RAVEN: Can't Take Away The Fire EP

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RAVEN Announce Can’t Take Away The Fire 50th Anniversary EP


"... Originally formed in 1974, the pioneering Newcastle UK heavy metal legends, Raven, have been celebrating their 50th Anniversary throughout the year and to continue with their celebrations, the band offer an electric gift to their fans on February 14 with the release of their Can’t Take Away The Fire EP....Pre-order now, here. Digital pre-order will be available from January 14 2025 via the same link, save the date and watch this space...."

John Gallagher (co-founding lead vocalist and bassist) comments:
With the incredible reaction to our last album All Hell’s Breaking Loose it spurred us to slave even harder in the song writing salt mines. As an indication of where we are headed, we’ve put together for you an EP of five brand new songs (plus bonus tracks) that’s simply……. BLISTERING!!! We hope you enjoy our contribution to global warming!

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RAVEN Frontman JOHN GALLAGHER Undergoes Brain Surgery For Subdural Hematoma; European Tour Dates Postponed


Pioneering Newcastle UK heavy metal legends, Raven, have checked in with an important update:

Raven lunatics, got some unfortunate news for you.

We are very sad to say that we have to postpone the upcoming European Tour due to John’s health. He was admitted to hospital with a massive headache on August 12th. Following a CAT scan, it was determined that he was suffering from a bleed on the brain, Subdural Hematoma. Surgery was planned for the next day, then a further, more invasive surgery was performed on the 19th.

He is now doing good, but of course, needs to recuperate and will not be able to fly on a plane.

Very few shows have ever been cancelled in our 50 year career. We are working with our agency Dragon Productions, as well as the promoters to reschedule these dates.

We would like to thank our booking agent Bart Gabriel, the promoters and of course all the Raven Lunatics who were coming to the shows for your understanding.

We will be back, stronger than ever! Rock Until You Drop!
 
Man, I hope John's going to be ok.....Raven has always been one of my all-time favorite bands, and I've felt all this time that John might be one of the most criminally underrated bassists in hard rock and metal. I was able to see them on their tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of Wiped Out....they were AMAZING. Actually, Mark is a criminally underrated guitarist too. To this day, there is NO band that has the Raven sound....they are complete originals. Best wishes to John and his health.
 
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RAVEN Frontman JOHN GALLAGHER Issues Post-Brain Surgery Update – “I Am Getting Better… We’ll Be Doing A New Album And We Will Be Touring”; Video


Offers John in the video:
Hey, I’d just like to give everyone an update on how I’m doing. But before we get to that, I’d like to put out a huge, huge thank you to everyone who wished me well, sent me messages, kept my spirits up, sent me jokes, but basically were there for me through the whole hospital ordeal and all that stuff. So, thank you very, very much. Thank you to my family, to my close friends who were right there for me. I couldn’t have done it without you.

But, I’m getting better. It’s taking time. I’m still seeing doctors, getting tests done and all that good stuff, but we’re getting there.

Unfortunately, not fast enough for us to do the Frost And Fire festival on October 24th in Ventura, California. We’ve had to cancel, and I’m sorry, but I’m just not strong enough to pull off doing what we do at the level that you expect us to do. It’s a shame, and it adds even more debt to what we’ve got from the European tour, but that can’t be helped. If we’re gonna do it, we’re gonna do it right.

But, on the positive side, like I said, I am getting better. We’ve got loads of new material that we’ve been putting together before I had the accident, and I’m starting to review it and add to it. We’ll be doing a new album and we will be touring. So 2026 is going to be a banner year for Raven. We’ll be out there and we’ll see you very, very soon to kick your ass in 2026. So watch out.