RAVENSIRE

To pinpoint the exact moment RAVENSIRE started is an impossible task! Nuno Mordred (guitars) had been busy creating riffs and musical patterns for quite some time when the idea to join ranks with Rick (bass guitar) came over a few beers. Since their background and musical tastes were virtually the same, things started out very smoothly. They even did a couple of rehearsals with Marco Marouco (OMISSION, ex-SABATAN) but, unfortunately, conflicting schedules and turmoil in their personal lives brought things to a halt for a while. In the meantime, Nuno Mordred was having some fun jamming with F (drums) who was playing guitar back then. Although these sessions were purely for fun (and had nothing to do with RAVENSIRE), Nuno Mordred talked with F about his and Rick's ideas for a band and what they were aiming for. F got so interested in the concept that he decided to start playing drums from scratch! So, with the spinal cord of RAVENSIRE already formed, it was time to develop consistency and get the beast rolling. In August 2011 the band managed to find a great rehearsal space and started jamming together. The next few weeks were used to consolidate the backbone of the songs and to have fun while playing pure HEAVY METAL! During this time, Zé Gomes (vocals) and Zé RockHard (guitar) started hanging out at the rehearsals, and joining in on the fun. It didn't take long to realize that they were the ideal partners to finish RAVENSIRE's line up, so in November 2011 things were finally ready to begin seriously. Influenced by legends like IRON MAIDEN, old MANOWAR, MERCYFUL FATE, OMEN, BROCAS HELM, ALKATEYA, HEAVY LOAD (among many others) and contemporary heroes like SLOUGH FEG, DOOMSWORD, SKULLVIEW, THE LAMP OF THOTH among others, RAVENSIRE aim to deliver its Heavy Metal raw and passionate, the way it's meant to be! The band has released recently its debut album "We March Forward" on Eat Metal Records, after the acclaimed mini-CD "Iron Will" (2012).

Lisbon, PT