▁contract ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁Sad ▁W ings ▁of ▁Dest iny ▁and ▁its ▁demo ▁record ings ▁falling ▁into ▁G ull ' s ▁hands . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Jud as ▁Pri est ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁industrial ▁West ▁B rom wich , ▁B irmingham . ▁ ▁Co - found ing ▁bass ist ▁Brian ▁" B run o " ▁Ste ppen hill ▁chose ▁the ▁band ' s ▁name , ▁wanting ▁one ▁similar ▁to ▁Black ▁S abb ath ' s . ▁ ▁The ▁bands ▁were ▁contempor aries ▁and ▁were ▁both ▁from ▁B irmingham , ▁though ▁Jud as ▁Pri est ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁significant ▁audience ▁until ▁Black ▁S abb ath ▁began ▁to ▁fade ▁from ▁the ▁spot light . ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁guitar ists ▁Gl enn ▁Ti pton ▁and ▁K .   K . ▁Down ing ▁have ▁said ▁the ▁heavy ▁r iff ing ▁and ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁arrang ements ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁fact ories ▁of ▁B irmingham . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Jud as ▁Pri est ' s ▁first ▁album , ▁Rock a ▁Rol la , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁so ▁many ▁line up ▁changes ▁that ▁no ▁original ▁member ▁remained . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁album ▁displayed ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁styles ▁from ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁influ ences ; ▁the ▁band ▁found ▁the ▁performance ▁and ▁production ▁disappoint ing . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁gig ged ▁occasionally ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁at ▁times ▁sharing ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁bands ▁such ▁as