ep42 - A Conversation with Ravenous

Sup nerds! In this very special episode we have Jake Wright and R.A. Voltaire from Ravenous E.H. join the show to take a deep dive into their latest album, Hubris. Make sure to listen to it and get all the details on this detailed song by song extravaganza.---Listen to Hubris:https://open.spotify.com/album/0ryCoecphq8r2CVx5NHmgp?si=GkYSTunUQdWvlWN5JskdeQGet their Merch:https://ravenouseternalhunger.bandcamp.com/merchCatch Rav’s Stream:https://www.twitch.tv/ravoltaireSupport us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcastFollow us!iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher - powerful. a power metal podcastWebsite - https://www.powerful-podcast.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpmMusic by Fernando ReyPowered by La Casona Productionshttps://www.facebook.com/salacasona/---For the Impatient:00:00:00 Pre-roll00:00:48 'Sup Nerds!00:02:30 Rav's Top 4 Power Metal Bands00:05:04 Jake's Top 4 Power Metal Bands00:09:26 Writing an album lockdown00:13:10 Production approach for the second album00:17:02 Track by Track Deep Dive Start00:17:53 Ravenous' Songwriting approach00:19:13 Track 1 - Carnage in Carthage (the Sabaton angle)00:22:26 Finding the album's theme00:25:33 Meticulous Planning00:26:40 Polarizing Tracks are good00:29:36 Lyrics tailored to the Music00:31:08 Jake and Rav being the perfect pair00:32:26 The classical inspiration for Carthage00:34:53 Track 2 - Astral Elixir (an external need)00:36:50 Musical Genres and Lyrics00:38:50 Lyrics relation to Hubris00:42:05 Picking the Singles00:53:46 Track 3 - Son of Storms (Ocarina of Time)00:57:29 The Viathyn Connection00:58:50 Baritone representation in Power Metal01:01:46 Trying to not repeat song title structures01:03:00 Song working titles01:04:02 "This is our Shark Song!"01:05:40 Songs that don't make it to the album01:06:40 Seven Spires tangent01:07:55 "don't be Jari"01:09:11 Track 4 - Die 1,000 Deaths (Oldschool AMV love)01:12:52 Song title and Translations01:13:28 Street Fighter vs Mortal Kombat01:13:54 Songwriting - Music first, Lyrics second01:15:00 Heinrich Yoshio's Guest Solo01:15:21 Japanese Bonus Track01:16:44 South Park tangent01:17:41 Back to the song01:18:19 Sampling and being too literal01:20:03 The song about Fabio01:21:13 Track 5 - Bridgeburner (Malazan)01:26:16 Bad programmer humor01:28:18 Daniel Carpenter's Orchestration01:33:59 Guitar Solos Approach01:35:49 Track 6 - The Alder Queen (the halfway point)01:36:45 Rav's Sound Design01:37:43 Nina Osegueda's Guest Vocals01:39:00 The inspirations for Alder Queen01:41:03 The deeper meaning01:45:02 Stereo Splitted Vocals01:46:05 Singable Solos01:48:48 Track 7 - The March of Hunger (the late commer)01:52:46 Developing the song01:56:57 Everything has a reason01:58:40 The D&D idea that didn't come to be02:01:50 Ad?02:02:02 Track 8 - The Claw is the Law (Collaborating with friends)02:05:29 The Dreadnoughts02:07:09 Technically Friends02:07:37 Getting wasted on White Claws02:09:11 Collaborating with The Dread Crew of Oddwood and identity of the band02:14:43 The Tragedy of the Music Video02:18:07 Performing live - Backing Tracks and putting on a Show02:23:39 Making a Video with guest Vocalists02:24:15 Amazing Segways02:25:03 Track 9 - Onwards and Upwards (Mathias Blad is lovely)02:27:09 Writing a Ballad for a Metal album02:29:23 Mathias is still lovely02:33:36 Mathias if you are listening you are invited to the show02:34:00 Making Music and the power of asking02:36:42 The missed Guests02:40:26 Track 10 - ...Of Beasts and Faust (Sound Design is my Passion)02:41:29 "It's a great time to be intolerant"02:42:02 The meeting of two songs02:44:07 Brotherly Wisdom02:46:13 The inspirations02:46:55 The Music02:47:52 Rav's one guitar solo02:50:11 Obligatory Sabaton mention02:51:24 The Lyrics02:52:57 External interpretations of the lyrics (Ceth's take on it)02:55:37 "The Beast the Moon the Faust" (Aether Realm Jake is lovely)02:56:54 Rav's secret revealed!!02:57:51 Dan's Guitar Solo (and Xylophone) 02:58:40 Variety within Ravenous' identity03:00:43 Bonus Track - Cakaw te Partiro03:03:50 The Inspiration03:06:38 Doubts and the Mindset while making the album03:07:54 Wrapping Up03:10:40 Live DVD !!03:11:06 Our socials Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey