"I'm delighted to of been offered the throne to drum for Raven Lord. I can't wait to get in the rehearsal room with these guys and hit the road to play some kick-ass shows."

Departed sticksman Larry has the following to say:

It is meant as no disrespect to any of you at all - and I wish great success for everybody. To cut a long story short, things are pretty tough right now as I have another band [called Exorcism], a book and a documentary to make. All of this is running on a very tight schedule, which will definitely get in the way of Raven Lord."

Raven Lord's debut album, 'Descent To The Underworld', was released on February 1 in Europe and February 12 in North America via Mausoleum Records. The cd was mixed by acclaimed Swedish producer Fredrik Nordström (At The Gates, Arch Enemy, Nightrage, In Flames, Dream Evil, Opeth). The record was mastered by US mastering engineer Maor Appelbaum (Sepultura, Halford, Yngwie Malmsteen, Angra, Dokken).