In late 1980, Deverill was headhunted by the Tygers of Pan Tang and replaced by Carl Sentance, a former bandmate of Nick Hughes and Razz in Leading Star.

New vocalist in place, Persian Risk issued the now highly collectible "Calling For You" b/w "Chase the Dragon" 7" single in 1981, before sacking Dave Bell's replacement, Alex Lohfink, and soldiering on as a four-piece.

Adding to their tally, the band followed it up with the "Ridin' High" b/w "Hurt You" single through Neat,[1] which earned Risk their strongest reviews yet.

He was briefly superseded by Dixie Lee (ex-Lone Star, Wild Horses) before a more permanent replacement was a found in Steve Hopgood (ex-Chinatown, Shy).

Persian Risk were dealt a significant blow when founding member Phil Campbell successfully auditioned for Motörhead, who would tap his old band for the support slot on their 1984 UK tour.

[citation needed] That same year, Persian Risk made their one and only national UK TV appearance when the band performed three songs – "Women In Rock", "Rise Up", and "Too Different" – on Channel 4's ECT program.

[1] By that time, the band had already disintegrated, the result of mounting frustration after years of hard work and failing to get that elusive big break.

(and later joined Paul Di'Anno's Battlezone[1] and Killers, as well as an early version of Jagged Edge), while Carl Sentance stepped in with Tokyo Blade on their 1986 European tour; he was also brought in as a guest vocalist by fellow Welsh act Tredegar for their 1986 debut album.

On it, Sentance, Airey and Childs are joined by bassist Alex Meadows, drummer Tim Brown and the guitar duo of Danny Willson and Howie G. The above-mentioned album was released in October 2012; a limited edition vinyl version was issued by German label High Roller Records.

[3] The new Persian Risk played the "Hard Rock Hell" festival in Wales on 29 November 2012, with a line-up consisting of Sentance, Brown, Howie G. and former Blaze bassist Wayne Banks.