Guitarist Troy McLawhorn (Evanescence), drummer Will Hunt (Evanescence), bassist Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper), and vocalist Terry LeRoi (Granny 4 Barrel) have joined forces for a new project called Killington Pit. A music video for the band’s first single, a cover of Accept‘s “Balls To The Wall,“ can be found below:
LeRoi said the following about the project:
“Killington Pit is modern rock/metal with roots in classic rock but we’re really not trying to limit where this can go. There are so many collective influences between the four of us, I think sonically it’s going to evolve naturally. But rest assured the foundation of the sound will always be heavy. In addition to the cover album project, we are at the beginning stages of original music as well. We’re really looking forward to sharing the growing sound and image of Killington Pit!”
He also commented on the single:
“From the moment we decided to record this track, it was pure magic. Chuck, Will, and Troy went back-and-forth with digital files until we had the music dialed in. I’ve always been inspired by Udo‘s voice and singing style so I did my best to channel that while adding my own flair stylistically.
Our manager Matt Holmes produced the vocals with me in New York and when we put it all together, we realized we had something pretty special going on. It was and is an honor to record music with these incredible musicians! We’re so stoked with the way that this legendary track came out!”
McLawhorn continued:
“I grew up listening and learning from bands like Accept when I was younger and just starting to play the guitar. ‘Balls to the Wall‘ seemed like the right choice because of its popularity and badassness! I really wanted to do the guitars justice so I stick closely to the original parts with a little bit of my flavor on them as well.”
Hunt added:
“I’m proud to call all of them friends. Each of them are musicians and performers that I love and respect. I saw Accept open for Ozzy on his ‘Bark at the Moon’ tour in 1984. It was their first tour of the US and ‘Balls’ was just starting to make noise over here. They absolutely blew me away that night! So cool to record this cover!”
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