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Encyclopedia > Paul Raven
Paul Raven
Birth name Paul Vincent Raven
Born January 16, 1961(1961-01-16)
Wolverhampton, UK
Genre(s) Industrial
Thrash Metal
Alternative Metal
Post Punk
Instrument(s) Bass Guitar
Guitar
Keyboards
Vocals
Years active 1980 - 2007
Associated
acts
Ministry
Prong
Killing Joke
Godflesh
Society 1
Zilch
Kitsch
Website http://www.ministrymusic.org

Paul Raven[1] (January 16, 1961 in Wolverhampton, UK - October 20, 2007) was a rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke. He later played in alternative rock/industrial rock band Prong. is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music, one of the extreme metal subgenres that is characterised by its signature high speed and aggression. ... Alternative metal is an form of music that gained popularity in the early 1990s alongside grunge. ... Post-punk was a popular musical movement beginning at the end of the 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid 1970s. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A sunburst-colored Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... This article is about the musical group. ... Godflesh was an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass). ... zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as hide, a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Wolverhampton is a City in the historical county of Staffordshire and metropolian county of the West Midlands. ... is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Post punk generally refers to the particularly fertile and creative period following the initial punk rock explosion. During the first wave of punk, roughly spanning 1976-1983, bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Ramones and The Damned began to challenge the current styles and conventions of rock... This article is about the musical group. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ...


His early musical career included stints in Neon Hearts and the short-lived 1982 glam rock band, Kitsch. Kitsch is also notable for including Tyla before he would go onto larger success with his band, Dogs D'Amour. The Dogs DAmour were a British rock band formed in 1983. ...


Raven's big break came when he replaced original Killing Joke bassist Youth in mid 1982, just in time for the North American tour documented on the Ha! live EP. He was with the group through its most commercially successful period, appearing on the Fire Dances, Night Time and Brighter than a Thousand Suns albums, before leaving during the recording of 1988's Outside the Gate, rejoining in time for 1990's Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions. This article is about the musical group. ... Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ... Fourth album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... 1985 album by Killing Joke, featuring some of their best-known tracks like Night Time, Eighties, Love Like Blood, and Kings and Queens. ... Brighter Than a Thousand Suns is the sixth album by English post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Seventh album by British post-punk group Killing Joke. ... Extremities, Dirt & Various Repressed Emotions is the ninth album of English post-punk group Killing Joke. ...


After touring in support of this album, Killing Joke split up, with everyone except singer Jaz Coleman going on to form Murder, Inc. in 1991, adding singer Chris Connelly. During this time, Raven also participated in Pigface, a project conceived by Murder Inc./Killing Joke/PiL drummer Martin Atkins, as an ever-morphing musical circus with a fluid line-up. Jaz Coleman on the cover of the Killing Joke album Brighter than a Thousand Suns. ... Murder, Inc. ... Chris Connelly is a contemporary musician who became famous for his industrial music work of the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly his many collaborations with the Ministry camp. ... Pigface is an industrial rock supergroup formed in 1990 by Martin Atkins and Bill Rieflin. ... PIL could mean Python Imaging Library PlantageNet Internet Limited In India, Public interest litigation Public Image Limited - a band Portland Interscholastic League This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... The industrial drummer Martin Atkins was born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959. ...


Killing Joke reformed in 1992, but it was with original bassist Youth back in the fold. Raven next joined Prong, appearing on their Cleansing and Rude Awakening albums. After Prong split, he began a career as a producer and remixer and also played with the group Zilch, along with Hideto Matsumoto, Dave Kushner, Joey Castillo and Ray McVeigh. Martin Youth Glover (born December 23, 1960) is an influential record producer and a founding member and bassist of the UK band Killing Joke. ... Prong was a heavy metal/thrash metal band, formed in 1985. ... Rude Awakening can refer to the following films: 1908 silent film by French director Georges Méliès. ... zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as hide, a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... David Kushner (born November 16, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a famed guitarist. ... Joey Castillo (born March 30, 1966, in Gardena, CA) is an American drummer currently playing in Queens of the Stone Age. ...


Raven worked as bassist in Godflesh and rejoined Killing Joke for their 2003 eponymously titled album and its follow up, Hosannas From The Basements Of Hell. In 2005, Raven began working with Al Jourgensen of Ministry for their latest album, Rio Grande Blood. In 2006, Raven completed a European and American tour with Ministry. Godflesh was an industrial metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G. C. Green (bass). ... Killing Joke is an album first released July 28th, 2003 by Killing Joke on Zuma Recordings. ... Hosannas from the Basements of Hell is an album released on 03 April 2006 by Killing Joke on Cooking Vinyl Records. ... Al Jourgensen (born October 9, 1958 in Havana, Cuba), is an American musician best known as the founder and frontman of the industrial metal band Ministry. ... Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded by frontman Al Jourgensen in 1981. ... Rio Grande Blood is the title for Ministrys tenth studio album. ...


References

  1. ^ Not to be confused with "Paul Raven", an alias of British rock singer Gary Glitter when he recorded for Decca Records in the 1960s.

Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944) is an English rock and pop singer and songwriter who had a string of chart successes with a collection of 1970s glam rock hits including Rock and Roll parts 1 & 2, I Love You Love Me Love, Im the... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ...

External links

  • Paul Raven at All Music Guide.
  • Paul Raven talks about his bass guitars, amps, and effects with Gearwire.com
Ministry
Al Jourgensen
Tommy Victor | John Bechdel | Dave Ellefson | Jimmy DeGrasso | Mike Scaccia | Sin Quirin
Paul Barker | Bill Rieflin | Chris Connelly | Kevin Ogilvie | Martin Atkins | Louis Svitek | Rey Washam | William Tucker | Max Brody | John Monte | Stephen George | Paul Raven | Joey Jordison
Discography
Studio albums: With Sympathy | Twitch | The Land of Rape and Honey | The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste | Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs | Filth Pig | Dark Side of the Spoon | Animositisomina | Houses of the Molé | Rio Grande Blood | The Last Sucker
Live, Remix and Compilation albums: Twelve Inch Singles | In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up | Greatest Fits | Sphinctour | Early Trax | Side Trax | Rantology | Rio Grande Dub Ya
Related Bands: Special Affect | Revolting Cocks | Pailhead | Lard | 1000 Homo DJs | PTP | Acid Horse | Pink Anvil | Lead Into Gold | Pigface | Skrew
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By 1988, however, the band was on the verge of collapse, as Outside the Gate proved to be a critical and commercial failure.
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