{"id":107292,"date":"2023-11-15T14:54:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=107292"},"modified":"2023-11-15T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T19:54:10","slug":"killington-pit-debut-cover-of-rainbows-kill-the-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themetalden.com\/?p=107292","title":{"rendered":"KILLINGTON PIT – Debut Cover Of Rainbow’s “Kill The King”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Following\u00a0the release of their hugely successful debut single \u2013 a cover of\u00a0Accept\u2019s\u00a0\u201cBalls\u00a0To\u00a0The Wall\u201d\u00a0in August 2023 \u2013 KILLINGTON PIT return with a remake of the Rainbow classic\u00a0\u201cKill The King.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recording sees the band joined by rock music veterans, guitarist Stef Burns (Alice Cooper\/Huey Lewis & The News) and vocalist guitarist Jeff Blando (Slaughter\/Lynchmob\/Vince Neil). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Killington Pit was born of\u00a0the pandemic. The members connected during the lockdown and began recording together. As time progressed friendships grew and a core band formed with Terry LeRoi, Will Hunt, Troy McLawhorn and Chuck Garric.\u00a0

The\u00a0band’s\u00a0first single in August 2023 (\u201cBalls\u00a0To\u00a0The Wall\u201d) has had over 900k streams on Spotify\u00a0and 250k views on YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terry LeRoi says,\u00a0\u201cRecording \u201cKill The King\u201d was an incredible experience! We were fortunate enough to have 2 insanely talented special guests on this recording; Stef Burns and Jeff\u00a0Blando! It really was a privilege working with everyone on this!\u00a0I\u2019ve always been a huge fan of the Blackmore\/Dio\u00a0\u201cRainbow\u201d era and paying tribute to that band and those musicians is a true honor. \u201cKill The King\u201d is a legendary track and was one of our first choices as we were assembling our collection of songs for the Killington Pit covers album.\u00a0I had read some past articles where Ronnie explained the song was inspired by the game of chess. That inspired us to create a video that we hope Ronnie would\u2019ve loved and the fans of Rainbow will truly enjoy!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stef Burns (Alice Cooper \/ Huey Lewis & The News)\u00a0says,\u00a0\u201cKill\u00a0The\u00a0King is killer!! It was super fun blasting out that classic Rainbow track with great players such as Will Hunt,\u00a0Blando, and my Alice Cooper brother Chuck\u00a0Garric! Terry sings his butt off!\u00a0Of course\u00a0I\u2019m a longtime Blackmore fan so that made it extra fun.\u201d

Jeff\u00a0Blando\u00a0(Slaughter\/Lynchmob\/Vince Neil)\u00a0says,\u00a0\u201cWhat a blast it was rocking out with all these great and talented musicians. My partner in crime, William Hunt on drums, Power Vocals from Terry LeRoi, Wild Man Chuck\u00a0Garric\u00a0on bass and I\u2019ve always wanted to jam with the Incredible Stef Burns on guitars. Getting to pay homage to one of my all-time favorite\u00a0vocalist, Mr. Ronnie James\u00a0Dio\u00a0was an incredible fun and rocking experience. I hope everyone digs this track as much as I had fun being a part of it. ROCK ON!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Hunt (Evanescence) says:  \u201cI had a blast tracking this classic Rainbow tune Kill The King with the fellas. It was a great opportunity personally for me to pay homage to the legendary Cozy Powell who was taken from us way too soon. I wanted to copy a lot of what he did because it was so perfect for the song while adding some of my own flavor to it. I think the end result is pretty bombastic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper) said,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to pay homage to my mentor and my friend!\u2026..To the King \u201cRonnie\u00a0James Dio\u201d\u00a0

LeRoi\u00a0adds,\u00a0“Over the coming months we will be releasing our full length covers album with accompanying videos. 2024 will see us playing select shows worldwide and releasing original Killington Pit music. We\u2019re looking forward to sharing this with all of the fans!\u201d
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