Killing Moon is a Boston, Massachusetts based female-fronted death metal band formally known as WhipKraft. Vena Kava

Vena Kava

Vena Kava born in the Carpathian region of Eastern Europe is an American artist known mostly for her fantasy art photography and mixed media, singing, and modeling work. Kava originally studied experimental filmmaking at the prestigious San Francisco Art Institute...

, the lead singer and founder of the band specializes in the death growl

Death growl

A death growl, also known as death metal vocals, guttural vocals, death grunts, and harsh vocals among other names, is a vocalisation style usually employed by vocalists of the death metal and black metal music genre, but also used in a variety of heavy metal and hardcore punk subgenres.Death...

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Discography

• Welcome to the Chapel Perilous (2007)
• "WE MUST DIE" single (2007)
• "Twilight Holocaust" (double track) (2009)

Current members

• Vena Kava
  Vena Kava
  Vena Kava born in the Carpathian region of Eastern Europe is an American artist known mostly for her fantasy art photography and mixed media, singing, and modeling work. Kava originally studied experimental filmmaking at the prestigious San Francisco Art Institute...
  
   (vocalist/death growl)
• Mike Desmond (lead guitarist)
• Hammer Ash (drums)

Former members

• Mike Scalzi (guitar) Slough Feg
• Mark Baggot (guitar)
• Troy Arajas (drums)
• Colin Delaney (Drums)
• Lee Grof (drums)
• Hammer Ash (drums)
• Greg Haa (drums) Slough Feg
• Patrick Marcoux (bass)

History

'WhipKraft started out as a duo in San Francisco’s industrial Rocker Studios as a musical experiment. Vena Kava officially formed 'WhipKraft in 2004. However in 2003 Kava met The Slough Feg to form the early foundations of the band. 'WhipKraft was soon a live circuit act, with Slough Feg Members backing Kava; these included, Maestas, Mike Scalzi, and Greg Ha. 'WhipKraft was a full-on theatrical performance, with dancers, performers, and costumes. In 2007 WhipKraft released their debut album Welcome to the Chapel Perilous.

Killing Moon draws from the following musical influences: Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...

, Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom

Children of Bodom is a Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo. Formed in 1993, the group currently consists of Alexi Laiho , Roope Latvala , Janne Wirman , Henkka Seppälä , and Jaska Raatikainen...

, Slayer

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...

, Behemoth

Behemoth (band)

Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....

, Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

, Stratovarius

Stratovarius

Stratovarius are a Finnish power metal band that formed in 1984. Since their formation they have released 13 studio albums and one live album. Along with Helloween, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody of Fire and Gamma Ray, Stratovarius are considered one of the leading groups of the power metal and symphonic...

, Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir

Dimmu Borgir is a Norwegian black metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 1993. Dimmu borgir means "dark cities" or "dark castles/fortresses" in Icelandic, Faroese and Old Norse. The name is derived from a volcanic formation in Iceland, Dimmuborgir...

, Arch Enemy,and Fear of God.

The band was originally named WhipKraft, in 2009 the band changed the name to Killing Moon.

Album information

Welcome to the Chapel Perilous was released in 2007. In the summer of 2007 WhipKraft released their single WE MUST DIE. In 2009 Killing Moon released a collectors double track album "Twilight Holocaust." Currently, Killing Moon is working on a concept album, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

External links

• Killing Moon Official Website