Fight was an English-American heavy metal band, assembled by vocalist Rob Halford after his departure from heavy metal band Judas Priest in 1992.[2] He took with him drummer Scott Travis, though Travis also continued to drum for Judas Priest.[2] The line-up was completed by Russ Parrish on guitar, Brian Tilse on guitar and keyboards, and Jack "Jay Jay" Brown on bass guitar,[2] the latter of the two former members of Cyanide.[3]
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Fight in 1993 | |
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| Origin | Arizona, United States |
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| Labels | Epic Records |
| Past members | Rob Halford Brian Tilse Jack "Jay Jay" Brown Scott Travis Russ Parrish Robby Lochner Mark Chaussee |
During their three-year existence, Fight released two albums, War of Words (1993) and A Small Deadly Space (1995).[2] They toured or played shows with Pantera, Anthrax, Voivod and Skid Row, and opened for Metallica on the 1994 Shit Hits the Sheds Tour.[2]
Fight reunited with only three of the original members on 20 December 1997 for a one-off performance at the Mason Jar in Phoenix before disbanding once again.[4] In a 2015 interview, Halford contemplated the band's possible reformation.[5]
In 2007, Halford's Metal God Entertainment label released War of Words – The Film on DVD.[6][7]
The band's musical proposal was quite different from Judas Priest; it was a mix between the heavy metal sound created by Judas Priest, and a thrash/groove metal sound similar to that of Pantera.[2]
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| Mutations |
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| War of Words – The Film |
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