The Pack Is Back

The Pack Is Back
Studio album by
Raven
Released10 March 1986
RecordedOctober 1985 – January 1986
StudiosBearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
GenreGlam metal
Length36:55
LabelAtlantic
ProducerEddie Kramer
Raven chronology
Stay Hard
(1985)		 The Pack Is Back
(1986)		 Mad
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10
Metal Forces75/100

The Pack Is Back is the fifth full-length album by the English heavy metal band Raven, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). It was recorded in the US with producer Eddie Kramer and features a sound more FM-friendly and commercial than any other Raven album, retaining the glam metal vein from its predecessor Stay Hard. Despite the pressure of the label to produce a commercially successful album, The Pack Is Back did not have any relevant chart entry.

Metal Hammer included the album cover on their list of "50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever".

Track listing

All tracks are written by John Gallagher, Mark Gallagher, and Rob Hunter, except where stated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Pack Is Back" 3:43
2."Gimme Some Lovin'" (Spencer Davis Group cover)Spencer Davis, Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood3:14
3."Screamin' Down the House" 4:00
4."Young Blood" 3:24
5."Hyperactive" 3:41
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Rock Dogs"4:00
7."Don't Let It Die"3:47
8."Get into Your Car and Drive"3:54
9."All I Want"3:34
10."Nightmare Ride"3:38
CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."How Did You Get So Crazy"3:49
12."Seen It on the T.V."4:06

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1986 The Billboard 200 121

References

  1. ↑ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 9.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Jason. "Raven – The Pack Is Back review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  4. ↑ Constable, Dave (1986). "Metal on Vinyl: Raven — The Pack Is Back (Atlantic)". Metal Forces. No. 16. Stevenage: Rockzone Publications Ltd. p. 38. Retrieved 15 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Sleazegrinder (15 November 2015). "The album that brought Raven's flight to an end". Loudersound.
  6. ↑ "Raven (Gbr) – The Pack Is Back". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  7. ↑ Young, Simon (9 May 2023). "The 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal album covers ever". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "The Pack Is Back – Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 March 2011.