RAVEN LORD have added Jamie Mallender to their ranks. Jamie is known for his work with the TONY MARTIN BAND (ex-BLACK SABBATH) and will be handling the bass guitar duties, completing the Raven Lord's line up.

Discussing the latest addition to the ranks of Raven Lord vocalist Csaba Zvekan (KILLING MACHINE, SARDONYX, EMERGENCY) said: "The search is finally over and I'm proud to have Jamie in the band. We clicked right away and were on same page and I knew on the spot that this was our bass player. He is a very skilled player and what a great stage presence he has. We welcome Jamie Mallender to Raven Lord."

On joining Raven Lord bassist Jamie Mallender had to say: "I'm thrilled to be part of this band. It's very rare that any new metal music really excites me, you know - I've been around a while and I've heard it all before - but the recordings Raven Lord sent me really captivated me. I just thought, "I have to be part of this!" Everything from the standard of the songwriting, to the calibre of the musicians involved is rather mindblowing. I've been listening to the recordings none stop and I haven't been this excited about laying down some bass for quite some time. I'm currently working on my parts and will be busy recording them by the time this statement is released. I'm looking forward to a very exciting future with this band. The world needs music like this!"

Preliminary work on a new Raven Lord album has already begun, with various songs at different stages of completion. Two new demo songs 'End of World' and 'Saints & Sinners' can be heard below. The band are in the process of securing a new record deal with a view to a release towards the end of this year. Details of live dates, including a tour in two continents with some high profile shows for the summer 2012, are expected to be announced soon.

Raven Lord's line-up is now as follows:

Csaba Zvekan (KILLING MACHINE, SARDONYX, EMERGENCY) - lead vocals

Stefan Lindholm (VINDICTIV) - lead guitars, backing vocals

Alessandro Del Vecchio (EDEN'S CURSE, EDGE OF FOREVER) - keyboards, backing vocals

Tobias Flensburg - drums, backing vocals

Julian Barrett (TARJA TURUNEN, BARILARI, LORIHEN) - lean and rhythm guitar

Jamie Mallender (TONY MARTIN BAND) - bass