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Rob Halford

Heavy metal
Heavy metal

Rob Halford is a Heavy metal act. Their sound grew out of John 5 and Al Atkins. Those roots explain a lot about how Rob Halford arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Grave Digger, Primal Fear, W.A.S.P., Iced Earth and Manowar, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Marko Hietala, Angus McSix, Castle Rat, Jill Janus and Bruce Dickinson, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Rob Halford, reaching back through John 5 and forward to Marko Hietala. 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
Rob HalfordJohn 5Al AtkinsMarko HietalaAngus McSixCastle RatJill JanusBruce DickinsonPhil AnselmoBabymetalMarco HietalaGrave DiggerPrimal FearW.A.S.P.Iced EarthManowarSavatageDee SniderVirgin Steele

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Rob Halford connections

Rob Halford grew out of John 5 and Al Atkins, shares an orbit with Grave Digger, Primal Fear, W.A.S.P. and Iced Earth, went on to shape Marko Hietala, Angus McSix, Castle Rat and Jill Janus. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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