RAVEN with Udo Dirkschneider: Break The Chain 12″ mint condition! + Born to be wild (Steppenwolf cover), + Inquisitor. NWOBHM. Check AUDIO + video review of this single. 1983

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Neat Records ‎– RR 12.55.25, Neat Records ‎– NEAT 28  (on the label of the disc the Neat Records logo + the Neat Records number of release (Neat 29). The colour of the label of the disc is white and the lettering and logo are grey)   <————— ATTENTION
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
Country: –
Released: 1983
Genre:  Heavy Metal
Tracklist:
A     Break The Chain
Written-By – Galagher*, Galagher*, Hunter*

B1     Born To Be Wild  Vocals – Udo Dirkschneider 
Born to Be Wild” is a song first performed by the band Steppenwolf, written by Mars Bonfire  holy crap! This cover still gets our tickers pumping all these years later. Look, Raven at this point in their career were on fire, and when Udo shows up in the studio (we like to imagine him racing in, unexpected, as the band is tracking, grabbing a mic and singing along, then racing out, with no explanation given… or needed) it’s almost too much adrenaline. But it’s not too much, it’s just enough. This is a perfect moment in metal history, one that perfectly exemplifies why the genre rules, and one that perfectly exemplifies why Udo rules.

B2     Inquisitor
Written-By – Galagher*, Galagher*, Hunter*

Producer – Michael Wagener, Udo Dirkschneider

Catalogue number on inner labels listed mistakenly as NEAT 29 (should be NEAT 28).

Being one of the flagships of the first wave of the NWOBHM, UK’s RAVEN had started out as early as in 1974 already and developed a style that would lay down the first stepping stones for what a few years later morphed into Speed Metal (the lads called it Athletic Rock, haha). Its not so much the speed of the drumming but rather the hectic singing and the wild guitar work. There’s really a whole lot going on in the background, if you follow the guitars. Quite a novelty for a 1980 Metal band!

Raven…a guilty pleasure…the first song on this 7″ Break The Chains is an all time favorite of mine, but if this is one of my favorite Raven songs. Mark Gallgher had the most unique guitar sound and playing since Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen. I don’t know of too many guitar players hat can create their own signature sound!
IF, and only IF Metallica had not released Kill ‘Em All, or maybe NOT for another year, then Raven would have been more famous than they are right now. Underground metal was busting out all over the world, and many of us into Motley Crue,Maiden, Priest, etc were hungry and looking for more.
It just plain sucks that Raven who have been around as long as Iron Maiden do not get the respect they deserve.

Raven is a heavy metal band associated with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, that formed in 1975. They had a hit with the single “On and On”, and refer to their music as “Athletic Rock.”
Formed in Newcastle, England by brothers John and Mark Gallagher, Raven quickly set the pace for the burgeoning metal renaissance in the UK at the time. Raven began creating a sound which was rooted in British hard rock with progressive tendencies and a willingness to take musical chances . The bands highly energized live show and interaction between members developed an image and style of play the band described as “athletic”. They began wearing guards, helmets and plates from various sports (hockey, baseball,etc…) and incorporating them into the playing of their instruments (for instance, elbow pads were used to strike cymbals for a unique performance angle). Eventually, the band signed with Neat Records, the legendary, low-budget metal label of the Nerthlands, releasing Wiped Out and Rock Until You Drop within a years time and making an impressive showing on the UK charts a the time. Sufficient noise was made for the American market to take notice and New Jerseys Megaforce Records signed them, issuing their next recording in the States as All for One. The band came stateside in 1983 and toured extensively with Megaforce bands Metallica and Anthrax, both of whom would gain a place of prominence in the growing thrash metal movement. Manager/Megaforce founder Johnny Zazula believed that Raven were major label material and kept them touring constantly until the big labels noticed. The infamous Live at the Inferno recording was a product of one of those tours. Atlantic Records signed Raven to a worldwide contract after a minor bidding war (major label contracts would follow for Metallica and Anthrax in the following year). The band moved its permanent base from Newcastle to New York.


I’ve waited too many times
Its got to be now, Its got to be right
All night I’ve studied the signs
Its got to be now, Its flight or fight

Can’t back out
Too much at stake I gotta get through
No mistake
Now is the time and I know what to do

CHORUS
They ain’t gonna take me away, No
I’m gonna break, break the chain
They ain’t gonna take me away, No
I’m gonna break, break the chain

On the wire day after day
See the difference I just can’t believe
The grass is greener thats what they say
I know that its true and I gotta leave

Inch by inch
Cutting through see the light of day
No mistake
Now is the time and I know what to do

(CHORUS)

Cut the cable see the light of day
Cut it higher I’ll be on my way

Can’t back out
Too much at stake I gotta get through
No mistake
Now is the time and I know what to do

(CHORUS)


Raven with U.D.O. “Born To Be Wild” (Steppenwolf cover)

holy crap! This cover still gets our tickers pumping all these years later. Look, Raven at this point in their career were on fire, and when Udo shows up in the studio (we like to imagine him racing in, unexpected, as the band is tracking, grabbing a mic and singing along, then racing out, with no explanation given… or needed) it’s almost too much adrenaline. But it’s not too much, it’s just enough. This is a perfect moment in metal history, one that perfectly exemplifies why the genre rules, and one that perfectly exemplifies why Udo rules.

RAVEN+UDO- “Born To Be Wild”
(Neat, 1983)
Great Britain + Germany
One of the most interesting collaborations ever! An Anglo-Saxon battle in a merciless, almost thrashing setting; the track that according to the mainstream opinion, baptized our favorite music with the verse “…heavy metal thunder…”. One must listen to the arrangement to totally understand how it’s done. Udo screams in full force and RAVEN in the back torture their instruments like they’re never going to play again! It’s completely unrecognizable, manic and overpowering. A great treat for our ears. Yay! The second side contains the RAVEN track “Inquisitor”, where Udo alternates vocals with John Gallagher. And here we have enough judgment, razor guitars and a point where the German frontman sounds almost like King Diamond himself! The seven inch single is also available in a picture disc version; both tracks can be found on the twelve-track “Break The Chain”, released the same year by the same company.

 

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