{"product_id":"5056688842642","title":"Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny (Original 1976 Masters) - Import Vinyl LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudas Priest\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheyear1976wascrucialfortheevolutionofheavymetal,aslandmarkalbumslikeRainbow'sRisingandScorpions'VirginKillerbegantoreshapethegenre.PerhapsnonewasquiteasimportantasJudasPriest'ssophomoreeffort,SadWingsofDestiny,whichsimultaneouslytookheavymetaltonewdepthsofdarknessandnewheightsoftechnicalprecision.BuildingonthehardprogofbandslikeQueenandWishboneAsh,plusthetwin-guitarinnovationsofthelatterandThinLizzy,SadWingsfusedthesenewinfluenceswiththegothicdoomofBlackSabbath,theclassicalprecisionofDeepPurple,andthetightrifferyofthemorecompactLedZeppelintunes.Priest'sprogrootsarestillreadilyapparenthere,particularlyonthespacyballad\"DreamerDeceiver,\"themulti-sectioned\"VictimofChanges,\"andthesoftersonictexturesthatappearfromtimetotime.ButifPriest'sstylewasstillevolving,theband'strademarksarefirmlyinplace--thepiercing,operaticvocalsofRobHalfordandthetightlycontrolledpowerriffingofguitaristsK.K.DowningandGlennTipton.\nThisfoundationsoundedlikelittleelseonthemetalsceneatthetime,andgaveSadWingsofDestinymuchofitsdramaticimpact.Itsmystique,though,wassomethingelse.NometalbandhadbeenthisconvincinglydarksinceBlackSabbath,andthatband'shallucinatoryhazewasgone,replacedbyachillinglyrealcastofserialkillers(\"TheRipper\"),murderousdictators(\"Tyrant\"),andmilitaryatrocitiesthatfaroutweighed\"WarPigs\"(\"Genocide\").Eventhelightpianoballad\"Epitaph\"soundslikeamorbidlydepressedQueenrewritingSabbath's\"Changes.\"Threesongsrankasall-timemetalclassics,startingwiththeepic\"VictimofChanges,\"whichisblessedwithanindeliblemainriff,astar-makingvocalturnfromHalford,explosiveguitarwork,andatightfocusthatbeliesitsnearlyeight-minutelength.\"TheRipper\"and\"Tyrant,\"withtheirdrivingguitarriffsandconciseconstruction,arethefirstseedsofwhatwouldflowerintotheNewWaveofBritishHeavyMetalmovement.\nMorethananyotherheavymetalalbumofitstime,SadWingsofDestinyofferedtheblueprintforthewayforward.What'sstrikingishowdeeplythisblueprintresonatedthroughtheyears,fromtheprogambitionsofIronMaidentothethematicechoesinapairof'80sthrashmasterpieces.ThehorrorsofSadWingsarelargelydrawnfromreallife,muchlikeSlayer'sSeasonsintheAbyss,anditsall-consuminganxietyisoverpowerlessness,justlikeMetallica'smagnumopus,MasterofPuppets.(ThoughthislatterpreoccupationdoubtlesslyhadmorepsychosexualrootsinRobHalford'scase--witnessthepeculiartorturefantasyof\"IslandofDomination.\")Unfortunately,SadWingsofDestinydidn'thaveasmuchimpactuponreleaseasitshouldhave,mostlyowingtothelimitationsofthesmallGulllabel.Itdid,however,earnJudasPriestashotwithColumbia,wheretheywouldquicklybecomethemostinfluentialbandinheavymetalnotnamedBlackSabbath.~SteveHuey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Prelude\u003cbr\u003e2.Tyrant\u003cbr\u003e3.Genocide\u003cbr\u003e4.Epitaph\u003cbr\u003e5.Island of Domination\u003cbr\u003e6.Victim of Changes\u003cbr\u003e7.The Ripper\u003cbr\u003e8.Dreamer Deceiver\u003cbr\u003e9.Deceiver\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Exciter Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53419067801889,"sku":"5056688842642","price":4690.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5056688842642.jpg?v=1788220098","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/5056688842642","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}