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Ravens Creed

Ravens Creed Biography

Ravens Creed were formed in 2008 by guitarist Steve Watson (Iron Monkey / Cerebral Fix) and Jay Graham (Skyclad / former session drummer for Tony Iommi). Watson contacted his old friends Ben Ward and Martyn Millard from London Rock Lords Orange Goblin and an enormous Iron Door Slammed in Hell.

The initial line up released the militia of blood sacrifice ep shortly after the bands first jam, receiving glowing reviews in the metal mainstream press as well as underground metal websites.

High on the stench of victory, Ravens Creed embarked on the ‘Albion Thunder’ UK tour, covering Edinburgh to Brighton in a crusade of subsonic thrashing death!!! To coincide with the tour, the band released a seven inch picture disc on Doomentia Records, this also gained stellar reviews and started the bands friendship with doomentia records.

Due to commitments with Orange Goblin, and the constant travelling twixt north and south, bassist Martyn Millard felt he could not commit fully to Ravens Creed anymore, and left in 2009. Martyns replacement was Frazer Craske (of Nottingham thrash legends sabbat). Frazer had previously left Sabbat and had no desire to play music again, but even he could not resist the empty throne that martyn had vacated, and he joined the ranks in 2009.

Ravens Creed recorded their debut LP for Doomentia Records in early 2009, called ‘Albion Thunder’, it was very well received by the music press (some mainstream metal mag writers had Albion Thunder in their top 20 of the year) and fans alike, citing an unholy fusion of venom, celtic frost and slayer but with punk sensibilities (short songs, no solos).

Ravens Creed appeared at several festivals shortly after ‘Albion Thunder’s release, including Hard Rock Hell and Bloodstock, the band were also invited to play a Kerrang! awards show at the Barfly in London, alongside Turisas. The band then released a split single with Ohio Drug Barons Sollubi in 2010, this proved to be Bens last release with the band, his commitments to Orange Goblin and an almost zealot-like passion for watching Liverpool FC had taken its toll, Ben left in early 2010.

Ravens Creed recruited Al Osta as their new vocalist later the same year, Al’s sole interests are Kickboxing, Celtic Frost and serial killers. With the new singer in place the band recorded the Nestless and wild EP shortly after; it is set for release in February 2011.
The band have written their second album and have already partly recorded most of it (as well as another seven songs that may form part of the third album or be used for EPS), these will all be released by Doomentia Records.

www.ravenscreed.co.uk