by Zenae Zukowski | Sep 21, 2020 | Interviews
NWOBHM legends Raven have just released their first album in five years with Metal City, which arrived on September 18th via SPV/Steamhammer (order here). We caught up with mastermind/bassist/vocalist John Gallagher to discuss their longevity, the LP and...
by Bram Teitelman | May 17, 2017 | Get Well Soon, News, Touring
Original NWOBHM Raven who are in the midst of an American tour have gotten some unfortunate information regarding their drummer, Joe “The Baron” Hasselvander. While it’s not certain what’s wrong with him, a “sudden serious health...
by Metal Insider | Apr 28, 2015 | New & Noteworthy, New Music, News
More and more in the heavy music world these days, we’re seeing that “breakup” very often means “hiatus” instead. That is the case with tonight’s leading release, as one of the leading bands of last decade’s post-hardcore...
by Bram Teitelman | May 9, 2013 | Benefits
The metal community is still reeling from last week’s loss of Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman. And the general New Jersey/New York area is still feeling repercussions from superstorm Sandy six months later. This Saturday (11) is the Old Bridge Metal Militia...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 23, 2013 | Benefits
Jon Zazula, or Jonny Z, as he’s better known, is metal royalty. As the owner of East Brunswick record store Rock’n Roll Heaven in the early ’80s, he fell into tape trading and co-founded Megaforce Records with his wife Marsha to put out music by a...