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PREYER were formed in September 1984
and hailed from various parts of industrious South Wales in the UK
The line-up at the time consisted of Pete MacIntosh - Vocals , Phil Scourfield - Bass , and
Craig Thomas - Guitars, and Phil John completed the line-up on Drums.
Preyer immediately began working on an original set, basing themselves
very much in the JUDAS PRIEST, ACCEPT mould.
Later that year the band recorded their first demo entitled 'On The Prowl'
at STUDIO 2 in Cardiff and was produced by Mal Skrines.
The demo attracted a bigger following which led them to audition for a
fifth band member, namely James Rees
formerly of the band MAMMATH (who had previously released a single on NEAT
RECORDS entitled 'Rock Me').
In September '85 Preyer released their second demo 'Fear The Dark' with
production again handled by Skrines, this time though with
the added guitar pyrotechnics of James Rees. 'Fear The Dark' brought the
band further reviews with mentions in KERRANG and many Independent Rock
Magazines
throughout the country. This was followed by extensive gigging throughout
Great Britain and the band went from strength to strength.
In early December '85 PREYER recorded two tracks namely 'Shout It Out and
'The Preyer' for a B.B.C. T.V. rock magazine called 'JUICE'. The programme
was broadcast a week later, and proved highly successful, reaching an
estimated audience of over 4 million.
This created interest with BLACK DRAGON RECORDS and IRATE MANAGEMENT
amongst others, however it was EBONY RECORDS that eventually signed the
boys up.
This led to the recording of Preyer's' debut album 'TERMINATOR' at Ebony
studios in Hemingbrough, North Yorkshire, which was produced by Darryl
Johnston.
'Terminator' was released in November '86 .
In December '86 PREYER recorded another session for the BBC 'JUICE'
programme, now in it's second series, this time performing one number
'Leather and Chains'
a popular live and album track. More gigs followed and the band to this
day grow in strength and provide first class mainstream HEAVY METAL
delivering a powerful and dazzling live show.
PREYER'S music has been described as "A sharp kick in the kidneys"-
KERRANG, "Crunchy Solid fare throughout" - KERRANG, "Tighter than the
Pittsburgh Steelers defence"- KERRANG and "Embodying Metal at its
sharpest"- METAL FORCES. |
