FEATURING MEMBERS OF EVANESCENCE, ALICE COOPER AND GRANNY 4 BARREL, KILLINGTON PIT ANNOUNCE NEW COVER SONG ‘RIDING ON THE WIND’ OUT NOW
22nd February 2024 0 By Jon DeauxThe members of Killington Pit connected during the pandemic 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. “Kill The King” also featured veteran guitarist Stef Burns (Alice Cooper/Huey Lewis & The News) and vocalist-guitarist Jeff Blando (Slaughter/Lynchmob/Vince Neil).
Will Hunt says, “‘Riding on the Wind’ was always my favourite Priest tune, before Scott Travis, of course. I definitely tried to approach it in a way I thought Scott would play it to give it some modern energy. The fellas and I had a lotta fun with this one!”
Troy McLawhorn comments,“Glenn and KK were my teachers when I was learning to play the guitar. Not literally, but I listened to Priest constantly when I was a kid and spent a lot of hours trying to figure out how to play their songs on the guitar. Judas Priest is one of my all-time favourite bands! It was a lot of fun and a challenge to try to recreate the guitar parts for our rendition of ‘Riding on the Wind’. Again, I stuck pretty closely to the original because I respect and honour what they wrote and recorded, and I wanted to do it justice. I’m not trying to reinvent the song. I just wanted to feel the joy of playing it!!!”
Chuck Garric adds, “Ian Hill of Judas Priest is a Bass icon! That’s what you get from a Metal God.”
Terry LeRoi says, “Screaming For Vengeance is one of my all-time favourite records. It’s been a huge inspiration for me over the years. ‘Riding On The Wind’ is the stand-out track for me. Rob Halford’s voice is nothing short of amazing on this song and his midrange tones are ear-shattering. His singing style and his willingness to push vocal limits is unparalleled and has always been my reference point. When Killington Pit started exploring possible songs to cover…this one was at the top of our list. It’s been such an honour to play with Will, Chuck and Troy and a privilege and great joy to pay tribute to Judas Priest!”
LeRoi adds, “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’re looking forward to sharing this with all of the fans!”
Vocals – Terry LeRoi
Drums – Will Hunt
Guitar – Troy McLawhorn
Bass – Chuck Garric
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