Fury were a thrash metal

Thrash metal

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 band formed in Broken Hill, Australia

Australia

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 in 1993 and for a time were based in Adelaide, Australia. Due to talks with their record label, Fury became known as The Harrowed in Europe, although they retained their original moniker of Fury within Australia. The group's former guitarist, Ricky Boon, is blind due to the degenerative eye condition Retinitis Pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa

Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of genetic eye conditions that leads to incurable blindness. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades. Many people with RP do not become legally blind until their 40s or 50s and retain some...

. They had released several tracks on American compilation albums for Dwell Records, recording cover

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s for Megadeth

Megadeth

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, Suicidal Tendencies

Suicidal Tendencies

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, Death and King Diamond

King Diamond

Kim Bendix Petersen , better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Grammy Award nominated Danish heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his extensive vocal range, in particular his usage of falsetto. He is the lead vocalist for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond...

 tribute albums. The band is currently on an indefinite hiatus whilst members Ricky Boon, Mick O'Neil and Tim Hinton focus on a new project.

Members

Recent members

• Ricky Boon (guitar)
• Darren McLennan (lead guitar)
• Tim Hinton (drums)
• Daniel Wall (bass)
• Mick O'Neil (Vocals)

Former members

• Aaron Dewsbery - bass
• Ben Harris - drums
• Derek Beauchamp - drums
• Steve Comacchio - bass
• Chad Cosgrove - vocals

Discography

• Fury (Full-length, 1997)
• Stigmatized (EP, 2000)
• Slavekind (Full-length, 2001, 2003 re-release)
• Blood, Sweat and Iron (EP, 2005)
• Forbidden Art (2005)(Re-released as The Harrowed self titled, Massacre Records
  Massacre Records
  Massacre Records is an independent record label based in Abstatt, Germany.The label was founded in 1991 by Torsten Hartmann. The label is specialized on bands of the harder varieties of metal...
  
  , 2007)
• Forgotten Lore (Full-length, 2010)
• Contagion (Full-length, 2010)
• Transfiguration (Full-length, 2011)
• DVD Video Promo (DVD, 2011)

External links

• Official Website
• The Harrowed Official Website
• New band website