The final album from
Rob Halford's first post-
Judas Priest band,
Fight, A Small Deadly Space is definitely a strong one. The main course for the meal that
Halford and the rest of the band (
Brian Tilse, Jay Jay, Mark Chaussee, and
Scott Travis) have served up is heavy metal. There is no real surprise there. However, there are actually quite a few moments that show off more progressive influences. You just have to give a cursory listen to "In a World of My Own Making" to spot them. The disc found
Halford seeming like he was making a solid effort to not reproduce his
Judas Priest sound. Indeed, the disc showed a
Rob Halford who was staying more to the lower end of the register rather than screaming out in a
Priest-ish display of vocal pyrotechnics. Overall, this is a great album, and certainly a nice bookend for the group's brief career. ~ Gary Hill