Killing Moon is a Boston, Massachusetts-based, female-fronted death metal band,[1][2] formally known as WhipKraft.
[3][4] Vena Kava, the lead singer and founder of the band, specializes in the death growl.
[5][6] WhipKraft started out as a duo in San Francisco’s industrial Rocker Studios as a musical experiment.
[8] WhipKraft was soon a live circuit act, with Slough Feg Members backing Kava; these included, Maestas, Mike Scalzi and Greg Ha.
Killing Moon draws from the following musical influences: Iron Maiden, Children of Bodom, Slayer, Behemoth, Megadeth, Stratovarius, Dimmu Borgir, Arch Enemy and Fear of God.