is a quality biography， well paced and engaging with a good sense of humour that shines through while discussing the highs and lows of an extreme life， including some truly horrifying traumas。 Essential for classic metal fans， of interest to students of LGBT issues， and worth a look for anyone else。 。。。more
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