RavenEye
| RavenEye | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Genres | Hard rock, garage rock, blues rock, post-grunge, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | raveneyeofficial.com |
| Members |
Oli Brown Aaron Spiers Kev Hickman |
RavenEye are an English rock band formed in Milton Keynes in 2014.[1] The band consist of blues guitarist Oli Brown on vocals, bassist Aaron Spiers and drummer Kev Hickman. Their sound is reminiscent of and rooted in modern garage rock and blues rock.
Background
Blues guitarist Oli Brown formed RavenEye in Milton Keynes in 2014 along with Australian bassist Aaron Spiers and drummer Kev Hickman. Shortly after the formation, the band toured Europe supporting guitarist Joe Satriani on a two month tour during the summer of 2014. Festivals in Spain and a UK tour ended the busy opening year for the trio.[2]
In January 2015 the band's first single, Breaking Out received over 100,000 plays on Soundcloud in less than a month and was one of Classic Rock's Track's of the week featured on their website.[3]
In April 2015, the band supported Swedish rock band Blues Pills in the UK.[4] This was followed by a two week co-headline tour with Spanish band Last Fair Deal through Spain.[5] Through June and July of 2015, the band supported Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators.[6]
The band's debut E.P Breaking Out was released on 28th April 2015.[6] Also released was a music video and lyric video for the titled track of the EP.
After supporting Deep Purple for two dates in France joined again with Slash in November of 2015 to tour Eastern Europe.
The band will tour the UK again in January and February 2016.
Band members
- Oli Brown – lead vocals, guitar (2014–present)
- Aaron Spiers – backing vocals, bass guitar (2014–present)
- Kev Hickman – drums (2014–present)
Discography
EPs
- Breaking Out (2015) (self-released)
References
- ↑ "RavenEye". Facebook. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Joe Satriani Support". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Classic Rock". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "Blues Pills". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ "REO News". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- 1 2 "CackBlabbath". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
External links
- RavenEye official website
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