Hard Rock and Roll – loud, sinisterandevil–That`s what `Ravenryde` is - just to bringyou a pieceofhardrockand roll you will neverforget! The band represents a style whichisbarelyfoundtoday in othernewbands, neverthelesshighlydemanded – “Classic Rock”! And“Ravenryde”comesupwith a real exponentofHardrock – guitaristDidiSaller, who proofed his masterclass not just in some epigone band, but as guitaristof the so called "Inventors of Heavy Metal" – American Rock-legends "Blue Cheer". The raven as an embodiment of secrecy and mythology is the band`s heraldic creature. So it is not surprising that the band`s lyrics and music have a certain `darkness` about them, whilst the themes of most songs take you on a journey to the far realms of fantasy. Thenew album “In The Spirit Of Darkness” is a striking masterpiece of this genre! So this “darkness” runs like a thread through all the songs – from the opener “Unholy Ground” to the titletrack “In The Spirit Of Darkness” itself. And spirit is, what it`s all about at “Ravenryde”. The spirit of the 70s and early 80s, when rockshows still were rockshows andyou really could have caught the magic in the concert halls. What “Ravenryde” takes to tape and stage now is similar to a thunderstorm. It arises from the musician`s deep need to express roughness as well as emotion, phantasy and magic in a musical way – and this in an intensity so even Lord Voldemorts blood should freeze in his veins!