Exciter Records is releasing Judas Priest’s “Sad Wings Of Destiny (Original 1976 Masters)” in a newly restored 50th-anniversary archival edition.
The restoration project involved transferring the original analog master tapes at British Grove Studios and mastering the audio at Metropolis Studios in London.
The anniversary edition restores the band’s intended running order, opening with “Prelude” to present the album as it was originally conceived in 1976.
Exciter Records founder Michael Closter emphasized the importance of returning to the original source for this restoration project.
Singer Rob Halford expressed his personal fondness for “Sad Wings Of Destiny,” calling it his “personal favorite” Priest album and praising its significance in the band’s history and heavy metal music.
