Victim of Changes (album)

For the Judas Priest song, see Victim of Changes (song).

Victim of Changes
Studio album by Al Atkins
Released	1998
Recorded	October 1997
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	39:18
Label	Pulse Records
Producer	Mark Stuart, Paul May, Al Atkins
Al Atkins chronology
Heavy Thoughts (1994) Victim of Changes (1998) Demon Decevier (2006)

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.

Recording

The album was recorded during the summer of 1997 at Mad Hat Studios in Walsall, England. Mark Stuart was the engineer.

Song information

• "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.

Track listing

1. "Mind Conception" (Al Atkins) – 3:46
2. "Holy Is the Man" (Atkins) – 5:11
3. "Never Satisfied" (Atkins, K.K. Downing) – 5:20
4. "The Melt Down" (Paul May) – 4:02
5. "Winter" (Atkins, Downing, Ian Hill) - 4:01
6. "Metanoia" (May) – 2:29
7. "Caviar and Meths" (Atkins) – 7:12
8. "Black Sheep of the Family" (Steve Hammond) – 3:58
9. "Victim of Changes" (Atkins, Rob Halford, Downing, Glenn Tipton) – 6:50

Personnel

• Al Atkins - vocals
• Paul May - guitar
• Pete Emms - bass guitar
• Dave Holland - drums

with

• Andy Pyke - backup vocals