FURY UK : LATEST NEWS
February 7th : Greece dates & South Wales date added to the "Death By Lightning" tour. Full listing HERE
February 7th :
January 31st :
January 31st :
January 12th : Fury UK
November 22nd : the
Fury UK have confirmed 3 headline shows as follows.. December 9th: Rock City, Uster, Switzerland | 12th: Der Verlichte Geest, Roeselare, Belgium | 31st: The Towler, Bury, UK. This final show will feature a special end-of-tour extended setlist, covering material from all the band's releases. It's a ticket-only event. See the band's official website for details.
October 16th : confirmed for PPM Fest in Belgium, with Accept, Blind Guardian & many more, 7-8th April.
October 11th : European Tour T-shirts now available to pre-order at the Fury UK Webstore HERE
October 11th : A further headline show confirmed within the European Tour: 12th December in Roeselare, Belgium at De Verlichte Geest.
October 9th : Two new headline shows confirmed: 9th December in Switzerland | 31st December special New Year's Eve/Homecoming gig in North Manchester. Full tour listings HERE
September 14th : confirmed 33 tour dates with Iced Earth. Read more....
September 11th : Metal Hammer blog archive 5/9/11.. "hugely promising" Read more....
September 7th : all 3 albums available at Zavvi.com, great Euro prices for European fans. Read more....
August 29th :
August 23rd : Hammerfest IV promo video featuring the Fury UK song "Fall From Grace". Read more....
August 12th :
August 10th : Fury UK confirmed for Hammerfest IV along with Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Chimaira & Lawnmower Deth. Read more....
August 8th : interview with Rockpages (Greece) from Hard Rock Hell. Read more....
August 4th : we're extremely happy to announce a return to Moho Live on Saturday 8th October, with guests Babylon Fire & Vice. Read more....
July 18th : Martin McNee announces endorsement deal with Duallist Drums. Read more....
July 14th : UK dates announced for September. Read more....
July 12th : Fury UK will be headlining at SOS Festival 2011 this Saturday! Read More....
June 14th :
SOS Festival 2011 is being
headlined by Fury UK & Gun!
Also featuring Rocksector bands such as:
Exit State
Attica Rage
Nightvision
Fantasist
Velvet Star
Citizen Charlie
Read More....
June 14th : New blog : Luke's pendant.... Read More....
June 14th : New blog "End Of Tour / Looking forward".... " strange times at Fury UK headquarters" Read More....
June 14th : Live Review from Leeds O2 Academy with Saxon & Wolfsbane "Fury UK put in a blistering set to open up the show." Read More....
May 31st :
May 31st : Fury UK ON TOUR THIS WEEK :
May 19th : Fury UK ON TOUR THIS WEEK : Fury UK are performing this Friday at the Steelhouse in Ebbw Vale. Read More....
May 16th : Big thanks to Leicester & Nottingham. Good to see familiar faces & new ones! Next tour date.... Ebbw Vale, The Steelhouse, 20th May. Read more....
May 11th : Fury UK ON TOUR THIS WEEK : Fury UK are continuing their UK/EURO Tour this weekend. On Friday they are in Leicester at The Soundhouse & on Saturday they are in Nottingham at Rock City. Read More....
May 5th : new live video recording available to view.. "Fall From Grace" from the recent performance at Wizzfest, Belgium. HERE
May 4th : live review from the recent tour date with Saxon & Wolfsbane at Bristol O2 Academy.. "Death By Lightning.. easily the smartest piece of guitar work I’ve heard in years.. & live vocals are getting stronger all the time" Read more....
May 4th : Ace photos from the recent Shepherds Bush Empire gig.... HERE
May 3rd : Fury UK : Live Review Guru Magazine from tour date with Saxon at O2 Academy, Leeds, 17th April. Read More....
May 3rd : Fury UK : A Way of Life Review ROCKUREVIEW - "People claim that “strength is found in numbers” – as a three-piece band, FURY UK prove that to be untrue." Read More....
May 3rd : Fury UK ON TOUR THIS WEEK : Fury UK are touring Europe this weekend with special guests "Wizzard". This Friday they are performing at the Blue Devils Bar in Arras, France. Also, this Saturday they are performing at Cafe Metro in Belgium. Read More....
April 27th : Fury UK : Live review Midlands Rocks from tour date with Saxon at Rock City, Nottingham.."every song stuffed with huge riffs, tapping licks, sweeps and the widest vibrato heard since 1987" Read More....
April 27th : Fury UK : Live review Stereo board from tour date with Saxon at Bristol O2 Academy.."Fury UK got the evening up and rocking with a show that warmed-up, not that they needed it, a growing crowd congregating inside a sweat-box of an O2 Academy." Read More....
April 27th : Fury UK : Live review Planet Mosh from tour date with Saxon at Academy 2, Manchester.."This band play’s some serious balls out metal, with an attitude to match." Read more....
April 17th : Chris is interviewed live today on Total Rock Radio at 1.30pm, with DJ Catbird. Tune in at www.totalrock.com
April 17th :
April 16th : another live review from Deaf By Dawn from the tour date with Saxon in Manchester.. "their energy & blistering take on metal gets everyone going". Read more....
April 13th : live review Bacon Music from the tour date with Saxon at Leamington Spa.. "another blistering support slot". Read more....
April 12th : live review from the Leamington Spa show this week.. "a set full of hard hitting riff filled numbers & spectacularly fast guitar solos, these guys really are a headbangers delight" Read more....
April 12th : thanks to Leamington Spa, Nottingham & Whitehaven for the amazing responses we've had so far on the Saxon tour. Looking forward to our sold-out hometown show at Manchester, Academy 2 on 13th April, followed closely by Glasgow then Newcastle, all 3 of these shows again with Saxon & Wolfsbane. The tour rolls on....
April 6th : Fury UK will perform an acoustic set & signing session in the afternoon before the Shepherds Bush Empire show with Saxon on 23rd April. This session has been organised by the Saxon Forum with Metal Hammer & will also include an auction to raise funds for Help For Heroes. Read more....
March 30th : confirmed to headline Saturday night at the Rock n Wrestle Festival in Wakefield on 10th September. Read more....
March 26th : Review from Wizzfest, by Metal Gods Rock Show. Read more....
March 23rd :
March 22nd : new blog "Thank you Wizzfest!". Read more....
March 7th : sorry to say our gig at Voodoo Lounge, Stamford this Friday is postponed due to repair works at the venue over-running. Re-scheduled date to be announced soon. Meanwhile, we look forward to The Rigger, Newcastle-u-Lyme on Saturday.
February 24th : the "VR" is now
available for the first time in digital format from iTunes
January 31st : Whilst we'll be playing headline shows in February & March, then supporting Saxon in April, we've also extend our UK tour into May. Nottingham & South Wales gigs added. More to come.
January 19th : GUN & Fury UK announced as headliners for SOS Festival in Manchester on 16th & 17th July. Also confirmed for the festival so far.... Exit State, Marseille, Nightvision, Citizen Charlie, Vega, Fantasist, Spires, Evil Scarecrow, Wizzard & Ten By Ten. Read more....
January 4th : Blabbermouth broadcasts video of Chris interviewing Saxon at Hard Rock Hell for the Metalheadz.com Click HERE to see.
January 2nd : 2010 review/interview at Cack Blabbath. Read more....
January 2nd : 2010 Reviews / 2011 Previews at Mayfair Mallzine. Read more....
January 2nd : New video for the song "I See Red". This includes live footage from the tour dates Sept-December 2010, with plenty of behind-the-scenes stuff. Read more....
December 21st : Chris interviewed by Pete Bailey on Calon FM & also then Chris turns the tables by interviewing the mighty Saxon! Click HERE to tune in to Calon FM.
December 3rd : 88/100 album review in Belgium at Hell Spawn. Read more....
November 23rd : Fury UK announce UK Tour with Saxon & Wolfsbane, 9th-23rd April 2011.
November 9th : Fury UK confirm the Manchester date for their planned UK tour in Feb/March 2011. They play Moho Live on March 6th, with Exit State, Fantasist & Afterdown. Also confirmed is Newcastle, Trillians on February 11th, Grimsby, Yardbirds Club on February 13th & Swindon, The 12 Bar on February 24th. More dates to be added during the coming weeks.
November 8th : 8/10 album review in Classic Rock mag "Increasingly lauded as a gloriously fiery live act, Fury UK are students of metal's old school, yet there is a sizzling freshness inherent in every second of A Way Of Life.... one of the most exciting British metal albums of recent times." Read more....
November 3rd : confirmed to headline the Official 106.1 Rock Radio Xmas Bash at Longfield Live, Prestwich, Manchester. The event takes place on December 16th & will also feature labelmates Falling Red, plus Exit State, Riot Noise & Madison, together with Rock Radio's Dewsbury doing a DJ set. This will be part of a remarkable week for the band, seeing them play as special guests with Blaze Bayley at Club Z7 in Switzerland on 11th December, then finishing off their 2010 tour dates on the following Saturday again as special guests with Blaze Bayley at Dudley JB's.
October 28th : interview with Chris, by Peter Keevil of Midlands Rocks, after the Birmingham O2 Academy show with Y&T. Read more/listen....
October 27th : interview with Dave Meniketti by Peter Keevil of Midlands Rocks. At 27.30 Dave speaks about Fury UK. Read/listen....
October 26th : new blog "Thank you & fan review!". Read more....
October 20th : live review by Get Ready To Rock, from the Islington O2 Academy gig, opening for Y&T. Read more....
October 19th : album review by Rockpages in Greece...."truly a message of happiness for every melodic Metal fan. This is one impressive mixture of Μaiden/Megadeth/Satriani" Read more....
October 19th : live review by Komodo Rock, from the Islington O2 Academy gig, opening for Y&T. Read more....
October 18th : 8/10 album review by Komodo Rock. Read more....
October 12th : for the latest Ticketlinks/venue information visit the Official Blog HERE
October 11th : live review from the recent gig at Newcastle O2 Academy with Y&T, by Komodo Rock.. "a superb job. Nemesis, Call To Arms & Death By Lightning stood out in a bold set of straight up metal". Read more....
October 11th : live review by Bacon Music, from the recent Nottingham Rock City gig with Y&T. "hot on the heels of the release of excellent new album, ‘A Way of Life’. Fast becoming known for their explosive live performances, FURY UK duly delivered a blistering set". Read more....
October 11th : live review from the recent Bradford Rio's gig, by Rockgig Reviews. "Plenty of potential to go further". Read more....
October 11th : live review by Mayfair Mallzine from the Newcastle O2 Academy show on October 8th. "we had the pleasure of once more seeing what we consider as Britain’s premier Heavy Metal band". Read more....
October 11th : tour dates this week.... completing the tour opening for Y&T. Thu.14th: Southampton, The Brook. Fri 15th: Birmingham, O2 Academy. Sat 16th: London, O2 Islington Academy.
September 19th : our stage times & door times for the tour with Y&T now listed at our official BLOG
September 19th : remember the new album is now available for Download at various stores including iTunes
September 6th : the new album "A
Way Of Life" is officially released today.
September 1st : new "A Way Of Life" T-shirts & Hoodies now available to order on the "merch" page at www.furyuk.com
August 30th : latest album review from Sea Of Tranquility.. "This is modern metal that harkens back to the NWOBHM.. the six minute "Run Away From No One" &.. "The Remainder" are a good indication at what is still to come from this band – slow burning, well crafted epics that ebb and flow between mood & tempo, unveil more with each repeated listen and are both absolute gems" Read more....
August 29th : latest album review from CirclePit.tv "a must have in any rock & metal fans collection" Read more....
August 28th : In
the press....
Powerplay feature
"Fusing classic rock with a more contemporary edge"
Powerplay album review "Jaw droppingly good production.. loud, crisp &
beautifully balanced.. top notch musicianship"
Big Cheese feature "They create something new & exciting out of what's gone
before them, injecting their own fury into their rousing anthems"
"Brilliant riffage.. spectacular vocals.. dynamic hooks & infectious material"
Midlands Rocks album review "Another power metal masterclass. Intelligent,
powerful, technical, melodic & fearless"
Read more....
August 23rd :
Chris interviewed this Tuesday night on 106.1 & 96.3 Rock Radio in both
Manchester & Scottish regions. With DJ Paul Anthony at around 8.30pm.
Rock Radio....
August 23rd : latest album review from Rhubarb Radio....
August 22nd : new
album "A Way Of Life" now available to pre-order from all 3 major retailers....
August 22nd : Chris does a live interview on Sunshine Radio with DJ Jeff Collins
on his rock show, 7-10.00pm (GMT) tonight.
Sunshine Radio....
August 19th : for German fans, album review at Locke' Rock Sounds. Read more....
August 18th : 3 tour dates added.. Snooty Fox, Wakefield on September 26th, The Hydrant, Brighton on November 6th & Grand Canyon, Belgium on 18th March. Read more....
August 10th : invited & confirmed to play the Jagermeister acoustic stage at Bloodstock Open Air Festival. Sunday 15th August at 5.30pm. The band will be showcasing songs from the forthcoming album release "A Way Of Life". Read more....
August 7th : New
album "A Way Of Life" available to pre-order now at Play.com
August 7th : new album review by Daniel Armstrong from Mayfair Mallzine "an absolute corker of an album". Read more....
August 6th : confirmed for Wizzfest in Aalter, Belgium on 19th March 2011. Big thanks to the organisers for inviting us back.
August 1st : first review for "A Way Of Life".. "a belter of an album and highlights what Fury UK are all about" Room Thirteen. Read more....
July 26th : promo video for "A Way Of Life" available on Youtube now. Click HERE to watch.
July 26th : we apologise but due a mis-understanding with the proposed promoter, the show at Hobos, Bridgend on 6th November has been cancelled.
July 16th : UK tour date added at Glasgow, Ivory Blacks on November 14th. That's 3 consecutive Scottish dates.... Bathgate, Aberdeen, Glasgow.
July 13th : "A Way Of Life" album cover & track listing revealed. www.furyuk.com
July 12th : date added at Dudley, JB's as special guests with Blaze Bayley.
July 12th : The songs I See Red, Fall From Grace, Saviour & Nemesis, from the upcoming "A Way Of Life" album, were played live at SOS Festival in Manchester.
July 1st : confirmed to return to play Z7 in Switzerland on December 11th. Read more....
July 1st : Chris & Luke to deputise on guitar & bass with Blaze Bayley in the headlining slot at SOS Festival on July 10th. Read more....
June 24th : Milton Keynes date added.... November 5th at SNObar.
June 13th : please note the following adjustments to dates/venues.... the Leeds gig on October 3rd with Y&T has now been switched to Bradford Rios. The Cardiff gig on November 5th has been changed to Bridgend, Hobos on November 6th. Additional Scottish date added.... November 12th at the Dreadnought Club, Bathgate.
June 13th : delighted to announce a hook up with Spiral Direct clothing. Check 'em out....
May 12th : Cardiff date added to the UK Tour : November 5th, Clwb Ifor Bach, with support from Darksite & Fell On Black Days.
May 8th : Stoke date added to the UK Tour : October 31st, The Victoria Hall, part of the Mosh4Dosh charity event, along with Blaze Bayley, Marseille & many more.
May 7th : Babylon Fire named as the guest band on the Newcastle, Carlisle, Grimsby & Bury tour dates in October.
May 7th : more tour dates added - November 4th : Swindon, The 12 Bar, 13th : Aberdeen, The Moorings.
May 5th : UK Tour Dates announced for October including 8 shows as guests with Y&T, plus new album title revealed. http://furyuk.blogspot.com/
May 5th : new gig added : Sept 4th at Queens Hall, Nuneaton, with Beholder.
May 5th : due to a mix up at the promoter's end of things we'll no longer be playing Infest, Peterborough. We will however be including a Peterborough show in our UK tour schedule for October/November.
April 8th : confirmed to headline Infest, indoor festival at The Park, Peterborough on August 6th.
April 7th : Metal Hammer (May issue) : review of performance at Hammerfest II. Read more at http://furyuk.blogspot.com/
March 31st : Fury UK enters the studio on April 2nd to begin recording their 3rd official album. They play 2 gigs later on in the month - 23rd : The Saxon Forum's "Alternate St.George's Day Bash" at The Green Man, Wembey, followed by Mosh4Dosh the next day at The Rigger in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Stoke.
March 31st : two fantastic reviews from the Newcastle gig last week. Mayfair Mallzine & Riffs Online
March 26th : live video footage from Wizzfest, Belgium in Feb.2010. "I See Red" one of the songs from the forthcoming album.
March 8th : confirmed for SOS Festival on 10th July, headlined by Blaze Bayley. Takes place at Radcliffe Civic, Manchester over 2 days 9th & 10th July.
March 1st : new gig announced - The Saxon Forum's Alternate St.George's Day Bash. For more details & information about tickets click http://furyuk.blogspot.com/
February 26th : Chris is interviewed live on the Alcohol Show on WFLM Radio. 8.30pm. WWW.WFLMRADIO.COM
February 22nd : official blog updated re Blackpool date, Wizzfest & Swindon thank you's & Hammerfest update (running order announced). http://furyuk.blogspot.com/
February 22nd : gig added - Blackpool, Royal Oak. Sat 6th March.
February 13th : gig added at short notice - Sunday 14th Feb, Yardbirds Rock Club, Grimsby. Main support band with Blaze Bayley. Venue details at www.myspace.com/yardbirdsrockclub
February 12th : new song "I See Red" played for the first time at the recent Macclesfield, Dudley & Manchester shows. Recording for a new album begins in April, with release planned for September.
February 8th : live reviews from Powerplay magazine re Hellfire Festival, & Midlands Rocks re Dudley, JB's. Details at our Blog HERE
January
26th : especially for German fans "VR" now available from Hellion Records
January 14th : confirmed for headline show in Belfast. April 17th at The Limelight. Venue website
January 13th : featured in Metal Hammer magazine February issue on sale now - in the Hotlist for 2010 (nice pic of Luke), on the covermount CD & advertised for Hammerfest. See more HERE
January 13th : nice album review by Rocksnail HERE
January 11th : 5 great reviews from the recent UK tour with Michael Schenker. HERE.
January 10th : Luke to deputise again with Blaze Bayley. This time at Glasgow, The Garage, at the Rock Radio Scotland birthday bash.
December 22nd : confirmed for Hammerfest 2010. Check out the website at www.hammerfest.co.uk
December 15th : video footage from the recent show at Z7, Switzerland. Visit this link at YouTube.
November 13th : Fury UK confirmed as main support with Michael Schenker on Uk tour. 8 dates beginning December 16th.
October 10th : Powerplay mag - Review of Fury UK's performance at the 2009 Bulldog Bash "First band I caught on Saturday was the rapidly maturing Manchester trio Fury UK on the Area 81 stage, who are quickly growing in stature & sound classier each time I see them" (Mark Hoaksey - Editor).
September 22nd : Fury UK confirmed for Hellfire Festival on 7th November, at Birmingham NEC. Also, announce 4 Greek tour dates with Blaze Bayley & 4Bitten.
August 29th : Fury UK have been gigging relentlessly during the past few months & that approach continues up to the end of the year. There's also some hot news awaited on more than one additional touring commitment soon.
July 21st : interview broadcast on Kerrang Radio on Friday night 24th July, Johnny Doom's show.
July 19th : confirmed to open for Blaze Bayley @ Z7 in Switzerland.
July 13th : VR album released.
June 15th : latest album review by Sonic Dice.
June 15th : Last night XFM Radio played "Playing With Violence", one of the tracks from the new album "VR".
June 14th : picture gallery updated at www.furyuk.com with photos taken at the recent Camden Underworld show with Blaze Bayley.
June 10th : confirmed for live interview on Warrington Radio with Tony Whittaker on Wednesday 17th June.
June 9th : recorded interview with Simon Colling from NE1FM Radio (Newcastle) for broadcast during next 3-4 weeks.
June 8th : Bruce Dickinson is to play a track from the forthcoming "VR" album on his show at BBC6 on Friday 19th June.
May 25th : additional UK tour date added : Cambridge, Man On The Moon, Sunday 14th June. Headline show, also with Sorcerer's Spell & Perish In The Flames.
May 9th : Fury UK confirmed to headline The Marlborough Festival, in South East London on 19th June. More details to come soon.
May 9th : The Blaze Bayley tour continued with great performances at Southampton (Joiners) & Swindon (12 Bar). Luke says .... "So far this tour has been everything we might have dreamed of. It's a honour to open for a legend like Blaze & he's really helped us & encouraged us. The reaction from audiences has been amazing".
May 4th : Fury UK had an amazing start to their UK tour supporting the former-Iron Maiden & Wolfsbane frontman Blaze Bayley, with a sell-out show at Hark To Towler, Bury & also Yardbirds Club, Grimsby. Next up is May 6th : Joiners, Southampton, May 7th : 12 Bar, Swindon, May 9th : Intake Club, Mansfield.
May 2nd : UK tour with Blaze Bayley starts today @ Hark To Towler, Bury.
May 1st : Blaze Bayley confirmed as the headline act at the SOS Festival on 11th July @ Radcliffe Civic, near Manchester. Fury UK also playing this 11-band line-up.
April 30th : Fury UK confirmed for the 2009 Bulldog Bash. Headline acts Motorhead & UFO already confirmed. This will be Fury UK's 2nd successive appearance at the Bulldog.