Hell Bent For Leather ~ Judas Priest

Killing Machine (also known as Hell Bent for Leather) is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978, by CBS Records internationally, and received a United States release on 28 February 1979, 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 leather culture. It is the band's last studio album to feature drummer Les Binks.
The album was retitled Hell Bent for Leather for its US release on 28 February 1979. Singer Rob Halford simply said that their US-label found Killing Machine too much of a heavy statement to use, and suggested the alternative title to the band. It was feared that the ‘murderous implications’ of the original title would be too much for the larger record retailers to want to put the LP on its racks.

1. Delivering the Goods 00:00
2. Rock Forever 04:16
3. Evening Star 07:36
4. Hell Bent for Leather 11:43
5. Take On the World 14:24
6. Burnin' Up 17:25
7. The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown) 21:32
8. Killing Machine 24:55
9. Running Wild 27:57
10. Before the Dawn 30:56
11. Evil Fantasies 34:19
12. Fight for Your Life (Recorded during the 1982 Screaming for Vengeance sessions) 38:34
13. Riding on the Wind (Live at the US Festival, Devore, California; 29 May 1983) 42:41

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