Sin After Sin by Judas Priest

Sin After Sin, Judas Priest's third studio album, hit the racks on 8 April 1977 on Columbia, with CBS putting it out in Britain two weeks later, and it was the Birmingham band's first shot on a major label. Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover sat in the producer's chair, and session man Simon Phillips took over the drum stool from Alan Moore, the only time he played on a Priest record.

Rob Halford wails like a man possessed, K. K. Downing and Glenn Tipton trade razor-wire riffs, and Ian Hill keeps the low end bolted down. It picks up where Sad Wings of Destiny left off and pushes harder, and on "Dissident Aggressor" you can hear the speed and violence that thrash would later claim as its own. Critics and buyers liked it fine, but Stained Class, the next one, would grab more of the glory.

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