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SUMMARY:RAVEN\, SLACKJAW
DESCRIPTION:\nRAVEN\n\n\n\nRAVEN are that rare thing in music\,  true ori
 ginals – cut these guys with a razor and they will BLEED true heavy meta
 l – a more intense live band does not exist on this planet!\n\nHailing f
 rom Newcastle Upon Tyne in North East England back in 1974 (yes – 46 YEA
 RS ago!!!) the brothers Gallagher cut their teeth playing the pubs &amp\; 
 clubs until solidifying their line up in 1980 with drummer Rob Hunter.\n\n
 The trio went on to release three of the most influential metal albums of 
 the NWOBHM (New Wave of British Heavy Metal) inspiring every band of tha
 t era and beyond.  Basically\,  without Raven you just would not have th
 rash/speed metal…. after all\, the band did give Metallica &amp\; Ant
 hrax their first tours!\n\nFollowing a tumultuous move to the USA\, deals
  with Atlantic Records\, indentured servitude and commercialism\,  Rob le
 ft the band in 1987 to be replaced by drummer extraordinaire Joe Hasselvan
 der\, who had made his name in cult doom band Pentagram\, Savoy Brown and.
 .. [read more]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 	Band Website\n 	Spotify\n 	Facebook\n 	Inst
 agram\n 	Twitter\n\n\nSLACKJAW\n\n\n\nSlackjaw is an American heavy metal 
 trio based in South Carolina. The band was formed when Dallas Young (vocal
 s\, rhythm guitar\, bassist)\, also widely known online as Soup\, met Brad
 y Riggenbach (lead guitarist) in 2017. Jacob Rigdon (drummer) was added to
  complete the trio in July 2021. Despite various lineup changes\, Dallas a
 nd Brady held the band’s vision together by taking on multiple roles in 
 the studio\, with Brady being the studio drummer on almost every track to 
 date. Through a mutual interest in Black Label Society and Pantera\, Dalla
 s and Brady quickly started writing material. The band’s first single\, 
 “Caught in the Crossfire\,” and their first studio album\, “Ritual o
 f Dissonance\,” were met with astounding appraisal from old and new fans
  alike. When the band formed\, they gathered an impressive online followin
 g with no management\, label\, or supporting tour. With influences such as
  Pantera\, Metallica\, Slayer\, Megadeth\, Meshuggah\, Black Label Society
 \, Tool\, and many others\, there’s... [read more]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 	Spoti
 fy\n 	Instagram\n\n\n\n\n\n 	6:30 pm Doors\n 	7:30 pm Show\n 	17+\n\n\n&nb
 sp\;\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n
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