When a band has loses two thirds of its members the chances of them coming back are usually very slim. However, despite the departure of bassist Dawson and drummer Adz, guitar whiz Chris Appleton has kept the Fury UK flame alive and recruited Adam Cropper and Martin McNee to fill in on bass and drums respectively. 

With the new line up in place the creative juices were obviously flowing and, after lots of hard work, the trio have delivered possibly the greatest songs of Fury UK's career to date. “Salvation” kicks in straight away and, from the off, you notice a sound similar to early Paul Di'Anno era Iron Maiden albeit with a doomier guitar sound, almost like Trouble meets Paradise Lost. Future guitar legend Appleton even goes as far as to shred your eardrums with a solo that is reminiscent of Dave Mustaine and Randy Roads battling for musical supremacy.  

To top of this awesome single there are also two rather excellent "b-sides". First up is “Manslaughter” which, vocally, delivers like Machine Head’s classic “Davidian” if James Hetfield had bellowed the chorus. This track also highlights McNee's skills as a drummer, all I can say is that the kit he recorded with must be battered and bruised as he has the precision and skill of both Lars Ulrich and Nicko McBrain. This track really has the potential to be a future Fury UK classic.  

As for final track “Lost In Forever”, it sounds like a medley of many great bands and songs, starting with Sabbath’s War Pigs, then moving into the atmospheric sound of Pink Floyd before adding all sorts of different styles including Rise Against’s “Prayer Of The Refugee”, Rush’s classic “YYZ” and even more Sabbath with a flashback to the inspirational style of Tony Iommi on Sabbath classic “Die Young”. 

With “Salvation” Fury UK have bounced back into the metal melee and produced a masterpiece, in all likely hood there won’t be a better single than this all year!

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Track Listing

Salvation
Manslaughter
Lost In Forever

Line Up

Chris Appleton – Guitar & Vocals
Adam Cropper - Bass
Martin McNee - Drums