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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Paul Raven Dead (Killing Joke/Ministry/Prong) |
| Date | Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:42:07 -0500 |
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MINISTRY bassist Paul Raven was found dead yesterday
(Saturday, October 20) in a private home in a small
French village on the Swiss border after suffering an
apparent heart attack. Raven (who is also known for
his work with KILLING JOKE and PRONG) was in Geneva
working with French recording artists TREPONEM PAL on
their new release alongside drummer Ted Parsons
(PRONG) and members of THE YOUNG GODS.
Born in Wolverhampton, UK on January 16, 1961, Paul
Vincent Raven established himself with his work in the
seminal post-punk/industrial act KILLING JOKE after he
replaced the band's original bassist in 1982,
recording and touring with the group throughout its
most commercially successful period, performing on
"Fire Dances", "Night Time" and "Brighter than a
Thousand Suns". Throughout his extensive career, Raven
participated in other collaborations, including PRONG,
MURDER, INC., PIGFACE and GODFLESH. Most recently,
Raven was nominated for a 2006 Grammy for "Best Metal
Performance" for his work with MINISTRY's Al
Jourgensen, with whom he had begun collaborating in
late 2005 on the MINISTRY release "Rio Grande Blood".
After a 2006 world tour with the group, Raven helped
Jourgensen and PRONG's Tommy Victor pen the latest
MINISTRY CD, "The Last Sucker", which is also the
band's final studio release.
Commented KILLING JOKE keyboardist Reza Udhin: "Paul
was a very amazing man who I loved and trusted very
much. He always had great ideas, ventures and always
looked out for me as if I were a little brother to
him.
"I was very fortunate to be in contact with him
several times in his last week and I had great
conversations with him, we laughed and joked, which
was an integral part of his personality.
"We had so much more to do, especially with his own
personal project MOB RESEARCH, which I know he was
extremely excited about.
"I don't know what more to say, as this is such an
unexpected happening for me, as we were only talking a
short time ago. I can't believe he is gone.
"Paul will be greatly missed by music fans, friends
and mostly his family; his bands will miss him
terribly. He was a great man and a unique bass player
who has died at such a tragically early age.
"Love to you, brother. I miss you."
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
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