Laura Bravo
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Laura Bravo, more commonly known as Lori Bravo (born May 16, 1966) is an avant garde musician
, painter
and photographer, from Glendale
, Arizona
. She was formerly the singer and bassist
with death metal
pioneers Nuclear Death
, but is currently performing with her side project, "Raped". Bravo was responsible for the artwork
from all Nuclear Death releases after Phil Hampson (guitarist, main music composer and artwork artist of the band up to the second LP) left the band, and also worked on the artwork for other bands such as Terrorthrone's Demo/CD Sick Obsession to Pain. Lori Bravo has since released her first solo album, entitled I'd Marry The Devil and is working on artwork for New Zealand zine Vomitose, as well as artwork for a book of poetry by Dan King. Lori Bravo now performs under her own name but still uses Raped as the collective name of the musicians who back her.
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and photographer, from Glendale
Glendale, Arizona
Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. She was formerly the singer and bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
with death metal
Death metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
pioneers Nuclear Death
Nuclear Death
Nuclear Death was a death metal band formed in 1986 in Phoenix, Arizona. They were the first band in the extreme metal genre with a female vocalist, Lori Bravo.Their style was compared to bands like Impetigo, Blasphemy, Autopsy, Deceased, and Repulsion....
, but is currently performing with her side project, "Raped". Bravo was responsible for the artwork
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
from all Nuclear Death releases after Phil Hampson (guitarist, main music composer and artwork artist of the band up to the second LP) left the band, and also worked on the artwork for other bands such as Terrorthrone's Demo/CD Sick Obsession to Pain. Lori Bravo has since released her first solo album, entitled I'd Marry The Devil and is working on artwork for New Zealand zine Vomitose, as well as artwork for a book of poetry by Dan King. Lori Bravo now performs under her own name but still uses Raped as the collective name of the musicians who back her.