Drummer Wayne DeVecchi has left the band and we are accepting submissions for his replacement. If interested please submit by video or audio with a current photo and details of your playing experience to killritualmetal@gmail.com
Author: davidreedwatson
I've been singing since I could remember. I started out singing in Choir at church, and performing musical theater in grade school, then high school. In my high school year book it is stated that I was willing to sacrifice myself for the theater, having been stabbed [for real] in the play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Long story.
In 1970, Jesus Christ Superstar premiered. I heard Ian Gillan's voice and that was it. I had never heard a rock singer perform in a theater production and it just hit me... that is what I want to do. Years later I would be the understudy for Jesus in said play, playing Simon throughout the production.
I'm kind of a late bloomer. I never sang for a rock band until I was about 23 years old. When I finished high school I immediately joined the Marines and was planning on it being a long term commitment. As fate would have it though, I got a medical discharge on my second enlistment. I got hit by a car. Another long story. Seems to be a pattern with me.
So now it has been many years, many recordings, many bands and hundreds of live shows. I've honed my voice pretty well I must say. I have been blessed to have worked with some amazing musicians from across the globe, as you will hear on my ReverbNation page, with many more to come.
Peace,
D
New CD and Tour Update
For Immediate Release
New Kill Ritual CD Nears Completion/Rescheduled September US Tour Announced
SF Bay Area Metallers Kill Ritual featuring x members of Imagika and Dark Angel are nearing completion of their sophomore CD to be titled “The Eyes Of Medusa” which will be completed in September and again mixed by Andy LaRocque of King Diamond fame and engineered by Kill Ritual guitarist Steve Rice. The CD finds the band expanding on there already diverse metal sound with new found hooks and aggression.
Guitarist Steve Rice comments on the new CD, “The new material finds us digging a little deeper into our influences and roots and solidifying the direction we already established on our debut. We don’t care about classifying ourselves within the genre of Metal because as a band we embrace Metal for all its strengths and it will definitely be apparent on this new album.” An early 2014 release is tentative.
Kill Ritual has also announced rescheduled US Tour dates for September after the injury to guitarist Mehl Anoma forced the cancellation of the bands tour that was to have taken place in March. Mehl Anoma has since left the band due to his continued injury issues and the band will move forward as a 4 pc. The new rescheduled dates are;
Thurs 09/5 Las Vegas, NV – The Cheyenne Saloon
Fri 09/6 Gilbert, AZ – Crabby Don’s
Sat 09/7 Albuquerque, NM – Hooligans
Sun 09/8 El Paso, TX – Bombardiers
Mon 09/9 Las Cruces, NM – The Green Room
Thurs 09/12 Midland, TX – Fast Freddy’s
Sat 09/14 Ft Worth, TX – The Rail Club,
Sun 09/15 Austin, TX – Headhunters
Mon 09/16 San Antonio, TX – Zombies Bar
Thurs 09/19 Corpus Christi, TX – Zero’s Hard Rock Club
Fri 09/20 Houston, TX – Acadia
Sat 09/21 Dallas, TX – Boiler Room
Sun 09/22 Oklahoma City, OK – The Chameleon
Mon 09/23 Wichita, KS – Kirby’s Beer Store
Tues 09/24 Kansas City, MO
Wed 09/25 Lincoln, NE
Thurs 09/26 Cheyenne, WY
Fri 09/27 Casper, WY – The Sandbar Lounge
Sat 09/28 Salt Lake City, UT
Sun 09/29 Reno, NV – Shea’s Tavern
More Dates and venue info will be added when available
Rahu & Ketu
I recently had a reading done by Annie Botticelli. And with a name like that, how can you not be intrigued? Her reading was very helpful in the fact that not only did she give me insight into patterns, most of which I already know and I am working on, but she gave me tools to use, books to read, even herbal remedies. Of course, being who I am, I immediately downloaded every book to my iPad and started devouring the information.
One of the most insightful suggestions she gave me was a book called ‘Astrology for the Soul‘ by Jan Spiller. Jan gives you information on your North Node (Rahu) and your South Node (Ketu). Your North Node represents points of karmic imbalance. You get this from the year and month of your birth. For instance… I’m August 1963 so mine is Cancer. What is interesting about the North and South Nodes is that each come with certain lessons and qualities to develop. The South Node is opposite of the North (duh) so mine is Capricorn. What that is saying is I have Capricorn tendencies that I need to learn to balance in this lifetime.
To delve further into this exploration I went to Youtube. I found an astrologer by typing in ‘Rahu in the 8th house in Cancer’ and he came up. He goes by KRS and I’ve found him to be an amazing wealth of information and easy to understand.
Ok. I probably confused you by saying ‘Rahu in the 8th house in Cancer’. How did I get that? Well in Vedic Astrology they call the North Node ‘Rahu’ and the South Node ‘Ketu’. KRS caters to vedic astrology which I find to be a much deeper philosophy than most. Just my preference. Ok, back to 8th house. You can get this by going to Astrolada.com and getting her free chart. In this chart it will tell you everything about your sign by putting in your date of birth, time of birth and place of birth. There will be a chart on the right hand side that has I-XII. These are the 12 houses in Astrology. Find your Rahu… mine is Cancer, so I go to the chart on the right and find Cancer in my VIII house. Here is the link to get your own chart.
This goes much deeper than just saying, “Oh.. I’m a Leo so I must be such and such.” For instance… I’m a Leo Sun, Scorpio Ascending and a Libra Moon. I’ll get into that another time or you can email me to get a deeper insight.
The bottom line is this. Trust your gut. Trust yourself and be yourself. You are the only you. Astrology is a science, no different than physics or geometry. Its a tool to help you along this amazing journey.
Peace,
David
CD #2 Well Underway!!
All the drum tracking has been completed for 12 songs and we have 6 tracks complete in final form. Andy LaRocque is to mix once again and hopefully we’ll see a 2013 release date. Album title and songs titles soon!
Kill Ritual will also release an unreleased track from the Serpentine Ritual sessions as a free download to coincide with our US tour in Sept. Stay Tuned!
Kill Ritual Radio Special On VbnavRadio 4-30-13
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New Tour Dates Announced!
New Tour Dates Announced in the Tour section!
