▁as ▁in ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁S layer ▁and ▁Met all ica . ▁An ▁early ▁sign ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁influence ▁was ▁that ▁Van ▁Hal en ▁included ▁" V ict im ▁of ▁Ch anges " ▁in ▁their ▁sets ▁before ▁ach ieving ▁fame . ▁Dave ▁Must aine ▁of ▁Meg ad eth ▁rel ates ▁that ▁his ▁brother - in - law ▁p unch ed ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁for ▁listening ▁to ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny ; ▁Must aine ▁called ▁this ▁a ▁turning ▁point , ▁where ▁he ▁chose ▁heavy ▁metal ▁as ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁" reven ge ". ▁ ▁M ika el ▁Å ker feld t ▁of ▁Op eth ▁named ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁his ▁second ▁favour ite ▁metal ▁album . ▁ ▁Pop Mat ters ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" not - at - all ▁sh ab by " ▁and ▁listed ▁" E pit aph " ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁" 2 5 ▁Best ▁Progress ive ▁Rock ▁Songs ▁of ▁All ▁Time " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Half ord ▁has ▁called ▁the ▁album ▁his ▁favour ite ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s . ▁ ▁" V ict im ▁of ▁Ch anges ", ▁" The ▁Ri pper ", ▁" T yr ant ", ▁and ▁" G eno cide " — with ▁an ▁extended ▁introduction — app ear ▁on ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁live ▁album , ▁Un le ashed ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁( 1 9 7 9 ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁of ▁those ▁songs ▁have ▁surv ived ▁until ▁ 2