RAPTOR SCHOOL
"GEIGER COUNTER"
OIL DUCK RECORDS

RAPTOR SCHOOL hails from Grand Rapids, Michigan and formed back in 2001. These
guys play a strange combination of Power Metal, Thrash Metal, Traditional Heavy Metal
and Hard Rock music that they like to call "Bizarre Big Rock". The music to me is more in
the vein of Traditional Heavy Metal music from the early '80's. They have a bit of that
New Wave Of British Heavy Metal sound that was popular in the '70's, but then later
invaded American soil. The music does have a bit of Thrash & Power Metal that mostly
shines through in the guitar work. The drum beats and grooves reminded me of some of the
Power Metal bands from the '80's, like
HELLOWEEN & FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
with some touches of
METAL CHURCH & MANOWAR mixed in. The vocals reminded
me of
HELLOWEEN a lot, but with a more Rock sound. These guys have advanced a lot
since their first release "REDEFINE", which I reviewed and I enjoyed the direction they
have gone in much more. If you grew up listening to the bands mentioned above, then your
gonna love
RAPTOR SCHOOL!

www.myspace.com/RAPTORSCHOOL