Killing Machine is the fifth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978. The album was Judas Priest's first stab at a "different" sound[original research?], and was created at about the same time that the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" style. Killing Machine was retitled Hell Bent for Leather for US release, as the US branch of Columbia/CBS did not like the "murderous implications" of the album title. Additionally, the track "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)", an early Fleetwood Mac cover, was added to the running order; it was not on the UK release.
The album was remastered in 2001, with two bonus tracks added. The bonus track "Fight for Your Life" was the "original" version of Judas Priest's "Rock Hard Ride Free" from their Defenders of the Faith album.
Track listing
All songs written by Rob Halford, K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton, except where noted.
- "Delivering the Goods" – 4:16
- "Rock Forever" – 3:16
- "Evening Star" (Halford, Tipton) – 4:06
- "Hell Bent for Leather" (Tipton) – 2:41
- "Take on the World" (Halford, Tipton) – 3:00
- "Burnin' Up" (Downing, Tipton) – 4:07
- "The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" (Peter Green) – 3:23
- "Killing Machine" (Tipton) – 3:01
- "Running Wild" (Tipton) – 2:58
- "Before the Dawn" – 3:23
- "Evil Fantasies" – 4:15
2001 bonus tracks
- "Fight for Your Life" (Recorded during the 1982 Screaming for Vengeance sessions) – 4:06
- "Riding on the Wind" (Live at the US Festival, Devore CA, May 29, 1983) – 3:16
Personnel
Charts
Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 1979 |
Pop Albums |
128 |
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