Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick remembered the early days of the thrash scene, singling out Raven – one of the bands for whom Metallica opened on their first major tour – as the act he though would become one of the ultimate greats.
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Explaining how he bonded with Melvins frontman Buzz Osborne over their fondness of Raven, Alex told Jamey Jasta:
“There was a quote in a magazine, [Buzz] was talking about the band Raven in early days – we thought they were gonna do what Metallica did.
“When those bands toured together they were sort of on equal footing. It was ‘Kill ‘Em All’ for one tour, and those Raven records were great.
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“We toured with [Raven] back in the day. That was one of those strange eye-opening music business things. In high-school I listened to Raven and I saw them as this massive band.
“And then fast forward a couple of years, they put out a couple of duds of records, unfortunately. And they were supporting Testament in Europe, it was the weirdest thing.”