Sad Wings of Destiny is the great work of the Judas Priest, being above any other work they have done. Few or very few Metal records exceed it.
We were in 1976. AC / DC released "High Voltage", Rainbow conquered the music scene with its legendary "Rising", .... The Priest were at the beginning. They had only one published work, "Rocka Rolla", and they still had a long way to go to win the affection of the young metal fans. With the desire to move forward, the quintet decides to enter the studio and record a series of songs previously composed and performed on the previous tour, or some being even discarded from the previous work already mentioned.
While it is true that today it is considered essential to understand the origin and evolution of Heavy Metal, being one of the best that has been published and an influence for so many bands, at the time and despite the positive reviews, it did not wake up A lot of interest, with a very short tour (22 concerts in England) and with few sales.
Megadeth leader Dave Mustaine, who doesn't need many presentations, confessed in his autobiography his love for the Halford band and, especially, for the "Sad Wings." It was the first Metal album that managed to be bought and, today, he still thinks that it is his best album, and that he is one of the greats of Metal. This is one of many cases in which authentic Metal legends were nourished by this Priest masterpiece.
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