Year : 2021
Style : Hard Rock, Symphonic Metal , Female vocals
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 168 mb
Bio:
Raven Quinn is a singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, CA who sadly suffered Breast Cancer after release her 1st recording and now is back with more music.Having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2015, ultimately beating it, and remaining in management treatment to prevent a recurrence since, Raven Quinn has many profound experiences to pour into her songwriting - making the release of her latest studio album "Alchemy" all the more meaningful. "Alchemy" invites the listener into a tale of overcoming the darkness of tragedy, personal victory, and the transformative magic that comes with a second chance. "Alchemy" sees Quinn return to the studio with Juno award winning/Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, and guitarist Dan Brodbeck (DOLORES O’RIORDAN, THE CRANBERRIES), who also helmed the console for Quinn’s 2010 self-titled debut album "Raven Quinn" and her 2014 follow-up "Not In Vain" after being introduced to Quinn through a mutual friend; iconic Cranberries front-woman Dolores O’Riordan. Brodbeck has once again stepped into the roles of producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-writer for "Alchemy"; with Quinn taking on the roles of lead/background vocals, lyrics, and melodies. "Alchemy" marks the return of legendary guitarist George Lynch (DOKKEN, KXM) to Quinn's music, as Lynch contributes to four tracks on the album; "Nocturne", "Alchemy", "Flicker" and "Iron Fist Velvet Glove". Previously, Quinn’s 2010 self-titled debut featured Lynch’s guitar work on seven tracks and found notable success on both Amazon MP3 and iTunes sales charts and in the popular Harmonix video game, Rock Band.
George Lynch (born September 28, 1954) is an American hard rock guitarist and songwriter.Lynch is best known for his work with heavy metal band Dokken and his band Lynch Mob. Lynch is considered to be one of the most influential and famous 80's metal guitarists. He is known for his unique playing style and sound. He is ranked #47 in "100 greatest guitarists of all time" by Guitar World magazine also ranked #10 in "Top 10 Metal Guitarists of All Time" by Gibson.Lynch was born in Spokane, Washington and raised in the small town of Auburn, California. Great White guitarist Mark Kendall claims George started two-hand tapping before Eddie Van Halen did.Twice Lynch auditioned for the position of Ozzy Osbourne's lead guitarist, once in 1979 – losing to Randy Rhoads – and another time in 1982 to replace Brad Gillis. According to Lynch, he was hired for three days before Ozzy changed his mind and decided to go with Jake E. Lee. Lee, however claims that Lynch "got the gig, but only went on the road for two weeks to watch the show, and never actually played with Ozzy." Lynch looks back on the situation positively though; he has said "I won the consolation prize. Randy got to tour with Ozzy...and I got to teach at his mom's school." Lynch played in a late 1970s band called The Boyz, working the Sunset Strip clubs in L.A., alongside some of their contemporaries like Van Halen and Quiet Riot. The Boyz were to play a showcase for Gene Simmons of Kiss and his startup label. Van Halen opened the show and Gene opted not to stay and see The Boyz. After this he formed Xciter before joining Dokken.Lynch came to fame in the 1980s through his work as the lead guitarist in the band Dokken (of which he had been a member since 1980). Dokken had a string of successful platinum albums such as Under Lock And Key and Back for the Attack, that prominently featured Lynch's inventive lead guitar work and cemented his reputation as a bonafide guitar hero. The instrumental track "Mr. Scary" on Back for the Attack contributed to his popularity among guitar players. The band earned a Grammy nomination for the Best Metal Performance in 1990.In spite of the band's popularity, the group parted ways in March 1989 due to internal tensions with lead vocalist Don Dokken. Lynch formed his own hard rock band Lynch Mob which differed from Dokken in lyrical and guitar complexity, subject matter, song structure, and tuning. Lynch then took time off and his wife had a baby girl, Mariah Lynch. After spending a few years with his family he got back to work. In 1993, Lynch released his first solo album, Sacred Groove.By 1994, after Don Dokken, Jeff Pilson and Mick Brown reunited, they decided to try to bring Lynch back into the fold as well for a true reunion of Dokken. Lynch agreed to put all differences aside to give it a go once more. The reunited version of Dokken was signed to the Columbia/Sony label and after extensive writing, released Dysfunctional. Unfortunately the album did not do as well as expected and the band was dropped from the label. Dokken then signed on with CMC International and released an unplugged show the band performed in late 1994 titled One Live Night. By 1996 the band entered the studio and hired producer Kelly Gray. Gray along with Lynch, Pilson and Brown wanted to take Dokken in a new direction to the dismay of vocalist and founder Don Dokken and released Shadowlife which was a complete switch from melodic rock to a more alternative sound. Lynch still found time to appear at guitar clinics for ESP guitars and attend the annual NAMM Show. By 1997, tensions had again flared between Don and Lynch which led to Lynch being let go from Dokken and replaced by former Europe guitarist John Norum, who had played on Don Dokken's "Up From The Ashes". According to Don, he felt Lynch wanted to destroy Dokken and referred to a quote Lynch had made in regards to Shadowlife being the perfect album to destroy Dokken, more or less.
Album:
California based female musician, singer and songwriter RAVEN QUINN has been into the scene for over a decade now, releasing two albums and some EP’s. Having been diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2015, ultimately beating it, and remaining in management treatment to prevent a recurrence since, Raven Quinn has many profound experiences to pour into her songwriting – making the release of her latest studio album “Alchemy” all the more meaningful.Appeared at the end of last year, “Alchemy” invites the listener into a tale of overcoming the darkness of tragedy, personal victory, and the transformative magic that comes with a second chance. “Alchemy” sees Quinn return to the studio with Juno award winning / Grammy-nominated producer, engineer, and guitarist Dan Brodbeck, who also helmed the console for Quinn’s 2010 self-titled debut album.“Alchemy” mixes many styles like hard rock, electronic, dark synth-dance into an interesting cocktail, and what makes it even most gripping is the involvement of legendary guitarist George Lynch (ex Dokken, Lynch Mob) providing solos and riffs on many songs.Brodbeck is the musical director here, once again stepped into the roles of producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and co-writer for “Alchemy”; with Quinn taking on the roles of lead /background vocals, lyrics, and melodies.Lynch already worked with Quinn in the past, and it’s cool to hear his guitar work on a musical style slightly away from his comfort zone. He does a really interest work on songs like the title track and “Nocturne”, but where he blows with impressive solos is on “Flicker” and especially “Iron Fist Velvet Glove”, in our opinion one of the best songs on the album.
Line-Up:
Raven Quinn – all vocals
George Lynch – guitar solos & riffs (DOKKEN)
Josh Freese, Blair Sinta – drums
Aaron Embry – piano, synths
Dan Brodbeck – guitars, bass and keyboards
Tracklist:
01. Nocturne (feat George Lynch)
02. Into the Storm
03. Confessional
04. Where Is My Mind?
05. Alchemy (feat George Lynch)
06. Flicker (feat George Lynch)
07. Rhiannon
08. Iron Fist Velvet Glove (feat George Lynch)
09. Aubade
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