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Byfist are a San Antonio, Texas (USA) based band yet have become an International name in the world of Metal. They hit the scene back in the classic era of Metal (1987) by releasing an EP titled 'Hour Glass of Time'. The band shunned the ongoing glam Metal scene by delivering a raw, no fluff, no frills album in the vein of early Judas Priest. Over the years the band would release a couple more EPs including 'You Should have Known' (1988) and 'Adrenalin' (1989). 'Adrenalin' was produced by David Wayne (Metal Church, Reverend) and recorded at Silver Cloud Studios in California which is owned by Joe Floyd (Warrior). After hearing these albums many critics compared them to the likes of Armored Saint, early Metallica, early Anthrax and Metal Church among many other historic Metal bands. Not bad for a band with a few EPs! It's rumored that 'You Should Have Known' alone moved over 150,000 units worldwide! Byfist even had the opportunity to tour with bands such as MSG, Fates Warning, Manowar, Frank Marino, Savatage and Trouble.

Unfortunately, they broke up in 1991 due to 'poor management' and 'bad decisions'. They basically signed a bad contract with a greedy management company, who in turn blew their chances of getting signed with any labels at the time, most notably MCA Records. This, combined with the ongoing grunge movement, nailed the coffin shut for Byfist. They would rather break up as opposed to selling out and joining the current music trend.

Fast forward to the year 2000. Byfist resurfaces to the Metal scene with a vengeance. Byfist are asked to record a new reunion album. With the return of bands like Iron Maiden and Saxon they decide that it's time to dust the cob webs off and give it another go. While the new reunion album never happened, they did end up re-releasing the 'Adrenalin' EP via their own Saba Records record label. Byfist embraced the powerful tool known as the Internet and started sending out vast amounts of the EP to re-introduce themselves to the Metal world. It worked. Many fans rekindled their love for Byfist, and many new fans discovered them. Reviews of praise were written up left and right. Metal is alive!

Now we come to the year 2003. MetalAges Records is owned by one of those fans that has only in the last few years discovered the magic of Byfist. In order to capture the previous releases from Byfist in a sort of time capsule, MetalAges Records have compiled the master tapes from the previous 3 Eps and they have been remastered onto one full length CD titled 'Preserving the Past'. The package will include new art, a retrospective picture gallery of the older incarnations of Byfist and full lyrics. There's no way the World will escape the chance to hear Byfist this time.

As a side note, you can also find Davey and Nacho supplying the guitar and writing duties for Ex-Metal Church singer David Wayne's band Reverend, when they aren't involved with Byfist material! They wrapped up a European tour with Reverend earlier in the year and are currently awaiting the new Reverend to be released.