This article refers to the band. For other uses of the name, see Terrorvision (disambiguation).
Terrorvision were a British rock band. They were formed in 1987 (as Spoilt bratz) in Bradford, and broke up in 2001.
The re-release of their second single, My House (from the album Formaldehyde), in December 1993 proved to be Terrorvision's breakthrough to UK chart success, and preceded by months the release of their second album How to Make Friends and Influence People in April 1994. The leading single from that album, Oblivion, was also a chart success, and all their singles achieved Top 40 entries until the release of Tequila, which reached number 2 in the British charts.
A video compilation, Fired Up and Lairy, was released in April 1995, and included spoof documentary segments interspersed with all the band's videos to date. A third album, Regular Urban Survivors, followed in March 1996, and spawned four singles, Perseverance, Celebrity Hit List, Bad Actress and Easy. Lead singer Tony Wright, possessed of a quirky and appealing sense of humour, achieved a minor celebrity in the UK during this period, presenting British music show Top of the Pops on one occasion, and making several appearances on comedy music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The band's fourth album, Shaving Peaches, appeared in October 1998, and was seen as a departure from their pop-metal roots. It incorporated the work of several different producers, and several tracks of a more subtle tone than the band had previously been known for. The album's first single, Josephine, had been well-received the previous month, but it was a Mint Royale remix of Tequila which was to prove to be their biggest-ever hit, reaching number 2 in the UK charts in January 1999.
The choice was a controversial one among fans. The band had originally planned to put the selection of their second single to members of the official fan club, who voted in favour of Day After Day. However, the remixed version of Tequila gained favour with BBC Radio One DJ Zoe Ball, who championed its release as a single. Plans to release Day After Day were hastily altered, a video quickly shot, and the record was released.
