Bloodstock review

Cracking review of the Saturday @ Bloodstock, by Live4metal. We feature roughly half way down the page. Thx guys! Glad you enjoyed!

"The applause per person ratio was deserved and as good as many bands were to receive – lets have them back and on the main stage, this performance warrants that"

To read the full review go to www.live4metal.com/boa2008saturday.htm

Cricketers 13th September

Last night we were gigging at the Cricketers in Shaw, which went down pretty gd. It wasnt the biggest crowd ever but it was still a gd night and a good response.

A few hours before the gig started me, and sum of the FUK Crew went out shopping. Which was the most fun i never want to have again haha. We went off into Bury lookin for sum new t-shirts for me, but we ended up buying me a new belt which looks awesome, if i do say so myself haha. And also we bought me sum new Playboy Boxers. ;) Just for the ladies hehe. Special thanks to Mattie from the FUK Crew for pickin them out.

Later on we set off to the Cricketers, me Crazy Mike, and Zofo who is our head merch girl. We were travelling to pick Mattie up, but then half way to the Cricketers noticed that we forgot to pick him up haha, he was not amused. oh well. we had to do a quick u turn and go get him, after all he did do all the personal shopping today!

We finally arrived at the Cricketers, and then began to unload all the gear, we met up with some new & old friends.Thanks to everyone who came from the Well and Whittles. Then we hit the stage, and had a great set, also we had lots of new friends head banging for us which was awesome. Very Cute dancers ;) Couldn't wait to meet em hehe. At the end of our set we were chanted to do an encore, & I decided to do an an epic bass solo, it went down pretty well. Almost forgot to mention Martin did about a 15 min drum solo, showing off his Bonham, Powell, and jazz stuff, it was incredible, but very sweaty (the night was one of the hottest of the summer,and very sticky, but the venue supplied us with a huge fan which was on my side of the stage... awesome)

So it was a pretty kwl gig, i enjoyed it very much. Dint get home till 3am yawn.... This was also our last gig before the UK Tour with Core of Nation and also we're appearing with Firewind on 20th (next Saturday )at Rios in Leeds.

So we`ll hopfully cya guys at one soon.

Cheers guys

Luke

.... almost forgot! .... we've been confirmed to headline the Helloween Ball at The Met Theatre, Bury on 29th Oct. Awesome line-up with Babylon Fire, Decadenze, Code Zero & Liquid Theory. Tickets available from the bands or the Met Theatre, £5 each. Fancy dress!

Rock of Ages 2008

Hey guys, well were back from Rock of Ages, and i must say we had an amazing time. The gig took place in Birmingham at a venue called The Asylum.

We set off on Friday 6th September, so we could have a chill out watchin the bands.
We had a long drive for about an hour and a half or so, and managed to get lost many times on the way haha. We arrived at the Travel lodge to drop our sleeping gear off, and have a break. Then we set off to the Asylum with all our road crew along side. Btw cheers for all the ppl who came especially Crazy Mike,as it was his birthday on Saturday, and who also got totally drunk all weekend haha. Pretty funny. Happy Birthday doode. We stayed all day at the Asylum watching the bands. There were many bands that i took interest to, like Burn who were my fav band for the weekend, really gd Progressive Metal. So good they even got me up head bangin haha U gotta love em.Waysted.... well were Waysted ....what did u expect but cud still belt out some crackers. The Tygers of Pang tang headlined and were gud also. Beholder who opened the day were really heavy and suited the dark atmosphere of the venue. THE dark blue walls really felt like u were in an asylum , the bar staff were dressed as crazy doctors and nurses who we all had our pics took with LOL( drool drool)

Later on that night we all returned to the Travel Lodge,( we had to hire all the taxis from the local taxi rank as so many peeps came with us from manc and we all wamted to get drunk so left our cars back at the lodge) and it was time to party haha :). We all settled in to our room, where i shared with ma best mate Matty and our drummer Martin, then all of the Road Crew, Fuk crew, band and fans gathered to Crazy Mikes room and surprised him with a huge Caterpillar birthday cake, with candles haha, a little silly for a 19 year old but he didnt complain when he was eating it haha. I sure did have my share :D.some interesting peeps arrived in slippers, and others in pajamas( didnt know it was a slumber party) Finally it was the end of the night or shud i say the start of the morning haha, so it was time for some sleep, knowing we had a big day on Sunday.

Sunday morning came and i dont think any1 could be bothered opening their eyes haha, but unfortunately we had to be out of the hotel by 12. So me Johnny and Emily who were also part of the Road Crew went down for big big breakfast. Its every mans dream to get a nice full english breakfast in the morning. We also met up with some more of the Crew, Alex, Ashleigh, Jordan, and Rob, all had a bit of a chat a drink, but then we all had to return and pack all our stuff up. B4 we went i decided to have a shower but i noticed i didnt bring a hair dryer haha, and when u have really long hair u really do need and want a hair dryer lol So i wass runnin from room to room with nothing on jus 1 towel round me waste haha quite embarrasin and if you dont think so i think u shud try it haha ;).

We arrived at the venue then we had afew hours wait until we go on, and we were very excited. Finally the time had come, we approached the stage and began playing those first notes. It felt incredible and we loved every minute of it. After our 45 min set we had a radio interview with Angel of Metal, which was great, a gd interview and funny, something involving groupies hehe :). We were also greeted by sum fans who loved the show, and also some photographers who seemed really impressed,( looking forward to the pics Red)

So was a really gd festival all round, i am loving this band more and more each gig. I cant wait for the next :D. Hopefully cya guys soon. Thanks to everyone that made the trip down to Brum braving the weather we appreciate it. Tour starts next week with CON hope to see u at a show soon.

Cheers Luke

All Access Mag Review

Theres a great New Salvation Review up at All Access magazine... heres a slice of it... the link is below to read the full review....

.....Chris shreds your ear drums with a solo that sounds like Dave Mustaine and Randy Roads battling for musical supremacy.
To top off the awesome single there are also two marvellous b-sides as well, the first is "Manslaughter" which vocally, delivers like Machine Head's classic "Davidian" if James Hetfield had bellowed the chorus. This track also highlights Martin'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.
http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol6/issue13/fury_uk.html

Our Next gig is "Rock of Ages fest" in Birmingham next weekend , all proceeds to Cancer Reserch and only a few tickets left. Get in touch with us or ticket web for tickets in u fancy comin down. We are playing on the Sunday but will be there all weekend. 20 quid for a full weekend pass and 20 awesome bands, including Tygers of Pang Tang and Pete Ways (UFO) Waysted( WE WILL BE) should be a gud un!
Cheers

Gig Weekend 22nd - 24th August

This last weekend was my debut to the pub scene in Fury UK, and i must say i really enjoyed myself. It was an eventful and quite scary weekend at times haha.

The first gig on the 22nd August at The Stocks in Walkden was the first pub gig for me in this band. The crowd was good, and it was also a very good and different place. We were introduced to some new fans who have been following the band for a while, so we were pleased to meet all 5 of them for the first time. They were also good headbangers and i didnt mind joining in with the fun. : ) Over All a really good and successful gig. Made some new friends and had fun.

The next night was on saturday 23rd August at Whittles in Oldham. We have been there once b4 but only to have a jam night there, and see what the place was like, and we really liked the atmosphere and the people were very nice. Our debut at Whittles, and im sure it wasnt our last, we all really enjoyed ourselves and the crowd loved us. Later on we were getting chatty to some of the locals, and a few of the girls thought i was a bit posh, haha thats something ive never been called a " Posh Rocker ". Haha well they did have a bit to drink. Hehe

Finally on Sunday 24th August was at the Old Market Tavern in Altrincham. But unfortunately that day was not the best for me or Chris because that morning we recieved news that our grandmother passed away. We were crushed. But we felt we had to carry on with the gig later that night and do our job and dedicate the performance to our grandmother. We played a good set and we gained some new fans. Also this was my first time ever playing at the Old Market Tavern and i loved it. :D

Thanks people for reading this blog, i`ll be back soon with another.

Cya later

Luke

Bloodstock 2008

Well this is my first blog , and im looking foward to what im about to say haha.

Last weekend Fury UK were playing at Bloodstock Open Air. We all had a very hard and tiring weekend, but also was a blast for my first performance in Fury UK.

Firstly on friday 15th August, we all awoke early in the morning to travel for about 2 or 3 hours to Derbyshire. We thought we wud get there nice and early, to be ready for Saturday, and to chill out and watch some of the bands. There was alot of amazing bands playing on
Friday such as Opeth and Helloween. Those 2 were my particular favourites on Friday night.

The next morning, we had a really big lie in. We all stayed up till a ridiculous hour on Friday, so it was only good manners to have a really big sleep. Eventually myself and the manager went for a wander and saw this band called Cloudscape who were pretty good. I enjoyed there set very much. Later on the time had come when our set was only minutes away. Me, Chris, & Martin were backstage awaiting to be announced on to the stage. I couldnt wait, i was nervous but also excited. Finally the time had come, we were announced on stage and begun our first notes, i could feel the intensity of the music, and the atmosphere, and i was blown away by the responce from the crowd. I loved every minute of it. After our set, we packed all the gear in the van, and celebrated ....Fury UKs first gig with the new line-up. After the show we met with fans and also had some pictures taken, then later on we had some interviews with some radio people, such as Total Rock, & Rock 24/7 who were really kwl guys. Then later on, we entered main stage and watched Iced Earth, which for me was heaven, beacause Iced Earth happen to be one of my biggest influenes in music.

We met up with our friend Angel of Metal, who also hosts her own radio show.

There was lots of really big rides and a huge fair going on at Bloodstock, lots looked really fun but i didnt have the guts to go on any haha. Also if any1 goes to Bloodstock in the future never go in the toilets, you will feel sick if you go any where near the toilets. Just a quick tip for any festival you happen to go to. Plus we had lots of Jager, with a big jager stall where we all got lots of free merchandise, only if u flirt with the Jager girls, so i had to put myself threw the horror of flirtin with 2 hot Jager girls :) yummy.

The next and final day of Bloodstock with live bands performing came, and we decided to treat ourselves and have another long lie in. Unfotunately sunday wasnt the best days for me, because for sum strange reason the band members and our roadie decided to tie me up haha. That was my initiation to Fury UK haha. But it was hilarious haha, and i enjoyed every second of it. We managed to catch more or less all of the bands that were playing on Sunday like Overkill & legendary Nightwish who were immense, loved there set.

Suddenly the time had come, where it was Monday morning and we all had to set off home.

But this was a weekend none of us will forget.

Thanks guys for reading my first blog hope uve enjoyed it as much as i have, cya round.

Luke

Bulldog Bash

The last 14 days have been a whirlwind, not much sleep, loads of laughs, lots of great music and good company. The Bulldog bash was my first Bulldog festival, very well organised i must add( well the Hells Angels have been doing this for 22 years so i expected it to be run like clockwork, and it was a credit to them). Loads of great Bikes and bikers, fairground, stalls and bands.( i wont mention the strippers)!LOL


Mud Glorious Mud was the quotation for the weekend, lots of rain and mud but we had loads of fun!

Anyway guys u did a great job and the crowd were very impressed, loads of pics coming sooon!!

So sorry ADAM called it a day after this great gig, but to go out on a high is something to be said i suppose! Luke, Chris' bro, has stepped in a short notice to take the bass reigns and im sure will be an awesome replacement ,(good looking too,reminds me of a young Scott Gorham from Thin Lizzy).

Ok so u brothers go kick some ass out there!!