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RACING CROSS THE HEAVENS
STRAIGHT INTO THE DAWN
LOOKING LIKE A COMET
SLICING THROUGH THE MORN
SCORCHING THE HORIZON
BLAZING THROUGH THE LAND
NOW HE'S HERE AMONG US
THE AGE OF FIRE'S AT HAND
Unleashed in the East
is the first
live album
by the
English
Heavy Metal band
released in
September 1979
on Columbia Records.
It was recorded live
over two nights
in Tokyo
during their
Hell Bent for Leather Tour
in February 1979.
Upon release
Unleashed
became the band's
best-selling album
up to that point,
reaching the US
Top 100
and the
UK Top Ten,
eventually the album
became one of the five
Judas Priest albums
to gain a
RIAA platinum certification.
It is the first
Priest album
to be produced by
Tom Allom
who would remain
at the helm
for the next decade
for the band,
and the last release
to feature drummer
Les Binks.
To what extent
If the album was
really live
remains a
matter of contention,
with the album
being nicknamed
Unleashed in the Studio
by some listeners.
Years later,
after he had left Priest,
Rob Halford
noted in various interviews
that the music
was indeed live,
but that his vocals
had been ruined
in the original recording
and were later dubbed in
a concert-like studio setting.
For the record,
all the
Unleashed in the East recordings
were taken from shows on
February,10th 1979
at Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Tokyo,
and
February,15th 1979
at
Nakano Sunplaza Tokyo
The 2001 CD reissue
featured four
"bonus tracks",
"Rock Forever,"
"Delivering the Goods,"
"Hell Bent for Leather"
and
"Starbreaker",
which had been issued
on the 7-inch
bonus disc
that came with
the original
1979 Japanese
vinyl release.
TRACKLIST
Exciter
Running Wild
Sinner
The Ripper
The Green Manalishi
(With the Two Prong Crown)
Diamonds and Rust
Victim of Changes
Genocide
Tyrant
BONUS TRACKS
(JAPAN ISSUE)
Rock Forever
Delivering The Goods
Hell Bent For Leather
Starbreaker
VARIOUS LIVE
BONUS TRACKS
Jaw Breaker
Breaking The Law
Heading Out To The Highway
Grinder
Parental Guidance
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