Back in 2015, Raven's covers album"Party Killers" was offered as a bonus to donors to the Kickstarter campaign for the Extermination album. It has been out of print since then.
Iron Shield Records (Germany) will be re-releasing it to the general public for the very first time this month. So hey, if you missed out on this exclusive back in 2015 (like I did) here's your chance to finally fill that gap in your Raven collection!
https://www.ironshieldrecords.de/raven-2021.html
Tracklist: 1. Fireball (Deep Purple ) 2. Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy) 3. He's a Whore (Cheap Trick) 4. In for the Kill (Budgie) 5. Is There a Better Way (Status Quo) 6. Ogre Battle (Queen) 7. Queen of My Dreams (Edgar Winter Group) 8. Too Bad So Sad (Nazareth) 9. Cockroach (Sweet) 10. Tak Me Bak Ome (Slade) 11. Hang On to Yourself (David Bowie)
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I missed it as well. Good luck ordering it from that website though. It's a mess!
On Facebook today, John Gallagher sez he should have copies for sale within a week or so.
Nice!
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Sat Jan 09, 2021 2:33 am
Interesting tracklist.. Some of the songs I don’t think I’ve ever heard covered before.. This would be an interesting cover album..
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:30 am
Still no update on when the band will have these CDs available. Last I checked on FB, John G sez "they must have put them on a slow boat from Germany."
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Sat Feb 20, 2021 12:20 pm
John G. posted today that the band's shipment of Party Killers CDs are "still stuck in customs" but he hopes to have them available soon.
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Sat Feb 20, 2021 4:22 pm
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Sun May 02, 2021 5:57 pm
John G. posted on FB yesterday that the "Party Killers" CDs are finally available! I already ordered my copy!
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Sun May 02, 2021 9:37 pm
Really sucks living in limbo right not, so many releases I'd normally order are all on hold. Guess when I get my life back, I'll have a shit ton of new music coming my way. This one will be one of them.
Got my Party Killers re-ish in the mail today. Woohoo, will commence listening ASAP
Anybody else who's interested in grabbing one of these might wanna track one down quick, I'm told they only pressed 500 copies total
Mine showed up today too!
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Wed May 12, 2021 10:27 am
I am really liking this CD so far - the Deep Purple, Cheap Trick, Slade, and Queen covers especially. You can tell they really had a blast recording this.
I'm not terribly familiar with most of the other songs that are covered, but they all sound damn good!
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Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Mon May 17, 2021 10:12 am
I got my OG copy during the Kickstarter campaign for the last album. In fact, it was the inclusion of this covers album that really got me to kick-in. If it weren't for that, I probably would've passed. I like Raven fine enough, but I'm not a hard-core fan.
That being said, Party Killers is one fine album. They really make the song their own. Worth getting if you're a fan of the band or tribute albums or both.
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Got mine today! I sent John Gallagher and email on Friday evening so that was really fast shipping. I'm glad this got a reissue because I thought I'd never get a chance to own it because I missed out on the Kickstarter.
Subject: Re: Raven - "Party Killers" reissue Wed Oct 25, 2023 7:59 am
Just in case anybody missed out on the Party Killers reissue in 2021, it's now part of Faster Than The Speed Of Light, a 3-CD compilation package that also includes Live At The Inferno and Destroy All Monsters: Live in Japan.
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