Album Review: Fury - Interceptor
Reviewed by Richard Oliver
A band that always brings the party feeling whenever they hit your town are Fury who are releasing their newest bunch of party anthems with fifth album “Interceptor”. It marks a new beginning for the band who since their previous album “Born To Sin” have introduced a co-vocalist in Nyah Ifil who has been touring with the band since 2022. “Interceptor” also marks the recording debut of lead guitarist Tom Atkinson who joined the band in 2023.
Fury have always pushed themselves with each subsequent release introducing new ideas and influences to their sound but “Interceptor” really marks the point where the band mixes things up and it is easily their boldest and most varied album to date. The album kicks off in classic Fury style with the punchy title track but from there on things are mixed up with the bluesy hard rock stylings of ‘What’s It Gonna Be?’ and the country infused ballad ‘Walk Away’ which really shows a different side to Fury. There are plenty of hard rocking party tunes such as the riotous ‘On The Town’, the infectious groove of ‘Don’t Lie To Me’ and the thunder of ‘DTR’ but the band also explore their serious side on ‘Can’t Resist (Gimme What I Need)’ and the soulful ballad ‘Undistilled’ which closes the album.
Although this is a new line-up for Fury on record, they have been playing together live for a good while and this can clearly be heard on this album. The co-vocal dynamic between Julian Jenkins and Nyah can be heard throughout whilst Tom feels like he has always been the lead guitarist of the band as he blends in so seamlessly. The rest of the band put in furious performances with the rhythmic backbone of bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Tom Fenn taking no prisoners.
I thoroughly enjoyed Fury’s previous album “Born To Sin” and I can easily say the same of “Interceptor” though it is a different beast. The band have clearly evolved and matured in the three years between releases and “Interceptor” is very much more on the hard rock side of things rather than heavy metal though there are still many metallic moments throughout. The band have incorporated some different ideas but it all really really works. Fury are still a hidden gem in the UK rock and metal world and hopefully “Interceptor” will be the album that makes them shine to a greater audience. With the quality of writing and performing, it is about time Fury got a lot more exposure with not only their albums proving this but their fabulous live performances. “Interceptor” is an album that really appeal to hard rock and heavy metal fans alike and one that the band should be very proud of.
