The Fury

The Fury is a local unsigned rock band, fronted by a lady with plenty of hooks, power chords and other tricks that certainly appeal to fans of the hard rock bar scene. Chase Patterson is at the helm offering a wicked set of pipes and more than just a pretty face. She’s backed up by a band that’s tight, chunky and in charge: the Fury may just have the guts to make a name for themselves in a burgeoning scene full of pretty polished poster children. The album’s intro and title track is pretty driving and then leads into “Beauty Queen,” a bubble gum song with lyrics alluding to the typical story of a sex symbol starlet burning out and getting lost in “the scene.” It’s a call out to women taking their power back in a male dominated industry, which is noble enough—even though the liner notes feature Chase looking a bit sex symbol-ish, midriff bared, hips flared and lips pouting.

“Again” is nice in its power ballad-like delivery and it stinks of single status. But the rest, though decent enough, is pretty coloured by numbers radio rock. The truth about Truth Comes Out is that it’s easily marketable hard rock for the masses that could do well with proper radio play and crafty PR. In the end, not terrible, but not very ground breaking either. - Discorder Magazine - Nathaniel Bryce

3 stars

Hard rock meets pop.

Vancouver’s very own The Fury will have you rocking your head to the beat of their drums. The whole CD is filled with an edgy rock-meets-pop theme. The lyrics touch base with many diverse topics we can all relate to. Despite that fact the vocals are a little soft for the hardcore acoustics, the potent lyrics make up for it. This local band has made an amazing effort on this album, and will be enjoyed by hard-rock lovers.

Ravan's fave track: Again - Youthink Magazine - Ravan Dosange

The Fury hails from the wonderful hard rock scene of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver has become a hub of Emurg favorites such as Jet Black Stare, The Veer Union, Burning Borders, and Art of Dying. There is truly something in the water. Or near it.

The Fury’s debut Truth Comes Out proves that Vancouver isn’t only a man’s world.

When you think of female-fronted bands that are popular now, you think of Flyleaf, Halestorm, and Paramore.

Most of the time if you’re listening to a new female-fronted band, you can only compare them to one artist.

In this case, they sound like they mix all three to form something that is recognizable, but interestingly unique.

First, they list Flyleaf as one of their main influences, which is kind of interesting when you figure that The Fury has been around for almost three years and Flyleaf has only been a major artist for almost 5 years.

Listening to the album, you get the pop sensibility of Paramore on songs such as “Falling For You” and the sludgy guitars and vocals of Halestorm on songs such as “Beauty Queen”. One thing that serves as a nice departure is that you get a healthy serving of guitar solos throughout the album which is not something you hear on most female-fronted albums because the lady is normally the focus.

My favorite track is “Again”. The lyrics capture “the fury” and the vocals capture the beauty of the band’s music. This paradox is always important when it comes to female-fronted rock. It’s the main reason why I listen to female-fronted rock in the first place.

The only thing I’m critical of is that the record’s is a little same-y throughout, which may grow a little tiring after a few listens…but even then “Waiting” serves as a nice departure clocking in at almost six minutes without dragging.

A lot of female-fronted bands would probably find it an insult to be compared to the bands I mentioned, but there’s one thread that holds them all together: They’re all extremely successful.

If The Fury keeps the momentum going with their well-produced record, they could very well find themselves in that group of bands. - Emurg.com - Chris

I wasn't planning to see a show this past Wednesday @ McNally's. I was planning to play one of my own, and see a few other bands... but not a "show".

So I walk into McNally's guitar in hand and band mates at side, and see 5 individuals we didn't recognize setting up... not a common occurrence on the Regina music scene. Turns out there was a reason, they were in from Vancouver.

The punk rock purist in me didn't want to like them before they even played a note... their gear was too nice.

They came on stage and introduced themselves as The Fury. (a name I sincerely hope they have copywrited... searching for this band on MySpace is a pain in the ass... it's like there's a The Fury in every country in the free world)

To save you the trouble: Click Furiously here

When they started, they had my attention, but not for the music... frontfem Chase had me riveted to my seat - partly because it would've be awkward to stand up ;-). I'm fond of saying "I miss when people were sexy because they were on stage, not on stage because they're sexy". (that's generally followed by a "so go to hell Miley Cyrus and Pete Wentz and all the other talentless whores...")

By the middle of the first song, it was clear the face (and abs) of this group was a fine combination of both. Vocal chops, incredible voice control, and that certain "It" factor in her stage presence that can't be defined nor should be.

Still, I wasn't 100% sold... honestly, two songs in I was thinking "Meh, it's Paramore".

This should teach me not to make snap judgements, because The Fury's "Misery" was about to get down to "Business" as their set went on.

From the opening tapped harmony guitar intro of their first song leading into a riff and groove that would make Bif Naked proud... or maybe jealous, it was clear the band, comprised of Jon and Royce on shared lead guitar duties, and ultra tight rhythm section of bassist Colin and drummer Jay were more than competent... but as the set went on it became clear they were much more than that.

As a guitar player, I tend to focus more on that side of things, and generally only notice the rhythm section if there's a train wreck or monster groove (there were none of the former, lots of the latter).

The guitars crunched when they had to, were delicate when they needed to be, and the shared solos were traded off expertly, both men shredding, WITHOUT letting the context of the song get lost - a rare trait, and a huge feather in their caps.

The Fury's songwriting chops also became clearer and clearer, and the hooks stronger and stronger as the set went on, and most importantly, carved out their own sound and vibe. ParaNOmore.

You'll forgive me for not knowing titles, but the songs that stood out the most were the ones intro'd with the words "This one's not on the CD". I good sign of things to come.

In the meantime, check out the three tunes on The Fury's MySpace page (again Click Furiously here ).
My personal fave is 'Just This Time', which is not the best representation of what this band is about sonically, but the songwriting and structure of the song is just so, so strong...

Check it out, the only thing better than supporting Canadian rock n' roll, is supporting Canadian rock n' roll that deserves it.

Oh yeah, the other bands, mine included, were alright as well.

Rawk.

Chris F'n Real - The Real/Ramone Review