''Rock Until You Drop'' is the first full-length album by British
heavy metal band
Raven
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, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British
independent label
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Neat Records. It reached position No. 63 in the
UK Albums Chart
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.
The song "Lambs to the Slaughter" was covered by German
thrash metal
Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an Extreme metal, extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, ...
band
Kreator
Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982. Their current line-up consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Mille Petrozza, Miland "Mille" Petrozza, drummer Jürgen Reil, Jürgen "Ventor" Reil, lead guitarist Sami Yli- ...
on their ''
Out of the Dark... Into the Light'' EP, added to the re-mastered ''
Terrible Certainty'' CD in 2000.
Track listing
All songs written by Gallagher, Gallagher and Hunter, except where noted.
Personnel
Raven
*John Gallagher – lead vocals, bass, classical guitar
*Mark Gallagher – electric guitar, backing vocals
*Rob Hunter – drums, backing vocals
Production
*
Steve Thompson – producer
*Mickey Sweeney – engineer
References
1981 debut albums
Raven (British band) albums
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