Rob Halford joined BABYMETAL Monday night (July 18) for their appearance at the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The JUDAS PRIEST singer performed two classic PRIEST songs with the Japanese teenage girl pop metal band: "Painkiller" and "Breaking The Law". "Honestly, I am still at a loss of what to feel," BABYMETAL's Su-Metal said about her band's opportunity to share the stage with Halford. "But to be able to perform together with the Metal God, I am in disbelief." Halford added: "It's really cool to hear and watch such a strong young Japanese metal band make solid growth in the world with such unique conviction and invite me to headbang along with them for this special appearance. Further proof of the continuing power exchange from the roots of metal into the future metalsphere!" Halford previously posed for a photograph with BABYMETAL backstage at the Rock On The Range festival in 2015. BABYMETAL has taken the world by storm with its infectious brand of pop metal. This year, the band was nominated in the "Best International Band" category. The APMAs marked BABYMETAL's first U.S. award show, as well as their only show confirmed in Ohio for 2016.
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