Heavy metal pioneers RAVEN, formed in Newcastle UK in 1974, will release the explosive title track of their 50th-anniversary album, Can’t Take Away The Fire, on February 14th via Silver Lining Music.
The band became prominent as a part of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) movement in the early to mid-1980s and are said to have influenced the development of British thrash metal.
Co-founding lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher says: “After the last album, All Hell’s Breaking Loose, we knew it was time to raise the bar yet again… ‘Can’t Take Away The Fire’ is the perfect introduction to this new EP … five tracks of pure cranium crushing head-banging mania!”
A whip-snapped baton charge of fusillading frenzy…
Founding Geordie brothers John Gallagher (lead vocals, bass) and Mark Gallagher (guitar, backing vocals) —aligned with the jet-propulsive power of Mike Heller (drums)— deliver a full-blood, whip-snapped baton charge on ‘Black And Blue’, then thunderous bullet-amplified emotion on ‘Power Hungry’, and bazooka grenades of riffage on ‘Can’t Take Away The Fire’ before hastening to the fusillading frenzy of ‘Gimme A Lie’.
The album concludes with ‘The Wreckage’, a doom-laden epic that hits incredibly hard.
The limited-edition CD will only be available from the official RAVEN store, and once they’re gone, they’re gone!
Digital pre-order is now available, all formats can be pre-ordered at https://lnk.to/RAVENCANTTAKEAWAYTHEFIRE
Main image: Dario De Marco – Raven-66 (Public Domain)