Biography
Launched in January 2018, Ravenbreed are a Hard Rock band from Cardiff, South Wales UK. The three piece has influences ranging from Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Alter Bridge, Pantera, Motorhead Guns N Roses to name a few, which fuse to form a modern hard rock sound with melodic interludes, catch hooks, huge riffs, and powerful gruff vocals.
Their three track debut EP 'Hollowed', release April 2018, was gracefully received by journalists and DJs, such as Adam Walton (BBC Radio Wales), Samantha Lloyds (Down the Front Media & DTFPodcast) and John Winser (Gigs N Trigs), along with impressive live reviews, mark Ravenbreed as a band to watch out for.
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Ravenbreed having been cutting their teeth in the local music scene, along with performances at the end of year party in Tramshed for Cardiff University, headlining Meddwlfest in Swansea, and slots at Swansea Fringe Festival, Dollfest, Breaking Bands Festival, Loverocks, Hard Rock Hell and Redemption Festival. As finalist to Hard Rock Hells 'Highway to Hell' competition, held at Sheffield's O2 Academy, the bands rapid progression saw them play to a packed out 600 cap venue, and go on to be features on Hard Rock Hell radio.
The year of 2019 has had some amazing milestones for the band, taking the sound across the UK to festivals such as Loverocks, Crazy Cowboy, Redemption Festival and soon Hard Rock Hell XIII! The band has also been featured on the New Rock Show on Planet Rock. The band is pending to release another three track EP. There has been a lineup change towards the end of 2019, and close to the end of the year we recruited the awesome Luke Short to the fold!
Luke has brought so much to the band in terms of music, songwriting and helping getting it back on it’s feet. This determination has fuel the fire in us all. This is RAVENBREED!
Members include Luke Short on Vocals, Ross Formosa on Bass and backup vocals, Oli Watkins on Drums, Mikey Watkins on Guitar and backup vocals.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.