NWOBHM thrash godfathers, Raven, are now streaming audio samples from their upcoming covers album, Party Killers.  Clips of Raven's versions of "Cockroach" (Sweet), "Tak Me Bak Ome" (Slade), and "Fireball" (Deep Purple) can be heard below:

Raven frontman John Gallagher recently checked in with the following announcement: "Hard, heavy, and faster than the speed of light! We've written the album, and now we need you Lunatics to help us record it! ExtermiNation. In short, the best Raven album yet. We think we've written it, and now we need your help to record it!

Our good friends at SPV Records fully support Raven and have agreed to release the new album ExtermiNation in early 2015, but with the current state of the record industry, are only able to partially fund the album.

We're not willing to cut any corners or sell you, the fans, short, so we are asking for your help to cover the expense of extra pre-production, rehearsal, travel, and studio time. Most importantly, we're not just using any studio or engineer, we're reuniting the team responsible for our last album Walk Through Fire! With your help we'll return to Assembly Line Studios with producer Kevin '131' Gutierrez.

Our promise to you is an uncompromising album that will tear your head off! So please check out all the rewards we've dreamed up for you here, including an entire covers album just for you lot, and many other items only available here!

Thanks for your support, and we'll see you on the road!"

One of the rewards of the campaign is Party Killers, a brand new full-length covers album only available on Kickstarter:

"A collection of some of our favorite songs, given the Raven overhaul! Party Killers will be produced in limited quantities for Kickstarter backers only on CD and vinyl. Don't miss out!

The campaign runs until November 28th, 2014. The complete Party Killers tracklisting has been revealed:

"Too Bad Too Sad" (Nazareth)

"Bad Reputation" (Thin Lizzy)

"Cockroach" (Sweet)

"Fireball" (Deep Purple)

"Hang On To Yourself" (David Bowie)

"He's A Whore" (Cheap Trick)

"In For The Kill" (Budgie)

"Is There A Better Way" (Status Quo)

"Ogre Battle" (Queen)

"Queen Of My Dreams" (Edgar Winter)

"Tak Me Bak Ome" (Slade)

Gallagher comments on the album: "We were writing for the new album at a cool studio in Richmond, VA, and in the middle of jamming asked the engineer there if we could record a few cover tunes just for the hell of it. The sounds were so good we decided to do something we'd been threatening for many years: Party Killers - a collection of cover tunes guaranteed to deafen yer neighbors!! It's basically a peek into the little red 45rpm singles box we used to have at home...songs and bands that were very influential to us as kids, but given the Raven overhaul! I think it gives a nice insight to our roots and will be an excellent companion to the new album!"

 

 

Raven have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming studio album, ExtermiNation. The cover was designed by Jay Sharpe and can be seen below: