That's because he's not human. He's the Metal God!

TEACH THEM BROTHER

Even Ozzy lost his range eventually, it’s seriously impressive the way Rob has actually managed to refine his vocal range as he gets older

​@@joshphinney9454 Rob is better singer than Ozzy technically , just like Ronnie james Dio.

yeah, well, what do you expect from a god?

He is not human!

He could sing that with a lower tone, nobody would mind and would still sound good - but NOPE, the Metal God still goes all out to reach that old high lol

@@user-dm8il9ew9t Amen 🙏

Jesus christ, and that's at the end of a full set and going balls out, and he can still get that high. 😳 Yes, he's a touch flat on the top end, and maybe lost a note or two from up there as well, but he's 70 FOR FUCK SAKE! The fact he has that much still, and has the energy and sheer fucking iron to go out and do that is amazing.

@@dantreadwell7421 Going on 71 (his birthday is August 25) and the Metal Gods's still got it.

@@MichaelD8393 Damn

Best rob has sounded in ages tbh

Concentration

Preparing the metal whirlwind. 🤘

Honestly though

I love how Painkiller was kinda like a fuck you to the thrash bands in a way haha. They pushed the limits of heavy metal with that album.

Definitely don’t take it out of context

I’m not even that much of a Judas Priest fan, but if they can still perform with this amount of energy AND still put out music of similar caliber, they have my respect wholeheartedly

he's actually always done that for painkiller, he's just bending over a bit more nowadays. i have video from 2008 metal masters (altho i was too close and it was too loud, so the sound is terrible) and he was bending over.

It is actually a perfectly legitimate singing technique. You can find videos and information about it pretty easily. It helps to reach the higher end of your vocal range with less difficulty. Here is a choir instructor demonstrating the technique: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbVyasxjs9bXqKs.htmlsi=AfbEdPVW1GscV7mW

how was it?

@@rikoflishasThe best show I have ever seen!

I'll see them in three weeks. I'm very excited.

Здоровья деду!

the "Metal God"

and hell of playback

There's some help in the processing chain for his vocals these days. Nothing to be ashamed of - he's 72 now.

Hey truthsurge! It's great that Rob is singing so well recently.

@@Mitch93 Well If a person can sing metal tunes into their seventies then they're doing really well Bruce Dickinson is another one that's still able to hit a lot of those notes

When I gotta see them

Tech Port is the 2 night stop in the Alamo city. Proud to say that my daughter will attend also. Told her that I last saw them on British Steel and Point Of Entry tours. 40 odd years later I'm going to Witness the Priest again . Mr. Tipton we all hope you can Rock San Antonio again with a jam. Mr. Halford let's do it one more time in honor of The Godfather - Joe Anthony who years ago did his very best and accomplished his goal of making Judas Priest a fan favorite. Those were the times at Freeman Coliseum. Those interviews with Halford and Anthony will always stand out. 👏👏👏

True👍

Yupz bro

At some point he decided to train his voice :)

@@pehache2 well done halford

Yes, it is, mainly so that Rob can still hit the high notes. He is very passionate about that. Most metal bands play a key or two down when touring anyways to go easy on the vocalist

Yes. Manowar, Twisted Sister, Europe, and many other old-school metal bands do that. Iron Maiden is one of the only ones who still play in "E standard" tuning.

I went to the Georgia show the week after this and it's definitely the second one, because they play this after an hour and 20 minutes straight almost of metal madness. He really doesn't have the ability to go that far, but he does it anyway because he _is_ having that much fun, and remains that passionate. Truly inspiring.

@@BlackbladeYT glad to hear it. As long as he’s actually enjoying himself still. Christopher Lee always had a smile on his face when he was singing for his metal band too xD

Yeah..last tune apparently..must be tired..70 yrs old..Dam..

He always crouches for this song. It's easily the hardest one for him to do at his age. Needs to concentrate.

I wonder if Rob would prefer to have Painkiller earlier in the setlist? Or if he likes having it toward the end of the show better.

It's there, but the tattoo is old 😅

Maybe it's because he is playing it in front of the man who recorded it.

Totally agree, he's great player, but not the real priest wave. Sorry, but its like this