Raven - Walk through Fire

Message par **Everflow** » 24 févr. 2008, 01:06

Enfin un nouvel album des barjes, annoncé pour bientôt.

On peut écouter un nouveau morceau qui dépote sur le site officiel : http://www.ravenlunatics.com/?page_id=33

metal militia · Message par **metal militia** » 24 févr. 2008, 20:42

Bon le titre est sympa sans plus je trouve mais il m'aura donné envie de ressortir "one for all" c'est déjà ça!

metallian · Message par **metallian** » 03 mars 2008, 21:19

il est temps ,ça fait bientôt 8 ans qu'ils n'ont rien sortie , je crois que one for all doit daté de 2000 ,même si leur album sont inégal ,y'a toujours cette energie de ouf qui s'en degage......ATHLEEEEEEEETICCCCC....ROOOOCCKKKK...

old Craspouille · Message par **old Craspouille** » 07 mars 2008, 10:03

'tain , j aimerais bien les revoir en concert ! ca tabasse sevère en live

Kiss of Death · Message par **Kiss of Death** » 07 mars 2008, 22:11

enfin un nouvel album, 8 ans après !
Perso J'adore tous les albums, je ne trouve pas qu'ils en ont fait un seul de mauvais, celui que j'aime le moins étant quand même le dernier One for All.

Ce délai d'attente si long est du au fait que le guitariste Mark Gallagher s'est pris un mur de briques sur la gueule, mur qui s'est effondré sur lui et qui lui a entre autres bien bousillé la jambe.
D'ailleurs au Keep it True il y a 2 ans il jouait encore avec une attelle. Si c'est pas métal ça

Message par **Everflow** » 05 avr. 2009, 19:35

1 an après la news, l'album vient de sortir au Japon.

Gaëtan · Message par **Gaëtan** » 11 avr. 2009, 02:07

Kiss of Death a écrit : D'ailleurs au Keep it True il y a 2 ans il jouait encore avec une attelle. Si c'est pas métal ça

Tu m'étonnes, on aurait dit une armure !

Message par **Everflow** » 13 avr. 2009, 23:11

Et ils avaient tout arraché, vivement qu'ils reviennent en bonne santé

metal militia · Message par **metal militia** » 28 juil. 2009, 20:55

après quelques écoutes, je le trouve étonnant. Il part un peu dans tous les sens. Bon ça reste bien heavy, mais y a des refrains hard fm, limite glam, et des compos bien rock. bref, c'est bien varié.
Pas l'album de l'année, mais pas mal tout de même. Je pense que sur scène les compos auront un bel impact car sont assez direct finalement.

toxic steel · Message par **toxic steel** » 28 juil. 2009, 21:11

Album trouvable en Europe alors? T'as du bien chercher! Me mets en chasse donc...

Message par **Everflow** » 07 janv. 2010, 23:11

Il sortirait le 29 mars en Europe chez SPV :

Legendary British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN has inked a deal with Metal Blade Records for the U.S. release of its new album, "Walk Through Fire". The CD, which came out in Japan in March 2009 via King Records, was recorded at the Assembly Line Studios with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS).

Due in the U.S. on March 30 (one day earlier in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer), RAVEN's first album since 2000's "One for All" contains 14 new songs and two live bonus tracks.

"Walk Through Fire" track listing:

01. Intro
02. Against the Grain
03. Breaking You Down
04. Under Your Radar
05. Walk Through Fire
06. Bulldozer
07. Long Day's Journey
08. Trainwreck
09. Grip
10. Running Around In Circles
11. Hard Road
12. Armageddon (The Beginning)
13. Attitude
14. Space Station #5 (MONTROSE cover)
15. Live at The Inferno **
16. Rock Until You Drop **

** Bonus Live Tracks

Message par **Everflow** » 29 avr. 2010, 00:02

John Gallhager parle de ses influences (basse/chant) :

http://www.ranker.com/list/raven-john-g ... rity-lists

Dave · Message par **Dave** » 04 mai 2010, 17:38

Bon l'album est dispo un peu partout en France, j'ai mon exemplaire et c'est du bon !!!! du Raven pur jus, bien typé old school je trouve, contrairement à Militia je trouve vois pas trop d'influence glam ou hard fm, album bien cool en tout cas !!!

Bib · Message par **Bib** » 04 mai 2010, 21:18

Putain, faut vraiment que je me penche sur ce groupe !

J'avais bien aimé quand Fangface en avait passé dans son émission à l'époque...

Kiss of Death · Message par **Kiss of Death** » 04 mai 2010, 21:59

J'ai chopé le mien au Keep it True, j'ai trouvé l'import japonais pour 15 euros, je ne sais pas si le bonus est sur le pressage européen : Necessary Evil

Je le trouve bien plus réussi que One for All celui d'avant de 1999. Le travail d'écriture est réel et on retrouve souvent ce qui a fait la renommée de ce groupe, à savoir un heavy metal rock bien déjanté avec des riffs acérés et des cris suraigus, de beaux passage speedés à la basse 12 cordes aussi. Et quelques riffs bien mémorables comme celui de Long Days Journey.

En fait il n'y a qu'un titre que je trouve poussif, Bulldozer, trop heavy pour du Raven. On trouve aussi quelques passages qui rappellent le thrashisant " Architect of Fear" qui reste pour moi un monument du groupe.

Metal Militia doit sûrement parler de "Runnin around in circles" bien typé metal US et sûrement un clin d'oeil à leurs albums plus lights calibrés pour les USA comme Stay Hard de 85 ou The Pack is Back de 86. Comme Saxon, ils étaient pas mauvais du tout non plus quand ils s'essayaient au heavy/FM ! D'ailleurs faudrait que je me réécoute Stay Hard ça doit faire 15 ans que je l'ai pas touché.

Au final, une excellente surprise ce nouveau RAVEN. J'ai hate de les revoir au Hellfest.

Message par **Everflow** » 05 mai 2010, 01:31

Bib a écrit :Putain, faut vraiment que je me penche sur ce groupe !

J'avais bien aimé quand Fangface en avait passé dans son émission à l'époque...

Whoa j'en ai aucun souvenir, mais j'imagine que ça devait être "Break the Chain"

Pour le plaisir :

Dave · Message par **Dave** » 05 mai 2010, 17:40

Rahhhhhh !!!! "Take control" est vraiment énorme !!!

STEELER · Message par **STEELER** » 23 mai 2010, 11:50

Yessss !!! De bons souvenirs ! J'adore quand ils crient "Metaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal !!!!" Quelle énergie ! Les kings du "Athletic Rock" !

Message par **Everflow** » 25 oct. 2010, 01:12

Nouvelle interview :

http://rockandrollazine.blogspot.com/20 ... -john.html

Rock & Rolla recently conducted an interview with bassist/vocalist John Gallagher of the veteran British/American heavy metal trio RAVEN. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Rock & Rolla: You guys have been kicking since 1974. 36 years later here you are. What's the secret behind the band's longevity?

John: Yeah, we've been playing since '74. We're going into our fourth decade of our career. As for our longevity? It's pretty simple really; we enjoy what we do. We feed off the energy of the music. When we hit those big power chords, it's like getting a shot of 240 volts into your body. We put on a very physical show; there have been times where I've been sick and I've been walking around prior to the show like a little old man, but when we get on stage we have a show to do. We have a reputation as a good live band and when we are on stage we deliver.

Rock & Rolla: Your vocals have held up pretty well. You sound much like you did 25 years ago when I first heard RAVEN.

John: I take care of myself. Singers are, at times, hypochondriacs. I'm no different. My voice is my instrument and I have to take care of it. It also helps that I'm healthy. I don't drink, I don't smoke and I've never done any nasty stuff, which certainly helps. When people are partying all night, the first thing to go is the voice. We have a reputation, therefore I have an obligation to deliver live. When someone has paid his hard-earned money to see us, we need to give them a show.

Rock & Rolla: RAVEN are one of the pioneers of metal. One of the bands that lead the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. You've made a contribution to the metal scene world wide yet you're still the underdog. What are your thoughts on this?

John: Yeah, that one of those things that you can look at it in two different ways. The first would be on a business level and the second would be on an artistic level. We didn't get into this on a business level we got this on an artistic level; no one sounds like us, we're the best RAVEN-sounding band there is because no one sounds like us. That was one of the cool things about the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal bands; they were different from one another — DEF LEPPARD, SAXON, IRON MAIDEN, DIAMOND HEAD and RAVEN. We were all heavy but we all had our own identity. These days that's harder to find because everyone seems to be copying each other. We have a lot of music left in us as you can hear in the new album, "Walk Through Fire". This year has been a great year for us as we have played in places that we haven't been to in a while because of the trials tribulations that we've had over the course of the past few years.

Rock & Rolla: You've released 12 studio albums, the latest, "Walk Through Fire", on Metal Blade Records (for the United States). You've been on a major label in the past (Atlantic Records) and you been on indies. Which do you prefer and why?

John: With the major label we like the fact that the distribution was there, but the fact was when the guy that signed us got fired and things changed. Then we have the department looking at us like a commodity; they thought, "Hey, these guys are good, if we dress them up like clowns and we make them sound commercial maybe we can make a lot of money." The communication thing with a major was that we were dealing with people who had no idea what we were about and didn't know what to do with us. Thinking back they didn't care what we were the just wanted to make us different, which was ridiculous. I like the communication with smaller labels, they know what they are getting with us, they know what we are about and we're happier. It's been a long tortuous process but we figured it out.

Rock & Rolla: Do you keep in touch with your former drummer Rob Hunter? What's he doing these days?

John: When Rob quit, he did it through a third part and naturally we were upset by it. 10 years went by before we talked. We had a conversation for a couple of hours and he was doing well for himself. On occasion I'll get some message from him on Facebook about what he's up to. He's worked doing production and engineering music by Branford Marsalis, the saxophone player. He's basically become a studio guy. It's funny he quit the band to be close to his family and now he's away from his family because Branford tours all over the world and Rob is doing the live sound for him. Rob's a very talented guy, he a good guitarist, drummer and producer. We wish him well and we're very happy for him.

Message par **guardianofsteel** » 19 mars 2013, 23:32

A côté de cela, le groupe fêtera les 30 ans de All For One :

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal legends RAVEN are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their seminal album "All For One" in 2013. Originally released in 1983, "All For One" was not only the band's breakout LP, it was also a massively influential slab of classic metal. The band's groundbreaking and high-energy approach was a vital element in the development of thrash.

"Wow, hard to believe but it was 30 years ago when we hooked up with mega producer Michael Wagener (and Udo Dirkschneider of ACCEPT) to craft our breakthrough album 'All For One'," said RAVEN vocalist/bassist John Gallagher. "It's still one of our favorites and although we still play quite a few songs [from the album] live, on the upcoming dates we will squeeze a few more into the set as a celebration. We can't wait to dust them off, get out there and kick ass!"

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of "All For One", the NWOBHM lunatics will play select dates dubbed "All For One Forever", during which they will perform many tracks from the album, including some rarely or never performed live.

Confirmed dates follow, with more to be announced:

Apr. 19 - Springfield, VA - Empire (w/ A SOUND OF THUNDER)
Apr. 20 - Pittsburgh, PA - Dead Horse Cantina (w/ A SOUND OF THUNDER)
Apr. 21 - Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Bar (w/ A SOUND OF THUNDER, HOLY GRAIL, BRÖHAMMER)
May 11 - Freehold, NJ - Encore Event Center (w/ ANVIL, THE RODS)

Washington, D.C. traditional metallers A SOUND OF THUNDER will provide direct support April 19-21. John Gallagher appeared on the band's latest album, "Out Of The Darkness", (Nightmare Records, 2012), performing a vocal duet with A SOUND OF THUNDER vocalist Nina Osegueda on the title track.

RAVEN's latest album, "Walk Through Fire", was released in the U.S. on March 30, 2010 (one day earlier in Europe through SPV/Steamhammer) via Metal Blade Records. The CD was recorded at Assembly Line Studios with engineer/mixer Kevin 131 (PROJECT: FAILING FLESH, DECEASED, DYSRYTHMIA, GARDEN OF SHADOWS).