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On this day, 6 April 1985, British metal Shy played Cardiff’s Bogey’s nightclub.
Shy made their major label debut on RCA Records with 1985's Brave the Storm. This release gained success despite the single "Hold On (To Your Love)" being disqualified from the charts, as early copies included a shrink-wrapped T-shirt.
Reviews from Kerrang! were more positive, comparing singer Tony Mill's soaring vocals with those of Geoff Tate, vocalist of Queensrÿche.
In the eighteen months that preceded the band's third album, Shy toured with Bon Jovi, Meat Loaf,[Twisted Sister, Gary Moore and UFO.
Formerly known as Trojan (not to be confused with NWOBHM band Tröjan who released the album Chasing the Storm), Shy featured vocalist Tony Mills, Steve Harris (guitars) (not to be confused with Iron Maiden's bass player, Steve Harris), Paddy McKenna (keyboards), Mark Badrick (bass) and drummer Alan Kelly.
Their first album, called Once Bitten...Twice..., was released in 1983. Initial reports from Kerrang! were positive. After the release, Mills dropped his David Bowie-esque make up, and Mark Badrick was replaced by former Trouble bassist Roy Davies.
