Fight Albums (6)
What The Critics Say
For a brief period of time during the early to mid-'90s, it seemed like Rob Halford would be set to carry on in his metallic path with Fight for the foreseeable future. His first band after leaving Judas Priest in 1991, Fight continued in the 100-percent pure metal direction of the final Halford/Priest album, 1990s Painkiller, with a healthy dose of Pantera's power metal thrown in for good measure. However, Fight only mustered a total of three releases during their tenure together (one of which was a half live/half remix set) -- 1993's War of Words, 1994's Mutations, and 1995's A Small Deadly Space -- before splitting up. With these albums out of print by the early 21st century (and Halford's spotlight heightened by rejoining Priest around this time), it was only a matter of time until Fight's trio of releases was remastered and/or reissued. And in 2008, Fight got the box set treatment, with the three CD/one DVD set, Into the Pit. All three of the aforementioned discs are included here, and they sound as viciously metallic as they did during the first go 'round. But it's the DVD that will probably convince most Halford-holics to take the plunge with this set, as it contains a live concert, as well as a healthy helping of various footage circa this era. Overall, Into the Pit is a pretty darn impressively assembled package. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
'Wot! No Beer?'
Release Date 4/22/2003
Tracks 14
Label Fat Wreck Chords
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What The Critics Say
The final album from Rob Halford's first post-Judas Priest band, Fight, A Small Deadly Space is definitely a strong one. The main course for the meal that Halford and the rest of the band (Brian Tilse, Jay Jay, Mark Chaussee, and Scott Travis) have served up is heavy metal. There is no real surprise there. However, there are actually quite a few moments that show off more progressive influences. You just have to give a cursory listen to "In a World of My Own Making" to spot them. The disc found Halford seeming like he was making a solid effort to not reproduce his Judas Priest sound. Indeed, the disc showed a Rob Halford who was staying more to the lower end of the register rather than screaming out in a Priest-ish display of vocal pyrotechnics. Overall, this is a great album, and certainly a nice bookend for the group's brief career. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
Four live tracks (including Priest's "Freewheel Burning") and five remixes from War of Words are featured on this second release. The remixes are noteworthy because of their tendency toward industrial dance sounds, and are the precursor to Halford's work with guitarist John Lowery in the post-Fight group Two. ~ Bryan Reesman, All Music Guide
What The Critics Say
In some ways, this could have been a Judas Priest album. Since it was the first disc that Rob Halford worked on after his extended tenure in that group, that is certainly understandable. Clearly, he was most likely still aligned in that musical vein and a lot of the sounds here represent that fact. However, there are definitely some differences. First, you can hear a rawer, almost punk-ish aggressive texture on much of the material ("Nailed to the Gun" comes to mind). Next, Halford shows a wider range of vocal styles here than he did with Priest. In fact, there are several points where he sounds like Alice Cooper, and he tries his hand at the more guttural death metal vocal style. The lyrical content on the album has a maturity that Priest seldom, if ever, achieved as well. The recitation of the First Amendment during the title track is brilliant. In some ways, it's too bad that this group only lasted a couple of years. They had a lot of potential. The stunning power ballad "For All Eternity" alone is worth the price of admission for this part of their voyage. ~ Gary Hill, All Music Guide
