RA: The Last Hur-Ra Tour

Ra is an American hard rock band who gets their name from the Egyptian sun god of the same name. The band has been around since the 1990s, but did not actually evolve into what its current form until 2002. Their music is described as "exotic yet familiar, heavy yet funky, direct yet sophisticated, sensual yet soulful, unrelenting yet cathartic". [1]

The band released their first full-length album entitled From One in October, 2002, containing songs from their demo album One and the two radio tracks "Do You Call My Name" and "Rectifier." In June 2005, Ra released their second album, Duality, that featured a new side of Ra, portraying a duality between fear and love. The tracks are divided into two sections, each preluded by a short intro. Before the CD's release, drummer Skoota Warner left the band and did not accompany them on their April/May 2005 tour. The replacement drummer is current band member, Andy Ryan.

In early 2006, the band left Universal Records and signed with Cement Shoes Records. The label also features bands such as Godhead, Lo Mass Republic, and Ill Nino. In October, Ra released their third album entitled Raw, which includes 11 live tracks and one new studio track. The band is now making their third studio album, Black Sun. An article can be found revealing more about Black Sun in the April issue of Metal Edge magazine. According to a post on the band's MySpace page, the album is now due out in late September of 2008.[2] The song "Broken Hearted Soul" from Black Sun was downloadable on Christmas day of 2007.[3]

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