The album features Peter Goalby on lead vocals, marking his last studio appearance with the band, alongside founding guitarist Mick Box. Musically, Equator continues the streamlined, modern approach introduced on Abominog and refined on Head First, placing strong emphasis on melody, concise song structures, and radio oriented arrangements, while retaining the band’s recognizable harmonic identity.
After the revitalized direction introduced on Abominog (1982). Building on that successful reinvention, the album refines the band’s early 1980s sound with a stronger emphasis on melodic hard rock, polished production, and radio friendly songwriting, while maintaining the power and musicianship associated with the Uriah Heep name.
The album features Peter Goalby on lead vocals, Mick Box on guitar, Bob Daisley on bass, Lee Kerslake on drums, and John Sinclair on keyboards. This lineup brought a tighter, more aggressive sound, with a stronger focus on riff driven songwriting, punchy rhythms, and anthemic choruses, while largely moving away from the progressive and organ heavy textures of the band’s 1970s output.
