RAVEN “ExtermiNation” /Digipack CD/

Embroidered bordered woven patch.

110x40mm 

Re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
“Wiped Out” was released just a few months after Raven’s acclaimed debut “Rock Until You Drop” in order to ride the wave of success for this power trio of NWOBHM.
A blasting collection of 12 new songs that maintain the freshness of their Judas Priest inspired debut. If you're a Metalhead who has never experienced the bombastic, Judas Priest-influenced pleasures of Raven, it's best to cut to the chase and go directly to the British headbangers' most essential and enduring output. That means skipping Raven's inferior Atlantic work and starting out with its early recordings. 1981's "Rock Til You Drop" is Raven's best album, but 1982's "Wiped Out" runs a close second. When guitarist Mark Gallagher, drummer Rob Hunter, and the Rob Halford-influenced lead singer John Gallagher rip into such blistering, ferocious classics as "Star War", "Fire Power", "Battle Zone", and "Live at the Inferno", you're hearing a band that was very much in its prime and had yet to lose any of its freshness, imagination, or vitality.
"Rock Til You Drop" and "Wiped Out" are definitely the gems to start out with!
In 2005, “Wiped Out” was ranked number 495 in Rock Hard Magazine's book of “The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time”.
Earmark (Get Back/Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)/Abraxas Srl, 1982/2002 (41038). Made in Italy. 180g vinyl.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Faster Than The Speed Of Light 4:24
2. Bring The Hammer Down 4:19
3. Fire Power 3:02
4. Read All About It 3:08
5. To The Limit/To The Top 7:54
6. Battle Zone 3:34

Side Two
7. Live At The Inferno 3:57
8. Star War 5:35
9. UXB 3:22
10. 20/21 1:36
11. Hold Back The Fire 5:51
12. Chain Saw 5:14

Total playing time: 51:56 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by cult British Heavy Metal band.
It is the first album recorded in the United States for the major label Atlantic Records, after the British band had passed under American management.
Although considered a very important contributing force to the emergence of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, Raven's grip on musical (and lyrical) credibility was always tenuous. Pure energy and enthusiasm is what saved this band, and they still were an influential, but limited, Metal band.
Even with its highly mainstreamed feel and pop appeal, this album still packs enough killer, and less filler to warrant your praise. These guys had more individuality than countless others, and more talent. Get this if you are a fan of the band or style!
"Hard Ride" is a re-recording of the song from Raven's debut album "Rock Until You Drop".
Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1985 (7 81241-1). Made in USA. First press. Cutout cover. Still sealed.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Stay Hard 2:58
2. When The Going Gets Tough 3:35
3. On And On 3:52
4. Get It Right 4:50
5. Restless Child 2:45

Side Two
1. Power And The Glory 3:36
2. Pray For The Sun 4:18
3. Hard Ride 3:13
4. Extract The Action 3:02
5. The Bottom Line 3:35

Total playing time: 35:44 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary British Heavy Metal band.
Released in 1983 by Neat Records, it was their last album outside a major label. Produced by Michael Wagener and Udo Dirkschneider, it didn't quite measure up to their classic debut, "All For One", but is a marked improvement over the second album, "Wiped Out". Largely credited with sowing the seeds of Thrash Metal along with fellow New Wave of British Heavy Metal trio Venom.
For those more familiar with the N.W.O.B.H.M., standout cuts such as "Break the Chain", "Take It Away" and "Mind Over Metal" help make this disc quite a treat!
Neat Records/Base Records, 1983 (NEAT 1011). Made in Italy. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG+/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Take Control 3:18
2. Mind Over Metal 3:30
3. Sledgehammer Rock 4:09
4. All For One 3:30
5. Run Silent, Run Deep 5:40

Side Two
1. Hung, Drawn & Quartered 5:17
2. Break The Chain 3:46
3. Take It Away 3:36
4. Seek & Destroy 3:49
5. Athletic Rock 4:32

Total playing time: 40:48 min.