Editing Judas Priest (section)

=== ''Sin After Sin'', ''Stained Class'' and ''Killing Machine'' (1977–1979) ===
Judas Priest recorded their major-label debut, ''[[Sin After Sin]]'', in January 1977 at [[The Who]]'s [[Ramport Studios]], with [[Deep Purple]] bassist [[Roger Glover]] as producer.{{sfn|Popoff|2007|p=49}} Moore left again during the album's sessions{{Clarify timeframe|date=January 2021}} and was replaced by session drummer [[Simon Phillips (drummer)|Simon Phillips]].{{sfn|Popoff|2007|p=44}} The album features significant developments in heavy metal technique, in particular its use of [[double kick|double-kick]] drumming on tracks such as "[[Dissident Aggressor]]",{{sfn|Cope|2013|p=114}} and includes a pop-metal cover of "[[Diamonds & Rust (song)|Diamonds & Rust]]" by folk singer [[Joan Baez]].{{sfn|Popoff|2007|p=50}}

''[[Sin After Sin]]'' appeared in April 1977.{{sfn|Popoff|2007|p=2}} It was the first Priest record under a major label, [[Columbia Records|CBS]], and the first of eleven consecutive albums to be certified Gold or [[RIAA certification|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref>{{cite web |title=How Judas Priest Began Their March to Stardom on 'Sin After Sin' |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/judas-priest-sin-after-sin/ |website=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=8 April 2017 |access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref> Phillips declined to become a permanent member of Judas Priest, so the band hired [[Les Binks]] on Glover's recommendation. Together, they recorded 1978's ''[[Stained Class]]'', produced by Dennis MacKay, and ''[[Killing Machine]]'' (released in America as ''Hell Bent for Leather'').{{sfn|Daniels|2007|loc=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qRTEsW44NDQC&pg=PT95 SIX: 1977–1979]}} Binks, credited with co-writing "[[Beyond the Realms of Death]]", now regarded as one of the band's classics, was an accomplished and technically skilled drummer and his addition added a dexterous edge to the band's sound.{{Original research inline|date=May 2015}} Binks also played on ''[[Unleashed in the East]]'' (1979), which was recorded live in Japan during the Killing Machine tour. While the first three Judas Priest albums had considerable traces of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple in them, as well as ballads, ''Stained Class'' did not contain any ballads aside from "Beyond the Realms of Death".{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} ''Killing Machine'' was the first nod to a more commercial sound, with simpler songs that brought back some blues influences. At about the same time, the band members adopted their now-famous "leather-and-studs" image.<ref name="Bukszpan">{{cite book |last=Bukszpan |first=Daniel |year=2003 |title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal |publisher=Barnes & Noble Publishing |isbn=9780760742181 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YaDDsg0H35gC&pg=PT94}}</ref>