WhipKraft

Infobox musical artist
Name = WhipKraft


Img_capt = Vena Kava, SF, CA.
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Origin = California
Genre = Heavy metal Goth metal industrial metal
Years_active = 2004 – present
Label = Rakehell Records
Associated_acts = Slough Feg
URL = http://www.whipkraft.com/
Current_members = Vena Kava
Adrian Maestas
Kris Sobanski
Hammer Ash
Davide Paterno
Patrick Marcoux
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"WhipKraft" is a San Francisco, California. based female-fronted band, which draws from goth, industrial, and metal elements or Tanz-Metall as well as visual art. In 2007, after their release of Welcome to the Chapel Perilous, WhipKraft has become a studio band until further notice, while also putting down roots in Boston during the process of their new album. The band concepts are drawn from magic, witchcraft, ritual, strange scientific theories and psychology.

Discography

*Welcome to the Chapel Perilous (2007)
*WE MUST DIE single (2007)
*The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (In progress)

Label

Self labelCatapult Distribution

Current members

*Vena Kava (vocals)
*Davide Paterno (synth) D.I.E.
*Adrian Maestas (bass) Slough Feg
*Kris Sobanski (guitar) Ohana
*Hammer Ash (drums)

Former Members

*Mike Scalzi (guitar) Slough Feg
*Mark Baggot (guitar)
*Troy Arajas (drums)
*Colin Delaney (Drums)
*Lee Grof (drums)
*Hammer Ash (drums)
*Greg Haa (drums) Slough Feg
*Patrick Marcoux (bass)

History

Early WhipKraft started out as a duo in San Francisco’s industrial Rocker Studios as a musical experiment. Vena Kava officially formed WhipKraft in 2004. However in 2003 Vena Kava met Adrian Maestas (Lord Weird Sough Feg) to form the early foundations of the band. In 2004 WhipKraft found Davide Paterno who became the Synth player for the band. WhipKraft was soon a live circuit act, with Slough Feg Members backing Vena Kava; these included, Maestas, Mike Scalzi, and Greg Ha. WhipKraft was a full on theatrical performance, with dancers, performers, and costumes. In 2006 WhipKraft started working on the debut album "Welcome to the Chapel Perilous, enlisting various musicians to embed the music with various qualities.

WhipKraft draws from the following musical influences: Rammstein, Ministry, Fear of God, Death Ride 69, Rob Zombie, Skinny Puppy, Alien Sex Fiend, Christian Death, Nick Cave, Dean Can Dance, Nine Inch Nails, and Deftones. Also "darker aspects of life: Suffering, fear, mortality and morbidity, mental illness, hospitals, heartbreak, and denial. On a lighter note, we also draw from magic, witchcraft, ritual, strange scientific theories and psychology."

WhipKraft is often misjudged to be a fetish performance band like the Genitorturers, however WhipKraft equates itself more with Witchcraft and fantasy, not BDSM or fetish. "We really have a visual thing for blood, bats, gore, vampires, monsters, devils, rituals, witchcraft"

Album info

Welcome to the Chapel Perilous was released in 2007. In the summer of 2007 WhipKraft released their single "WE MUST DIE" which featured new member Kris Sobanski and others. Currently, WhipKraft is working on concept album The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse which is to be a straight up hardcore metal.

External links

* [http://www.whipkraft.com WhipKraft Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/whipkraft WhipKraft Official MySpace Website]
* [http://www.industrializedmetal.com/2007_whipkraft.htm Industrialized Metal WhipKraft Interview 2008]
* [http://www.tartareandesire.com/bands/WhipKraft/2075/ Tarterean Desire]
* [http://www.rockdetector.com/artist,42108.sm Rockdetector]
* [http://www.vampire-magazine.com/showband.php?bid=3154 Vampire Magazine]
* [http://queensofmetal.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=109&Itemid=132 Queens of Metal Website]

Notes

*Sharpe-Young, G (2005a). "New Wave of American Heavy Metal." New Plymouth. Zonda Books Limited; 1st edition. ISBN 0-958-26840-1
*Sharpe-Young, G (2007b). "Thrash Metal". New Plymouth. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 0-958-26843-6
* [http://www.powerslave.com/bands/bandprofile.php?band_id=681&mode=reviews_articles&count=10&page=last PowerSlave Undeground Metal]
* [http://www.venakava.net Official Vena Kava]
* [http://www.myspace.com/vena_kava Unofficial Vena Kava Fan Page]
* [http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=31515 Gwar Members who also played with WhipKraft]
* [http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:VgwAJd2WungJ:www.hurlemort.com/+whipkraft&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=134&gl=us Hurlemort Undeground Canadian Webzine]