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Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album
Album

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 by the British heavy metal
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Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 group Judas Priest
Judas Priest

Judas Priest is an England Heavy metal music band formed in 1969 in Birmingham. Judas Priest's core line-up consists of bass player Ian Hill, vocalist Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K....
, released in 1976.

The cover art for the album, titled "Fallen Angels," was illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe
Patrick Woodroffe

Patrick James Woodroffe is an England artist, etcher and drawer, who specialises in Fantasy art science-fiction artwork, with images that border on the surreal....
. It is best known for introducing the pitchfork-like symbol known as the "Judas Priest Cross," as worn by the angel.

Sad Wings of Destiny was Judas Priest's second and final studio record made while under contract with Gull Records, an independent U.K.






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Sad Wings of Destiny is the second album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
 by the British heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 group Judas Priest
Judas Priest

Judas Priest is an England Heavy metal music band formed in 1969 in Birmingham. Judas Priest's core line-up consists of bass player Ian Hill, vocalist Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and K....
, released in 1976.

The cover art for the album, titled "Fallen Angels," was illustrated by Patrick Woodroffe
Patrick Woodroffe

Patrick James Woodroffe is an England artist, etcher and drawer, who specialises in Fantasy art science-fiction artwork, with images that border on the surreal....
. It is best known for introducing the pitchfork-like symbol known as the "Judas Priest Cross," as worn by the angel.

Sad Wings of Destiny was Judas Priest's second and final studio record made while under contract with Gull Records, an independent U.K. company. Despite critical acclaim, the band was struggling financially due to lack of support from the label. Shortly after changing management, the band severed their ties with Gull and signed with Columbia Records
Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label founded in 1888.Columbia is the oldest surviving brand name in pre-recorded sound, being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders....
. Consequently, Judas Priest lost all rights to the recordings on their first two albums and to all demo recordings made during the sessions while under contract with Gull Records. Sad Wings of Destiny was initially published and distributed by Janus Records
Janus Records

Janus Records was a record label owned by GRT Corporation, also known as General Recorded Tape. Artists who had hits on Janus included Mungo Jerry, Cymande and Al Stewart, and Ray Stevens....
 in the United States.

While the band lost the rights to recording royalties, they obtained copyright ownership of the songs themselves, many of which became staples for their live shows. Victim of Changes, The Ripper, Tyrant, and Genocide appear on Judas Priest , a 'live' album released by CBS, in 1979. , a Joan Baez
Joan Baez

Joan Chandos Baez is a Mexican-United States folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. Many of her songs are Topical song and deal with social issues....
 song originally recorded for Sad Wings, but left off of the final album, was re-recorded for Sin After Sin, their first CBS release, and also on Unleashed. Gull Records later released the band's original recording of Diamonds and Rust on a 'best of' album.

Track listing


Original LP Track listing


Side A
  1. "Prelude" (Glenn Tipton
    Glenn Tipton

    Glenn Raymond Tipton is one of the guitarists for the British heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Prior to joining Judas Priest, he was in The Flying Hat Band....
    ) – 2:02
  2. "Tyrant
    Tyrant (song)

    "Tyrant" is the second song on the second side of the album Sad Wings of Destiny, by the Heavy metal music band Judas Priest. It was written in the Rocka Rolla sessions, but it was not recorded on the album, similarly to "The Ripper" and "Genocide"....
    " (Rob Halford
    Rob Halford

    Robert John Arthur Halford is an England singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Halford has almost a four octave vocal range, from D2-B5....
    , Tipton) – 4:28
  3. "Genocide" (Halford, K.K. Downing, Tipton) – 5:51
  4. "Epitaph" (Tipton) – 3:08
  5. "Island of Domination" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 4:32


Side B
  1. "Victim of Changes
    Victim of Changes (song)

    "Victim of Changes" is a heavy metal music song by United Kingdom rock band Judas Priest, featured on their 1976 in music studio album Sad Wings of Destiny....
    " (Al Atkins
    Al Atkins

    Alan John "Al" Atkins is a hard rock singer, perhaps best known for his association with Judas Priest. He began his musical career in 1966, singing in a succession of blues-rock outfits before forming a band in 1967, named Judas Priest ....
    , Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 7:47
  2. "The Ripper" (Tipton) – 2:50
  3. "Dreamer Deceiver" (Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 5:51
  4. "Deceiver" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 2:40


CD Track listing

  1. "Victim of Changes" (Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 7:47
  2. "The Ripper" (Tipton) – 2:50
  3. "Dreamer Deceiver" (Atkins, Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 5:51
  4. "Deceiver" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 2:40
  5. "Prelude" (Tipton) – 2:02
  6. "Tyrant" (Halford, Tipton) – 4:28
  7. "Genocide" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 5:51
  8. "Epitaph" (Tipton) – 3:08
  9. "Island of Domination" (Halford, Downing, Tipton) – 4:32


The 1995 CD reissue by Repertoire Records had track 3 labeled as "Dream Deceiver" rather than "Dreamer Deceiver", this was later changed back to its original title on the 1998 release by Snapper Music. All re-release and reissues of this album reverse the Side A & Side B track-listings of the original Gull Records version. None of the reissues of Sad Wings of Destiny are endorsed by Judas Priest.

Personnel


  • Rob Halford
    Rob Halford

    Robert John Arthur Halford is an England singer-songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Halford has almost a four octave vocal range, from D2-B5....
    : vocals
  • K.K. Downing: guitar
    Guitar

    The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six Strings , but Tenor guitar, Seven-string guitar, Eight-string guitar, Ten-string guitar, Eleven-string guitar, Twelve-string guitar, Thirteen-string guitar and doubleneck guitar string guitars also exist....
  • Glenn Tipton
    Glenn Tipton

    Glenn Raymond Tipton is one of the guitarists for the British heavy metal music band Judas Priest. Prior to joining Judas Priest, he was in The Flying Hat Band....
    : guitar, piano
    Piano

    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
  • Ian Hill
    Ian Hill

    Ian Hill moving there in 1955 is a founding member and bassist for the Birmingham-based Heavy metal music band, Judas Priest.Hill learned how to play the double bass from his father, a bass player for local jazz acts....
    : bass guitar
    Bass guitar

    The electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum.The bass guitar is similar in appearance and construction to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and Scale length, and usually four strings tuned to the same pitches as those of the double bass, whic...
  • Alan Moore - drums
    Drum kit

    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments, such as cowbell s, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer....


Covers

Overkill performed "Tyrant", on the album Coverkill.

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