Early History

Fury UK is a metal band based in Manchester, UK. 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

Diamond Head (band)

Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, England. The band is recognised as one of the leading members of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and is acknowledged by later bands like Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence.-Early history:Formed by...

 in Newcastle and a short tour supporting the Irish band Glyder

Glyder (band)

Glyder is a hard rock band from Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland.-History:The band formed in 2004 after a one off gig at “The Vibe for Philo” in Dublin. Originally called Hollywood, the band toured Ireland with Thin Lizzy...

 towards the end of 2006.

2007-2011

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

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...

 & Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane (band)

Wolfsbane are an English heavy metal band. Formed in 1984, the band remained active until lead singer Blaze Bayley went on to join Iron Maiden in 1994. After a couple of reunion shows in 2007 and 2009, Wolfsbane officially reunited in June 2010...

 singer, Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

.

In March 2008 Fury UK played the Monsters Of Mosh festival at Jilly's Rockworld in Manchester, on stage before Tokyo Dragons

Tokyo Dragons

Tokyo Dragons were a London-based hard rock band. They achieved success in the UK and worldwide after releasing a successful album, and touring with Nashville Pussy, The Quireboys, Status Quo, Do Me Bad Things and Winnebago Deal....

, Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

 & Breed 77

Breed 77

Breed 77 is a British band from the overseas territory of Gibraltar whose music is a fusion of alternative metal and flamenco.-Origin:Breed 77 comes from the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Old Gibraltarian school friends, Paul Isola, Danny Felice, and Stuart Cavilla met up in London and...

. In August 2008 the band made their first appearance at the Bulldog Bash

Bulldog Bash

The Bulldog Bash is considered to be one of Europe's most popular, annual, motorcycle festivals with a reported attendance of 50,000 people in 2007...

 biker festival in Stratford-upon-Avon, a show which was headlined by The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts

The Wildhearts are a British rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era Metallica...

. Immediately after that show Adam Cropper quit due to personal reasons which apparently had been simmering behind the scenes & 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 Bloodstock 2008 Open Air Festival, headlined by Nightwish

Nightwish

Nightwish is a Finnish symphonic metal band from Kitee, Finland. Formed in 1996 by songwriter and keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, and former vocalist Tarja Turunen, Nightwish's current line-up has five members, although Tarja has been replaced by Anette Olzon and the...

, Opeth

Opeth

Opeth is a Swedish heavy metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990. Though the group has been through several personnel changes, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mikael Åkerfeldt has remained Opeth's driving force throughout the years...

 & Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...

. Luke was made a permanent member a month later, just as they played at the Rock Of Ages Festival in Birmingham.

After the good ending to 2008 Fury UK seemed to really gain momentum & 106.1 Rock Radio held up the band as "future classics" as determined by public vote. In 2009 a second album "VR" was released in July again on Rocksector Records. The band also played support on a 20 date UK tour with Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

, & a 7 date UK tour with Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker

Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...

. The band was referred to & praised in author & former-Blaze Bayley drummer Larry Patterson's book tracing the history of the Blaze Bayley band.

Fury UK also played a second appearance at the Bulldog Bash (headlined by UFO & Motorhead) & at Hellfire Festival

Hellfire Festival

The Hellfire Festival is a three day music festival currently held at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. The next edition of the festival will be held on November 6 to 8 2009...

 at Birmingham NEC, headlined by Saxon

Saxon (band)

Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...

. Additionally at Hellfire Festival

Hellfire Festival

The Hellfire Festival is a three day music festival currently held at National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England. The next edition of the festival will be held on November 6 to 8 2009...

 Luke Appleton deputised on bass guitar with Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

. Fury UK also played tour dates in Greece & Switzerland (Club Z7) towards the close of 2009.

The band took a break at the beginning of 2010 before playing Wizzfest in Belgium & Hammerfest in North Wales (Iced Earth

Iced Earth

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...

 headlining). They were also tipped by Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...

 magazine who included Fury UK in its HotList for 2010.

Early in 2010 Luke Appleton again deputised on bass with Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

, this time at the 96.3 Rock Radio

96.3 Rock Radio

96.3 Real Radio XS is a Scottish local radio station owned and operated by GMG Radio. It is based at Ballieston to the east of Glasgow and broadcasts to Renfrewshire, West Central Scotland and Central Scotland....

 Scotland gig at The Garage, Glasgow. Recording took place in April for a 3rd Fury UK album "A Way Of Life" due for release on Rocksector Records in September.

In May/June 2010 Chris Appleton & Martin McNee played lead guitar/backing vocals & drums respectively in the UK Baddasses band which was formed to back former AC/DC

AC/DC

AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...

 singer Dave Evans

Dave Evans (singer)

Dave Evans is an Australian singer best known as the original lead singer of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1973-1974.-AC/DC:...

 during his UK Tour. Evans was promoting his album "Judgement Day" released in the UK in April. The UK Badasses also comprised Marshall Gill from New Model Army

New Model Army (band)

New Model Army are an English rock band, who were formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1980. They have been variously classified by Allmusic as post-punk and alternative rock.-Overview:...

 (lead guitar) & his brother Leon Gill (bass).

On 10 July Fury UK played a second successive appearance at SOS Festival in Manchester which proved to be an emotionally charged night because at the end of the band's set Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

 joined them for a rendition of the Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

 classic "Heaven & Hell

Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath song)

"Heaven and Hell" is the title track to Black Sabbath's ninth studio album, Heaven and Hell. It was written mainly by Tony Iommi, but as with almost all Black Sabbath albums, credit is given to the entire band. The lyrics were written entirely by then-newcomer Ronnie James Dio...

" as sung originally by the recently deceased Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio

Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...

 whose birthday it would have been on that exact date. Both the Appleton brothers then went on to deputise on lead guitar & bass guitar respectively with Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley

Blaze Bayley is an English singer and songwriter. He has been the lead singer of Wolfsbane from 1984 to 1994, and nowadays since their recent reunion. Blaze is however world-known for having been the lead singer of British metal band Iron Maiden from 1994 to 1999...

 in his headline set at SOS Festival.

Fury UK appeared at Bloodstock Open Air Festival for a second time in August 2010.

On 6 September 2010 the band released its 3rd album "A Way Of Life" again on Rocksector Records. This album was critically praised, not least by Dom Lawson who, writing for Classic Rock magazine, declared "A Way Of Life" as "one of the most exciting British metal albums of recent times".

Fury UK played 8 dates supporting Y&T

Y&T

Y&T is an American hard rock/heavy metal band formed in 1974. They hail from Oakland, California...

 on their UK tour in October. Frontman Chris Appleton joined Y&T on-stage to perform their song "Forever" at the London O2 Islington Academy show. Y&T frontman Dave Meniketti praised Fury UK in interview also.

The band then went on to play a 12 date UK tour with Saxon

Saxon (band)

Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...

 & Wolfsbane

Wolfsbane (band)

Wolfsbane are an English heavy metal band. Formed in 1984, the band remained active until lead singer Blaze Bayley went on to join Iron Maiden in 1994. After a couple of reunion shows in 2007 and 2009, Wolfsbane officially reunited in June 2010...

in April 2011. Those 12 dates formed part of a total tour commitment of 35 dates, including headline shows across the UK but also in France, Belgium & Holland.

Fury UK headlined Day One of SOS Festival 2011, whilst Day Two was headlined by Scottish rockers GUN who had scored a top ten hit many years previously with their cover of Cameo's "Word-up".

In August 2011, Fury UK were announced amongst the first five bands for Hammerfest IV festival, taking place in March 2012. The other 4 bands announced were Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Chimaira & Lawnmower Deth. Fury UK's song "Fall From Grace" from the "A Way Of Life" album is featured as the audio soundtrack to the official Hammerfest IV promo video.

Discography

"Face Of Adversity" album, released October 2007 on Rocksector Records.

"Salvation" EP, released February 2008 on Rocksector Records.

"VR" album, released July 2009 on Rocksector Records.

"A Way Of Life" released September 2010 on Rocksector Records.

Current Members

Chris Appleton : lead vocals & lead guitar

Martin McNee : drums

Luke Appleton : bass & backing vocals