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Judas Priest!! Metal Gods i love them so fucking much, one of the greatest metal bands of all time
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Recently relistened to all of Judas Priest, and what can I say: his voice is astonishing. No other like him for sure
“JUST MARRIED,” Fernando, seated, and his husband, both members of Los Angeles’ Blue Max Motorcycle Club, get pulled over as they leave their wedding ceremony, December 1969. Photo c/o @onearchives. In the mid-twentieth century, the Blue Max Motorcycle Club, along with many other gay motorcycle clubs, provided an alternative to gay bars, which were constantly at risk of police raids and harassment. #lgbthistory #lgbtherstory #lgbttheirstory #lgbtpride #queerhistorymatters #haveprideinhistory (at Los Angeles, California)
fun fact: motorcycle clubs in the U.S. were founded and run largely by gay men who missed the homosocial camaraderie of being in the U.S. military during WWII. the lifestyle and aesthetics of those motorcycle clubs gave rise to many of the stereotypical/classic gay “looks” (leather, chaps, etc) and indeed to the gay leather scene itself (both the gay male leather/biker scene and the lesbian/dykes on bikes leather/biker scene)
Just to add to this - the classic “metal look” that heavy metal rock came to be associated with (leather, studs, tight fitting clothes) was introduced by Rob Halford of Judas Priest, an openly gay man who says he was simply wearing the look from the gay leather subculture on stage, and people started imitating him.
So the two “iconically heteo” fixtures of masculinity - biker gangs and heavy metal music, are both actually just gay culture that heteros unknowingly adopted.
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On this day in 1988, Judas Priest released their 11th studio album, RAM IT DOWN. Back in 1986, the band wanted to release a double album called Twin Turbos, half of which was supposed to feature mainstream hard rock, while the other half would showcase a much heavier (and synthesizer free) sound. The record company hated the idea and made the band release them as two separate albums. Not surprisingly, the more commercial sounding tunes ended up on Turbo in ‘86, while the heavier tracks made their way onto Ram It Down in '88. Aside from the band’s awkward cover of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode,” Ram It Down proved to be a solid piece of work with a number of searing riffs from Tipton & Downing. American audiences appeared to embrace it wholeheartedly, as album sales were strong enough to garner a gold certification in less than two months.
Rob Halford Is Going to Photobomb Dolly Parton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Rob Halford Is Going to Photobomb Dolly Parton at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
This November, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct Dolly Parton into its ranks, and will (sort of) induct Judas Priest, who are receiving the ‘Musical Excellence Award.’ Now, Priest frontman Rob Halford has revealed that though he is 70 years old, he still intends to photobomb Dolly Parton like a metal-loving teenager, bless him.
Speaking to Metal Crypt, Halford said (good-naturedly, of…
New school meets old skool. Ivan Moody & Rob Halford for Five finger death punch’s “Lift me up”.
