Ravena - Laocoön

RAVENA is an American post-rock band from California, formed in 2012. With lengthy compositions from ethereal movements to ominous epilogue.

As a three piece, RAVENA have worked to build, destroy and rebuild an album that spans over the past 4 years. The first full length album, "Laocoön",

RAVENA was formed in 2012 when Justin Cook (Guitar) noticed the “Lift Your Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven” tattoo Braden Brenizer (Guitar) had and sparked up a conversation about playing music. Despite their different backgrounds – Braden coming from prog-rock, post-punk projects and Justin with a background in black metal, ambient, extreme metal – they decided that their mutual fascination with post-rock and instrumental music and the rarity of their meeting was too random to pass up. They lived in the central valley, the farming and bible belt of California. The genre post-rock or anything avant-garde in nature are often abhorred or hermetic in the surrounding area. With the need to be esoteric, Braden and Justin sought out to make a project. After many try-outs fell short, they found Scott Randle (Bass, Drums, Engineering) with a background in doom, sludge and stoner metal who was also in the search of a new sound. This eclectic union is what gives RAVENA their sound.

With an unorthodox way of writing, hiatuses that lasted months on end, and re-recording parts of the album while Scott’s studio was growing, "Laocoön" was built, broken down, and re-built over the course of 4 years, the album features 4 movements that encompass a spectrum of beauty and destruction. The album was finally digitally released on 25 November 2016.

Elusive Sound has done it again with a beautiful looking edition.
45RPM Double 180G Vinyl with splatter in a heavyweight gatefold
with new, extended artwork and a touch of hot foil.
Limited to only 150.

On July 18, 2017, RAVENA officially signed to Elusive Sound.

Today's tune "Laocoön" is the title song from the bands latest release and this is the longest tune ever played here, it clocks in 1h 9m 53s, enjoy!

 

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