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Raven
Genre NWOBHM
City Newcastle, England
Country UK
Years active 1974 - Present
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  (((     (from Allmusic.com) Raven were considered one of the brightest hopes in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, but bad decisions and musical inconsistency would de-rail their once-promising career, turning the trio into just another small -- albeit important -- footnote for this important genre. Raven formed in late 70's Newcastle, England by brothers Mark (guitar) and John Gallagher (bass/vocals) along with drummer Rob "Wacko" Hunter. Signing with independent Neat Records, layed the groundwork for what would become known as thrash metal by picking up where '70s noisemongers Motorhead had left off.  As the movement approached its peak in 1981, Raven rode its crest with the self-labeled "athletic rock" of their album, "Rock Until You Drop", still considered a classic of the genre.   Raven signed with the major record company marked the turning point of Raven's fortunes as 1985's disappointing "Stay Hard" saw the band opting for an overtly commercial direction. Raven gradually relinquished their pop-metal aspirations, but by the time they attempted a full return to their roots with 1988's "Nothing Exceeds Like Excess", their momentum had been irretrievably lost, along with drummer Wacko. The group has continued to record throughout the '90s on a variety of independent labels with new drummer Joey Hassewander, without anything close to mainstream success. Ã¯Â»Â¿Raven were forced to put the band on hold for almost 10 years after Mark Gallagher had his legs crushed after a wall fell on him at a construction site.  Mark recovered and Raven returned in 2008 and the band still performs today.Following a forced layoff through half of the last decade due to Mark Gallagher’s long recuperation from a serious accident where Mark’s legs were crushed after a wall collapsed on the musician, the band have fought back with a number of European festival appearances, a UK tour in 2008 and a triumphant jaunt to Japan in 2009.  

Subsequent Neat releases -- Wiped Out, All for One and Live at the Inferno -- weren't quite as focused but helped the band solidify their fan-base and attract the attention of Atlantic Records. Unfortunately, signing with the major record company marked the turning point of Raven's fortunes as 1985's disappointing Stay Hard saw the band opting for an overtly commercial direction. Raven gradually relinquished their pop-metal aspirations, but by the time they attempted a full return to their roots with 1988's Nothing Exceeds Like Excess, their momentum had been irretrievably lost, along with drummer Wacko. The group has continued to record throughout the '90s on a variety of independent labels with new drummer Joey Hassewander, without anything close to mainstream success. Raven formed in late 70's Newcastle, England by brothers Mark(guitar) and John Gallagher (bass/vocals) along with drummer Rob "Wacko" Hunter. Signing with independent Neat Records, the trio joined labelmates Venom in laying the groundwork for what would become known as thrash metal by picking up where '70s noisemongersMotorhead had left off. Not as satanically-inclined or downright silly asVenom, Raven were much better musicians and played with the raw energy and reckless power that epitomized the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. As the movement approached its peak in 1981, Ravenrode its crest with the self-labeled "athletic rock" of their album, Rock Until You Drop, still considered a classic of the genre. Raven formed in late 70's Newcastle, England by brothers Mark(guitar) and John Gallagher (bass/vocals) along with drummer Rob "Wacko" Hunter. Signing with independent Neat Records, the trio joined labelmates Venom in laying the groundwork for what would become known as thrash metal by picking up where '70s noisemongersMotorhead had left off. Not as satanically-inclined or downright silly asVenom, Raven were much better musicians and played with the raw energy and reckless power that epitomized the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. As the movement approached its peak in 1981, Ravenrode its crest with the self-labeled "athletic rock" of their album, Rock Until You Drop, still considered a classic of the genre.  

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Songs (220)
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Don't Need Your Money
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Released 1980
Format CD
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Length 7:46
N discs 1
Label Neat
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Hard Ride
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Released 1981
Format CD
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Length 7:12
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Label Neat
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Rock Until You Drop
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Released 1981
Format CD
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Length 52:23
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Label Spitfire
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Cat N 670211508529
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Crash Bang Wallop
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Released 1982
Format CD
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Length 12:16
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Label NEAT
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Wiped Out
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Released 1982
Format CD
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Length 57:42
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Label Spitfire
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Cat N 670211508628
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All For One
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Released 1983
Format CD
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Length 48:38
N discs 1
Label Spitfire
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Cat N 670211509724
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Born To Be Wild
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Released 1983
Format CD
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Length 7:30
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Label Neat
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Break The Chain
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Released 1983
Format CD
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Length 9:29
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Label ROADRUNNER
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Live at the Inferno
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Released 1984
Format CD
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Length 1:13:54
N discs 1
Label Megaforce
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Cat N 020286196921
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Stay Hard
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Released 1985
Format CD
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Length 43:49
N discs 1
Label mayhem records itd
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Cat N 009086111372
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The Pack Is Back
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Released 1986
Format CD
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Length 44:46
N discs 1
Label Wounded Bird Records
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Cat N 664140162921
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Life's a bitch
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Released 1987
Format CD
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Length 57:01
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Label Mayhem Records
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Cat N 090861114329
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Nothing Exceeds Like Excess
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Released 1988
Format CD
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Length 49:17
N discs 1
Label PID
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Architect of Fear
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Released 1991
Format CD
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Length 55:18
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Heads up (EP)
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Released 1992
Format CD
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Length 28:28
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Glow
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Released 1994
Format CD
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Length 48:40
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Label Zero
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Destroy all monsters
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Released 1995
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Length 1:14:00
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Label Spv Germany
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Everything louder
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Released 1997
Format CD
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Length 55:30
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Label Spv Germany
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One For All
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Released 2000
Format CD
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Length 50:23
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Label Metal Blade
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Cat N 039841432626
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Walk Through Fire
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Released 2009
Format CD
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Length 55:27
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Label Red Distribution
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Cat N 039841489620
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ExtermiNation
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Released 2015
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Length 1:02:16
N discs 1
Label Steamhammer (SPV)
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Cat N 886922679629
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