PROJECT: FAILING FLESH co-founder/instrumentalist Kevin 131 is currently at work manning the board for RAVEN.

He has issued the following update: "Middle of the Raven sessions! We have been working round the clock and everyone is fried, thank goodness I started drinking coffee last year, overpriced Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts have been saving us all. The guys all decided to keep the previous 4 songs that were tracked here the way they are. I imagine we may revisit the mix a bit, but something nice was captured. To be honest, I am not sure what the hell we all did- so it was more of the same this time- set up and go! Don't over think it... that's how Raven is best, no click track, no over doing it - capture their energy and don't look to make it happen later. If it don't happen on the way down, it ain't there. Of course, I don't really have to do anything- they have it all worked out.

Seeing John play that 12 string bass with his fingers is insane... then he bends the notes to boot. And Mark's memory is crazy, we'll figure our way through a take, then next time, he pretty much has it. From what they tell me, some of these songs are brand new, so they are still sorting parts as we go. No micro managing parts - the rawness and edge and punch are all there in the tones. Once again going for the All for One vibe, but with the teeth of Life's a Bitch. The songs are great and the guys are funny. I wish people could hear the outtakes of solos bass runs, and general stupidity. These guys have their chops, but also good senses of humor. Mark has his strings so high up with (bad) action I am not sure how he plays them... but it makes the tones killer, even if he has to brutalize the guitar- and all hail the 9 thousand dollar Veleno guitar... back to back on tracks with about three 150 dollar basses and guitars, it's all about the tone...

3 AM must sleep... at it again tomorrow. I like this record, hopefully the people who have loved Raven all along will see it's good old Raven here! Dammit, everyone says it, but as a fan, this record is cool."