The band's origins date back to 1991 after Halford attended a Pantera show during their tour supporting Cowboys From Hell. Being inspired by their sound, he invited them to tour with Judas Priest in Europe, befriending them in the process to help 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 upcoming American metal bands of the 1990's. What would've been just a solo project while remaining in Judas Priest, his relationship with the band deteriorated, resulting in his departure. He would spend much of 1992 appearing with bands such as Black Sabbath,[3] Pantera[4] and Skid Row,[5][6] all the while writing and recording demos through the early part of 1993. Halford would meet Jay Jay, his tattoo artist, who discovers that he was a bass guitarist for a local Phoenix based hardcore band called Cyanide. After attending one of their shows, he hired him and guitarist Brian Tilse. Guitarist Russ Parrish from Jeff Pilson's band War & Peace joined soon after and was finalized with the addition of drummer Scott Travis from Judas Priest, who was still the band's member at the time.[7] The band known as Fight was formed. The debut album War of Words was released on September 14, 1993.[8][9][10] 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.[11] With plans for the tour in support of the album to continue into 1996 and for a third album to materialize,[12] the change in the music industry and the diminished interest in the band resulted in their dismissal from Epic Records due to lack of demand 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.[13]
Halford would not rule out the possibility of the band's reformation.[14][15]
