MOB RESEARCH is the bastard offspring of legendary Killing Joke/Ministry bassist Paul Raven and guitarist Mark Gemini Thwaite with legendary Warrior Soul frontman Kory Clarke. Both born and bred in the Midlands UK, Raven and Thwaite first jammed together back in 1989 then went their separate ways, crossing paths occasionally over the years before reuniting in Los Angeles in spring 2007 to form Mob Research. Raven passed away in his sleep in late 2007 at age 46 from a heart attack, leaving Thwaite and Clarke to complete vocals and overdubs on 10 songs. "Holy City Zoo' was released on 25 May 2009 on Sony Music / Echozone.