Raven - 'Can't Take Away The Fire' (official lyric video)

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" ξεκίνησε να δισκογραφεί το 1980 (βλ. το single "Don't Need Your Money") και έκτοτε έχει κυκλοφορήσει δεκαπέντε "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους, τρία live albums, δεκαέξι singles, επτά EPs και μπόλικες συλλογές - box sets κλπ.

Ep η μουσική του πρόταση για το 2025. "Can't Take Away the Fire" ο τίτλος και αναμένεται τον επόμενο μήνα (του... αγίου Βαλεντίνου), με το δελτίο τύπου να μας δίνει τις λεπτομέρειες:

«This rebel cry from the insane new Raven release underlines that the band aren’t letting their legacy dictate what they are... instead, they continue to push and redefine their approach by employing mega metal flamethrowers of CRUNCH!

Co-founding lead vocalist and bassist John Gallagher comments: “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 headbanging mania!”

Founding Geordie brothers John Gallagher (lead vocals, bass) and Mark Gallagher (guitar, backing vocals) - aligned with the jet-propulsive power of Mike Heller (drums), throw down their speed demon gauntlet on ‘Black And Blue’, roar with turbo charged intensity on ‘Power Hungry’, carpet bomb and bludgeon with the mega riffs of ‘Can’t Take Away The Fire’ then accelerating back to the pyrotechnic fury of ‘Gimme A Lie’.

The new suite of songs wraps up with ‘The Wreckage’ - a doom-tinged epic with the weight of a thousand baseball bats pummelling your skull!

Adding to the festivities are live bonus tracks from across the band’s career - ‘The Power’, as well as ‘Architect Of Fear’, with Joe Hasselvander on drums and ‘Don’t Need Your Money’ with Rob Hunter.

Featuring artwork by All Things Rotten, Can’t Take Away The Fire is a very limited-edition release, with only 1000 CDs available, all of which will be numbered and signed by the band as well as coming with an exclusive 50th anniversary Raven patch.

The limited-edition CD will also only be available from the official Raven store, and once they’re gone, they’re gone!»

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: "Can't Take Away the Fire"
Album: "Can't Take Away the Fire"
Type: EP
Release date: February 14th, 2025
Label: Independent
Format: CD (1000 copies), Digital

Track listing:
1. Black And Blue
2. Power Hungry
3. Can’t Take Away The Fire
4. Gimme A Lie
5. The Wreckage
6. The Power (Live In Clifton, New Jersey, 2022)
7. Architect Of Fear (Live In Erlangen, Germany, 1991)
8. Don’t Need Your Money (Live In Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1984)

Band members:
Mark Gallagher - Guitars
John Gallagher - Vocals, Bass
Mike Heller - Drums (Tracks 1-6)
Joe Hasselvander - Drums (Track 7)
Rob Hunter - Drums (Track 8)

Miscellaneous staff:
All Things Rotten - Artwork