 All right go take it We're bored the metal voice now right on and right that yeah to a 20 to why All right guys, I'm aboard the raven tour bus. Yeah, how's it going guys? How's the tour so far great? Wonderful. Yeah, I'm with a good band riot act Really good, you know, they're like a classic rock band and there's not that much of that around anymore So I'm kind of happy to hear it like everybody loved it Yeah, yeah around the Brooklyn area New York boys. That's good. Yeah, I mean we love those early records So it's it's great to hear those songs again. Yeah, it really is speaking of that you guys are celebrating this gem today Yeah, 40 years come out June 1982 before airplanes. Yeah, we were about four and a half years old. Yeah Yeah, so we need records records. Yeah, so it's been cool. We've been doing the whole record. It's like one piece in the set and You know, we want we just at first we said, oh, yeah, we can do that And then we started looking at the songs and we're like, how do you play that again? I played them in a while Yeah, so the limits of the top Bartlett's own and UX speed were never played never played until this tour Yeah, I mean and that was the first time this happened because your first album all those songs will play live at some point And then you get to your second album and you got to play some of the first album And you're gonna play the new ones and you know, that's when you get into this You know, maybe three or four off the new album and it happens quite often that some of the songs just don't get played Of course, we're in the position now where we've got some you know distance we can revisit things and it's fun It must be hard to make a set list with you guys though. I mean come on Material, you know, so that that was kind of what actually it's we view it It's kind of a holiday from our normal set because some songs we have to play we have to play like on and on or maybe it's the awful one You know break the chain some of these songs that have been in our set a long time So this is kind of a little bit of a holiday But I can't we were worried about like playing the album as a you know one piece How it would work as far as like a show, you know, not just like was playing songs and it works out pretty good It works like it has some ups and downs and a little bit more involved musically and then some kind of rock and roll parts and look Kind of like party songs if you want and some fast stuff, so it's cool It works out good and that's the fans reaction Yeah, you know, you don't know because there's a lot of listening going on as opposed to just going nuts He's a classic Like he says it's got some ebb and flow to it and it really ends strong right, you know, which is cool And you come back out and play a couple of hits and stuff Yeah, we play a few songs in the beginning and then you know, we had that was something to stop but Without telling everybody what happens, but it's really it's been a lot of fun I really enjoyed it tell you the truth and the toes going good. Yeah, so far so good Now you have a little like you have a couple more days going you're going for another week. Yeah, the end next week We end on the 7th. You haven't got next next Monday. We're following Monday. Yeah, you have a 7th We end up in Cape Coral. That's where the hurricane hit, right? We weren't sure if that gig was gonna be on but they got power and they got everything squared away And they want to do the show so we're gonna do it good and I really don't know what's gonna happen as far as a crowd because That whole area was severely hit. I live in Florida and used to these hurricanes and all this stuff. So We just hope that everybody is where the foot moist area. Yeah Everybody's getting back on their feet and rebuilding and staying strong. We can put a smile on their face So what they've went through, you know, that's what they're waiting for you and they need it Yeah, a little bit of happiness maybe I think everybody needs a good time and some fun You know after all this pandemic and all the stuff people want to kind of give back to like Like going to see a concert going to have it like making some memories some good times, you know, so Now you got a special show coming up. Yeah a week from today November 6th at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Casino Casino. Yeah older Daniel. We are the special. You're gonna be the special guest of Metallica. Yeah You know, we have that relationship with them going back and well they opened Yeah, we are the very first to kill them all for one, which I hope you've revisited next year. Yeah, it was crazy We all definitely yeah We're gonna be celebrating now next year with like the play of the whole thing and we start that in March in England Which is kind of you know, it's a lot of this kind of full circle We keep talking about because we had to meet with some of the Metallica people and we did an interview with James To do with them all for one in next year You know I'd do that stuff in advance and then we talked about doing some shows together and then this Florida show came up And we we said yes initially because it was just going to be an open-end slot with Metallica Which is they contacted you guys. Yeah, so that was good. We were cheeky We're pretty much asked them to sit down with James and it was just to talk about the anniversary and he was so cool You know, it was like, you know, I remember on the tour. You were pretty drunk from most of it Did you remember anything he says I never remember anything says, but I remember everything about that tour because it was the first And we were like so clued into what was going on So it was it was really good at the end of just you know, if you need an opening bar This these guys from Newcastle who are always available, you know, you know, I might just have something. Let me see So initially that was going to be just a show with Metallica, but then it kind of transformed into this It's a celebration of Johnny C and Marsha who End up being crazed management and they were the management team that brought Raven to the States for the first time And then also introduced everybody to these different bands like Anthrax Ministry Metallica and all these different bands. So we have all this history together Metallica and Raven So it was kind of it's going to be kind of a neat thing just to celebrate that That kind of union M&M and also, you know tip I had to Johnny because he did a lot for both bands. He really did Yeah, he did a lot for music really so And he was just a kind of a crazy like kind of guy He would like off the cuff just do stuff and you know, everybody'd be like wow, you can't do that He goes, oh, yeah, it was watch me and he would do like this crazy stuff. So he succeeded though Yeah, we kind of miss him, you know sad when he passed it really was so it's end of an era kind of you know Actually, he was he was in touch with me quite often I was in touch him like a week before he passed. It was shopping when he was bad. Yeah, he was such a fan Good guy, you're right to the end. Second favorite band And you would never see who the first band was but it was the Grateful Dead Grateful Dead was his good name. Everybody's like what? Look, he loved the metal city album. That was one of his favorites It's a great album though. Listen that he loved it I think your last couple right right after one right after another metal city and they did the live one Now it's a compilation came out. Correct. Was that just we just brought that out. That's uh Kind of like a part and gift with World record company. We're moving on to the new one Steve Haller or something. Yeah, yeah, SPV. There you go. This is kind of our last release with SPV Leave I'm bleeding. It's got a little live. It's got a little uh, it's got songs from the previous three albums All the extra tracks. Yeah, and it's got a live version of stay hard, which was on release Which is really cool on that And you know, they did a lyric video for rock this town, which was a japanese extra track for metal city Which is a great little rock and roll song So Nice package great photographs all kinds of cool stuff There you go Leave them bleeding All right, so since then we we signed a new deal and The new record is going to be coming out on a new label Which is is really cool. What are you excited about lining you worked on it already? It's in the can yeah, we're pretty much in in the mix and stage right now and that will come out in may 23 yeah All hell's breaking loose all hell's breaking loose. It's an exclusive. There you go You're raving and you're the first one. We've mentioned that too Thank you Cool, I can't wait for it. Yeah, I said you let when this came came literally two weeks ago The day I was supposed to drive to brooklyn. It's not there you this came in the mail and I was like wow Nice That's that was my driving music the brooklyn. Oh good. I had a good turn around go to old All right, so uh, I will definitely see you next year on the All for one new album Look, that's it together. We gotta figure that out and the uh, just to make it more difficult to take a service Why don't you just do one and then the other? We'll just that's it two shoes We do that You know because I'm always hanging around about four o'clock and we'll just stop for a tea break in the middle Because we're English we'll have to drink tea at all times I'll be a cup of tea break in the middle and then we'll just pick it up from it with a new record So it's pretty cool. I'm a tea to have my personalized cup here. This is raving tea. You know those we should grab Get that little Private over there in case he doesn't make it. Yeah, this was a nice thing that I went to chiller today and Met the authors of this good book. Yes, we're just checking out Our good friends frank whites photographer and Alan techie o's was in Haiti non-fiction Awesome book we would just browse in it and two new cases all right there and this book is phenomenal. It's just so detailed Frank took so many amazing photos of all the cool bands the local ones the you know the national acts the international acts all right He's a Unbelievable he's well known throughout the uh, this area. Oh, yeah, yeah, he was me money For pizza All right guys, thank you for your time. Thank you for having a great show tonight. Keep up rockin. Thank you for your time again Jimmy k you you owe me money Jimmy k Jimmy k here metal voice look at this The metal voice shirts are now on sale. Just go to a video description to find out on how you can purchase In the men's room and thing bats and I just used this journal And you are watching the metal voice Hey, it's kk metal boys man on the street today tonight I'm in the streets of clifton new jersey with rick menchora from riot act riot act Rick was a member of riot from the legendary albums from the late 70s early 80s, right? Yeah, you made uh guys barons our albums fire down under the classic You were on nerita You were on the two, uh, red forest albums, right? That's me born in america born america very good albums The live one. Yeah, and then you sort of Left in a couple years. I've been hanging out on this park So wearing clifton new jersey found me here and this is where I kind of live now Somewhere along the line though, truthfully, you might live Lou kavorius. Oh, yeah. Yeah, Lou Boy, you know, he bought you but he bought you back, didn't he? Yeah, he needs to call me and say, hey, let's try to play together I would I would hesitate because you never get back to on but you know, uh, you and I got along very well and um Finally after the heavy metal, uh, all the fame induction, you know, I said, all right, Lou Let's try it. That's good. I was around for some of your tryouts with other singers and everything You finally got don don. Oh, yeah, tell us a little about don. How'd you find? It's a find. I'll tell you that Long Island find though. He is yeah through a mutual friend of Lou's recommended him and Gave him a few tunes to try out and uh Came down got together in studio and it was like magic. Actually He gave up the guy stuff. Yeah, he really knocked it out of the park and Lou and I just looked at each other and had this big grin on our face and it's like, wow, this is like amazing that That just came together like this. I actually remember when Lou called me and said we got another guy Don't put those other videos out. I remember I would come by and video you guys every once in a while Don't put any of that out destroy them. He was very funny But um now I mean Lou's passing god bless him god rest his soul Um, you got to put an album out and I want to thank the band You thanked me and jinnie k and I personally want to thank you. I've never been thanked in an album before in the back And me and jinnie really appreciated the better voice Guys would be just great to us helpful and we're in your corner supporting the band and I can't thank both of you No, this is a great album. Thank you. It's two cds one of all original music, which wow, it's It's like if you're never left in the late 70s, you came right out with this. It's great. Yeah fans of We were responding quite well to it and I'll get the play for some live Yeah, how other than what's coming by, you know, it's great. They fit right in like three, right? I'm doing two Trains, you know, different things out in the set and they just Fit right in there and if they show you your fans going on Materially, you know, it fits right in there. It sounds great So we're thrilled about that. Good. Good. So now the tour is wrapping up in a couple of days, right? Yeah It's hard to read. It's been a long tour again. I'm sorry. You also have a cd with Plates together for the firstness and only time uh, so it was a blast that that's dedicated to him and uh It was a good throw. He really was So, um, the tour wraps up you guys got new music working in the can you're gonna It's gonna come after the tour. It's you know, when you go out there start playing it It's in your blood again. Yeah, you know the band started gel and we're feeling each other out This is our first tour and uh, and now we're really pumped and It's gonna Sure Which you mean this album is very good. It's like like I said like closer to the flame Yeah It's Like I don't want to say this walk went in a different direction for a while Right the thunder steal and some really heavy stuff. This reminds me the guys from aranza era if I can be so frank Yeah, I mean that's Yeah, that's It's essentially uh, you know people say that ask that You know, I'm surrounded right from the beginning even for four hours with the band. So it's like in my DNA. Yeah, it's just You know, we played together for so long and that sound is just You know, it's part of me and I remember you guys as a because my sister's friends A bunch of them a friend of a friend of a friend Somebody was related the guys were out this summer. I was a man We're right on the border of brooklyn We got to see you guys a lot the last time I saw that band that lineup was the rush We got to open for rush The fire down on the tour, right? Yeah, we're giving you pictures and uh, yes Last time it stopped. Yeah But um, looking forward to supporting the music with him. Yeah, definitely, you know, just keep uh, check out riotactband.com and Keep you up to date on Oh And I followed you on your tour. You were very good rick. You would like the voice of the tour Ah, I tried it. You did a good job Thon is the voice. Thank you for the videographer. Let's say the videographer Always pleasure talking to you. Thank you Thank you for everything and you've been watching the middle boys