As anticipation for their brand new album Venerate continues to grow, and while riding the wave of their stunning title-track release Ten Years Ago Today, alt-rock outfit Riven By Ravens kindly took part in an interview.
We talk about the project, the history of the band, the depths of their writing, live shows, and plenty more. Here’s how it went.
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Hi guys – thanks for the interview! How has 2024 been treating you so far?
Hello Stereo Stickman! Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us. 2024 has been a beehive of band activity so far. As well as a meditative practice in patience as we finalize things to get this album out to the world. It’s very time consuming. We are excited and more than ready for this release.
How did the band get together, and how would you describe your style?
Brian and I worked in a previous project called, Ghost Army, for a number of years prior to Riven By Ravens. I auditioned for the band and that’s how we met. The band ran its course and then we threw the Ghost Army corpse on the couch like Weekend at Bernie’s pickpocketing all our best ideas. It immediately grew wings and evolved into the band we are today. In a general sense, the band’s sound is heavy, melodic post-rock, having a snuggle fest with metal, prog and alternative.
Huge congrats for the upcoming album, an immense sound, nostalgic and powerful. Tell me about the inception of Venerate – what was the first idea, why this title, and how long was the creative process?
Thank you! It’s been years of hard work and effort. The definition of Venerate is to regard with feelings of respect and reverence. A nice metaphor for the entire album’s theme. Brian and I simply share the same drive, passion, persistence, aggression, ambition, and relentless discipline in music. The kind of thing that keeps you up at night and gets you out of bed early in the morning.
We want to create and we want to do it our way, our style. The creative process for this album, start to finish was technically about a year but elements that contributed to this piece of music from both of us have been in the works for decades. The creative process never really ends, just pauses, I guess. We are already working on the next album.
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