Fury UK
| Fury UK | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Heavy metal |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Rocksector Records www |
| Website | www |
| Members | Chris Appleton Luke Appleton Martin McNee |
Fury UK is a heavy metal band based in Manchester, UK. Between 2007 & 2012 the band was signed to Rocksector Records & released 3 albums, 1 EP & 1 DVD, & toured the UK & Europe extensively, firmly establishing itself at the forefront of the UK metal scene. In May 2012 the band went on hiatus when bassist Luke Appleton joined American band Iced Earth, following which Fury UK members Chris Appleton & Martin McNee formed a new band Absolva.
The band was first formed around 2002 by Chris Appleton, lead guitarist & lead vocalist, whilst still in his early teens. The line-up was re-shaped several times over the early years, whilst still nothing more than a local band, playing local gigs. During this time the band released a series of demo CDs such as the EP "Hear No Evil / Alarms" & the demo album "My Tomorrow". Up until mid-2007 the band's notable gigs were a support slot with Diamond Head in Newcastle and a short tour supporting the Irish band Glyder towards the end of 2006.
Fury UK signed to independent record label Rocksector Records in 2007. The band's first official release was the album "Face Of Adversity", launched in October 2007. The line-up at that time was Chris Appleton (lead vocals/ lead guitar), Marc Dawson (bass guitar/backing vocals) and Adam Galloway (drums). Shortly after the release of the album various issues/disagreements came to a head, and as a result both Dawson and Galloway left on amicable terms. Replacements were quickly found in the form of drummer Martin McNee and bass guitarist/backing vocalist, Adam Cropper. This new line-up recorded a 3 track EP entitled "Salvation" which included the songs "Salvation", "Manslaughter" & "Lost In Forever", released in February 2008. During this period the band played their first 3 support gigs with the former Iron Maiden & Wolfsbane singer, Blaze Bayley.
In March 2008 Fury UK played the Monsters Of Mosh festival at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester, on stage before Tokyo Dragons, Blaze Bayley & Breed 77. In August 2008 the band made their first appearance at the Bulldog Bash biker festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, a show which was headlined by The Wildhearts. Immediately after that show Adam Cropper left the group & was replaced immediately on bass guitar & backing vocals by Chris Appleton's brother Luke initially on a temporary basis. Only 6 days after Luke joined, the band played Open Air Festival, headlined by Nightwish, Opeth & Dimmu Borgir. Luke was made a permanent member a month later, just as they played at the Rock Of Ages Festival in Birmingham.
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