The Resume

(August 25, 1951- )
Released with Judas Priest 'Rocka Rolla,' 'Sad Wings of Destiny,' 'Sin After Sin,' 'Stained Class,' 'Hell Bent for Leather,' 'Unleashed in the East,' 'British Steel,' 'Point of Entry,' 'Screaming for Vengeance,' 'Defenders of the Faith,' 'Turbo,' 'Priest Live,' 'Ram it Down' and 'Painkiller'
Released with Fight 'War of the Words,' 'Small Deadly Space' and 'Mutations EP'
Released with Two 'Voyeurs'
Released with Halford 'Resurrection'

Why he might be annoying:

He looks like a twisted combination of Pinhead, from the Hellraiser series, and the biker in the Village People.
He didn't come out of the closet until he was almost 50 years old.
His lyrics were blamed for causing a fan to commit suicide.
Many fans find it hard to accept him as being a homosexual.
He has a tattoo on his head.
He's almost always seen wearing leather.

Why he might not be annoying:

He's one of the greatest heavy metal singers of all time.
He was considered as the best heavy metal front men of the 80's.
He was hired by Judas Priest after they heard him singing along with the radio.
He drove onto stage on a Harley.
His nickname is 'Metal God.'
His second solo project, 'Two,' was on Trent Reznor's record label.
After 12 years away from Priest, he reunited with the band (2003).

Credit: His Name is Robert

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Allegedly Gay Men
• Belters
• Blender Magazine's 25 Gayest Moments in Rock & Roll (Ranked: 6)
• British Rockers
• Buddyhead's 30 Best Records of 2000 [Performers]
• Chrome Domes and Cue Balls
• Falsettos
• Fireball Ministry's Rev James' Least Annoying
• Goatees
• His Name is Robert's Profiles [Series 2]
• Hit Parader's Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists of All Time (Ranked: 2)
• I Abused Cocaine
• I am from Birmingham, England
• I Checked into Rehab
• I Performed at Hear 'n Aid [1985]
• I Performed with Tommy Lee
• I Pissed Off PeTA
• Industrial Rockers
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Men With High Voices
• Musicians You Should Fear
• Ozzfest 2010
• Profiles 9501-9750 (Ranked: 9676)
• Rolling Stone’s 200 Greatest Singers of All Time [101-200] (Ranked: 129)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Shocking Moments in Rock 'n Roll (Ranked: 24)
• VH-1's 100 Most Metal Moments (Ranked: 97)
• VH-1's I Love the 80's Commentators

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 93 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 55 Votes: 43.64% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 83 Votes: 54.22% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 73 Votes: 60.27% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 45 Votes: 68.89% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 76 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 175 Votes: 61.14% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 29 Votes: 55.17% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 22.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 92 Votes: 59.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 54 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 59 Votes: 50.85% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 123 Votes: 52.03% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 130 Votes: 43.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 264 Votes: 56.82% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 678 Votes: 44.40% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 152 Votes: 50.0% Annoying