Step into the twisted carnival not once more but twice more. Raven Black, the darkly theatrical metal phenomenon, is about to shatter reality with two devastating new releases: Cry of the Raven and Dead. Known for blending metal’s ferocity with a Tim Burton-esque world of eerie fantasy, Raven Black is ready to deliver their most intense, emotionally charged, and sonically powerful work to date.
RAVEN BLACK are a theatrical metal act originally from Los Angeles. Their unique brand of metal – influenced by gothic, classical, and heavy metal music – is the soundtrack to vocalist Raven’s duality, as she shares her story of being a hybrid of both dark and light.
RAVEN BLACK continues their 2023 North American crusade with the announcement of THE BLACK HALLOWS TOUR! Launching October 5th at Rockhouse Dive Bar Kitchen Venue in El Paso, TX, the tour winds throughout the South and into the Midwest, wrapping up on Halloween at 89th Street in Oklahoma City, OK. RAVEN BLACK will be joined by CULTUS BLACK along with special guests CASKET ROBBERY, CHANGE MY BRAIN WITH CAKES and DYING OATH on select dates.
New Music Video, “Romanticize The Sorrow,” Out NOW!
Oregon based Hard Rock band OWLS & ALIENS has announced that they will be joining Cinematic Rock band RAVEN BLACK and LIVING DEAD GIRL on the THE SCREAM TOUR! Launching August 12 at Leatherheads in Salt Lake City, UT the tour winds though the South and Central United States, wrapping up August 25 at the BFE Rock Club.
Tour Dates: 08/12 @ Leatherheads – Salt Lake City, UT 08/13 @ Herman’s Hideaway – Denver, CO 08/14 @ Jerry’s – Wichita, KS 08/15 @ VIVOLive – Overland Park, KS * 08/16 @Kiss Bar – Springfield, MO 08/17 @ WC Social Club @ Chicago, IL 08/18 @ Legends – Cincinnati, OH ^ 08/19 @ Michigan Metal Fest – Battle Creek, MI ^ 08/20 @ Top Fuel Saloon – Braidwood, IL 08/21 @ The Concourse – Knoxville, TN 08/22 @ The Cobra – Nashville, TN 08/23 @ The Nick – Birmingham, AL * 08/24 @ Downtown Music Hall – Ft. Walton Beach, FL 08/25 @ Trax Bar Grill – Longbeach, MS 08/26 @ BFE Rock Club – Houston, TX * 08/27 @ Deco Ballroom – San Antonio, TX *
PREPARE FOR ABDUCTION, THE OWLS & ALIENS INVASION HAS BEGUN
OWLS & ALIENS BRINGS THE HOT SAUCE TO ROCK ‘N ROLL, TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE GENRE’S MOST QUINTESSENTIAL STYLES. LAYERS OF HEAVY METAL, PUNK ROCK, GRUNGE, POST-HARDCORE, CLASSIC ROCK, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN COME CRASHING TOGETHER, CREATING A BEAUTIFUL AMALGAMATION OF SOUNDS THAT WILL LEAVE YOUR EARHOLES WONDERING WHAT JUST HAPPENED AND BEGGING FOR MORE. FORMED BY AN UNFETTERED NEED TO PLAY, WRITE, AND LISTEN TO MUSIC, THE FIVE MEMBERS OF OWLS & ALIENS HAVE BEEN SLAMMING RIFFS TOGETHER SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2019.
THE BAND EMERGED FROM THE DEPTHS OF SOUTHERN OREGON IN THE SMALL, SCENIC TOWN OF KLAMATH FALLS WITH A “WORK HARD, PLAY HARDER” ATTITUDE. AFTER A YEAR OF WRITING SONGS AND HOSTING LOCAL SHOWS IN THEIR OWN GARAGE, OWLS & ALIENS UNDETERRED PERSISTENCE TO UNVEIL THEIR MUSIC TO THE WORLD DROVE THE BAND (LITERALLY) TO RECORD THEIR DEBUT ALBUM AMIDST A PANDEMIC WITH SEAN STACK OF FAT CAT RECORDING STUDIOS IN SACRAMENTO, CA AND AUSTIN, TX. SHORTLY AFTER RELEASING THEIR FIRST SINGLE, “MERCY,” O&A JOINED FORCES WITH PROGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY MVK MUSIC GROUP AND HAVE SINCE BEEN CREATING QUITE A HOOT THROUGHOUT THE WEST COAST AND MORE. WITH FOUR SINGLES AND A SELF-TITLED ALBUM NOW UNDER THEIR BELT, OWLS & ALIENS’ FEET – AND INSTRUMENTS – HAVE OFFICIALLY LEFT THE GROUND, PREPARING TO INVADE A TOWN NEAR YOU.
RAVEN BLACK is gearing up for the upcoming, headlining run, THE SCREAM TOUR with special guests LIVING DEAD GIRL and OWLS & ALIENS! Launching August 12 at Leatherheads in Salt Lake City, UT the tour winds though the South and Central United States, wrapping up August 27th at Deco Ballroom in San Antonio.
Tour Dates: 08/12 @ Leatherheads – Salt Lake City, UT 08/13 @ Herman’s Hideaway – Denver, CO 08/14 @ Jerry’s – Wichita, KS 08/15 @ VIVOLive – Overland Park, KS * 08/16 @Kiss Bar – Springfield, MO 08/17 @ WC Social Club @ Chicago, IL 08/18 @ Legends – Cincinnati, OH ^ 08/19 @ Michigan Metal Fest – Battle Creek, MI ^ 08/20 @ Top Fuel Saloon – Braidwood, IL 08/21 @ The Concourse – Knoxville, TN 08/22 @ The Cobra – Nashville, TN 08/23 @ The Nick – Birmingham, AL * 08/24 @ Downtown Music Hall – Ft. Walton Beach, FL 08/25 @ Trax Bar Grill – Longbeach, MS 08/26 @ BFE Rock Club – Houston, TX * 08/27 @ Deco Ballroom – San Antonio, TX *
Raven Black are a theatrical metal act ORIGINALLY FROM LOS ANGELES. Their unique brand of metal – influenced by gothic, classical, and HEAVY METAL music – is the soundtrack to vocalist Raven’s DUALITY, AS SHE SHARES HER STORY OF BEING A HYBRID OF BOTH DARK AND LIGHT.
THE MUSIC
TAKING FROM ALL THEIR FAVORITE MUSICAL INFLUENCES AND MIXING THEM WITH ALL THEIR FAVORITE ART, MOVIES, ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES, EVERY SONG IS CREATED TO TAKE THEIR FANS ON A JOURNEY, AN ADVENTURE AND COME OUT OF IT WITH NEW PERSPECTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING. SOME SONGS ARE MELODIC, SOME SONGS ARE DARK. SOME SONGS ARE FUN. SOME SONGS ARE RAGING AND PSYCHOTIC.
BUT ALL THE SONGS TELL A STORY.
THE COMIC BOOK
A GIRL WHOSE INNOCENCE WAS TAKEN AT A YOUNG AGE,, OVERCOMING HER OWN DEMONS, CURSED BY HER PREDATORS, SHE DISCOVERS SHE IS HALF HUMAN/HALF DOLL. THE DOLL WITHIN IS DARK.SHE EMBRACES HER INNER DARKNESS AND TRAVELS WITH HER DEMONS WHO PROTECT HER FROM THE ONES WHO SEEK TO TAKE HER INNER POWER. SHE IS THE KEY.
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