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About Ravenage
The tale of Ravenage begins in the twisted descent of autumn and into the winter wilderness of 2007.
Glyn the Heralder, Lord Legion and Markku were part of the heathen metal titans, Heathen Foray previous to Ravenage and due to restrictions of creativity and time, Heathen Foray was somewhat dispersed thus Ravenage was born. The ideology of Ravenage came to pass in the latter of 2007 as Glyn, Legion and Markku drove to the local bar, shaking their heads with worry that Heathen Foray would disperse.
During the Yule of 2007, two members of Heathen Foray, lacked commitment or desire for live gigs and the effort to move forward.
Markku the Woodsman had little to none band experience previous to Ravenage and had only played a total of three gigs with Heathen Foray in Scunthorpe, Birmingham and of course their home town, Hull.
Legion’s previous adventures were in Black Metal outfit Damballa and the latter before Ravenage was his outing in Heathen Foray alongside Glyn the Heralder.
December 2007 brought the three members into Markku’s home studio where they were to record a self titled and self financed demo where they could then use it to advertise for a drummer and a keyboard player.
Enter forth the New Year and a drummer was sighted. Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal former drummer of Viking Folk Metal band, Gwydion; which are now signed to Trollzorn Records. Bruno “Ulver†Almeida entered the ranks of Ravenage and the line up was almost complete.
However the band still lacked the distinctive diversity a keyboard player could provide, and after trying out several candidates 17 year old Elliot “Windrider" Vernon, of the folk metal solo project Nogothrim, was selected as the fifth and final member required to make Ravenage one of the most promising folk metal acts in the country.
And so the line up of Ravenage was complete, the brothers were assembled, and the rehearsals began.
The lyricism, expertise and knowledge of history has given us the ideology of telling tales of battle, repent and discussing the divine delights of mythology. Inspired by books and events, Ravenage bring you Epic Heathen Metal.
2008 was a very busy year for Ravenage in all aspects, of writing, recording and gigging, the band managed a full UK tour playing gigs all over England, Scotland and Wales, as well as playing the unsigned stage as Bloodstock Open Air and 3 dates in Portugal supporting Ulver's previous band Gwydion.
Come 2009 two new members were recruited in the form of former Talamasca/Hearthguard axe man Stig on lead guitar, and classically trained violin/vocalist Raeven. At the same time Markku The Woodsman left the band on good terms, and Stig agreed to handle all guitar duties for the foreseable future. Ravenage are now writing new and re-working old material and will be gigging by late April 2009!
Ravenage shared the stage and or have been on the same bill as:
Waylander (N.IRE)
Gwydion (PT)
Dimmu Borgir (NOR)
Opeth (SWE)
Nightwish (FIN)
Negura Bunget (ROM)
Moonsorrow (FIN)
Tyr (NOR)
Eluveitie (SWI)
Annwn (WAL)
Soulfly (USA)
Alba Gu Brath (SCO)
Wodensthrone (ENG)
Helloween (GER)
Swallow the Sun (FIN)
Blaze Bayley (ENG)
Skyclad (ENG)
Sirocco (IRE)
Shallow Intentions (ENG)
Aesir (ENG)
Siluria (WAL)
Evil Scarecrow (ENG)
Overkill (USA)
At the Gates (SWE)
Northern Oak (ENG)
Daemonolith (SCO)
Sorcerer's Spell (ENG)
The long boats have been sighted and soon we come to sack the shores of your homeland! Hail Hail! The future is grim, the future is a dark age, the future is a Ravenage!
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