┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Al Atkins - Victim Of Changes + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.May-22-2014 Encoder......L3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1998 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......anthem Songs........09 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... www.alatkins.com ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Al Atkins Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Victim Of Changes Label : Neat metal ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Bio ║ │ │║ Atkins began his musical career in 1964, singing ║ │ │║ in a succession of blues rock outfits before ║ │ │║ forming a band in September 1969, named Judas ║ │ │║ Priest (named after the Bob Dylan song "The ║ │ │║ Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest"). ║ │ │║ Featuring a musical direction unrelated to the ║ │ │║ future metal band, this band lasted until April ║ │ │║ 1970, developing a small following in Birmingham ║ │ │║ before splitting up over creative differences. ║ │ │║ By this time, bands such as Led Zeppelin and ║ │ │║ Black Sabbath were emerging, and Atkins was ║ │ │║ interested in pursuing a similar direction. ║ │ │║ Fellow Black Country musicians K.K. Downing, Ian ║ │ │║ Hill and John Ellis, who were in a band called ║ │ │║ Freight (AprilûOctober 1970) had similar musical ║ │ │║ interests, and teamed up with Atkins to form a ║ │ │║ new band. Atkins did not like the name Freight, ║ │ │║ so he suggested they be called Judas Priest, as ║ │ │║ he had rights to the name. After gaining a ║ │ │║ following in Birmingham, the Atkins-led Priest ║ │ │║ recorded a demo in 1971, which attracted the ║ │ │║ attention of Tony Iommi's management but failed ║ │ │║ to endear them with any of London's major record ║ │ │║ labels. ║ │ │║ With a wife and young daughter to support and no ║ │ │║ record deal in sight, Atkins was forced "to get ║ │ │║ a haircut and a 9-to-5 job" in May 1973.[1] He ║ │ │║ was replaced by Rob Halford, who found himself ║ │ │║ singing many songs that were originally written ║ │ │║ by Atkins. Consequently, the album Rocka Rolla ║ │ │║ gives a portrait of Atkins' original vision for ║ │ │║ the band. Atkins eventually formed another band, ║ │ │║ 'Lion' and went solo after it dissolved. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ About the album ║ │ │║ Victim of Changes is ex-Judas Priest singer Al ║ │ │║ Atkins's fourth release, named after a Judas ║ │ │║ Priest song of the same name originally featured ║ │ │║ on the Sad Wings of Destiny album. The album's ║ │ │║ sleeve contains three pages of historic photos ║ │ │║ and a biography outlining his days in Judas ║ │ │║ Priest. Former Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland ║ │ │║ plays on this release. ║ │ │║ The album was recorded during the summer of 1997 ║ │ │║ at Mad Hat Studios in Walsall, England. Mark ║ │ │║ Stuart was the engineer. ║ │ │║ "Mind Conception" and "Holy Is the Man" appeared ║ │ │║ on Judas Priest's 1971 demo. These songs were ║ │ │║ not featured on any Judas Priest releases. ║ │ │║ "Never Satisfied", "Winter", "Caviar and Meths" ║ │ │║ all appeared on Rocka Rolla; "Victim of Changes" ║ │ │║ appeared on Sad Wings of Destiny, with lead ║ │ │║ vocals by Atkins's replacement Rob Halford. ║ │ │║ The album cover bears a striking resemblance to ║ │ │║ Judas Priest's Sin After Sin cover. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Victim Of Changes [06:54] │ │ 02 - Never Satisfied [05:24] │ │ 03 - Black Sheep Of The Family [04:02] │ │ 04 - The Melt Down [04:06] │ │ 05 - Winter [04:05] │ │ 06 - Metanoia [02:34] │ │ 07 - Mind Conception [03:50] │ │ 08 - Holy Is The Man [05:16] │ │ 09 - Caviar And Meths [07:15] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [43:26 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘