The Raven Age

The Raven Age are an English heavy metal band formed in London in 2009 by guitarists George Harris and Dan Wright. Harris is the son of Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris.^[3]

The Raven Age
The Raven Age 2022
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Alternative metal groove metal[1] melodic metalcore[2]
Years active	2009–present
Members	George Harris Matt Cox Jai Patel Matt James Tommy Gentry
Past members	Tony Maue Michael Burrough Dan Wright
Website	www.theravenage.org

History

In 2014, the band recorded and released their self-titled EP, before supporting Steve Harris' British Lion and Tremonti on separate tours. The band then supported Iron Maiden on The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016.^[4] On 2 August 2016, the band announced that their debut album, Darkness Will Rise, would be released in December 2016, but it was instead released in March 2017.^[5][6] The band supported Anthrax on the Among The Kings European Tour in 2017.^[7] They followed by supporting Killswitch Engage and Tremonti on their tours in 2018.^[8] The band released their second album, Conspiracy, on 8 March 2019. Conspiracy has received over 130,000 views on YouTube as of 12 June 2019.^[9][10] In 2023, The Raven Age released their third album, titled Blood Omen.^[11]

Band members

Current

• George Harris – guitars (2009–present)^[12]
• Matt Cox – bass, backing vocals (2012–present)
• Jai Patel – drums (2013–present)^[13]
• Matt James – lead vocals (2018–present)
• Tommy Gentry – guitars (2015, 2022–present)

Former

• Michael Burrough – lead vocals (2013–2017)^[14]
• Dan Wright – guitars (2009–2017)
• Tony Maue – guitars (2017–2022)

Discography

Studio Albums

• Darkness Will Rise (2017)
• Conspiracy (2019)
• Blood Omen (2023)

Compilation Albums

• Exile (2021)

EPs

• The Raven Age (2014)

Singles

• Salem's Fate (2017)
• Surrogate (2018)
• Betrayal of the Mind (2018)
• The Day the World Stood Still (2019)
• Fleur de Lis (2019) ^[15]
• No Man's Land (2021)
• As the World Stood Still (2021)
• Wait For Me (2021)
• Parasite (2023)
• Serpents Tongue (2023)
• Forgive & Forget (2023)
• The Guillotine (2024)
• Hangman (2025)