Sad Wings of Destiny is the (2nd) album by the English HEAVY METAL BAND Judas Priest, released in 1976. It is considered the album where Judas Priest consolidated their sound and image, and songs such as Victim of Changes and The Ripper became live standards. Noted for its riff-driven heavy metal sound and Halfords soaring vocals, the album displays a wide variety of styles, moods, and textures, inspired by an array of groups such as Queen, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath. Centrepiece Victim of Changes is a long track featuring heavy riffing trading off with powerful, high-pitched vocals; extended leads; and a slow, moody breakdown toward the end. Tyrant and The Ripper are short, dense, high-powered rockers with many parts and changes. Riffs and solos dominate Genocide, Island of Domination, and Deceiver, and the band finds more laid-back moments in the crooning piano-backed Epitaph and the moody Dreamer Deceiver. Judas Priest recorded their first two albums with independent Gull Records under tight budgets, unrelieved by the positive reception of Sad Wings of Destiny. After living off a single meal per day while working side jobs to support themselves, the group grew frustrated with the financial situation and signed with CBS Records for their next album, Sin After Sin (1977). Breaking their contract resulted in the rights to the album and demo recordings falling into Gulls hands. TRACKLIST : 1 Victim of Changes (Al Atkins, Halford, Tipton, Downing) - 7:54 2 The Ripper (Tipton) - 2:50 3 Dreamer Deceiver - 5:53 4 Deceiver - 2:42 5 Prelude (Tipton) - 2:01 6 Tyrant (Halford, Tipton) - 4:28 7 Genocide - 5:46 8 Epitaph (Tipton) - 3:07 9 Island of Domination - 4:23 PERSONNEL : Rob Halford – Vocals K. K. Downing – Guitar Ian Hill – Bass Guitar Glenn Tipton – Guitar, Piano Alan Moore – Drums
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