Raven Premiere New Cover Of Metallica's "Metal Militia"

Raven have released their cover of Metallica’s classic track “Metal Militia,” now available for streaming. The British proto-thrash veterans were among Metallica’s earliest tourmates, having shared stages with them during a 1983 tour.

Their rendition appears on the upcoming tribute compilation “No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All”, which pays homage to Metallica’s groundbreaking debut album (not “Load,” as the band cheekily notes) and is set for release this Friday, November 14th, via Silver Lining Music.

Raven frontman and bassist John Gallagher spoke about their take on the song — which features his brother Mark Gallagher (guitars/vocals) handling lead vocal duties — stating:

“We are very happy and honored to have been asked to be part of this awesome tribute to our old sparring partners. Our cover version is many things as you will hear… in the best tradition of the guys themselves, but I think we captured that Metallica ‘snarl’…. Especially by changing a few key elements! Features Mark on vocals, today all is revealed!”

“No Life ‘Til Leather – A Tribute To Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All” track-list:

01 – Tailgunner – “Hit The Lights“
02 – The Almighty – “The Four Horsemen“
03 – Soen – “Motorbreath“
04 – Tygers Of Pan Tang – “Jump In The Fire“
05 – David Ellefson (ex-Megadeth, Dieth) – “(Anesthesia) – Pulling Teeth“
06 – Motörhead – “Whiplash“
07 – Saxon – “Phantom Lord“
08 – Diamond Head – “No Remorse“
09 – Testament – “Seek & Destroy“
10 – Raven – “Metal Militia“