Blind Fury (ex-satan) Out Of Reach

Blind Fury (Metal): Graeme English (bass instrument); Russ Tippins, Lou Taylor , Steve Ramsey.
Personnel: Lou Taylor , Lou Maxwell Taylor (vocals); Russ Tippins, Steve Ramsey , Steve Ramsey (guitar).
Recording information: Touch Sound Studios, Middlesex, England (10/1984).
Photographer: Ray Palmer.
Mixing the difference between New Wave of British Metal excess a la Maiden and more streamlined commercial hard rock, English headbangers Blind Fury sought the balance between melody and forward motion. Upon linking up with singer Lou Taylor and changing their name from Satan, the band released 2004's OUT OF REACH, as shiny a slice of black leather rock as any produced by their more famous contemporaries. Opener "Do It Loud" comes off like a mellower Judas Priest, with the interlocking guitars and wailing vocals one would expect, and 'Dance of the Crimson Lady, Pt. 1" is a smoke machine epic.

• Format: CD
• Genre: R&B