BabyMetal & Rob Halford - Painkiller and Breaking The Law (Live 2016) - Heavy Metal

Today I listen to Japanese kawaii metal band, BabyMetal and English singer and songwriter, Rob Halford perform Painkiller and Breaking The Law live at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:33 - Painkiller
4:20 - Breaking The Law
7:23 - My thoughts
10:39 - Who are Baby Metal and Rob Halford?


Links
Original Music Video:    • BABYMETAL & Rob Halford - Painkiller, Brea...  

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Judas Priest playlist:    • Judas Priest  

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Babymetal (Japanese: ベビーメタル, Hepburn: Bebīmetaru) is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances. Babymetal is credited for creating the kawaii metal ("cute metal" in English) genre, which combines elements from J-pop and heavy metal. This genre has introduced metal to new audiences, and many new kawaii metal bands have formed since Babymetal's debut.

Robert John Arthur Halford is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. He has been noted for his powerful and wide ranging operatic vocal style and trademark leather-and-studs image, both of which have become iconic in heavy metal. Halford is often regarded as one of the greatest metal frontmen and singers of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Judas Priest in 2022, via the Award for Musical Excellence.

"Painkiller" is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in 1990; it was later released as a single on Columbia Records. It is off the band's twelfth album of the same name as the opening track. The lyrics tell the story of the Painkiller, the character featured on the cover of the album, who is a cyborg superhero who saves mankind from destruction. Since its release, "Painkiller" has become one of Judas Priest's most popular songs. Written by Rob Halford, K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton.

Breaking the Law is a song by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, originally released on their 1980 album British Steel. The song is one of the band's better known singles, and is readily recognised by its opening guitar riff.