Gritty Scottish Rockers THE BROKEN RAVENS Release New Track “My Shrine”

Gritty, hard rocking five-piece THE BROKEN RAVENS hail from the sleepy Gaelic-speaking town of Stornoway on the Scottish Isle of Lewis – a rocky outcrop in the Atlantic Ocean with no other land between it and America, and quite possibly the most unlikely of birthing grounds for an emerging rock n’ roll group. Not to be dissuaded by geographical location, THE BROKEN RAVENS are working to surpass their limitations with their upcoming self-titled EP, set to release this fall.

THE BROKEN RAVENS are metal enough for metalheads, rocky enough for toe tappers, melodic enough to infect the ear of the casual listener, and are prepped to follow in the footsteps of fellow influential Scottish rockers such as Jack Bruce (Cream), Bon Scott, the Young brothers (AC/DC), Biffy Clyro, Shirley Manson (Garbage), David Byrne (Talking Heads), Nazareth, Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy) and many others.

Several tracks on the EP boast the strong sonic influence of bands such as Queens of the Stone Age and Soundgarden, with a serious nod towards thrash metal. You can hear that influence in the EP’s first single, “My Shrine”, which is streaming in full now exclusively via PunkNews.org: https://www.punknews.org/article/61660/the-broken-ravens-my-shrine-punknews-exclusive

A clip of “My Shrine” is also being featured on the soundtrack to Team Rock’s newly released online arcade-style game “Stage Surfers”. You can hear the track snippet being played during game play, in which the player’s goal is to launch their band’s singer into the crowd and maintain his crowd surf for as long as possible. Check out “Stage Surfers” here: http://teamrock.com/news/2016-07-21/teamrock-s-new-game-stage-surfers-is-out-now

You can download your copy of “My Shrine” via iTunes now.

The band states, “My Shrine all started with a riff our guitarist Thrash wrote and is based on a true story that our bassist Lotto heard about and worked the lyrics round. “The perfect partner and the perfect predator” – it’s about a husband that comes across as the perfect partner, while stalking his wife, to the point she is living in fear, not knowing it’s him. His world revolves around her, obsessing about her until he gets to a point where he kills her, his obsession turns to rage.  He was the last one to be suspected as came across as the perfect partner. He got caught!”

The band’s new EP follows two previously released music videos and a single, which garnered the band enough attention to bring them across the water to the U.K. for live performances and a headline tour in 2015 (while donned with kilts, of course). Received well by critics and peers, the “foot stomping, head banging, fire ball of fuzz” have amassed a solid fanbase, great reviews, praise from peers within the industry and international radio play.

THE BROKEN RAVENS have scheduled their very first foray into international touring with a U.S. performance on November 18^th with Puddle of Mudd at the legendary Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles, CA. Make sure to see the band live – get your tickets here: http://www.whiskyagogo.com/site/event/puddle-of-mudd-3/

The band continues, “When we sent our demo’s away, we had a great response, especially from the USA. As crazy as it sounds, given the geographical nightmare (it takes almost a day to reach any major Scottish city from our present location in Lewis), we are aiming for a full US tour.”  

Stay tuned for more coming from THE BROKEN RAVENS soon.

Toby Michaels – Vocals

Thrash MacAulay – Guitar

Lotto Ferguson – Bass

Derek Healey – Guitar

Kevin Clark – Drums