coming ▁property ▁of ▁G ull . ▁ ▁G ull ▁period ically ▁rep ack aged ▁and ▁re - re leased ▁the ▁material ▁from ▁these ▁albums , ▁such ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁double ▁album ▁Hero , ▁Hero . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁the ▁band ▁was ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁elements ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁albums ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁straight - a head ▁heavy ▁rock ▁sound ; ▁the ▁band ▁revis ited ▁these ▁progress ive ▁elements ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁N ost rad am us . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁ ▁F ans , ▁critics , ▁and ▁the ▁band ▁have ▁come ▁to ▁see ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁as ▁the ▁album ▁on ▁which ▁Jud as ▁Pri est ▁cons olid ated ▁their ▁sound ▁and ▁image . ▁ ▁In ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁K ris ▁Nich ol son ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁comparing ▁it ▁fav ou rab ly ▁to ▁Deep ▁Pur ple ' s ▁Machine ▁Head ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Martin ▁Pop off ▁c ites ▁the ▁album ' s ▁" re in vention " ▁of ▁the ▁heavy ▁metal ▁genre . ▁ ▁The ▁technical ▁de xter ity ▁and ▁oper atic ▁vocals ▁pointed ▁toward ▁tr ends ▁in ▁heavy ▁metal ▁that ▁new ▁wave ▁of ▁British ▁heavy ▁metal ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Iron ▁Ma iden ▁were ▁to ▁follow , ▁and ▁the ▁album ' s ▁dark ▁them es ▁re app eared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁American ▁thr ash ▁metal , ▁such