Judas Priest - Killing Machine (Full album 1978)

“Killing Machine” is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 9 October 1978 by Columbia Records. The album pushed the band towards a more commercial style while still featuring the dark lyrical themes of their previous albums. At about the same time, the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" fashion image, inspired by Rob Halford's interest in gay leather culture. It is the band's last studio album to feature drummer Les Binks. In the United States, it was released with a different track listing as “Hell Bent for Leather” due to controversy over the Cleveland Elementary School shooting.

“Killing Machine” este al cincilea album de studio al trupei engleze de heavy metal Judas Priest, lansat la 9 octombrie 1978 de catre Columbia Records. Albumul a grabit trupa spre un stil mai commercial, in timp ce a pastrat tema intunecata a versurilor de pe albumele anterioare. Cam in acelasi timp, membrii trupei au adoptat faimoasa lor imagine la moda cu “piele si capse”, inspirata de interesul lui Halford in cultura purtarii imbracamintii de piele de catre homosexuali. Este ultimul album de studio al trupei cu bateristul Les Binks. In Statele Unite a fost lansata o lista de piese diferita ca “Hell Bent for Leather”, datorita controverseei starnite de filmarea la o scoala elementara din Cleveland.

List of tracks

Side 1

1."Delivering the Goods"          4:16

2."Rock Forever"                       3:19

3."Evening Star"                        4:06

4."Hell Bent for Leather"           2:41

5."Take On the World"               3:00

Side 2

6."Burnin' Up"                                                                        4:07

7."The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)"  3:23

8."Killing Machine"                                                                3:01

9."Running Wild"                                                                   2:58

10."Before the Dawn"                                                            3:23

11."Evil Fantasies"                                                                4:15

Personnel

Judas Priest

Rob Halford – vocals

K. K. Downing – guitar

Glenn Tipton – guitar, keyboards on "Before the Dawn"

Ian Hill – bass

Les Binks – drums

Production

Produced by James Guthrie and Judas Priest

Engineered by James Guthrie, assisted by Damian Korner, Andrew Jackson, Kevin Dallimore, and Andrew Clark

Cover design by Rosław Szaybo

Photography by Bob Elsdale