Judas Priest’s patchy debut album, 1974’s Rock Rolla, failed to set the world on fire, but follow up Sad Wings Of Destiny was the work of a band finding its identity. Released on March 23, 1976, it featured such early Priest classics as The Ripper, Tyrant, Genocide and the mighty Victim Of Changes - the latter of which still features in the band’s live show today. In 2008, singer Rob Halford and guitarists Glenn Tipton and KK Downing (who left the band in 2011) talked Metal Hammer through the story of this landmark metal album.
