Prayers For The Dying - Musik

There Are At Least Two Bands Named Kilgore 1 Kilgore Is An Australian Band Featuring Members From Ravenous And Death's Head.
Musically Kilgore Is Based In Southern Rock But Throw In A Little Bit Of Country Psyhcobilly And Punk.
You Can Find A Video From Kilgore Of The Song "Napalm Sticks To Kids" From Youtube. Discography -Death's Head/Kilgore Blood On Their Hands Split Cd
-44. Magnum Opus 2007 -Swingin' Time 2008 2 Kilgore Was An Alternative Metal Band Hailing From Providence RI. Their Music Was Influenced By Both The Metal And Hardcore Scenes. Jay Berndt's Lyrics Are Heavily Influenced By Some Of The Greatest Writers/philosophers In History Including The Likes Of Franz Kafka Kurt Vonnegut Edgar Allen Poe And Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Pounding Yet Intricate Blue Collar Solitude Was Released In 1995 On Unsound Records. Kilgore's Major Label Debut A Search For Reason Was Released May 12 1998 On The Label Revolution Records. In 1999 Despite The Success Of Their Recently Released Album A Search For Reason And Their First UK Tour Last December Jay Has Decided To Leave And Concentrate On His Personal Life And Upcoming Marriage. The Band Dropped New Lead Singer Dustin Lowery Late In '99 And Called It Quits. Kilgore Has Reformed To Play The "A Fight To Remember" Breast Cancer Benefit At Jake's Bar & Grille On May 19th 2007. Here's Live Video Http //www.Youtube.Com/watch?v 2g075GWbEeU The Band Has Gone Through Several Name Changes Over The Years Smudge 1991-1994 Stain 1994-1995 Kilgore Smudge 1995-1998 Kilgore 1998-1999 Band Members Bill Southerland - Drums
Mike Pelletier - Guitar
Jay Berndt - Vocals
Brian Mckenzie - Guitar 90'-97'
Jason "Smitty" Smith - Bass 90'-96'
Steve Johnson - Bass 96'-98'
Marty O'Brien - Bass 98'-99'
Eric Linsao - Guitar 93'-94' Hometown Providence Rhode Island Albums Blue Collar Solitude-Kilgore Smudge-1995
A Search For Reason-Kilgore-1998 DETAILED BIO The Band That Was Eventually Known As Kilgore Had Started Out Of A Providence RI Catholic High School's Unique Music Program. Instead Of A Marching Band Or Concert Band The Bands Played Contemporary Rock Classic Rock Jazz And Blues Covers. With Their Love Of Metal...Brian Bill Smitty Mike And Jay Formed An Original Band Known As Regicide Then After Graduation Know As Smudge. They Released Their First Demo Cassette Spill 1993 And Began Playing Numerous Shows In Providence At Club Confetti The Living Room Club Babyhead And Lupos' Heartbreak Hotel.
After Discovering An Australian Pop-Punk Band By The Same Name They Changed Their Name To Stain. As Stain The Band Formed A Bond With Numerous Local Providence Bands Times Expired Shed Moshall Law State Of Corruption Freak Show Richard Second Skin And Many More. In 1994 They Released Another Cassette Demo Entitled Die Cast 1994 . It Was The Release Of Die Cast Of Brought The Band To The Attention Of Unsound Records And Signed To Recording Contract. It Was At This Time The Band Noticed A Local Springfield MA Band By The Name Of Stain. They Decided To Change A Name No Band Could Possibly Have Kilgore Smudge. The Name Was A Nod To Their Original Name And Also To The Literary Character "Kilgore Trout" From Kurt Vonnegut's "Breakfast Of Champions.
After Numerous Tours Kilgore Smudge Released The Full-Length Album Blue Collar Solitude 1995 . The Record Release Party Managed To Sell Out One Of The Final Shows At Club Babyhead. The Album Also Spent Numerous Months At The Top Of The Metal College Radio Charts. The Band Then Continued To Tour Well Into 1996. The Schedule Began To Tire Smitty Who Decided To Call It A Day. Enter Steve Johnson On Bass Duties. The Band Began Working On The Follow-Up To Blue Collar Solitude With A Series Of Recordings Known As "The Stalemate Sessions". The Songwriting And Music Took A Darker Turn. The Band Was Somewhat Unsure Of The Material As Well As The Record Label. Tensions Began To Mount Confidence Was Slipping...A Dark Cloud Took Its Toll With Brian McKenzie Leaving The Band. Brian Continues To Play As A Singer-Songwriter...
The Band Continued To Write And Record Demos For What Would Become A Search For Reason. Confidence Was Regaining As The Record Contract Was Extended To Revolution Records/Warner Bros.The Band Flew Out To Los Angeles For 4 Months To Write Rehearse And Record The Album. The Band Chose Ed Stasium The Ramones Talking Heads Living Colour Biohazard Reverend Horton Heat As Their Producer. The Final Product A Search For Reason 1998 Was Released In Early 1998 To Excellent Reviews. As A New Management Deal Was Inked The Band Landed A Spot On Ozzfest 98'. Two Weeks Before Going Out On Another Tour Marty O'Brien Was Asked To Join The Band To Replace Steve Johnson On Bass. Kilgore Continued To Tour For The Rest Of The Year And Played Its Last Show On New Years Eve Of 1998.
Vocalist Jay Berndt Left The Band In Early 1999 To Pursue A Family Life. He Now Plays With Providence Band The Brimstone Assembly. The Rest Of The Band Moved To Los Angeles To Look For A New Singer And Continue On. Marty O'Brien Began Playing With Tommy Lee's Methods Of Mayhem And Now Plays With LA Band 3-Faced. Mike Pelletier Began Scoring Video Game Soundtracks And Now Plays With In For The Kill. Bill "Bilgore" Southerland Moved Back To Providence And Has Been Working With Children For The Last Few Years. In Spring Of 2007 Original Members Jay Berndt Brian McKenzie Bill Southerland And Jason "Smitty" Smith Will Be Reuniting To Play A Show On May 19 At Jake's Bar In Providence RI. The Show Is A Benefit Called "Fight To Remember" And All Proceeds Will Go To The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation And The National Philanthropic Trust For Breast Cancer Treatment And Research. This Is The First Time KILGORE Has Played Since 1998 And For The First Time With McKenzie And Smith Since 1996. They Will Be Performing Numerous Songs From Their Two Releases "Blue Collar Solitude" And "A Search For Reason" As Well As Songs From Early Demos. As Far The Future Of KILGORE...Well That Remains To Be Seen. Some Of The Bands That Kilgore Smudge Played With Biohazard Clutch Coal Chamber The Cro-Mags DRI Fear Factory Godsmack Incubus Judas Priest Life Of Agony Limp Bizkit Marilyn Manson Megadeth The Melvins The Misfits Monster Voodoo Machine Motorhead Nothingface Ozzy Ozbourne Pennywise Sam Black Church Sevendust Sheer Terror Shelter Sick Of It All Slayer Snot Soulfly Staind' Stompbox Sublime System Of A Down Tool Ultraspank read less