Origin:	Australia
Genres:	Traditional Metal, Doom Metal

Raven Black Night

Raven Black Night formed in 1999 in Adelaide, Australia, recording the requisite demo or two before self-releasing an album, Choose The Dark, in 2004. Several others have noted a strong 70’s influence, though to these ears the style is more along the lines of 80’s underground metal, with a slight doom bent (think, maybe, slower Manilla Road crossed with a bit of Candlemass, though these guys don’t sound a lot like either band directly). The vocals are predominantly a clear, poor man’s Messiah Marcolin style (including the occasional classic 80’s wail), though on “Gothic Black” they switch it up by singing entirely in a deathish growl, a nice contrast. A raw but effective production rounds out the package – this is not slick, contemporary, hi-tech modern metal, but a clear homage to the 80’s indie scene.