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FATE (Denmark)
Jeff Limbo: vocals
Hank Sherman: guitar
Pete Steiner: bass
Bob Lance: drums
Formed from the remains of Merciful Fate, primarily by guitarist Hank
Sherman, and heralding a significant change in direction towards a
more melodic path like an amalgam of Survivor and Europe. A Matter
of Attitude in turn heralded a slight alteration of style, veering
into party rock territory and sounding less impressive to boot.
Crusin For A Brusin is a near-classic.
Fate (EMI) 1986
A Matter of Attitude (EMI) 1987
Crusion for a Brusin (EMI) 1989
FATE’S WARNING (USA)
Ray Alder: vocals
Jim Matheos: guitar
Frank Aresti: guitar
Joe Dibiase: bass
Mark Zonder: drums
Intense techno/neo-progressive metal unit from Cincinatti who have
endured constant personnel changes, yet have always delivered excellent
performances throughout their career. First came to prominence in
1983 with a track recorded for the Metal Massacre V compilation
album and subsequently signed to the Metal Blade label. The band’s
first three albums helped them to establish a direction and focus
their energy for he delivery metal very much in the Queensryche/
Iron Maiden school of delivery. Perfect Symmetry followed in the
trail-blazing footsteps established by its predecessor, this time
with the additional input of Dream Theater’s keyboard player Kevin
Moore and a small string section, helping to solidify Fate’s
Warning’s stand as a group of tremendous but unrealized potential.
Night On Broken (Metal Blade) 1984
The Spectre Within (Metal Blade) 1985
Awaken the Guardian (Metal Blade) 1986
No Exit (Metal Blade) 1988
Perfect Symmetry (Metal Blade) 1989
FEMME FATALE (USA)
Lorraine Lewis: vocals
Mazzi Rawd: guitar
Bill D’Angelo: guitar
Rick Rael: bass
Bobby Murray: drums
Fronted by talented vocalist Lorraine Lewis, whose voice and, more
accurately, looks, sprung Femme Fatale into the heavy metal spotlight
during much of 1989. Formed during the late eighties in Albuquerque,
New Mexico, the band eventually moved piecemeal fashion to Los
Angeles where a deal was eventually struck with MCA. Produced by Jim
Faraci (LA Guns), their debut received genuine enthusiasm but failed
to sell in significant numbers despite a worldwide tour and a number
of shamelessly revealing publicity ploys by the rather brazen Lorraine.
Beneath the smarm and pointless titillation lies genuine talent; let’s
hope it’s cultivated and channelled in the correct areas.
Femme Fatale (MCA) 1988
MIKE FENNELLY (USA)
Fennelly was originally the founder member and guiding light of the
pop-rock band Stories. His two solo LPs are much more aggressive than
anything he recorded previously. The music is a mixture of brutal guitar-
dominated metal boogie and soft lilting ballads. Lane Changer features
all of Argent as the backing band.
Lane Changer (Epic) 1974
Stranger’s Bad (Epic) 1975
FIERCE HEART (USA)
Larry Elkins: vocals, bass
Rex Carroll: guitars
Majestic pomp rock forged in clear-cut guitar figures and tight harmonies.
Carroll was previously in Winterhawk. The album was a studio project.
Carroll caused the downfall of the band when religious reasons drove him
into Christian metal land with Whitecross.
Fierce Heart (Mirage) 1985
FIFTH ANGEL (USA)
Ted Polot: vocals
Kendall Bechtel: guitar
Ed Archer: guitar
John Macko: bass
Ken Mary: drums
Formed in 1985, originating from the Seattle area, Fifth Angel initially
came to prominence on the basis of an album released on Mike Varney’s
guitar-fuelled Shrapnel label. Full of brutal hard rock riffs and crunchy
power metal, the band made a significant impact amongst the HM cognoscenti
before signing a major deal with Epic Records. Subsequently the band re-
released a re-mixed version of their debut and followed it with album
number two which was a more satisfying paean to intense power metal. The
band features supreme drummer Ken Mary, who has been moonlighting with
House of Lords and Alice Cooper amongst others. The group split in 1989.
Fifth Angel (Shrapnel) 1986
Time Will Tell (Epic) 1989
FINCH (Australia)
Owen Orford: vocals
Bob Spencer: guitar
Tony Strain: bass
Peter McFarlane: drums
Fantastic hard-rocking band. A mixture of boogie and pure heavy metal,
like April Wine and Moxy. McFarlane and Orford later teamed up with
Mark Evans of AC/DC in Contraband.
Finch (Eagle Records) 1976
FIONA (USA)
Glorious melodic rock similar to the more expressive and heavy moments
of Heart. Her LP features guitar playing by Bobly Messano who was
previously a member of Starz.
Sadly, the calibre of her music has never translated into major
acceptance, but at least the new decade of the nineties promised well
for her, as she signed with Geffen. She appeared with Bob Dylan in the
film Hearts of Fire.
Fioma (Atlantic) 1985
Beyond the Pale (Atlantic) 1986
Heart Like a Gun (Atlantic) 1988
THE FIRM (UK)
Paul Rodgers: vocals
Jimmy Page: guitar
Tony Franklin: bass
Chris Slade: drums
What price the burden of a once golden reputation? Formed by Jimmy
Page, previously with mega-champions Led Zeppelin and 60s greats
the Yardbirds and Paul Rodgers, previously with Bad Company after
being in the line-up of the legendary Free, the band is competent
yet hardly inspiring. Many see The Firm as little more than a
compromise. Certainly the controversial reception to their debut
album reinforced this view. Burnished with brisk, sometimes jazzy,
short songs the album fell, for the most part, short of expectations.
It was assumed they would produce material of epic quality doused
in soulful vox and speedy guitar solos with to ensure a sold-out
American arena tour. Slade was previously with Uriah Heep and more
recently played with Manfred Mann.
One album followed before various members decided they would go
their own way and, in the case of Rodgers and Page, further solo
projects. By 1990 Rodgers had formed The Law.
The Firm (Atlantic) 1985
Mean Business (Atlantic) 1986
FIRST STRIKE (USA)
Tony Gunn: vocals
Tim Larkin: guitar
Pat Boylan: guitar
Chris Salmon: bass
Johnnie Delaney: drums
Superbly produced melodic metal with comparison to AC/DC, Def
Leppard and Coney Hatch. Well constructed songs and very strong
harmony vocals.
Rock Offensive (Exit) 1984
FISH (UK)
After splitting on rather acrimonious terms with Marillion in 1988,
Fish took something of a sabbatical, moving house to his native
Scottish Highlands and preparing for his debut solo LP. The intervening
allowed him to write and work on a plethora of new material, recorded
over an extensive period, with a return to active duty made in 1989.
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors was a consummate affair brimming with
key Fish ingredients – pointed lyrical content and superfluous musical
accompaniment – his progressive rock roots scuppered for an altogether
more direct approach. Similar to early Peter Gabriel in fact.
Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors (EMI) 1990
FIST (UK)
Glenn Coates: vocals
Dave Irwin: guitar
John Roach: guitar
‘Pop’ Appleby: bass
Harry Hill: drums
This band has had many ups and downs. They were signed by Neat, then
MCA, then dropped. Next, the line-up changed. They were signed up
again by Neat.
Turn the Hell On (MCA) 1980
Back with a Vengeance (Neat) 1982
5X (Japan)
Carmen Maki: vocals
George Azuma: guitar
Kinta Moriyama: bass
Jun Harada: drums
Great heavy-metal thrash from Japan, with two LPs, one of which is live.
Similar to a clean Motorhead. Maki is ex-Oz.
Human Targets (EMI) 1981
Live (EMI) 1982
Carmen Maki’s 5X (Eastworld) 1983
FLAME (USA)
Marge Raymond: vocals
Jimmy Crespo: guitar
Frank Rugby: guitar
Bob Loene: keyboards
John Paul Fetta: bass
Eddie Barvato: drums
Flame’s albums are very patchy – sometimes savage, sometimes selfindulgent.
They feature Crespo, who later went on to join Aerosmith and Adam Bomb.
Flame (RCA) 1976
Queen of the Neighbourhood (RCA) 1977
FLAME (USA)
Philip Andrew: vocals
Billy Harvey: guitars
Don McBee: guitars
Stephen Vegas: bass
Denis Bostok: drums
Brash rough and tumble from San Francisco-based rockers who borrow
from the Tesla, Y&T, Van Halen method of destruction. Self-financed
debut with an eye on major label recognition. One to watch.
Blaze (Rockhill) 1989
ROBERT FLEISCHMAN (USA)
AOR singer/songwriter Fleischman can be described as a mature Nick
Gilder. He first came to attention as vocalist for Journey but left
before any recordings could be made. This was during the interim
period between Journey albums, Next and Infinity. He signed as lead
vocalist for Channel but disappeared! However, there was another
sighting and hearing when he featured on Vinne Vincent’s first
album. This was as brief as some previous appearances.
Robert Fleischman (Arista) 1979
MIKE FLEMING (Canada)
Jody Saullier: vocals
Mike Fleming: guitar, bass, keyboards
Vince Santarelli: drums
Mike Fleming’s only album is full of different kinds of hard rock as
well as some soft. The guitar-playing is admirable, but on the whole
most of the songs are boring. For collectors only.
Mike Fleming (Image) 1980
FLINT (USA)
Don Brewer: vocals, drums
Billy Elsworthy: guitar
Mel Schacher: bass, guitar
Craig Frost: keyboards
Brewer and Frost are ex-Grand Funk. The music is hard and heavy but
shows little inspiration.
Flint (Columbia) 1978
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM (USA)
Eric A. K.: vocals
Mike Gilbert: guitar
Ed Carlson: guitar
Tow Gregory: bass
Kelly Smith: drums
Formed during the mid-eighties in Phoenix, Arizona, the group at that
time featured original bassist Jason Newsted who left in late 1986 to
replace the deceased Cliff Burton in Metallica. Their debut album,
Doomsday (with Newsted), was hailed as an exacting and precise thrash
metal workout and it took the band some two years before settling
their new line-up and recording album number two with producer Bill
Metoyer. When the Storm Comes Down, this time produced by Alex Periallis
(Testament, Anthrax), is a more controlled but still thoroughly engaging
record of mayhemic destruction.
Doomsday for the Deceiver (Roadrunner) 1986
No Place for Disgrace (Roadrunner) 1988
When the Storm Comes Down (MCA) 1990
FLYING SQUAD (UK)
Ian Muir: vocals
Monty McMonagle: guitar
Alex Calder: guitar
George Crossan: bass
Jim Kelly: drums
An excellent Scottish group who play tight hard rock with melody. Their
guitarwork and vocals cannot be faulted. They are produced by Francis
Rossi. Muir later joined Waysted under the pseudonym of Fin.
Flying Squad (CBS) 1978
FM (UK)
Steve Overland: vocals
Chris Overland: guitar
Didge Digital: keyboards
Merv Goldsworthy: bass
Pete Jupp: drums
Formed primarily from the ashes of Wildlife, whose line-up had included
Steve and Chris Overland together with drummer Pete Jupp. Prior to FM,
Jupp had however been a member of Samson alongside bassist Merv Goldsworthy.
With their new line-up established some time in late 1985, FM landed a
highly touted major label recording deal with industry giant Portrait,
an affiliate of CBS. Progress followed quickly and the band set about
releasing a number of singles to tie in with numerous one-night stands
and concert tours (supporting Meatloaf, Bon Jovi, Status Quo), building
a firm but condensed fan base. Their debut album, Indiscreet, was released
to good critical acclaim but failed to achieve chart status, and was
followed by a musch publicized managerial bust-up.
After a series of false starts the band returned to the scene in 1988
with the announcement that their second album was to be recorded with
producer Neil Kernon and would contain numerous outside writing credits.
Tough It Out, released late summer 1989, nearly pushed the band to major-
League status, with surprise touring success and great grass-roots acclaim.
Sadly they split up in late 1990.
Indiscreet (Portrait) 1986
Tough It Out (Epic) 1989
FOGHAT (UK)
‘Lonesome’ Dave Peverett: vocals, guitar
Rod Price: guitar
Craig MacGregor: bass
Roger Earl: drums
Foghat was originally formed as a breakaway project from Savoy Brown by
Peverett, Earl and Tony Stevens. The band took the influences of blues
boogie from Savoy Brown and injected it with heavy metal. The result was
the heaviest boogie laid on vinyl. Live, they were simply unbeatable.
With the interest of the media because of the Savoy Brown association,
Foghat quickly drew attention to themselves and built up a firm US
following. Britain was slow to react and, feeling frustrated, they moved
Stateside. The band developed their unique style with Energized and the
style culminated with the classic Live. At this stage Foghat were the
biggest grossing British act working the US stadia circuit bar Led
Zeppelin and The Who. Fool for the City even produced a top-ten US hit
single – a unique occasion as real heavy metal has never really featured
in the US single charts.
From Live onwards Foghat began a downhill slide. They lost their
identity and their style began to deteriorate with the introduction of
four-minute pop songs and other material devoid of the raucous blitzkreig
boogie of before. All their LPs from Boogie Motel onwards are weak. It
would seem that Foghat have bung up their boogie shoes for good. The
bassist on their first four LPs was Tony Stevens, later to join Midnight
Flyer and then Cheetah. Nick Jameson was his replacement but stayed for
just one LP and then was replaced by Craig MacGregor on Nightshift.
Guitarist Rod Price left in 1981 and was replaced by Erik Cartwright.
Stevens joined Roger Chapman in 1985.
Foghat (Bearsville) 1972
Rock and Roll (Bearsville) 1973
Energized (Bearsville) 1974
Rock and Rocll Outlaws (Bearsville) 1975
Fool for the City (Bearsville) 1976
Nightshift (Bearsville) 1976
Live (Bearsville) 1977
Stone Blue (Bearsville) 1978
Boogie Motel (Bearsville) 1979
Tight Shoes (Bearsville) 1980
Girls to Chat, Boys to Bounce (Bearsville) 1981
In the Mood for Something Rude (Bearsville) 1982
Zig, Zag Walk (Bearsville) 1983
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