Rock Until You Drop


Rock Until You Drop is the first full-length album by British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1981. The album was the first of many heavy metal studio albums issued by British independent label Neat Records. It reached position No. 63 in the UK Albums Chart.
The song "Lambs to the Slaughter" was covered by German thrash metal band Kreator on their Out of the Dark... Into the Light EP, added to the re-mastered Terrible Certainty CD in 2000.

Music

Alex Henderson of AllMusic said Raven were "a product of the late-'70s/early-'80s British metal explosion" similar to Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Girlschool, and Saxon. According to him, "Raven was heavily influenced by Judas Priest, but projected an appealing, testosterone-driven personality of its own."

Reception and legacy

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the album four and a half stars out of five. "Raven quickly went downhill after signing with Atlantic in 1985, but before that, the metal/hard rock outfit showed a fair amount of promise. If headbangers allot themselves only one Raven CD, Rock Until You Drop is the ideal choice."

Track listing

All songs written by Gallagher, Gallagher and Hunter, except where noted.

Personnel

Raven

  • John Gallagher – lead vocals, bass, classical guitar
  • Mark Gallagher – guitars, backing vocals
  • Rob Hunter – drums, percussion, backing vocals

    Production

  • Steve Thompson – producer
  • Mickey Sweeney – engineer