RAVENHILL is an American

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. They are originally from southern

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relocated to

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, but now reside near the

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, area. The band started making music in 2009. Their membership is Joshua Clifton, Brady Clifton, Kalen Orr, & Logan Gavaldon with former members Dane Johns,Aaron Broach,Keith Schaubert,Coleman Fitch, Dane Johns(Sleeping Tapes,alliswell), David Curtis(Run Kid Run,SideWalkSlam), Kyle Hassenfratz, Taylor Chance, and Jonathan Raby. The band released an album, ''Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present To You...'', independently in 2009. Their next release, the EP ''Live on Delmar'', was released independently in 2010. They released a second extended play, ''Lions'', in 2011, also independently. Their first studio album, ''

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'', was released by Slospeak Records in 2015. They released an EP called “Spirit” on Honey Gold Records in 2018. Later on August 3 in the same year, RAVENHILL released “Midnight Gold” on Honey Gold Records.

Background

Ravenhill, which is named after

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, is a

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band from southern

around West Frankfort and Herrin. In 2010, the band moved to

, and signed to

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record label Slospeak Records. Their members are vocalist and guitarist Joshua Clifton, guitarists Taylor Chance and Mike Bay, bassist Brady Clifton, and drummer Kyle Hassenfratz, with their former members guitarist Dan Johns and drummers Coleman Fitch and Jonathan Raby, the latter also performing background vocals for the group.

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2009 with their first release, ''Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present To You...'', an independently released album. They released an

extended play An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 1 ...

, ''Live on Delmar'', independently in 2010. The subsequent release, yet another extended play, ''Lions'', was released independently on May 20, 2011. Their first studio album, ''

'', was released on March 24, 2015, from Slospeak Records. The single "Mercy" hit to No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' magazine

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chart.Search for "Mercy" on Christian Rock
at billboard.com/biz

Members

Current members

* Joshua Clifton – lead vocals, guitar * Kalen Orr - Guitar, Backing Vocals, Producer * Brady Clifton – bass, background vocals * Logan Gavaldon – drums

Former members

* Mike Bay – guitar * Taylor Chance – guitar * Coleman Fitch – drums * Dane Johns – guitar * Jon Raby – drums, background vocals * Chris Goode – drums * Aaron Broach – keys * David Curtis – guitar * Jeremy Jackson – bass * Kyle Hassenfratz – drums

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Ladies and Gentlemen, I Present To You...'' (2009, independent) * ''

'' (March 24, 2015, Slospeak)

EPs

* ''Live on Delmar'' (2010, independent) * ''Lions'' (May 20, 2011, independent) * ''Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals(LIVE & RAW)'' (December 10, 2021, Honey Gold Records) * ''Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals(LIVE & RAW)'' (December 10, 2021, Honey Gold Records)

Singles

References

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External links

Official website
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