Persian Risk
| Persian Risk | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock |
| Years active | 1979–1986, 2012–present |
| Labels | Neat Records, Zebra Records, Metal Masters, High Vaultage, Powerage, High Roller |
| Associated acts | Stoned Soul Party, Motörhead, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Lone Star, Wild Horses, Tyrant, Sphinx, Wrathchild, Chinatown, Shy, Idol Rich, Paul Di'Anno's Killers, Battlezone, Wild, Tredegar, Geezer Butler Band, Paul Chapman's Ghost, Krokus, Tank, Psychowrath |
| Website | Persian Risk Facebook |
| Members | Carl Sentance Howie G. Wayne Banks Tim Brown |
| Past members | Nick Hughes Phil Campbell Russell "Razz" Lemon Jon Deverill Dave Bell Alex Lohfink Carl Sentance Dixie Lee Steve Hopgood Graham Bath Phil Vokins |
Persian Risk are a heavy metal band from the new wave of British heavy metal era formed in 1979 and hailing from Cardiff, Wales. The brainchild of ex-Stoned Soul Party guitarist Phil Campbell, he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill, second guitarist Dave Bell, bass player Nick Hughes, and drummer Razz. The group was active until 1986. In 2012, the band was re-activated by vocalist Carl Sentance albeit without the involvement of any other past members.
In late 1980, Deverill was headhunted by the Tygers of Pan Tang and replaced by Carl Sentance, a former band mate of Nick Hughes and Razz in Leading Star. New vocalist in place, Persian Risk issued the now highly collectible Calling For You b/w Chase the Dragon 7" in 1981 before sacking Dave Bell's replacement, Alex Lohfink, and soldiering on as a four-piece. The band made further headway by contributing the aforementioned Calling For You to the "Heavy Metal Heroes Vol.2" compilation (Heavy Metal Records, 1982) and a new cut, 50.000 Stallions, to the "60 Minutes Plus" cassette compilation (Neat Records, 1982), also issued on vinyl as "All Hell Let Loose" by Neat in conjunction with Italy's Base Records label in 1983. Adding to their tally, the band followed it up with the Ridin' High b/w Hurt You 7" single through Neat, which earned Risk their strongest reviews yet.
It would turn out to be the final recording with drummer Razz who was sacked in late 1983. He was briefly superseded by Dixie Lee (ex-Lone Star, Wild Horses) before a more permanent replacement was a found in Steve Hopgood (ex-Chinatown, Shy). The band also added a new second guitarist, Graham Bath (ex-Sphinx). Persian Risk were dealt a significant blow when founding member Phil Campbell successfully auditioned for Motörhead, who would tap his old band for the support slot on their 1984 UK tour. Campbell's successor was Phil Vokins (ex-Tyrant, Wrathchild). Risk also signed a new record deal with London-based Zebra Records and issued the Too Different 12" EP in 1984 which saw the band temper their raw approach in favor of a somewhat more polished sound.
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