Rich Smith joins Raven Lord!!!!

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International metallers RAVEN LORD have announced the addition of current POWER QUEST drummer Rich Smith to the group’s ranks.

The chance to challenge himself in a different field with Raven Lord was an opportunity he did not want to miss. Rich will finish the two shows for Power Quest’s farewell tour by the end of May.


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Commented Smith: "I’m delighted to of been offered the throne to drum for Raven Lord. I can’t wait to get in the rehearsal room with these guys and hit the road to play some kick ass shows I’d like to thank all the guys in the band and the management for this opportunity…”

Ex-drummer Larry Paterson on his decision to leave the band: "It is meant as no disrespect to any of you at all – and I wish great success for everybody. To cut a long story short, things are pretty tough right now as I have another band , a book and a documentary to make. All of this is running on a very tight schedule which WILL definitely get in the way of Raven Lord…”

Singer and bandleader Cswaba Zvekan commented: "I’m saddened to see Larry go from Raven Lord but if dates are clashing there is not much any of us can do. The good thing is me and Larry Paterson will continue working on another band project called EXORCISM which is expected to be released in 2014. Well, you know what they say ; the show must go on! And with Summer shows in the pipeline we had to act fast and find another drummer as a permanent solution. Rich Smith is highly motivated to be the next Lord drummer and with Power Quest calling it the quits it was obvious that he was available for grabs. We took the opportunity and welcome Rich Smith to Raven Lord."

The complete RAVEN LORD lineup is:

Csaba Zvekan (KILLING MACHINE, SARDONYX, EMERGENCY) – vocals
Joe Stump (HOLYHELL, REIGN OF TERROR) – lead guitar
George Karafotis (VERMILLION DAYS, OPERATION X) – guitar
Jamie Mallender (TONY MARTIN) – bass
Rich Smith (POWER QUEST) – drums
Alessandro Duo (VOODOO HIGHWAY) – keyboards

Raven Lord’s debut album, Descent To The Underworld, was released worldwide in February. The complete tracklisting for the CD is as follows:

'The Rebel'
'Attila The Hun'
'Let The Show Go On'
'Seal Of The Cross'
'Settle The Score'
'Promised Land'
'Black Friar'
'World Out Of Steel'
'Revelation'
'Metal Knights'
'Sun God'
 
Congratulations to Rich! It seems like a perfect fit! I'll most certainly keep Ravenlord on my watchlist this year. Hope to catch Rich sometime as well. Really had a great time with him in Belgium last year! :)
 
Bought the Ravenlord album Descent to the Underworld. Biggest mistake :-/
 
They weren't my taste. I'm more into Melodic Death-, Death- and Black Metal.

Sorry to hear that man. Maybe look into the genre of the band before purchase? I bought this recently and thought it was really good. The vocalist has a hell of a set of pipes on him and I loved the guitarist's shredding :rock:
 
Sorry to hear that man. Maybe look into the genre of the band before purchase? I bought this recently and thought it was really good. The vocalist has a hell of a set of pipes on him and I loved the guitarist's shredding :rock:

Well the album didn't say what genre they were and the guy at the store didn't know and I wanted to find some new bands. Well you can't only find good bands. Some purchase are good, some are bad.