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Halford

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Halford is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of Judas Priest, Dramarama and Roy Z. Those roots explain a lot about how Halford arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grave Digger, Primal Fear, W.A.S.P., HammerFall and Iced Earth, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into DragonForce, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 16 connections around Halford, reaching back through Judas Priest and forward to DragonForce. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
HalfordJudas PriestDramaramaRoy ZDragonForceGrave DiggerPrimal FearW.A.S.P.HammerFallIced EarthManowarSavatageDee Snider

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Halford connections

Halford grew out of Judas Priest, Dramarama and Roy Z, shares an orbit with Grave Digger, Primal Fear, W.A.S.P. and HammerFall, went on to shape DragonForce. 16 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Halford

Roots3

Sounds and acts that shaped Halford.

Artists similar to Halford

Kindred12

Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Halford.

Bands Halford shaped

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