Raven - 'Rock This Town' (official lyric video)

Makes no difference what you do or think or who you are
Rock ‘n roll will get ya it’ll give you battlescars
Total headbang mania well that’s our stock in trade
Lunacy personified come join in our parade

Nothing like the feeling when you give it all you’ve got
Once you feel the power you aint never gonna stop

We’re gonna rock rock rock this town
Tear it up we’re gonna burn it down
Gonna rock rock rock this town
Set this place on fire
Gonna rock rock rock this town
Turn it up til you hear the sound
Gonna rock rock rock this town turn the music higher

Brooklyn to Brasilia, Benwell, Tokyo
So many tried to stop us but we told ‘em where to go
Broken down and busted crawled out of the slime
Took ‘em to the cleaners every single time

Lose your inhibitions its time to rock and rave
Giving you the electricity I know you crave

Think we’ve reached the limit well you’ve got it wrong
Gonna hit you harder than a bleedin’ atom bomb

"Leave 'Em Bleeding" ο τίτλος, πρόκειται για συλλογή που θα κυκλοφορήσει στα τέλη Σεπτεμβρίου και αφορά την μουσική πρόταση των Raven για το 2022. Οι Raven δεν νομίζω ότι χρειάζονται ιδιαίτερες συστάσεις (τουλάχιστον στους τακτικούς αναγνώστες της ιστοσελίδας μας).

Από τα πλέον ιστορικά Βρετανικά συγκροτήματα, το οποίο σχηματίσθηκε στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του εβδομήντα και συνεχίζει μέχρι τις ημέρες μας διατηρώντας τον αρχικό πυρήνα (Mark και John Gallagher). Το "Κοράκι" έχει κυκλοφορήσει δεκατέσσερις "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους, τρία live albums, δέκα singles, επτά EPs και μπόλικες συλλογές - box sets κλπ.

Δελτίο τύπου: «“In a way, this record is a retrospective on the past seven years, which were hugely important to us, even if they haven’t always been easy”, is how John Gallagher describes their songs ‘Top Of The Mountain’, ‘Metal City’, ‘The Power’, ‘Destroy All Monsters’ and ‘Battle March/Tank Treads’. The first three tracks mentioned are from ‘Metal City’, the following two from ‘ExtermiNation’.

This glimpse into the past is rounded off by a live version of ‘Crash Bang Wallop’, found in its original version on the 2019 concert album ‘Screaming Murder Death From Above: Live...’, a special testimony to the boundless power of this band, which -in addition to the Gallagher brothers- is completed by drummer Mike Heller.»

Band: Raven
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Formed in: 1974
Genre: NWOBHM/Heavy Metal, Speed Metal
Lyrical themes: Rock, Life, Social, War
Years active: 1974-present

Lyric video: "Rock This Town"
Video created by: Ingo Spörl
Album: "Leave 'Em Bleeding"
Type: Compilation
Release date: September 30th, 2022
Label: Steamhammer
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
01. Top Of The Mountain 3:38
02. Metal City 3:30
03. The Power 3.56
04. Destroy All Monsters 6:05
05. Battle March / Tank Treads 5:27
06. Crash Bang Wallop (live) 4:12
07. Necessary Evil 3.56
08. Space Station #5 4:03
09. Malice In Geordieland 3:04
10. Bad Reputation 3:09
11. Rock This Town 3:51
12. Stay Hard (live) 3:05

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