Formed in late 2010 by former IMAGIKA lead guitarist Steven Rice and drummer Wayne De Vecchi, KILL RITUAL is completed by former ELDRITCH guitarist Roberto Proietti, former DARK ANGEL bassist Danyael Williams and Bay Area vocalist Josh Gibson.

The San Francisco Bay Area-based band will begin production of their debut album, Serpentine Rituals, on June 13th at Fang Studios in San Mateo CA. Lead Guitarist Steve Rice will engineer the recordings and co-produce/mix the CD with Andy LaRocque (KING DIAMOND) at his Sonic Train Studios in Varberg, Sweden. Mr. LaRocque will also make a guest appearance on the album with his guitar playing prowess. Art design will be handled by Jobert Mello/Sledgehammer Graphix.

Kill Ritual is looking for a suitable label for the debut’s release and can be contacted at: killritualmetal@gmail.com.

Steven Rice recently elaborated on how the band came together: “After the demise of Imagika, Wayne and I decided to form a new band that would bring life to the music we had been working on after Imagika called it a day. We had a goal in mind of writing music that reflected our influences from thrash, classic, progressive, power, whatever kicks ass metal and this required bringing in experienced players that have been there and done that.

"We were lucky enough to come in contact with Roberto and Danyael who had the kind of pedigree and experience we were definitely looking for. Having both been in bands that have released numerous albums worldwide and toured extensively they are a perfect fit for this new band.

"The missing element was of course vocalist Josh, who came into the band with the work ethic, experience and attitude that is essential as a vocalist to help the songs take on a life of their own. His unique and identifiable vocal style is the change we needed from our past projects as we definitely had the idea of Kill Ritual taking a new direction from our collective past bands and I think we have achieved that. I mean what’s the point of rehashing what you’ve already done? I feel the 4 rough demo tracks we’re releasing show this and are only a hint of what’s to come. Enjoy! "

Four new demo tracks are available on the following sites: Mysapce.com/killritual, Reverbnation.com/#!/killritual.

Kill Ritual is:

Josh Gibson - Vocals

Steven Rice - Lead Guitar

Roberto Proietti - Guitar

Wayne De Vecchi - Drums

Danyael Williams - Bass