GIG: Raven (Nuneaton)

My very first time seeing Raven, having first heard them in 1983! This year marked the 40th anniversary of their magnum opus 'All For One' and the band were playing it in full. To be honest, All For One is the only Raven album I have ever really given a shit about, and it still stands up today so I was well up for the short trip to Nuneaton Queens Hall to see them.

Rose wasn't very keen but Rich came with me and spent the whole evening grinning from ear to ear. Raven were extremely entertaining, endearing and seemed to be genuinely enjoying themselves. It's a pity there wasn't a few more people to watch them, since they put on a tremendous show, but if I have one minor quibble it was that the sound was earsplittingly loud and my ears were ringing for days.

Also, the main support band 'Hellgrimm' were utter shit.