Origin: Melbourne, Australia  
Genres: Traditional Metal
Page online: July 15, 2009
Last update/review: August 18, 2025

Bengal Tigers

There wasn't a lot of metal in Australia in the early 80's, but Bengal Tigers were one such band, debuting in 1982 with the Metal Fetish EP. They toured quite a bit in their home country for years and years, even though they didn't get another release put out until the mid-nineties. Metal Fetish displayed a basic NWOBHM / Judas Priest style, not bad at all for the time.

Recent album: Cry Havoc, released on August 1, 2025.

Current Members

Gordon Heald

vocals

Yuri Linzew

guitars/backing vocals

Rob Bodger

bass/backing vocals

Justin Linkins

drums/backing vocals

Former Members/Guests

Barney Fakhouri

guitars

Keith Peter-Budge

guitars

Steve Tyler

bass

James R. Power

bass

Mick Egan

drums


Discography


Metal Fetish  EP
1982
  1. Break And Bend
  2. Heavin'
  3. Got To Deliver
  4. Fallen Idol
  5. Pounding Energy
  • Gordon Heald
  • Barney Fakhouri
  • Steve Tyler
  • Mick Egan


Painclinic  EP
1995 S&M
  1. Do It!
  2. On the Leash
  3. To the East
  4. Body Heat
  5. Evil Hour
  6. Hidden Track
  • Gordon Heald
  • Keith Peter-Budge
  • James R. Power
  • Mick Egan


In The Blood  
1998 self-released
  1. Tool
  2. Pain
  3. In One Ear
  4. Burned
  5. Fight for Your Right
  6. Leather
  7. In The Blood
  8. Out On The Run
  9. Mean Streets
  10. I Got You to Do It
  11. Hot Lips
  12. Leather (reprise)
  • Gordon Heald
  • Keith Peter-Budge
  • James R. Power
  • Mick Egan


Fight For Your Right  EP
1998


Cry Havoc  
2025
  1. Tear You to Shreds
  2. Penetrator
  3. Cry Havoc
  4. Under the Tower
  5. I Am the Fucking Machine
  6. Riding on the Storm
  7. Heartbreak in Belgium
  8. Diamonds and Rust (Joan Baez cover)
  9. Taken by Force
  10. Pounding Energy
  • Gordon Heald
  • Yuri Linzew
  • Rob Bodger
  • Justin Linkins



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