Raven Unveils "Extermination" Album Cover

The NWOBHM thrash godfathers in Raven have unveiled the cover to their upcoming studio album "ExtermiNation." The artwork was designed by Jay Sharpe and can be seen below, with the album due out in early 2015.

Raven is currently running a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the recording of "ExtermiNation." Take part in the campaign and sees the perks for contributing over at this location.

In addition to the forthcoming studio record, the band is also releasing a new all-covers album titled "Party Killers." The track listing is as follows:

- "Too Bad Too Sad" (Nazareth)
- "Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy)
- "Cockroach" (Sweet)
- "Fireball" (Deep Purple)
- "Hang on to Yourself" (David Bowie)
- "He's a Whore" (Cheap Trick)
- "In For the Kill" (Budgie)
- "Is There a Better Way" (Status Quo)
- "Ogre Battle" (Queen)
- "Queen of My Dreams" (Edgar Winter)
- "Tak Me Bak Ome" (Slade)

Vocalist and bassist John Gallagher comments on the album: "We were writing for the new album at a cool studio in Richmond, VA, and in the middle of jamming asked the engineer there if we could record a few cover tunes just for the hell of it. The sounds were so good we decided to do something we'd been threatening for many years: 'Party Killers' - a collection of cover tunes guaranteed to deafen yer neighbors!! It's basically a peek into the little red 45rpm singles box we used to have at home...songs and bands that were very influential to us as kids, but given the Raven overhaul! I think it gives a nice insight to our roots and will be an excellent companion to the new album!"

See Raven live on these dates:

Nov 24th - Richmond, VA - Strange Matter
Nov 25th - Raleigh, NC - The Maywood