Blind Fury-Out of reach

Metal Mind
1985, 2009



There once was a band named Satan who were part of the NWOBHM scene and they released an excellant album back in 1983 called "Court in the act". However, the next year the band changed vocalists as Brian Ross would go back to his old band and Lou Taylor would come to replace him. That wasn't the only change though as the band changed their name to "Blind Fury". That's quite a bit of activity in a brief period of time and it's possible that this did slow down the momentum that the band should have riding on after such a fine album. By 1985 they had it together and released this album. Taylor's vocals are a little different that that of Brian Ross, but he was a good fit even though his tenure would be relatively brief. The sound was slightly different overall. There are still some hints or Iron Maiden, Diamond Head and Judas Priest. Yet there are a few songs where the band tried to become more accessible and they push more towards a hard sound as opposed to the very solid metal leanings of the Satan album. "Out of reach" is no "Court in the act", but it doesn't pretend to be. I think this was a new chapter and the band reached out and tried some new ideas. Fortunately most of them work. Steve Ramsey and Russ Tippins were an extremely capable guitar duo and they keep this album on pace. At times they are reserved, but when needed they rip out some monstrous riffs. The rest of the band is equally as adept at laying down the framework for pounding metal. The production work compliments the music and adds some real depth to their sound. As I said earlier, this album lacks some of the punch of the Satan album from to years earlier. I think they were striving for a slightly more melodic sound. This re-issue includes a lyric book that has a family tree for this band. Believe me you need it to keep the band members straight. This band went through even more line-up name changes after this album so the chart helps you to keep everything straight. This is a real keeper and another fantastic re-issue from Metal Mind.