ONE OF THE HARDEST-WORKING , NICEST GUYS IN THE INDUSTRY TALKS in length ABOUT “ CHANGE ”
Interview by Michael Presti Additional Photos by Jason Adam Photography
WELCOME TO THE ALL-NEW RAVEN’S REVEAL.
99WNRR HOST JACQUI RAVEN DISHES OUT HER
TOP DIY ARTISTS YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO.
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Queen of all things metal
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Konterra
Two Best Friends from High School formed
this band and were playing cover bands such
as Metallica, Iron Maiden, just to name a few.
Even though Brad, the instrument genius moved
away due to his father’s military service, Brad
and James kept in constant contact. Konterra’s
sound is raw, gritty and face peeling. With Brad’s
insane guitar riffs and James’s solid vocals, they
have become a huge fan favorite as no song ever
sounds the same. From “Silver Lining” to their
latest track “Kong”, Konterra has been in the
Top 10 of Raven’s Reveal every since their Re-
verbnation discovery.
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ESA: For example, Jonas from Catatonia, what I really do like
in catatonia is how they proceed with their acoustic material. I
wanted to send him the smaller, emotional, acoustic focus tracks. It
worked out great.
Dawn Of The Rising
Dawn of the Rising from Phoenix, AZ is a five-
piece band of brotherhood. In an interview with
the band, Lead Vocalist Ray Coon says he writes
from the heart, with the hopes that the fans will
“feel what I’m am feeling. The fans from Raven’s
Reveal have kept their song “Just Broken” in the
middle of the pack every week. Formed five years
ago, these guys have opened for some major play-
ers such as Y & T, Armored Saint and Flotsam &
Jetsam. Yep, that’s impressive.
ESA: Yeah, I would. I would love to at least do a couple shows
there and there. I actually already got contacted by a couple of
promoters who would like to arrange a couple shows. But logisti-
cally, I think this is a pretty hard task to get all the vocals together.
It might be do able on some festivals. But the idea is pretty tempt-
ing thing I would love to, to do at least couple shows. But we’ll
see. We’ll see in the future. But at the moment as you say, there is
no shows yet. So that’s a good time to plan future dates.
What do you think of when you take
a moment to reflect on the amazing
longevity and success of Amorfis?
Seasons
Richmond Virginia is being represented by 5
guys who can throw down, kick it hard with some
serious metal and just all out party. 2017 was
the birth for Seasons, but with any band in order
to find that nucleus, there are changes that hap-
pen. According to Randall lead vocalist, “This
line up is a solid as it comes.” Listening to Sea-
sons you will hear the deep, kick in your teeth
metal that you will want to crank it up more, or
throw some major weights around in the gym.
Matt, Mark, Nick, Josh and Randall managed to
jump 9 spots on the Raven’s Reveal list, a first
considering they have been on the list for only
3 weeks. With three major festivals that they are
playing this year, this band is defiantly on the
“Go See” list.
Do you plan on touring with this?
Agora
Agora have been in existence since 1996 during
the peak of pop music. Agora is Greek for a place
that you can at an assembly or a market place to
your voice can be heard. That was especially true
during the Roman era, since speaking out against
the government was considered treason. Speaking
with Sergio Aguilar, Guitarist for band, he indicat-
ed that Agora has always been about “Sticking to
their guns during a time that metal was not even
something you talked about.” If you have listened to
this progressive metal band on Raven’s Reveal, and
heard their song “Imperio”, you would completely
understand why they have opened for the legends.
ESA: Thank you, thank you for the kind words. Yeah, you know we
do our best, and our career is pretty long with Amorfis as we’ve
been together over 30 years, which is an awfully long time if you
think about it. But you know, back in the day we’ve seen ups and
downs and we pretty much can’t say we know what to expect. What
we do know is we will respect and honor the business and how it
works. We are a pretty hard working, hard touring band. We had
our years back in the days when we were just waiting for the right
tours. We didn’t want to tour that much, but that all changed when
Tommy joined the band and enjoyed going on tour. So, with the
“Queen of Time” album, I think we played 250 shows probably.
Photo Credit: Joe Schaeffer
ESA appears courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records.
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