With one of rockhhistory's greatest covers Judas Priest's 2nd album was full of heavy riffing, progressiveness melody and pure heavy metal. It was their last album on the small Gull label and when the band switched to Columbia Records they lost the rights to the first 2 albums. The former singer in Judas Priest, Al Atkins, co-wrote the songs Victim Of Changes and Dreamer Deceiver. Except for the song Epitaph this is really really an album worth having for any fans of hard rock. The songs are really good and you can hear what time this music was recorded in, it's full of music that would lead many other bands in the same direction and inspire a whole generation of rockers from all over the world and led to Judas Priest becoming one of the most popular bands of the era and for over 30 years to come!

The drummer Alan (Alen on the album) Moore was also the drummer for Judas Priest in 1971-1972 when Al Atkins was still the singer. After this album he once again quit the band and eventually later retired from music and no one has ever been able to trace him since.

1)Victim of changes (9,0) Absolutely great song with a heavy and powerful but also simple riff and consruction and the toned down part in the middle (written by Al Atkins) that bursts into the final is awesome!

2)The ripper (8,0) A hard, heavy and short rocker.

3)Dreamer deceiver (8,5) Very good powerful ballad.

4)Deceiver (8,0) Great driving rhythm and, as always, very good strong singing from Halford.

5)Prelude (-) 2-minute keyboardthing.

6)Tyrant (8,5) Superb heavy metal!

7)Genocide (8,0) Very simple but oh so good.

8)Epitaph (3,0) Stupid piano-vocal-ballad.

9)Island of domination (8,0)

Score: 7,62

Robert Halford-vocals (b.1951)

K.K Downing-guitars (b.1951)

Glenn Tipton-guitars and piano (b.1947)

Ian Hill-bass (b.1951)

Alen Moore-drums (b.1947)

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