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STARKILL deliver a fierce set at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco

November 12, 2014

STARKILL from Chicago recently opened for Arch Enemy earlier this week as the tour made a stop in San Francisco. The night was perfect and included awesome sets by Huntress and Kreator. Starkill opened the night with pure adrenaline as they hit the stage. These guys came out and gave 150% and left it all out on that stage. They got the crowd fired up as they played songs from their recently released album, Virus Of The Mind out on Century Media Records. Check out the photos from our Rockin Ryan of their set: STARKILL is: Parker Jameson: lead guitar, vocals, keyboards Spencer Weidner: drums Tony Keathley: guitar, backing vocals Shaun Andruchuk: bass guitar The band recently launched a video for the lead track “Before Hope Fades” as well as a lyric video for the title track, “Virus Of The Mind.” Check them both out here: Make sure to pick up your copy of Virus of The Mind and crank it up loud enough for your neighbors to hear. They will thank you for you introducing them to [Read More]

STARKILL release new lyric video and catch them out on tour with Arch Enemy

November 5, 2014

STARKILL released their new album, Virus Of The Mind just last month trough Century Media Records. The band recently launched a video for the lead track “Before Hope Fades” and has now posted a lyric video for the title track, “Virus Of The Mind.” Check them out here: STARKILL is from Chicago and this metal band features: Parker Jameson: lead guitar, vocals, keyboards Spencer Weidner: drums Tony Keathley: guitar, backing vocals Shaun Andruchuk: bass guitar They are currently out on a full U.S./Canadian tour with Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress. Check the dates below and get yourself to a show: 11/05 Dirty Dog Bar – Austin, TX 11/07 Character’s – Pomona, CA 11/08 The Merrow – San Diego, CA 11/09 Mirror Image – Anaheim, CA 11/10 Regency Center – San Francisco, CA w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 11/11 House of Blues – West Hollywood, CA w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 11/12 House of Blues – Anaheim, CA w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 11/14 The Marquee – Tempe, AZ w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and [Read More]

STARKILL post first video about creating new album Virus of the Mind

August 20, 2014

STARKILL is set to release their new album Virus Of The Mind on October 14th through Century Media Records They have released the first video in a series where they are discussing the creation of the new album. Check out the video here: You can take a listen to the first song from the album, “Breaking The Madness” here: That is one bad ass song that is definitely getting us fired up for the new album. STARKILL is from Chicago and this metal band features: Parker Jameson: lead guitar, vocals, keyboards Spencer Weidner: drums Tony Keathley: guitar, backing vocals Shaun Andruchuk: bass guitar STARKILL are about to set out on a full U.S./Canadian tour joining up with Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress as well as headlining shows in between. See dates below: 10/23 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/24 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/25 The Palladium – Worcester, MA w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/26 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, [Read More]

STARKILL release first song from new album Virus of the Mind due out in October

August 6, 2014

STARKILL is set to release their new album Virus Of The Mind on October 14th through Century Media Records You can take a listen to the first song, “Breaking The Madness” here: That is one bad ass song that is definitely getting us fired up for the new album. STARKILL is from Chicago and this metal band features: Parker Jameson: lead guitar, vocals, keyboards Spencer Weidner: drums Tony Keathley: guitar, backing vocals Shaun Andruchuk: bass guitar STARKILL are about to set out on a full U.S./Canadian tour joining up with Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress as well as headlining shows in between. See dates below: 10/23 Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/24 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/25 The Palladium – Worcester, MA w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/26 Upstate Concert Hall – Clifton Park, NY w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/27 Metropolis – Montreal, QC w/ Arch Enemy, Kreator and Huntress 10/28 Imperial Theater – Quebec City, QC [Read More]

Interview with the Shredders of Shreds of Insanity!!

September 17, 2013

If you were lucky enough to see the “Shreds of Insanity” guitar exposition last month at Carvin Hollywood, you know that it featured some of the most talented young shredders! Presented by Century Media Records, Dunlop Manufacturing, and Cleartone Strings, straight from the world famous Sunset Strip at the Carvin Hollywood Pro Audio room, featured four metal shredders. Jake Dreyer of WHITE WIZZARD, Parker Jameson of STARKILL, Dave Silver of SAVAGE MESSIAH and Rick Di Marco of DEATH DIVISION. The showcase included a Q & A with the guitarists as well as solos, lick battles and an incredible all guitar rendition of Scorpions hit, “Rock You Like A Hurricane”. You can check out this incredible video that features the highlights of the show: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZr1Zdbn5nI&feature=youtu.be] Full Show Video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y12I2UPd1E&feature=youtu.be] In addition, Music Junkie Press was honored to interview several of the members and are pleased to bring you the interview here: * * * * * * * * * * * Music Junkie Press: How old were you when you first started playing guitar? [Read More]