The Raven Age - 'Nostradamus' (official music video)

The burning smell from the fires
Washed over the scene
And in this moment the dream
Of my life destined to be

We choose to hideaway from anything we ever feel
To waste the time to think but someday you'll see
The age of suffering because nothing good is ever free
I see the future it beckons to me

Nothing is broken with each
Generation it comes back around
Speak the unspoken like you've never
Heard before we've opened up the door

I’ve seen the end of time and
I've watched the falling rain
I saw the sun go down but nothing
Takes away from the pain that you gave

I've seen the fire and now
I leave to you these prophecies
Will you decide to lead a life from these dreams
And just like anything
It’s when you see then you believe
But I've seen the future now I want to leave

In knowing the truth from design
I see the passage of time
And in these moments these dreams
Of my life destined to be

Φέρει τον τίτλο "Blood Omen", αποτελεί το νέο δισκογραφικό πόνημα των Βρετανών melodic metallers The Raven Age και κυκλοφόρησε στην καρδιά του καλοκαιριού. Οι The Raven Age μας έρχονται από το Λονδίνο. Δημιουργήθηκαν πριν από δεκατέσσερα έτη και έχουν κυκλοφορήσει τρεις "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους, ένα ep, μία συλλογή και μπόλικα singles. Κιθαρίστας της μπάντας είναι ο γιος του Steve Harris (των Iron Maiden), George Harris...

Δελτίο τύπου: «Having established their name as one of the finest in modern British metal, thanks to two brilliant albums, 2019’s Conspiracy and Darkness Will Rise debut in 2017, The Raven Age have garnered over 75 million streams worldwide and have toured heavily across the globe with the likes of Killswitch Engage, Anthrax and Tremonti.

Blood Omen pushes everything further than ever before. The choruses are made for arenas, the riffs are taut, direct, and free of fat. It all makes for a grand musical stage on which the record’s concept plays out. ‘Forgive & Forget’ rushes in on a scalding lead guitar riff, while the epic ‘Nostradamus’ is a tale of the great prophet.

The heavy, raging ‘Serpents Tongue’, meanwhile, deals with “deceit, and never knowing if you’re being told the truth,” according to George. This motivation is written into the album’s concept.

Following the theme of its two predecessors, the raven motif looms large, this time centering on the overthrowing of old masters, with the band’s Raven King character coming to prominence. Even in the artwork, things are bolder, a close up of The Raven King, says George, “taking his rightful place on the throne.”

To capture all this on record, the band enlisted the help of long-term producer Matt Hyde (Slipknot, Machine Head, Bullet For My Valentine) to lay down the album’s framework, before setting to recording the rest of the album themselves. The final mastering was put into the treasured hands of Mika Jussila at Finnvox (Nightwish, Children of Bodom, HIM).»

Band: The Raven Age
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Location: London, England
Formed in: 2009
Genre: Melodic Metal
Years active: 2009-present

Video: "Nostradamus"
Filmed by: Dean Addison
Album: "Blood Omen"
Type: Full length
Release date: July 7th, 2023
Label: Music For Nations / Sony Music
Format: CD, Vinyl, Digital

Track listing:
1. Changing of the Guard
2. Parasite
3. Serpents Tongue
4. Essence of Time
5. Nostradamus
6. Forgive & Forget
7. The Journey
8. War in Heaven
9. Tears of Stone