KILL RITUAL

Rank #13 San Jose, CA Metal / Heavy Metal / Thrash And Roll

50% of sales go to the charity Sweet Relief.

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Members: Steve Rice-Lead Guitar ,?-Drums,Josh Gibson-Vocals, Danyael Williams-Bass

Sounds Like: Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest, Pantera, Iron Maiden

Label: Scarlet Records

Manager: Axel Wiesenauer, RockNGrowl

Bio: KILL RITUAL is Here! featuring former members of Imagika, Dark Angel and Eldritch!

New CD Oct.30th 2012

Formed in October 2010 by former Imagika Lead Guitarist Steve Rice and Imagika Drummer Wayne DeVecchi. KILL RITUAL began as a continuation of the music Steve and Wayne had been working on b... See Full Bio

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: Drummer Wayne DeVecchi leaves band. Replacement sought. - http://t.co/rwc5Ihgycc

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“Holy shit is this an awesome piece of work here. These California thrashers have exploded onto the scene with their release of The Serpentine Ritual. The band is comprised of a nice mixture of former bands (Imagika, Dark Angel, and Eldritch) and have made a fucking beast of a band. Josh Gibson’s vocals remind me of that of a younger Rob Halford. That pitch he puts out there is just pure melodic metal. Steve and Roberto’s guitar work is some of the best that I have heard in this sub-genre in quite sometime. ”

— skiessetablaze, Destructive Music

“On The Serpentine Ritual, Kill Ritual creates a breathtaking album full of wonderful music. The music range is truly vast and covers by thrash sounds to Hard Rock with a magical way that is definitely worth to listen.”

— Dimitri, Hard City

“Kill Ritual is truly a bonafide band of spare parts being utilized in a new and exciting adventure. I say adventure because the music is Bay Area-influenced, but obviously filtered through Rice�s musical experience. He�s laid no stone unturned here, as the songs vary through the metal landscape, but stay close to the thrash blueprint of the past. As much as I enjoyed Imagika, I am thrilled to death with this new beast and remain optimistic of a long fruitful career under the moniker of Kill Ritual. ”

— Kenneth Gallant, Blistering.com

“And in a day and age where it seems every new band is trying to create a new genre for themselves it’s a relief to be handed an album by a new band that simply describe themselves as straight up metal. This is exactly what Kill Ritual have created with debut album The Serpentine Ritual. I’d say around 70% of this album is basic uncomplicated thrash (which is no bad thing!!) If you love metal but are fed up of floppy haired youths screaming over what in some cases barely passes for music then you are going to love this album. Songs like Time To Kill, Cold Hard Floor or Law of the Land are classic sounding thrash songs that are sure to get the hair flying down the front, combined with a clean yet powerful metal vocal that is so rare these days.”

— Steve Allen, PlanetMosh

“From kick ass riffing to melodic parts, from singing to rhythm section, everything is almost perfect, and making you wanna hear the album again and again. There's variety in the music, some songs are most simple and old fashioned, others more complex, but always well arranged and performed. The songs are good, with few things that leave the feeling that could have been done in a better way, with some very good ideas, and an excellent production done by Andy La Rocque, who participates in this album as well, with his distinctive guitar solos in Coat Of Blood. As the album ends, you feel the need to start from the beginning. And with each listening new things are revealed, and come to surface, something that is always appreciated. An album that will remind things to older fans, while gaining the attention of newer ones, from a band that is talented and hopefully will bring more of it to the future. ”

— Metal-Guide.eu

“The album opens with the title track, The Serpentine Ritual, and goes from zero to insanity in a few bars, and aside from one breather in the sixth song; it sets a relentless pace for the entire album. With the standard metal lineup of drum, bass, two guitars, and vocals, these guys seriously tear it up. DeVichi and Williams set a furious yet calculated pace, with just enough spontaneity to keep the vibe fresh throughout the album. The rhythm guitar parts are incredible, varying in and out of sync with each other in a wonderful fashion, one always keeping in part with the rhythm as the other flies off on a blistering solo. The sound is viciously raw, as good thrash metal should be, yet it has so much more to it. There are the best elements of more standard heavy metal, 80s metal, and prog metal all infused in, presumably brought in by the experienced and brilliant musicians. ”

— Lonestar, Lady Obscure

“When you hear that members of four prominent bands have come together to form a band, you just know it’s going to blow the lid off.. I was excited! I mean what more could you want? “SF Bay”, “thrash”, “Steve Rice”, “Death Angel”, “Eldritch”, “Imagika”, “Doom Society”… All ingredients that when combined create an EPIC band that, in my mind, make failure an impossibility.. The first 8 bars of the title track, complete with the blistering Yngwie-esque intro is enough to make your head do a “Linda Blair” spin.. What am I hearing? Old-school thrash.. The REAL thrash.. The definitive thrash.. The grand-daddy of thrash.. Whatever you want to call it.. When thrash ruled in the 80′s.. Exodus, Possessed, Testament.. While it might seem tame by today’s standards with the explosion of the core genre, this is one HELL of a masterpiece.. I feel they hit a nerve and a very good one.. One that will transport us “old metalheads” back to our youth.. What make”

— MetalQueen Lisanne Bond, The Metal Review

“When I first read Kill Ritual’s bio, it got me almost wetting my pants. The reason being, is that I read the words “Bay” “Area” and “Thrash” in the same sentence. I was a huge fan of that whole scene back in the day, so I was REALLY looking forward to giving this the full Monty. From the opening track, my suspicions were confirmed. This comes out of the gate like an angry bull, and if you get in it’s way, you will be gored, disembowelled and trampled into the dirt, where it will crap all over you. It’s fast, it’s heavy, and it’s brutal. After just a few minutes listening to this, you will be concussed, and bleeding from your ears. This isn’t music, it’s assault with a deadly weapon, or it would be if it didn’t feel so damned good. Yes, you might gather that I like this, more than a lot.”

— Jon Seymour, PureRawk UK

“All metal heads need to seek out San Jose's KILL RITUAL! Here we have a brilliant cross of old school thrash meets pure heavy f'n METAL. My GOD this stuff rocks. Truthfully, although their influences are well documented in the music they hammer out, I haven't heard a band hammer it out quite like Kill Ritual. The riffs are total street. It's muscle and power driven metal ramped up with chugging dynamics to make you cuss in delight as you break your freakin' neck. Vocalist Josh Gibson is a rare breed of aggressive vocalists who could fit in a wide gamut of various heavy music genres, including 80's glam, LA street rock, traditional metal, or balls-out, head banging thrash. Calling Gibson versatile is an understatement, and the fact that this guy has the vocal pipes to send even the most thrashiest thrasher in all of thrashdom vocalists home to cry in their soup kicks KILL RITUAL'S musical cred up quite a few notches.”

— R.Lawrence Blake, New Wave of Thrash Metal Blog

“When you were a kid did you ever find a Christmas or Holiday present early and spoil the surprise that was supposed to happen on the big day? I did and it sucked to kill that feeling of anticipation that means almost as much as the actual present itself. I bring this up because when looking at relatively new thrash band Kill Ritual I’m scared to learn too much because what I have heard from their new single “Old School Thrasher” is all I really want to know. Unfortunately much like when I was a child digging through that closet, curiosity has gotten the best of me and I had to learn a little more. Kill Ritual is the brain child of former Imagika members Steve Rice and Wayne DeVecchi. They have set out to make classic thrash metal meet modern music. You might say to yourself: Don’t we have modern thrash? You would be correct, but what often happens is the harshness of the music can hide the fact that it is based on the 80’s thrash of the Big 4.”

— Martell, We Love Metal

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