Balance of Power

Balance of Power was formed in 1995 by keyboardist Ivan Gunn, with a group of musicians from the London rock scene. One of their earliest line-ups featured drummer Lionel Hicks, bassist Chris Dale, singer Tony Ritchie, and guitarists Bill Yates and Paul Curtis. In October 1996, the line-up began working on their first album, titled When The World Fall Down. The album, produced by Hicks and Curtis, was picked up by Pony Canyon Records and released in Japan in 1997, where it was well received.