North East England, late 1979, a rock band named Axe picked up bassist John Wylie, and changed their name… to Fist. In little time (the band had dissolved by the end of 1982) this group had produced an impressive catalogue of towering old school Hard Rock/Heavy Metal tunes, numbers, and good time anthems. What was fashioned was a unique blend of styles incorporating a solid appreciation of bluesy Rock, the then updated Heavy Metal sound, and a fine tuned inclination for crafting tunes around a formulaic, yet highly accessible, and enjoyable pop format. The music has a strong appeal in the vein of American Hard Rock. That old school blues reliance, with an overly chunky hard hitting sound, and an up beat rhythm. The music on a whole contains a lot of variety, seemingly brandishing hints from a broad spectrum of the NWOBHM scene. This first volume features :

Tracks 1 & 4 taken from the Lead Weight compilation.
Tracks 2 & 3 taken from the debut single Name, Rank & Serial Number 7''.
Tracks 5-13 taken from the full-length album Back with a Vengeance.
Track 14 taken from the 7'' Single The Wanderer.