▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁punk ▁rock . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁supported ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁a ▁head lin ing ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁UK ▁from ▁ 6 ▁April ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁other ▁influ ential ▁metal ▁albums ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 7 0 ' s ▁– ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁saw ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁R ising ▁from ▁R itch ie ▁Black more ' s ▁Rain bow ▁and ▁Virgin ▁K iller ▁from ▁Sc orp ions . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁had ▁grown ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁G ull ; ▁the ▁tight ▁fin ances ▁led ▁Moore ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁band ▁a ▁second ▁time — this ▁time ▁perman ently . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁, ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁new ▁manager ▁David ▁Hem m ings , ▁the ▁band ▁signed ▁with ▁CBS ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁£ ▁budget ▁for ▁their ▁next ▁record , ▁Sin ▁After ▁Sin ▁( 1 9 7 7 ). ▁ ▁Down ing ▁described ▁how ▁the ▁disappoint ed ▁feelings ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁over ▁G ull ' s ▁management ▁influenced ▁the ▁dark ▁them es ▁that ▁appeared ▁on ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny . ▁ ▁The ▁signing ▁required ▁breaking ▁their ▁contract ▁with ▁G ull , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁albums ▁and ▁all ▁related ▁record ings — including ▁dem os — be