Raven - 'All Hell's Breaking Loose' (official music video)

Held under lock and key
My brain is burning in pain
Minute by minute it crawls so slow
Zero hour and I'm going insane

Break out, break these chains
Can't take too much more of this place
No doubt, gotta break out
Climb outta the pit and get in the rage

Scorching down the highway, right outta control
All hell's breaking loose
Screaming headlong into doomsday, I'm outta control
Ain't nothing hold me back, I'm gonna push it to the limit

All hell's breaking, all hell's breaking loose
All hell's breaking, all hell's breaking loose

Trapped tight in lockdown
But inside you know I am free
Blindfolded, shackled
They don't know I have the key

Break out, break these chains
I see it inside my mind
Break out, no doubt
Full throttle mania follow the sign

Scorching down the highway, right outta control
All hell's breaking loose
Screaming headlong into doomsday, I'm outta control
Ain't nothing hold me back, I'm gonna push it to the limit

All hell's breaking, all hell's breaking loose
All hell's breaking, all hell's breaking loose

The sun slowly smoldering
The hours getting late
Staring at the open road
The future cannot wait
Independence burning brightly

Scorching down the highway, right outta control
All hell's breaking loose
Screaming headlong into doomsday, I'm outta control
Ain't nothing hold me back
I'm gonna push it, push it, push it to the limit

Άκρως δραστήριοι δισκογραφικά μέσα στο 2023 οι Raven. Ένα single ("Go for the Gold"), ένα boxed set ("Faster than Speed of Light") και ένας "ολοκληρωμένος δίσκος ("All Hell's Breaking Loose") ο (μέχρι τώρα) δισκογραφικός τους απολογισμός στο τρέχον έτος.

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.

Δελτίο τύπου: «Sometimes, things just speak -or scream, roar, shout, maim, wound, beat, pulverize and destroy- for themselves. Exhibit one? All Hell’s Breaking Loose, the 15th studio album from Newcastle-born Heavy Metal pioneers Raven, to be released on June 30th 2023 on Silver Lining Music.

Founding Geordie brothers John Gallagher (lead vocals, bass, 12 string bass) and Mark Gallagher (guitar, backing vocals) have seemingly entered a time-machine and regenerated their youthful selves, and with the fierce drumming of Mike Heller propelling further power, All Hell’s Breaking Loose shows a band clearly bursting with fire, energy, power and pride in their standing as one of the true forefathers of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal.

It is no understatement to say these are 10 'banger-after-banger' tracks, each with a tantalizing flurry of twisting NWOBHM riffery.

“Turn Of The Screw” bounces on the upbeats before smashing you with a thunderous chorus, “The Far Side” has as classic a metal riff as you’ll hear in 2023, “Desperate Measures” is pure '81-saturated tales of hardship and despair, if you ever wondered what Raven at the Marquee were like on a sweaty metal night in '83, then “Edge of A Nightmare” is your portal to paradise, and “Go For The Gold” (the finisher!) thunders as hard as the opener “Medieval”.

Produced expertly by the band themselves at Heaven And Heller Studios, All Hell’s Breaking Loose is 100% peddle to the heavy metal fun and escape back to the timeless future. Get into yer denim and leathers, break out the bevvies and crank this mutha to 11!!!»

Παρακολουθούμε το μουσικό βίντεο του ομότιτλου τραγουδιού ("All Hell's Breaking Loose"), για το οποίο ο Mark Gallagher μας λέει:

«Lyrically the song is about the constrictions of being locked down during the pandemic and the desire and need to ‘break free’ from it all or risking going insane... It’s about taking control of your freedom!»

...και ο John (Gallagher) συμπληρώνει: «‘All Hell’s Breaking Loose’ is a kick-ass song starting with Mark laughing his head off, which we took from another part of the recording session and glued on to the intro ‘cause it just sounded killer crazy! It then gets into this straight, “real” Raven riff... the part before the chorus is super heavy... 100% in yer face kill your neighbors heavy metal!!»

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

Video: "All Hell's Breaking Loose"
Video by: Jay Shredder
Album: "All Hell's Breaking Loose"
Type: Full length
Release date: June 30th, 2023
Label: Silver Lining Music
Format: CD, 12" vinyl, Cassette, Digital

Track listing:
01. Medieval
02. Surf The Tsunami
03. Turn Of The Screw
04. All Hell's Breaking Loose
05. The Far Side
06. Desperate Measures
07. Victory's Call
08. Edge Of A Nightmare
09. Invasion
10. Go For The Gold

Band members:
Mark Gallagher - Guitars
John Gallagher - Vocals, Bass
Mike Heller - Drums