Raven (British band)
Raven is a British heavy metal band from Newcastle. It is associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.
History
The band was founded in 1975 in Newcastle by brothers John (vocals, bass ) and Mark Gallagher ( electric guitar ). By the year 1979, the band with constantly changing drummers (including Sean Taylor of Satan & Blitzkrieg ) is unsuccessful. Then Rob " Wacko " Hunter comes to the band and to start seriously working on new material to be filed, which will be released in 1981 as a rock Until You Drop. The debut of the band, which has the merit to position 63 in the UK charts, released by the underground label Neat Records, the major record company the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. After subsequent albums Wiped Out and All for One (already on the new label Megaforce Records from New York), the band is touring for the first time by the United States. They are supported by the then still largely unknown bands Metallica and Anthrax, both of which are also on Megaforce Records. On this tour and the live album Live at the Inferno will be recorded. This switches the band to major label Atlantic Records. The following albums Stay Hard (including the hit single On and On ) and The Pack Is Back, however, have a distinct approach to the mainstream of the 80s. After the 87th album Life's a Bitch Rob " Wacko " Hunter left the band for family reasons. As a substitute of the former Pentagram drummer Joe Hasselvander comes to the band. Without build on their previous successes can, the band released until 2001, eight albums and a live album. Then buries a wall Mark Gallagher among themselves. In the spring of 2006, the guitarist has recovered again and the band goes into the studio again to work on another CD.