Raven Black‘s new single “Risen From The Ashes” has seen a release just as the band prepare to embark on a tour supporting Static-X, DevilDriver, Dope and Wednesday 13 next week. The group recorded this latest track with producer Ulrich Wild (Static-X, Deftones) and it continus the story found in the band’s ongoing comic series ‘A Dark Metal Carnival‘. According to an official press release:
‘The comic book series lays out Raven‘s past, where a voodoo doctor finds a lost, scared young girl and uses his dark magic to turn her into a doll. The Doctor‘s spell did not work, instead leaving Raven as a half human-half doll.
Through her life with The Doctor, Raven secretly studied his magic, and eventually used it to conjure up a demon named Muppet. Muppet became Raven‘s eternal protector, trapped inside of her heart.
Along with The Doctor, Muppet then created a character named Stitches to seek out other looking to join their dark metal carnival world.’
The aforementioned characters are based on the band’s drummer/vocalist (Muppet,) guitarist/vocalist The Doctor and bassist Stitches. Dates for their aforementioned tour with Static-X, DevilDriver, Dope and Wednesday 13 include:
06/14 Clarkesville, TN – Tye Warehouse Concert Lounge (Raven Black only)
06/18 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
06/19 Albuquerque, NM – El Rey Theater
06/21 Dallas, TX – Gas Monkey Live
06/22 Houston, TX – The Warehouse
06/23 San Antonio, TX – The Aztec Theater
06/25 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
06/26 Greenville, SC – The Firmament
06/28 Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
06/29 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
06/30 Scranton, PA – Levels
07/02 Toronto, ON – Opera House
07/03 London, ON – London Music Hall
07/04 Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey
07/05 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
07/06 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
07/07 Reading, PA – Reverb
07/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Jergel’s
07/10 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
07/11 Indianapolis, IN – The Citadel
07/12 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s
07/13 Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Festival (Raven Black only)
07/14 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
07/16 Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection
07/18 Cadott, WI – Cadott Rockfest
07/19 Sioux City, IA – Anthem – Hard Rock Casino
07/20 Joliet, IL – The Forge
07/21 Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
07/23 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
07/25 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory
07/26 Los Angeles, CA – Catch One
07/27 Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
08/02 Sturgis, MI – Nikki’s (Raven Black only)
