The band's origins date back to 1991 after Halford attended a
Pantera show during their tour supporting
Cowboys From Hell. Inspired by their sound, he invited them to tour with Judas Priest in Europe, befriending them to advance his desire for a more aggressive American metal sound. During the early rehearsal sessions for the
Operation Rock & Roll tour, Halford started writing material of his own, influenced by the hardcore direction of up and coming American metal bands of the 1990's. This would have become just a solo project while he remained in Judas Priest, but for a misunderstanding. His contract required he notify the band of his solo project, and while he intended to work on this during "a break" they all needed after the Painkiller tour, the official notice was taken as quitting the band. The relationship with the band deteriorated from there, resulting in an eleven year break. Halford would spend much of 1992 appearing with bands such as
Black Sabbath, Pantera An EP titled
Mutations was released on July 12, 1994, containing live tracks and studio remixes. Russ Parrish left the band in early 1994 and was temporarily replaced by Robby Lochner for the live shows until new guitarist
Mark Chaussee from The Coup de Grace joined later that year. The second album
A Small Deadly Space was released on April 18, 1995, but was not as successful as
War of Words. Although they had plans to tour in support of the album into 1996 and release a third album, change in the music industry and the diminished interest in the band resulted in their dismissal from
Epic Records and their disbandment in the Fall of 1995. On December 20, 1997, Fight reunited with three of the original members for a one-off performance at the Mason Jar in Phoenix. Halford would not rule out the possibility of the band's reformation. ==Discography==