1) A heavy/speed metal ba… Read Full Bio ↴There are mutliple artists that use this name:
1) A heavy/speed metal band from the United Kingdom, formed in '74.
2) A harsh noise project from Serbia
3) A rapper from Australia
4) A rock band from Japan
5) A multi-instrumentalist from the Czech Republic
6) A rock band from New York, United States
7) A black metal band from Norway
8) A rock band from Germany
9) A blues rock band from Ohio, United States
10) A doom metal band now known as Shape of Despair
11) A thrash metal band from Kicevo, FYROM
12) An experimental artist from Argentina
13) A classic string quartet from the United Kingdom
14) An experimental noise band from Serbia
15) A Celtic folk group from NorthWest USA
16) US (Indiana) Prog/Hardrock/AOR band from the mid 70s
17) US Actress and R&B/Pop Singer Raven-Symoné
18) Heavy rock band from South Africa, formed in 1977.
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1) Raven are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1974 by the Gallagher brothers, bassist and vocalist John and guitarist Mark. They have released fourteen studio albums to date, and had a hit with the single "On and On". Often referred to as "athletic rock", the band gained notoriety as part of the early-to-mid 1980s new wave of British heavy metal scene and is considered to be an influence and inspiration on development of the thrash metal genre, including bands such as "the big four" (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax), as well as others like Testament, Exodus, Overkill, Kreator, Sodom, Onslaught, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam, Coroner, Annihilator, and Razor. Raven are also notable for headlining Metallica's first-ever national tour in 1983.
They are associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, that formed in 1975. They also opened for punk bands The Stranglers and The Motors. They had a hit with the single "On and On", and refer to their music as "Athletic Rock." Formed by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, Raven quickly set the pace for the burgeoning metal renaissance in the UK at the time. Raven began creating a sound which was rooted in British hard rock with progressive tendencies and a willingness to take musical chances . The band's highly energized live show and interaction between members developed an image and style of play the band described as "athletic". They began wearing guards, helmets and plates from various sports (hockey, baseball,etc...) and incorporating them into the playing of their instruments (for instance, elbow pads were used to strike cymbals for a unique performance angle). Eventually, the band signed with Neat Records, the legendary, low-budget metal label of the Northlands, releasing Wiped Out and Rock Until You Drop within a year's time and making an impressive showing on the UK charts a the time. Sufficient noise was made for the American market to take notice and New Jersey's Megaforce Records signed them, issuing their next recording in the States as All for One. The band came stateside in 1983 and toured extensively with Megaforce bands Metallica and Anthrax, both of whom would gain a place of prominence in the growing thrash metal movement. Manager/Megaforce founder Johnny Zazula believed that Raven were major label material and kept them touring constantly until the big labels noticed. The infamous Live at the Inferno recording was a product of one of those tours. Atlantic Records signed Raven to a worldwide contract after a minor bidding war (major label contracts would follow for Metallica and Anthrax in the following year). The band moved its permanent base from Newcastle to New York.
Stay Hard was released in 1984 and proved a minor hit on the strength of single/video On and On. The Atlantic years proved to be less-than-stellar for the band. A drastic shift in a more "commercial" direction came at the label's behest, with many diehard fans being alienated by the slick, lightweight production of The Pack Is Back (effectively marketing the band with their weird musical forays and confusing image was likely very difficult). However, the band recorded 2 LPs and the Mad EP before being let go by Atlantic. After touring behind the Life's a Bitch album, Wacko left the band to spend more time with his new wife and family. He would later pursue a career in audio production and engineering, eventually working with jazz greats Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick, Jr. Virginian Joe Hasselvander (ex-Pentagram) took over the drum set and the band dropped the outlandish image for a more conventional "denim and leather" look for their 1988 release Nothing Exceeds Like Excess. After the advent of grunge and the dissolution of their record label (Combat Records) led the band to concentrate on continental Europe and Japan, where they retained more of a following. The band recorded and toured until 2001, when a wall collapsed on Mark, crushing his legs. Raven went on hiatus for nearly 5 years while the guitarist rehabilitated. As of 2006, Raven is touring again. Raven released their fourteenth studio album, 'Metal City', on 18 September 2020. It marked their first studio album in five years, and their first to feature Mike Heller on drums. In 20022, Raven re-released their debut album Rock Until You Drop (1981) as the 4 CD 'Rock Until You Drop - The 4CD Over The Top Edition'.
2) NOISE from Serbia.
3) Raven is an Austrailian MC making his mark in Aussie Hip-Hop. He has recently dropped his debut solo release "Humble Beginings." Raven a member of the highly regarded Hungry Humans collective (who is;Thorts, Aeteacix, Geko, Budsa, Sesh, Aksis one, Fatty Phew & Autism) and co-founder of the Lost Soulz.
4) RAVEN is a solo project by Terui Toshiyuki (照井利幸), bassist of Blankey Jet City and ROSSO. In 2003, RAVEN released one album, Kagirinaku aka ni chikai kuro (限り無く赤に近い黒), most notably featuring Chiba Yusuke of thee michelle gun elephant and ROSSO on vocals for most of the tracks.
5) Raven is Czech artist and multiinstrumentalist Vladimír Kučera (*1966), who's released four albums so far - Bubny a píšťaly (1991), Salome a další písně Karla Kryla (1993), Harmonie (2002) and Kamení (2006).
6) Raven was an influential band from Buffalo, N.Y., in the 1960s. Raven began as Stan Szelest's backing band in Stan and the Ravens, which featured Tom Calandra on bass and Gary Mallaber on drums. When Stan and the Ravens broke up, Calandra and Mallaber joined a band called The Rising Sons with vocalist Tony Galla, guitarist John Weitz, and pianist/keyboardist Jimmy Calire.
Raven manager Marty Angelo, trying to book gigs for the band outside of Buffalo, met Jimi Hendrix at Steve Paul's Scene in New York City in 1967. Hendrix was so impressed with the tape he heard, that he convinced the club's owner to book Raven. Later that same year, Angelo sent the same tape Hendrix had heard to Beatle George Harrison. Harrison sent a letter back to Angelo which expressed an interest in signing Raven to Apple Records.
7) Raven is a black metal band from Norway, formed in 1993. Their demos were released under the name Ravn. Born in 1993, these recordings are a piece of history of True Norwegian Black Metal, involving Rune Vedda, one of the Forgotten Woods masterminds. “TMS” proves the unbelievable primeval strength that this revolutionary genre can express. All blacksters simply can’tignore this milestone... And today’s wannabe extreme listeners may be affected both by vicious, sick and abrasive feelings of sharpened guitars and by a kind of inhuman atmosphere pervading the whole album. Far from today’s music standards and double-faced sound professionalism, conceived when Black Metal was just instinct and hunger and to express the dramatic and primeval force of this genre, “The Murder Session” is not only one of the sickest releases ever from Norway, but also proves and “reports” how a direct musical approach has been the boundless strength of Black Metal since ever. Here’s where the word cult has to lie down, under the veil of the cold wind.
8) Raven is a project of the German band Sleipnir.
9) Raven is a heavy blues rock band from Ohio, who released one, ultra-rare LP, 1975's "Back to Ohio Blues".
10) Raven was a funeral doom metal band from Finland. They released three demos: "Rehearsal I", "Alone In the Mist" and "Promo Tape". Changed their name to Shape of Despair in September 1998.
11) Raven is a thrash metal band formed in 2007 in Kicevo, FYROM.
12) Raven (aka little_raven and aka Corvus Mellori), music experimenteur from Córdoba, Argentina. Founder of The Guanoson (ns loli ambient), Princesita (experimental/cybergrind), Some Australian Monkey Known as Koala (electronica) and Notre Père (black metal), co-founder of Proyecto de Prueba (dark ambient/drone) and Waremehime (8-bit pop), and member of Void>Null (drone doom), among other solo projects that will never be revealed to small-minded earthlings.
13) Raven are a UK based classical string quartet that includes Stephenie Benedetti (violin) (sister of Nicola Benedetti), Kirsty Mangan (violin), Natalie Holt (viola) and Rachel Lander (cello).
14) Raven are an experimental noise act from Cacak, Serbia.
Contact: raven.raven.raven.raven.raven@gmail.com
Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/raven-13
15) Rob Barrick was a founding member of Raven, a Celtic folk group. With three albums to their credit(Indoor Driving ~ A Soft Wind Blows ~ Christmas Album), plus a unique collaboration CD with Ann Gray's group, Seanachie, "Five Days in April", the band developed a major following in the Northwest(Oregon).
Other members were Thom Dudley - guitar and vocals, Dan Compton - fiddle, guitar, accordion, Laurie Byers, vocals.
16) Originally from Terre Haute Indiana, members of Raven played and toured with bands such as Reo Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Dan fogelberg etc.. George Phelps who had joined The “Carnations” met up with “Goliath” members in a studio and through a myriad of circumstances, teaming up with drummer Robert Wolff (ex “Micah”) these musicians merged into “Raven” in Louisville KY in late 1972. From this moment on, the band toured extensively through 24 states non-stop for the next 4 years before recording this material in 1976, unreleased until today.
The material was recorded in Atlanta Georgia at a studio called “The Sound Pit” Memories of going into the studio at night and working until the sun came up and feeling like I was floating on a cloud because it sounded so good (Doug – Raven’s keyboardist) Soon after the recording was completed, Raven got a record deal with Capricorn records. 2 weeks later, they went bankrupt. The tapes were subsequently destroyed in a fire.
With Disco sound moving in during the mid seventies and with the bankruptcy of Capicorn records, Raven was literalylike fish out of water, and slowly but steadily what had felt like the beginning of something unique, was lost.
Musically the album relies on a hard driving Progressive sound with a very rhythmic approach filled with virtuoso guitar & keyboard solos as well as pulsating bass lines in a hard-rock backing. Think Primus meets Emerson, Lake & Palmer with a touch of Yes, Deep Purple, Rush and Dream Theater. ..Features Robert Wolff previously with Micah and currently with Corvus Stone. Finally Who do you see sees the light of day 37 years after being recorded.
17) Raven-Symoné began using the mononym Raven as of 2019 with the release of her EP '33000'. Archival LP released on Golden Pavilion Records: GP1020LP
18) Raven was a heavy rock band from South Africa formed in 1977 and featured Piet Botha, Doc Barendse, Derek Riley, Dino Salvatori and Boet Faber. Released a single in 1979, 'Wheel Of Fortune'
The King
Raven Lyrics
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Liven ya life in a camouflage tent
Never again see the light of day
Can't steal the sun without catches rays
Bow down mortal king
Accept your genocide
The time has come where never gone to
Accept your genocide
The time has come where to
Everything like a dream
Nothings ever as it seams
Why the hell you act so mean
Cause i can Charlie sheen
Wooooohhha
Bow down mortal king
Accept your genocide
The time has come where never gone to
Bow down mortal king
Accept your genocide
The time has come where to
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
Bow down mortal king
Accept your genocide
The time has come where never gone to
Bow down mortal king
Accept your genocide
The time has come where to
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
The lyrics to Raven's song "The King" have a number of potential interpretations, but one possible explanation of the underlying message is that it is a critique or condemnation of a corrupt or oppressive ruler, who is being called to account for his crimes. "Drop Dead Fred" could be a nickname for this ruler, suggesting that he is being threatened or attacked by some unknown force or rebels. The reference to a "camouflage tent" might further suggest that the king is trying to hide or escape from those who are seeking his downfall.
The repeated phrase "Bow down mortal king / Accept your genocide / The time has come where never gone to" seems to be a demand or challenge to the king, urging him to acknowledge and take responsibility for the atrocities he has committed. The reference to the king's "genocide" suggests that he may have carried out mass killings or other forms of violence against his own people or other groups. The final lines about the rain could represent a sort of cleansing or purging of the king's sins, or perhaps a warning that he will face divine retribution for his actions.
Overall, "The King" is a dark and menacing song that seems to be highlighting the dangers of unchecked power and the need for accountability in political leadership.
Line by Line Meaning
Drop Dead Fred, your time is spent
Your time is up, and you cannot escape it
Liven ya life in a camouflage tent
Hide in isolation, away from the world
Never again see the light of day
You will be trapped in darkness forever
Can't steal the sun without catches rays
You cannot take something without facing the consequences
Bow down mortal king
Surrender to your fate, for you are not as powerful as you think
Accept your genocide
Acknowledge and accept the destruction you have caused
The time has come where never gone to
The time for reckoning has arrived, as you have avoided it for too long
Everything like a dream
Nothing is real, and everything is in your mind
Nothings ever as it seams
Nothing is what it appears to be
Why the hell you act so mean
Why do you choose to be cruel and heartless
Cause i can Charlie sheen
I behave the way I do because of my fame and power
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
Let the consequences of your actions rain down upon you
Bow down mortal king
Surrender to your fate, for you are not as powerful as you think
Accept your genocide
Acknowledge and accept the destruction you have caused
The time has come where to
The moment of truth has arrived
Rain let it rain, let it rain down on ya backs, rain down on your mother fucking
Let the consequences of your actions rain down upon you
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Exaven White
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@vliegendesurinamer1024
The raven has flown and left the tower
And Albion feels all abandoned a desecrated cenotaph
surveillance state and waning choices
Guarded by warriors we knew guided by our ancestral voices
Let flags of black and red unfurl
Echoes of distant laughter
Confederation of the dispossessed
Fearing neither God nor master
Brother of this wretched man
I heed your call never giving in
Watching from his perch bemused
I see him now the spectre of the Raven King
All our lives transformed touched forevermore
All connected all as one
Forever in this moment
Rejecting those who would control us
Touched by a common genius
All bound by fate and common purpose
@waynledbetter478
Killing Joke's last 3 albums, in my opinion, have been some of the best music they've ever put out...and they wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the four original members attending Paul Raven's funeral and, subsequently, reuniting the original band. I hope Paul would be happy about that. RIP Paul Raven - your fingerprints are on so much of the music I listen to today.
@jgp45212
Watched the video with tears in my eyes, surprised to see my picture in the collage. Spent a ton of time with Raven while he was with Prong. Treated me like a little brother. A solid individual. A photo signed "your eternal role model" hangs above my desk.
@AcidIceFlows
Heartbreaking and beautiful song. What a great tribute to someone who was obviously very special.
@lordofthemosh
On this day in 2007, Paul Raven, bassist with post-punk band Killing Joke, died of a suspected heart attack aged 46 in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was recording. He left the band in 1987 before forming Murder Inc and joining Ministry, Prong and Mob Research. This song is a fitting tribute to one hell of a musician and the video that you put together is damn near perfect.
@herval307
The day before we had lunch together in Paris. Paul was on his way to Dieter Meier and Boris Blank's studio in Zurich to work on his new album. It remains an open wound in my heart....
@user-kv4bc3nh5z
It's extremely sad that this comment is not only old enough to express Raven's death on the same day he died, but to witness Geordie's as well.
Time is a bitch
@kevinw8688
Brilliant song, brilliant band, criminally under-rated by everyone other than people who know the truth. These guys are like fine fucking wine...they literally got better and better through the years. ONLY the era with Brighter and Outside the Gates can be considered subpar for this band. ALL other albums blaze even though they sound so much different from each other. Killing Joke did shit the right way...they asked no quarter and gave none...they just came out and blazed a trail for 30+ years. THANKS boys for giving us so much awesome music over the years and RIP Paul, you'll never be forgotten by us fans.
@bubbanderson
Kevin W Well said. Not many bands ever got / get close to their level of commitment to a good combo of melody, drama and rock prowess.
@mikesmith9520
Sorry but brighter than a thousand suns a classic too. Everything you say apart I agree my friend
@nealzokan2414
Actually,sir, Brighter and Outside the Gate had some nuance and texture much of their other stuff lacked. Probably over-produced but arguably more comprehensive.Nonetheless a band that I hold in high regard.