Known as the Metal God (a sobriquet which he has trademarked), Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has spent over 50 years at the vanguard of rock. Now, aged 69, he`s releasing his autobiography, Confess – a funny, forthright and unexpectedly poignant account of his journey from a Walsall council estate to metal deity status. But, while it is packed with rock stories to burn, as its title suggests, his memoir lays bare his life with unflinching candour. These days, he refers to himself, in a nod to Quentin Crisp, as “the stately homo of heavy metal”, but despite knowing he was gay aged 10, he didn`t come out until 36 (in a MTV interview) and used to lie awake at night worrying that it may...
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