Judas Prit has a new album out, Angel of Retributn, and is on tour this summer. Origally om Birmgham, England, Judas Prit pneered the heavy metal sound the 1970s and '80s. Lead sger Halford left the band 1991, cg ternal tensn, and 1998, he disclosed that he is gay durg an terview on MTV. Nicknamed the "Metal God," Halford returned to Judas Prit 2003. The band — which tak s name om the Bob Dylan song "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Prit" — is bt known for songs such as "Breakg the Law," "Hell Bent for Leather" and "Liv' After Midnight."
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- EL NTANTE JUDAS PRIT SUIó AL TENER QUE OCULTAR QUE ERA GAY
- “IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THOSE KD OF THGS”. ROB HALFORD'S REACTN TO BEG METAL’S FIRST GAY IN
- ROB HALFORD DISCS SEXUALY PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 5, 1998/5:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 5, 1998 / 5:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ROB HALFORD DISCS SEXUALY PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"1998-02-05T22:00:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"1998-02-05T22:00:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FORMER JUDAS PRIT ONTMAN ROB HALFORD IS BACK WH A NEW BAND, A NEW ALBUM, AND A NEW OPENNS ABOUT MORS AND SPECULATN THAT HAVE LONG SURROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN A GAY MAN ALL OF MY LIFE, AND THAT 'S ONLY BEEN RECENT TIM THAT 'S AN ISSUE THAT I FEEL FORTABLE TO ADDRS, AND AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN WH ME EVER SCE REGNIZG MY OWN SEXUALY" [400K AUD], HALFORD TOLD MTV NEWS RECENTLY, ADDRSG THE SUBJECT PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S SOMETHG THAT I'VE BEEN FORTABLE WH FOREVER, SOMETHG THAT I FEEL HAS A MOMENT, AND THIS IS THE MOMENT TO DISCS AND TO GO TO THE REASONS, AND THE WHYS AND THE WHEREFOR AS TO THE STATEMENT, THE SO-LLED G OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALFORD REACH THIS PHASE JT AS HIS REER IS TAKG YET ANOTHER TURN. THE SGER, WHO HELPED TO SHAPE THE FACE AND SOUND OF HEAVY METAL DURG THE 70S AND 80S WH JUDAS PRIT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL SOON RELEASE THE US OF HIS LATT ENAVOR, THE GROUP TWO. AS WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, TWO WILL RELEASE S FIRST ALBUM, "VOYRS," ON TRENT REZNOR'S NOTHG RERDS NEXT MONTH (THE ALBUM EVEN BOASTS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCG CRED FOR REZNOR).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"A LOT OF HOMOPHOBIA STILL EXISTS THE MIC WORLD, ALL KDS OF MIC," HALFORD SAID. "I WOULDN'T SAY 'S ANY MORE PHOBIC METAL OR RAP OR WHATEVER THIS MIC IS THAT I'M DOG NOW, BUT THAT¹S JT SOMETHG THAT I THK WE ALL HAVE TO ADDRS OUR OWN LIV. IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM WH , I THK WE SHOULD SEEK HELP AND FD OUT WHY WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM WH " [300K AUD].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OPENLY DISCSG HIS SEXUALY NOW, HALFORD SAID THAT HE HOP HE'S HELPG OTHERS TO DO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK 'S DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, MAKG THE CISN TO E FORWARD AND BE WHO YOU ARE, BASED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEER PRSURE, PECIALLY IF YOU'RE A TEENAGER," HALFORD SAID. "THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE ANXIETY BEGS, AND SO MAYBE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT DO STEP ONT OF A MERA AND LET THE WORLD KNOW, MAYBE 'S OF SOME HELP, WHERE THERE'S AN DIVIDUAL THAT'S BEEN SUCCSFUL, THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE DREAMS AND VISNS AND GOALS LIFE AND NOT LET THE ISSUE OF SEXUALY BE SOMETHG TO HOLD THEM BACK, SO I THK 'S AN IMPORTANT THG" [450K AUD].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
EL NTANTE JUDAS PRIT SUIó AL TENER QUE OCULTAR QUE ERA GAY
"Yo era un gay ndiendo mi intidad en una popular banda heavy metal," ntó. |Ciudad Magaze * cantante gay judas priest *
Rob Halford (70), el emblemáti ntante Judas Prit, una las bandas fundamental en la historia l heavy metal, nfó que en los años 80 tuvo un tento suicid bido a las prn su sello disgráfi para que ocultara su homosexualidad, ante el temor que ta ndición alejara a s fans. “Estaba en una posición muy difícil: un gay ndiendo su intidad en una popularísima banda heavy metal. Nutros reprentant y nutro sello disgráfi me dijeron que probablemente era mejor mantener mi intidad sexual oculta porque si me claraba gay igual podía stir al gpo”, rerdó el volista.
"Yo era un gay ndiendo mi intidad en una popular banda heavy metal, " ntó ntante Judas Prit tentó suicidarse por tener que ocultar su homosexualidadRob Halford, el emblemáti ntante Judas Prit, una las bandas fundamental en la historia l heavy metal, nfó que en los años `80 tuvo un tento suicid bido a las prn su sello disgráfi para que ocultara su homosexualidad, ante el temor que ta ndición alejara a s fans. "Estaba en una posición muy difícil: un gay ndiendo su intidad en una popularísima banda heavy metal.
“IN THOSE DAYS, YOU DIDN’T TALK ABOUT THOSE KD OF THGS”. ROB HALFORD'S REACTN TO BEG METAL’S FIRST GAY IN
Nutros reprentant y nutro sello disgráfi me dijeron que probablemente era mejor mantener mi intidad sexual oculta porque si me claraba gay igual podía stir al gpo", rerdó el volista en una entrevista al diar pañol El País. Más allá to, Halford nsiró que "si hubie sido heterosexual, los rultados en Judas Prit hubien sido buenos, pero siendo un rockero gay, son mejor" star que, entre otras cutn, la ndición sexual l ntante fue el fortuo disparador para que en el género se piera moda la ropa cuero y las tachas, dumentarias y accors un en los años `70 en los circuos que Halford solía vtir en cena ta forma y su ascenncia en otros ntant provocó que su look sea piado por s legas y reportaje ncedido por el volista llega en momentos en que sale a la venta su libro tobgráfi "Confn", en don el artista 70 años, que afirma llevar 35 años sobr y que s hace 25 años reveló públimente su homosexualidad, narra tall la doble vida que enró a partir los requerimientos para que oculte su ndición. Foto: Cantante Judas Prit tento suicidarse por ocultar su homosexualidad / Twter.
ROB HALFORD DISCS SEXUALY PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 5, 1998/5:00 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY MTV NEWS STAFFFEBARY 5, 1998 / 5:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ROB HALFORD DISCS SEXUALY PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST TIME","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"1998-02-05T22:00:00.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"1998-02-05T22:00:00.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"MTV NEWS STAFF","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FORMER JUDAS PRIT ONTMAN ROB HALFORD IS BACK WH A NEW BAND, A NEW ALBUM, AND A NEW OPENNS ABOUT MORS AND SPECULATN THAT HAVE LONG SURROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK THAT MOST PEOPLE KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN A GAY MAN ALL OF MY LIFE, AND THAT 'S ONLY BEEN RECENT TIM THAT 'S AN ISSUE THAT I FEEL FORTABLE TO ADDRS, AND AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN WH ME EVER SCE REGNIZG MY OWN SEXUALY" [400K AUD], HALFORD TOLD MTV NEWS RECENTLY, ADDRSG THE SUBJECT PUBLICLY FOR THE FIRST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT'S SOMETHG THAT I'VE BEEN FORTABLE WH FOREVER, SOMETHG THAT I FEEL HAS A MOMENT, AND THIS IS THE MOMENT TO DISCS AND TO GO TO THE REASONS, AND THE WHYS AND THE WHEREFOR AS TO THE STATEMENT, THE SO-LLED G OUT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HALFORD REACH THIS PHASE JT AS HIS REER IS TAKG YET ANOTHER TURN. THE SGER, WHO HELPED TO SHAPE THE FACE AND SOUND OF HEAVY METAL DURG THE 70S AND 80S WH JUDAS PRIT,{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WILL SOON RELEASE THE US OF HIS LATT ENAVOR, THE GROUP TWO. AS WE REPORTED EARLIER THIS WEEK, TWO WILL RELEASE S FIRST ALBUM, "VOYRS," ON TRENT REZNOR'S NOTHG RERDS NEXT MONTH (THE ALBUM EVEN BOASTS AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCG CRED FOR REZNOR).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"A LOT OF HOMOPHOBIA STILL EXISTS THE MIC WORLD, ALL KDS OF MIC," HALFORD SAID. "I WOULDN'T SAY 'S ANY MORE PHOBIC METAL OR RAP OR WHATEVER THIS MIC IS THAT I'M DOG NOW, BUT THAT¹S JT SOMETHG THAT I THK WE ALL HAVE TO ADDRS OUR OWN LIV. IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM WH , I THK WE SHOULD SEEK HELP AND FD OUT WHY WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM WH " [300K AUD].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN OPENLY DISCSG HIS SEXUALY NOW, HALFORD SAID THAT HE HOP HE'S HELPG OTHERS TO DO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I THK 'S DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY, YOU KNOW, MAKG THE CISN TO E FORWARD AND BE WHO YOU ARE, BASED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PEER PRSURE, PECIALLY IF YOU'RE A TEENAGER," HALFORD SAID. "THAT'S WHERE A LOT OF THE ANXIETY BEGS, AND SO MAYBE PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS THAT DO STEP ONT OF A MERA AND LET THE WORLD KNOW, MAYBE 'S OF SOME HELP, WHERE THERE'S AN DIVIDUAL THAT'S BEEN SUCCSFUL, THAT'S BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE DREAMS AND VISNS AND GOALS LIFE AND NOT LET THE ISSUE OF SEXUALY BE SOMETHG TO HOLD THEM BACK, SO I THK 'S AN IMPORTANT THG" [450K AUD].{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Rob Halford, el emblemáti ntante Judas Prit, una las bandas fundamental en la historia l heavy metal, ntó que en los años 80 tuvo un tento suicid bido a las prn su sello disgráfi para que ocultara su homosexualidad. ”Estaba en una posición muy difícil: un gay ndiendo su intidad en una popularísima banda heavy metal.