Meet The Band – Chris Lotesto

MEET THE BAND – Chris Lotesto

We are doing a series of questions and answers to help everyone get to know the guys a little better! The first band member is Chris Lotesto. If you would like to follow along with the Question and Answers just go to our Facebook Group that we’ve set up for the tour. You can access it here.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/killritual/

 

2017 European Tour Line-up

We would like to welcome Jim Pegram from Mudface AngerheadChris Lotesto from Ion Vein, and Dave Chedrick from Ruthless / Ed Force One who will be joining us on our tour with Raven and Hirax. Go to our tour page to check dates.

My time in Hawaii

Good Morning World!
I am back from Hawaii. Two weeks of walking the dog, hiking mountains, seeing an active volcano, walking the beach, swimming and eating a half ton of Poké.
 
A lot of my friends have mentioned to me that they could never live in Hawaii. They would get bored too easily. I can honestly say, especially after reading this article (link below) on being an introvert, that it would be a welcoming change for me.
 
I can already tell what you are thinking. You’re a front man in a rock band… how can you be an introvert? Well, being an introvert doesn’t mean that I am shy of people, nor does it mean that I don’t like people. Introverts need alone time and solitude to recharge. That is what makes us feel alive. Extroverts, on the other hand, need people around them to recharge. It doesn’t make either of us ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ (Read my blog post on what I think about right and wrong) So… I could easily live out the rest of my days in Hawaii.
 
While I was in Hawaii I was fortunate enough to have a time difference of 10 hours between Hawaii and Sweden. I would wake up in the morning and have tracks off of the new album in my email. Andy LaRocque and Steven Rice were working diligently on perfecting the sound for our next album, ‘All Men Shall Fall’ while I slumbered away in the perfect Oahu nights. I’d wake, have coffee, and listen to them while working on the CD sleeves and inserts. Getting all of the lyrics, credits, etc. in order. I can’t wait for you all to hear this album. We’ve already shuttled it out to labels, reviewers and select close friends to give you the best of it all. If you would like to write a review of this new album and you have blog that you regularly do reviews, hit me up.
 
All Men Shall Fall has been a labor of love for months now, and now that we are done we can sit back and enjoy what we’ve brought to the table. Not only have we completed this album, but we are also touring with Raven and Hirax in Europe starting in June. Raven were also invited onto the Monsters of Rock Cruise for 2018. Who knows… maybe you’ll see us on there too. 🙂
 
Peace and Aloha!
David
 
 
 

Raven Hirax Kill Ritual Tour Dates Announced

Hey KR Fans!
We’ve got a few announcements to make.

First, we’d like to let you know that we’ve finished recording our newest album, ‘All Men Shall Fall’. It’s being mixed and mastered as we speak over at our friend, and Guitarist extraordinaire, Andy LaRocque‘s (King Diamond) Sonic Train Studios in Sweden.

Second, we are pleased to announce our upcoming tour with Raven and Hirax in Europe. We’ll be kicking off the tour in Belgium and ending it in France. Make sure to check the links below on facebook or on bandsintown for ticket info and venues. We are super stoked!

And last but not least we have Chris Lotesto (Ion Vein) on Guitar, Dave Chedrick (Hirax, Deathriders) on Drums and Jim Pegram (Imagika, Angerhead, Mudface) on Bass to help us along for this tour.

Horns up!
KR

 

The Flaming Arts, and Ellefson Music Productions Presents

RavenHiraxKill Ritual

07-Jun Roeselare (BEL) “De Verlichte Geest”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1851340801803427
08-Jun Essen (GER) “Turock”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1269825489767349
09-Jun Hamburg (GER) “Bambi Galore”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1664382427200000
10-Jun Rotterdam (NLD) “Baroeg”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1225619977491519
11-Jun Tilburg (NLD) “Little Devil” 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1636689786635369
12-Jun Osnabruck (GER) “Bastard Club”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1678057205820040
13-Jun Dresden (GER) “Chemiefabrik”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1199284753524879
14-Jun Dornbirn (AUT) “Schlactaus”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1863202127256660
15-Jun Florence (ITA) “Circus Club”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1863155383932467
16-Jun Milan (ITA) “Blue Rose Club”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1742972316017662
17-Jun Montbeliard (FRA) “Atelier des Môles”
https://www.facebook.com/events/1867417153541311

Tour info to be announced shortly.

www.theflamingarts.eu
www.ravenlunatics.com
www.hirax.org

Tour info to be announced shortly

 

www.theflamingarts.eu
www.ravenlunatics.com
www.hirax.org
www.killritual.com

 

NAMM 2017

We will be at the NAMM Show this Thursday thru Sunday walking around – representing! We have a special card to hand out to all fans who we run into – some free music to download! Make sure you hit us up this weekend! We will also be talking about our new upcoming album ‘All Men Shall Fall’.

You can also find these cards at the Blackstar, Dean Markley, ESP, and Godin booths.

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