Persian Risk were a heavy metal band from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era formed in 1979 and hailing from Cardiff, Wales. The brainchild of ex-Stoned Soul Party guitarist Phil Campbell, he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill, second guitarist Dave Bell, bass player Nick Hughes, and drummer Razz. In late 1980, Deverill was headhunted by the Tygers Of Pan Tang and replaced by Carl Sentance, a former band mate of Nick Hughes and Razz in Leading Star.

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  • Persian Risk were a heavy metal band from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era formed in 1979 and hailing from Cardiff, Wales. The brainchild of ex-Stoned Soul Party guitarist Phil Campbell, he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill, second guitarist Dave Bell, bass player Nick Hughes, and drummer Razz. In late 1980, Deverill was headhunted by the Tygers Of Pan Tang and replaced by Carl Sentance, a former band mate of Nick Hughes and Razz in Leading Star. New vocalist in place, Persian Risk issued the now highly collectible Calling For You b/w Chase the Dragon 7" in 1981 before sacking Dave Bell's replacement, Alex Lohfink, and soldiering on as a four-piece. The band made further headway by contributing the aforementioned Calling For You to the "Heavy Metal Heroes Vol.2" compilation and a new cut, 50.000 Stallions, to the "60 Minutes Plus" cassette compilation, also issued on vinyl as "All Hell Let Loose" by Neat in conjunction with Italy's Base Records label in 1983. Adding to their tally, the band followed it up with the Ridin' High b/w Hurt You 7" single through Neat, which earned Risk their strongest reviews yet. It would turn out to be the final recording with drummer Razz who was sacked in late 1983. He was briefly superseded by Dixie Lee before a more permanent replacement was a found in Steve Hopgood (ex-Chinatown, Shy). The band also added a new second guitarist, Graham Bath (ex-Sphinx). Persian Risk were dealt a significant blow when founding member Phil Campbell successfully auditioned for Motörhead, who would tap his old band for the support slot on their 1984 UK tour. Campbell's successor was Phil Vokins (ex-Tyrant, Wrathchild). Risk also signed a new record deal with London-based Zebra Records and issued the Too Different 12" EP in 1984 which saw the band temper their raw approach in favor of a somewhat more polished sound. That same year, Persian Risk made their one and only national UK TV appearance when the band performed 3 songs - Women In Rock, Rise Up, and Too Different - on Channel 4's ECT program. All three songs would later feature on their "Rise Up" LP which finally saw the light of day in 1986 on Metal Masters. By that time, the band had already disintegrated, the result of mounting frustration after years of hard work and failing to get that illusive big break. Nick Hughes exited to join Idol Rich, drummer Steve Hopgood co-founded Wild! (and later joined Paul DiAnno's Battlezone and Killers as well as an early version of Jagged Edge), while Carl Sentance stepped in with Tokyo Blade on their 1986 European tour; he was also brought in as a guest vocalist by fellow Welsh act Tredegar for their 1986 debut album. Graham Bath, too, would later serve a stint with the DiAnno fronted Battlezone and Killers.
  • I Persian Risk furono un gruppo heavy metal britannico fondato a Cardiff, Galles, Regno Unito nel 1979. I Persian Risk furono un gruppo minore noto più che altro per essere stato rampa di lancio per alcuni suoi componenti verso band maggiori. Infatti vi militarono tra gli altri Jon Deverill cantante dei Tygers of Pan Tang, Carl Sentence, entrò nella Geezer Butler Band e per breve poi nei Tokyo Blade e nei Krokus, mentre Phil Campbell divenne chitarrista nei Motörhead. Graham Bath lavorò con Paul Di'Anno nelle band Battlezone e Killers. Anche Steve Hopgood entrò nei Tank, Battlezone e Killers e poi negli Shy e Jagged Edge. Lou Taylor era vocalist dei Satan e dei Blind Fury.
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  • Persian Risk were a heavy metal band from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era formed in 1979 and hailing from Cardiff, Wales. The brainchild of ex-Stoned Soul Party guitarist Phil Campbell, he recruited vocalist Jon Deverill, second guitarist Dave Bell, bass player Nick Hughes, and drummer Razz. In late 1980, Deverill was headhunted by the Tygers Of Pan Tang and replaced by Carl Sentance, a former band mate of Nick Hughes and Razz in Leading Star.
  • I Persian Risk furono un gruppo heavy metal britannico fondato a Cardiff, Galles, Regno Unito nel 1979. I Persian Risk furono un gruppo minore noto più che altro per essere stato rampa di lancio per alcuni suoi componenti verso band maggiori. Infatti vi militarono tra gli altri Jon Deverill cantante dei Tygers of Pan Tang, Carl Sentence, entrò nella Geezer Butler Band e per breve poi nei Tokyo Blade e nei Krokus, mentre Phil Campbell divenne chitarrista nei Motörhead.
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