Paul Raven, Ministry bassist was found dead Saturday, October 20th in a private home in France on the border of Switzerland after suffering from a heart attack. Raven was had been in Geneva recording with working with French recording artists Treponem Pal on their new release with drummer Ted Parsons of Prong and members of The Young Gods.
Raven was born on January 16, 1961 in Wolverhampton, UK and began his career when he replaced Killing Joke'''s original bassist in 1982. Raven was also a member of Prong, Murder, Inc., PIGFACE and Godflesh. Most recently nominated for a 2006 Grammy for "Best Metal Performance" for his work with Ministry's Al Jourgensen, whom he had begun working with on the Ministry release, Rio Grande Blood in late 2005. After a 2006 world tour with Ministry, Raven joined Jourgensen and Prongs's Tommy Victor on the latest cd, The Last Sucker, which is also the Ministry's final studio release.
Said Killing Joke keyboardist Reza Udhin of Raven: ''"We had so much more to do, especially with his own personal project Mob Research, which I know he was extremely excited about. I don't know what more to say, as this is such an unexpected happening for me, as we were only talking a short time ago. I can't believe he is gone.''"