FIST: Storm CD N.W.O.B.H.M The best NWOBHM from the legends who released the MEGA “Back with a Vengeance”. CHECK SAMPLES

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Diamond Head’s Brian Tatler on Fist’s – Name, Rank & Serial Number  I always liked this single. I think it was Sean Harris (Diamond Head vocalist) who bought this when it came out. We always liked to check out what the competition were up to. Usually, we’d sit there and play a record from any other NWOBHM act and slag it off! But this one, we really enjoyed. I listened to it again very recently, and it still sounds very good. They are still going, aren’t they? Good for them! This is the sort of song Metallica might have once covered. I suppose it’s part of a long list of NWOBHM tracks they could have done. And that might have made them more well known, giving this song the attention it deserves. I suppose it must annoy some bands that we had many songs covered by Metallica, and they had none. Not that I’m saying Fist think in that way, but you can understand why it would irritate some musicians. But that was a lucky break for us. Fist were on Neat Records, a small label in the North East of England, and the fact they were not with a bigger company might have hurt them. But it’s a fine song, worth anyone checking out.”

5.0 out of 5 stars Fist – Storm
This is a 10-track album that combines new material with a small selection of choice classics, but re-recorded with modern technology so that they fit in seamlessly with the newer addiions. The cover of this CD is very deceiving, as it has dated information on it and photos of an older band line-up. Even though the band had sent updated sleeve notes, it seems that the older ones still got used. That aside it still remains a very good album with a monster sound. The CD is released on Demolition Records, but essentially it was recorded at Martin Metcalfe’s private studio. To sum it up, Martin is the local heavy rock equivalent of Mike Oldfield, and could quite easily record an entire album all by himself. To be honest he has recorded himself on a lot of the guitar parts and all but one of the bass lines on this album, as well as engineering and mixing the whole CD. Yet the standard of this product is as good as most major releases, and as it was done on a fraction of those big budgets, then it makes it all the more impressive. From the opening track ‘Fe Fi Fo Fum’ it kicks in with a really tasty guitar lick, and from then on it’s a fantastic number that rocks amazingly and still has a highly melodic quality about. The harmony vocals on the chorus sections are particularly outstanding. It’s got a very infectious singalong chorus and makes for a perfect album introduction. Next up is ‘Guardian Angel’ in which you can really start to appreciate the excellent production of the drums. They hammer through with startling brutality and still manage to sit perfectly within the mix. The production qualities really start to shine through and you then begin to realise just how well put together this album is. From then on it’s the rock’n’roll vibe of ‘Acid Rock’ which has a lovely pre-chorus section that is almost progressive rock, and the track sounds like a monstrously heavy Wishbone Ash number. Just from the first 3 selections alone you get a marvellous feel for this record, and it has a strong cohesive quality about it where you can instinctively feel exactly where the band are coming from. The next number is a totally different change of direction with the title track of the album ‘Storm’. It begins by being calm and reflective for the first section before kicking in with full fury in similar style to the classic ‘Axeman’. The occasional harmony-lead guitar parts are really lush, and sneak in here & there to give this song a very classy sound. This is the epic number on the album and had an extended mid-section that has a vibe close to that of Budgie’s ‘Parents’, and the whole thing lasts over 10 and half minutes. The next song is a re-working of their first single ‘Name Rank And Serial Number’, and it’s lost none of its majesty that made it so popular a quarter of a century ago. This is still an absolute blinder of a song, and it’s no wonder that it is still an essential part of their live set today. The second half of the album sees another change of direction with ‘Try A Little Love On Me’ which has a bouncy little groove to it and isn’t as aggressive as the majority of these recordings. This track also features Kev Charlton (ex-Hellenbach) on bass, and has takes the proceedings down a notch or two without losing any of the quality of the song-writing or musicianship. Next up is a re-working of the classic song “”Brain Damage””, and yet again this sounds incredible especially with the drum production being far superior to the original MCA recordings. These older songs have truly benefited from modern production techniques, and they still have a freshness about them that perhaps some tunes by other NWOBHM acts have lost in the transition of time. Track 8 has the craziest title I’ve ever heard, with it being labelled ‘Supercallousflagellisticexpertcunnilingus’. A mad title, yet the song grooves along with an almost mid-70’s cosmic hippie vibe about it, although the lyrics are self-evidently explicit ith references to “”how much she could take of my thunder beef steak””. This is another lengthy tune hitting near the 7-minute mark, and showing some diversity with the style of song-writing as well. The next number is titled ‘Big Rig’ and is a glorious uptempo rock’n’roll tune with some nifty guitar solos at the end of it. The lead guitar work on this track is undoubtedly Martin Metcalfe and it there are some really tasty melodic hooks being played, which strongly echo a Thin Lizzy quality to it all (Black Rose days showing their influence). The final song of the album is a brilliant re-working of ‘You’ll Never Get Me Up In One Of Those’, with the drumming sounding reminiscent of Motorhead during their ‘Overkill’ era. It features mammoth heavy drums that make you realise why Harry Hill was such a ground-breaking drummer when this was originally recorded. The newer version makes that point even more blatant, and this is a fantastic closing number that puts the final seal on the album.”

MY O FIST: Thunder in Rock LP PROMO 1981. Canadian Hard Rock Metal. Check audio+ video

MYOFIST: Hot Spikes LP PROMO! 1980 Canadian Hard Rock / Heavy Metal. Check samples

FIST: Turn the Hell on LP Vinyl is near mint. NWOBHM perfection. Check samples

Melody Maker. On the Other Hand-there’s a fist. Brawls,bust ups, bizarre enocounters with Ozzy Osbourne, Faith No More, etc

TERRORVISION: Fists of Fury CD PROMO Check video Classic video, parody of Madonna

PRONG Whose Fist Is This Anyway [Four Industrial Mixes] CD. 4 songs incl. cover of The Stranglers. Beavis and Butthead approved. Check video

A Fist Full of Freebird CD Killer Freebird Records compilation! Dozer, Demon Cleaner, Freedom Bleeder, Solace, etc. Check samples.

CONQUEST OF STEEL: Priests of Metal CD (self released) PROMO / Demo E.P. Incl. the hit “Fistin’ in the name of Metal” (live)

Fireworks issue 9 AOR Hard Rock Heavy Metal magazine. August September 2002. Check EXCLUSIVE video of the magazine. Free for magazine or vinyl orders of 18+