Gearwire is saddened to hear about the untimely passing of Paul Raven, bassist for Killing Joke, Ministry, and Prong. Paul passed away in his sleep on Saturday, October 20th.

Gearwire's Pat Ogle, who has known Paul for years says of Raven:

"Great guy...really the definition of a 'character'"

Our sincere condolences go out to Paul's family, friends and fans. You can read a 2006 interview we did with Paul here.