Killing Machine

Killing Machine is the fifth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released in November 1978 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.

For other uses, see Killing machine (disambiguation).

Killing Machine
Studio album by
Judas Priest
ReleasedNovember 1978 (1978-11)
RecordedAugust 1978
Studio
  • Utopia (London)
  • CBS (London)
GenreHeavy metal
Length35:06
LabelColumbia
Producer
Judas Priest chronology
Stained Class
(1978)		 Killing Machine
(1978)		 Unleashed in the East
(1979)
Alternative US cover
The album's title was renamed "Hell Bent for Leather" in the US due to 'murderous implications' concerns of the original title.
Singles from Killing Machine
  1. "Before the Dawn"
    Released: 27 October 1978
  2. "Take On the World"
    Released: 5 January 1979
  3. "Evening Star"
    Released: 27 April 1979
  4. "The Green Manalishi"
    Released: May 1979 (US)
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