Saturday Feb 27th / Copy Curse 6 w / ISKRA, SUBSIST, ALTERED DEAD / Noise & Art

All Ages show at the Intrepid Theatre / Saturday February 27th / live bands, noise & art show.
Doors at 7 / $5 - 10 sliding scale at the door.

ISKRA - blackened anarchist metal veterans
SUBSIST - grinding violence from Montreal
LEATHER - Vancouver electronic noise
ALTERED DEAD - Old school necro death
GRIEFER - veteran noise from Vic
DIEANDFINDOUT / SISTER BLANCHE / SCHOOLGIRL

Absu tickets for Victoria event!

Tickets for the upcoming ABSU / ISKRA / ALTERED DEAD show are available right now at Cavity Curiousity Shop & through us at Black Raven Records. We will be dropping tickets off today at Lyle's Place and Supreme Echo.

Black Raven Records - By appointment / open to public Saturdays 12-5PM / 1280 Dunsterville Ave
Cavity Curiousity Shop - 556 Pandora Ave, Victoria
Supreme Echo  - 2504 Government St #102, Victoria
Lyle's Place - 770 Yates Street, Victoria

Famine Fest 2016 @ the Panic Room, Portland Oregon. Coming up this week!

April 9th 2016: Absu / Iskra / Altered Dead, Victoria BC

Black Raven is proud to announce that the legendary Texas black metal band ABSU will be performing in Victoria BC April 9th 2016 at The Upstairs Cabaret. The stage setup of The Upstairs Cabaret will provide an intimate setting for the show with great sight lines from all around the venue.

This will be an early show with doors at 5:30PM, bands at 6PM and finish time of 10PM. ABSU will be performing for 90 minutes, with ISKRA and ALTERED DEAD opening the show.

Tickets will be available at Cavity Curiousity Shop (downtown at 556 Pandora Ave) and through Black Raven Records (contact through email at blackravenrecords at yahoo.ca) Ticket prices will be $10 advance and $15 at the door, all cash goes directly to venue costs and the touring band. Tickets will be available beginning Wednesday February 17th.

www.absu.us
www.iskracrust.com
https://altereddead.bandcamp.com

ISKRA EURO TOUR 2013 - festival info...

PLAY FAST OR DON'T FESTIVAL VOL. 10
FRIDAY 19th JULY / SATURDAY JULY 20th 2013
HRADEC KRALOVE, CZECH.

10 year Anniversary for this legendary festival! Two days of crust, punk, grind, fastcore, powerviolence & hardcore...

Festival Program

PÁTEK/FRIDAY

17:00 17:30 MIDNATT DÖD
17:45 18:15 KINGSTERROR
18:30 19:00 SETE STAR SEPT
19:15 19:45 HELLSTORM
20:00 20:30 THE SHINING
20:45 21:15 AGE OF WOE
21:30 22:10 ACTIVE MINDS
22:25 23:05 DESPISE YOU
23:20 23:50 SATANIC MALFUNCTIONS
00:05 00:35 LYCANTHROPHY
00:50 01:20 CANCER SPREADING
01:35 02:05 POLIKARPA Y SUS VICIOSAS

SOBOTA/SATURDAY

10:30 11:00 PRŮMYSLOVÁ SMRT
11:15 11:45 PERIKATO
12:00 12:30 RAGEOUS INTENT
12:45 13:15 TRIGGER
13:30 14:00 MY MAN MIKE
14:15 14:45 ICON OF EVIL
15:00 15:30 CONTROLLED EXISTENCE
15:45 16:15 RADIO BIKINI
16:30 17:00 NEEDFUL THINGS
17:15 17:45 SEX DWARF
18:00 18:30 COLD WORLD
18:45 19:15 ISKRA
19:30 20:00 GETS WORSE
20:15 20:45 DEATHTOLL80k
21:00 21:45 MOB47
22:00 22:50 GUIDED CRADLE
23:05 23:35 ABORTION
23:50 00:30 BLACK TEMPLE BELOW




BLACK AGAINST NIGHT FESTIVAL VOL. 1
WEDNESDAY JULY 24th / THURSDAY JULY 25th 2013
STRUGA, MACEDONIA

WEDNESDAY JULY 24th

AEON ARCANUM Black/Death Metal (Kocani, Macedonia)
REMNANTS Hardcore / Crust (Kocani)
STAGNATOR Metal (Skopje, Macedonia)
NEW POLICE STATE Anarcho Punk (Skopje)
AUTIST Metal (Struga, Macedonia)
NO DOVES FLY HERE Melodic Hardcore/Crust (Skopje)

THURSDAY JULY 25th

ISKRA Blackened Crust (Victoria, Canada)
MARAS Black Metal (Gevgelija, Macedonia)
DISEASE Raw D-Beat (Skopje)
IRRITATEMENT Hardcore (Skopje)
ANNA O. Post Punk (Kocani)



THREE DAYS OF FREEDOM FEST
FRIDAY JULY 26 / SATURDAY JULY 27 / SUNDAY JULY 28 2013
VEROIA, GREECE

Three day festival with over 30 bands plus DJs; visit www.3daysoffreedom.wordpress.com for more festival info

FRIDAY JULY 26th

DEADOSE Stoner (Veroia)
ISKRA Blackened Crust (Canada)
OLDSCHOOL REDNEX Punk Rock (Salonica)
ΑΝΤΙΔΡΑΣΗ Hardcore Punk (Athens)
ΗΡΩΑΣ-ΚΙΜΩΝΑΣ Hip Hop (Kavala)
DECADENCIA Hardcore Punk (Kozani)
CHERNOBYL ATTACK Noise D-Punk (Athens)
ΞΕΡΑ Hardcore Punk (Salonika)
ΝΤΟΥΧΝΑ Hardcore Punk (Volos)
ZΜΠΑΡΑΛΙΑ GYPSY Thrash Punk (Veroia)

SATURDAY JULY 27th

ΒΑΒΟΥΡΑ Punk Rock (Veroia)
ΕΞΟΝΤΩΣΗ Punk (Athens)
ΕΝ ΨΥΧΡΩ Hardcore Punk (Nicosia-Cyprus)
TNT Hip Hop (Athens)
THE VAGABONDS 77 Oi Punk Rock (Athens)
ΟΜΙΧΛΗ Street Punk (Athens)
ΤΑ ΜΑΤΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΝΙΓΜΕΝΩΝ HIP HOP (Athens)
ΚΡΑΤΑΡΑΜΜΕΝΟ ΣΤΟΜΑ Hardcore Punk (Athens)
DRUNK MOTHERFUCKERS Stoner Heavy Rock (Athens)
ROTTING FLESH Death Metal (Salonica)

SUNDAY JULY 28th

CHEMICAL INVASION Thrash Metal (Katerini)
GROTESKA Punk Rock (Salonica)
TA STUKAS Punk Rock (Athens)
ΞΥΛΙΝΑ ΑΙΣΘΗΜΑΤΑ Hip Hop (Salonica)
ALLERGIC Progressive Punk Rock (Salonica)
10 TO GO Punk Rock (Larissa)
ΟΜΕRTA Hip Hop (Athens)
BIRTHDAY KICKS Stone & Roll (Larissa)
LOS PASADOS Punk Rock (Serres)
MITIC THREESOME Rock N More (Veroia)




ARM YOUR DESIRES FESTIVAL VOL. 7
FRIDAY JULY 26th / SATURDAY JULY 27th / SUNDAY JULY 28th 2013
TYRNAVOS, GREECE

Three day festival - www.arm-your-desires.blogspot.ca for more info

FRIDAY JULY 26th

HUMAN SLAUGHTER Thrash (Salonica)
BLOODY CHAINS Heavy Thrash (Athens)
MOAT HUG Sludge (Kozanh-Larisa)
OVERTHROW Crossover Thrash (Athens)
LUNACY Deathcore (Kozanh)
MUMMRAH Hardcore / Crust / Stoner (Salonica)
MENTAL ASSAULT Thrash (Patra)

SATURDAY JULY 27th

ISKRA Blackened Crust / Metal (Canada)
JAGERNAUT Noise / Grind / Crust (Athens)
NARCAN Crust (Athens)
BORN FOR SLAUGHTER Crustcore (Macedonia)
CALF Postrock (Karditsa)
PANDIMIA Punk (Athens)
URSUS Fastcore / Punk (Athens)

SUNDAY JULY 28th

MAIN INFECTED MAZE Jamcore (Athens)
CAVEAT EMPTOR Deathgrind (Patra)
Εν Ψυχρω - Hardcore (Kypros)
ALIVE CLINTONS Punkrock (Naupaktos)
Ξερα – Grind (Salonica)
THE KOPROSKYLA Punk (Athens)
Κραταραμμενο Στομα – Hardcore Punk (Athens)
FUCK THE CIVILIZATION Crustcore / Punk (Karditsa)




MONTE PARADISO FESTIVAL
FRIDAY AUGUST 2nd / SATURDAY AUGUST 3rd 2013
PULA, CROATIA

More info & band list soon! Monte Paradiso Pula turns 20 (or 21?) this year!




MARTINSKA FESTIVAL Vol. 14
FRIDAY AUGUST 9th / SATURDAY AUGUST 10th 2013
SIBENIK, CROATIA

MARTINSKA FESTA LINEUP

FRIDAY AUGUST 9th

ISKRA Blackened crust/metal, Canada
WIZARD OF STONE MOUNTAIN Stoner doomrock, Croatia
PUBLIC DISGRACE Hardcore punk, Croatia
AK47 Legendary Croatian anarcho-crust punk
SEPPUKU Crust/grind, Croatia

SATURDAY AUGUST 10th

PIKNIK Experimental rock from Novi Sad, Serbia
MANHEIM Black'n'roll, Croatia
TRUE Death metal, Croatia
HUMAN HOST BODY Slovenian hardcore/crust/metal
LOS PRIMJER Melodic hardcore metalpunks, Croatia
STONERIDE Stoner rock/metal from Zagreb, Croatia

DOOM (UK) All Ages Gig w/ ISKRA, SIXBREWBANTHA, AZOTOBACTER

This gig is coming up in 8 days!

Legendary crust pioneers from the UK - first time to Canada!
The gig is all ages and the price non-exclusive ($5.00 - $15.00 sliding scale, pay what you can afford!), it will be over early - for those who are using Victoria's abominable public transit service

This will definitely be one of the decade's best punk shows in Victoria, so don't miss it

ISKRA / European Tour Dates / Summer 2013

ISKRA will be heading back to Europe this July / August 2013;



The tour route will be as follows, dates will be confirmed soon!

JULY 2013

July 16 - Ghent, Belgium
July 17 - Leipzig, Germany
July 18 - Berlin Germany
July 19 - Play Fast Fest, Czech
July 21 - Bratislava, Slovakia
July 22 - Budapest, Hungary
July 23 - Timisoara, Romania
July 24 - Belgrade, Serbia
July 25 - Struga, Macedonia. Festival.
July 26 - Thessaloniki, Greece
July 27 - Kavala, Greece
July 28 - Sofia, Bulgaria
July 29 - TBA
July 30 - TBA
July 31 - TBA

AUGUST 2013

August 1 - Zagreb, Kroatia
August 2 - Monte Paradiso Fest, Pula, Kroatia
August 4 - Rijeka, Kroatia
August 5 - Kroatia, TBA
August 6 - Kroatia, TBA
August 7 - Kroatia, TBA
August 8 - Kroatia, TBA
August 9 - Sibenik Matinska Festival, Kroatia
August 11 - TBA
August 12 - Slovenia, TBA

Also, in support of the tour, there will be a vinyl reissue of ISKRA's 2009 LP "Bureval." This will be a multi-label release, so any label interested in contributing can contact the band directly (iskra at email.com).

More Updates Soon!

The legendary DOOM (UK) All Ages Show, Victoria BC. April 3 2013.

There are a number of all ages shows coming up in Victoria - Anyone interested can stop by Black Raven for more info.

That said, the legendary crust/punk act DOOM are hitting Canada this April, beginning their tour on the West Coast. The show in Victoria will be April 3rd, and will be an all ages gig, the lineup and info is as follows (will scan in the poster soon);



ALL AGES PUNK METAL GRIND GIG
Wednesday April 3rd, 2013

DOOM - UK Crust-punk veterans. www.doomcrustpunk.com
ISKRA - Victoria anarchist metal. First local gig in 4 months. www.iskracrust.com
SIXBREWBANTHA - Victoria grind mayhem. www.sixbrewbantha.bandcamp.com
AZOTOBACTER - Victoria dirt-cult punk.

At the Victoria Event Centre / 1415 Broad Street, Victoria BC.
All Ages / $5.00 - $15.00 at the door (pay what you can).
All cash goes to touring act!
Early show, Doors at 6:30, Bands at 7:00.

any questions can be directed to blackravenrecords@yahoo.ca

Iskra Shirts / Canada

We have a few of the Iskra "Bureval" t-shirt left from the European tour which were brought back to Canada. This is a different design than the one offered in the USA by Warlord, the tour run of the "Bureval" design being a full colour one-sided print of the album artwork. Sizes small and large only.

Iskra European Tour Demo 2012 / CD and LP

A self-released, limited run of this demo was released September 2012 for Iskra's European Tour (September 19th - November 4th 2012). This eight track demo was recorded and mixed by the band July 2012 at the Iskra rehearsal room.

Featured on the demo are four new tracks from their upcoming LP; Nihil, Der Einzig, Illegal and Traume, along with three re-recorded tracks off the LP "Bureval" (2009, Agipunk), and a cover version of Immortal's "Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons".

The LP edition was pressed in an edition of 666 copies on black vinyl with the tour dates listed on the back of the sleeve. Includes a printed inner sleeve with lyrics and recording information.

The CD edition was released as a 6 panel digipak, with lyrics and tour dates printed on the inner panels.

For wholesale or mailorder please contact Iskra (iskra at email.com) or Black Raven Records (blackravenrecords at yahoo.com).

Wholesale Prices:
LP (5 or more copies) 5 EURO
CD (10 or more copies) 3 EURO

Also available for wholesale:
Iskra / Doom Siren Split LP / 6 EURO
Iskra / Doom Siren Split Cassette Tape / 2.5 EURO
Iskra "Bureval" Cassette Tape / 2 EURO

All orders will be shipped from Belgium. Both Vinyl and CD editions of the Tour Demo are shrinkwrapped.

There are also around a dozen Iskra shirts left from the tour. These can also be offered for mailorder at 7 euro a shirt.

Update: ISKRA / AHNA European Tour 2012

Visit www.iskracrust.com for more regular updates!!
Email blackravenrecords@yahoo.ca for more info
Here are the confirmed dates as posted thus far, with the venues posted as text below

This tour is with Victoria BC's blackened anarchist metal band ISKRA and Vancouver BC's sludgecrust doom duo AHNA. It is due time as ISKRA's last Europe tour fades into the past 7 years ago!

WEDNESDAY - SEPT 19 - FRANCE - AMANLIS @ D37 BAR
FRIDAY - SEPT 21 - FRANCE – MONTAIGU @ LE ZINOR
SUNDAY - SEPT 23 – FRANCE – BORDEAUX @ HERETIC CLUB
MONDAY - SEPT 24 – FRANCE – TOULOUSE @ LA DERNIÈRE CHANCE
TUESDAY - SEPT 25 - SPAIN - BARCELONA @ LA JUNGLA
THURSDAY - SEPT 27– FRANCE – PARIS @ LA MIROITERIE
FRIDAY - SEPT 28 – BELGIUM – PERWEZ @ CENTRE CULTUREL DE PERWEZ
SATURDAY - SEPT 29 – NETHERLANDS – LEIDEN @ SUB 071
SUNDAY - SEPT 30 – NETHERLANDS – AMSTERDAM @ VRANKRIJK
MONDAY - OCT 1 - NETHERLANDS – NIJMEGEN @ DE ONDERBROEK
TUESDAY - OCT 2 - GERMANY - AACHEN @ TBA
WEDNESDAY - OCT 3 - GERMANY - TBA
THURSDAY - OCT 4 – GERMANY- KIEL @ ALTE MEIEREI
FRIDAY - OCT 5 – DENMARK – AALBORG @ 1000 FRYD
SATURDAY - OCT 6 – DENMARK – HELSINGOR @ ELVAERKET
SUNDAY - OCT 7 – NORWAY – OSLO @ THE BLITZ
TUESDAY - OCT 9 – SWEDEN – GOTEBORG @ HARDEN
WEDNESDAY – OCT 10 – SWEDEN – LULEA @ FORENINGSGATEN 7
THURSDAY - OCT 11 – FINLAND - OULU
FRIDAY - OCT 12 – FINLAND – TAMPERE @ VASTAVIRTA
SATURDAY - OCT 13 – FINLAND – TURKU @ T.V.O.
SUNDAY - OCT 14 – FINLAND – HELSINKI @ LETAKKONIES
MONDAY - OCT 15 - LITHUANIA – VILNIUS @ KLUB X-120
TUESDAY - OCT 16 - POLAND – WARSAW @ PRZYCHODNIA SQUAT
WEDNESDAY - OCT 17 - POLAND - KRAKOV
THURSDAY - OCT 18 – POLAND – POZNAN @ ROZBRAT SQUAT
FRIDAY - OCT 19 – GERMANY – GERMANY - BERLIN @ KOMA F/KOPI
SATURDAY - OCT 20 – GERMANY - LEIPZIG @ BERMUDA DREIECK
SUNDAY - OCT 21 - CZECH - PRAHA @ FINAL CLUB
MONDAY - OCT 22 – CZECH – UHERSKÉ HRADIŠTE @ KLUB MIR
TUESDAY - OCT 23 - CROATIA, ZAGREB @ AKC MEDIKA
WEDNESDAY - OCT 24 – SLOVENIA, LJUBLJANA @ KLUB GROMKA
THURSDAY - OCT 25 – AUSTRIA – LINZ @ ALTE WELT
FRIDAY - OCT 26 – AUSTRIA – VIENNA @ E.K.H.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 27 – ITALY - BOLOGNA @ XM-24 SQUAT
SUNDAY OCTOBER 28 – ITALY – ROMA @ BENCIVENGA SQUAT
TUESDAY OCTOBER 30 – ITALY – MILANO @ F.O.A. BOCCACIO
WEDNESDAY - OCT 31 – FRANCE - SAINT-ETIENNE @ LA GUEULE NOIRE
THURSDAY - NOV 1 – FRANCE - NANCY @ CAVEAU DU GRAND SAUVOY
FRIDAY - NOV 2 - BELGIUM - TBA
SATURDAY – NOV 3 – FRANCE – LILLE @ LA CALIFORNIE

ISKRA / DOOM SIREN SPLIT LP and CASSETTE, SIXBREWBANTHA / ARCHAGATHUS SPLIT EP available now for wholesale.

We now have our copies of the ISKRA / DOOM SIREN split LP and Cassette and also the rest of our copies of the SIXBREWBANTHA / ARCHAGATHUS Split EP. Available wholesale or for trades. Pictures soon!

For US orders of the Iskra / Doom Siren Split these labels can also be contacted;

Threat to Existence (Los Angeles,CA) www.threattoexistence.com/
Eat Lead Records (Austin,TX) www.eatleadrecords.com
Anti-corp Records (Nashville, TN) www.anticorporatemusic.com

Cassette Version released by Dead Profit Records (San Antonio, TX) www.deadprofit.com

ISKRA / DOOM SIREN Split LP Update

After many delays from the pressing plant, the Iskra / Doom Siren Split LP should be available within a couple of weeks from all labels involved.

GRIND THE PROVINCES TOUR KICKOFF GIG. All Ages. Victoria BC

GRIND THE PROVINCES TOUR KICKOFF SHOW
AUGUST 18th @ THE LITTLE FERNWOOD
1923 Fernwood Ave
Victoria BC

ALL AGES
$6.00 at the door!
Doors at 7:00 PM

BANDS

From Vancouver
Heavy grinding crust assault INFECT PROPAGANDA. First gig in Victoria.
www.reverbnation.com/infectpropaganda

With Locals

ISKRA - Grinding, blackened anarchist metal. First hall show in Victoria in 10 months.
www.iskracrust.com

SIXBREWBANTHA - Grind obliteration.
www.sixbrewbantha.bandcamp.com

NO EUOLGY - Scandinavian jawbreaker crust.
www.noeulogy.bandcamp.com

as mentioned, this is the tour kickoff for the GRIND THE PROVINCES TOUR, so if you're looking at this from outta town - we may be coming to your city.
Check out www.grindtheprovinces.blogspot.com

GRIND THE PROVINCES TOUR 2011

13 metal-punks and grinders, 3 bands, 2 vans.
17 gigs, 4 provinces, 2 festivals.
Check it out.

www.grindtheprovinces.blogspot.com

New Arrivals - July 21th 2011

We picked up some merch from the folks in WILLING FEET & CETASCEAN last weekend - this includes releases from these bands (7"s and cassettes), stuff from the members' label MERCY OF SLUMBER (ISKRA S/T LP reissue, BONEBLACK LP, WILLING FEET 7", CETASCEAN 7") and releases from members other bands (ARCHAGATHUS EP's, CD's & LP's, SKELETON LP). Also a handful of patches from the bands.

Black Raven Records - New Releases / Upcoming Releases

We have our latest co-release in stock now -

The LAST LEGION ALIVE (Belgium) / HELLSTORM (Greece) split LP (Co-release between SVOBODA RECORDS, SCREAM RECORDS, ACTIVE REBELLION, DEVIANCE RECORDS, YA BASTA RECORDS & BLACK RAVEN RECORDS)
Ripping metallic crust split.

Coming (very) Soon:

DOOM SIREN (Texas)/ ISKRA (Canada) Split LP - Co-release by EAT LEAD RECORDS, ANTI-CORP RECORDS, THREAT TO EXISTENCE & BLACK RAVEN RECORDS).
Four tracks of punishing warcrust from DOOM SIREN & four tracks of grinding anarchist metal from ISKRA. This will be availiable from BLACK RAVEN / ISKRA on the GRIND THE PROVINCES TOUR.

NO EULOGY LP - Co-release. Raw d-beat hardcore from Victoria, BC. Debut LP, more info soon!

SIXBREWBANTHA / ARCHAGATHUS SPLIT EP - Co-release. This split will be desecrating ears with SBB's violent grind obliteration and ARCHAGATHUS's autopsied mince-grind.
Out soon!