1) Kilgore is an Austral… Read Full Bio ↴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
Never Again
Kilgore Lyrics
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The bile from all those token words
Whose meaning lost long ago
Through shadows of promise
Time will tell if they
Were genuine or just foolish dreams
Still deserving of scrutiny
They may harbor the answers
To guide you to the truth
Wasted toil extracting
Origins of thought
Can't possess own theories
Or individual opinions
Deny those so-called scholars
Speculations on artistry
Prove for self-discovery
It may harbor your answers
Try and see through
To guide you to the truth
Songs we sang to, long ago
With lies no one can comprehend
Yet splinters of truth
Lie in perversion
Won't be told to think
No I'll never again
Won't be told what to feel
No I'll never again
Won't be told to think again
Won't believe those lies again, so
Try and see
To question what this means
Try and see through
To guide you to the truth
Songs we sang to, long ago
With lies no one can comprehend
Yet splinters of truth
Lie in perversion
Songs we sang to, long ago
And I'll never think that way again
Yet splinters of truth
Lie in perversion
Can't comprehend
What I've said
Never again
The lyrics of the song Never Again by Kilgore speak about the need to break away from the traditional, established concepts of thought and ideology and access the truth through personal experiences and independent analysis. The first stanza conveys the idea that the words people use have lost their true meanings and that they need to be scrutinized to reveal the actual intention behind them. The lyrics suggest that one should not be swayed by the theories and opinions of so-called scholars but should aim for self-discovery and explore individualistic opinions. In the second stanza, the song talks about how people have been made to think in a certain way with lies that they cannot comprehend. Consequently, they should try to find the truth through their own intellectual pursuits and reject these lies.
The chorus talks about how the person will try to see through the lies of the past and won't be told what to feel or think again. The final stanza talks about the personal journey to discovering the truth, and the realization that the meanings of the past are not always what they seem. The song emphasizes the need for individuality and the importance of questioning dogma to discover the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
Wrench and choke
Struggle and suffer
The bile from all those token words
The disgust and resentment from hearing cliche expressions
Whose meaning lost long ago
That hold no real significance anymore
Through shadows of promise
Among misleading reassurances
Time will tell if they Were genuine or just foolish dreams
Whether they were truthful or just delusional fantasies would be revealed eventually
Still deserving of scrutiny
But still needing more thorough examination
They may harbor the answers
They could potentially provide solutions
Try and see through To guide you to the truth
Make an effort to uncover the reality
Wasted toil extracting Origins of thought
Efforts in exploring the roots of ideas gone to waste
Can't possess own theories Or individual opinions
Unable to have one's own hypotheses or personal beliefs
Deny those so-called scholars Speculations on artistry
Reject the claims of supposed experts on artistic creation
Prove for self-discovery It may harbor your answers
Find your own path of self-discovery to reveal potential answers
Songs we sang to, long ago With lies no one can comprehend
Songs we once sang that were filled with incomprehensible falsehoods
Yet splinters of truth Lie in perversion
Despite this, there may still be fragments of truth present within distortions
Won't be told to think No I'll never again
Refusing to be dictated on how to think and promising never to let it happen again
Won't be told what to feel No I'll never again
Declaring autonomy over one's own emotions and vowing never to be told how to feel
Won't be told to think again Won't believe those lies again, so
Refusing to let others control thoughts or be fooled by lies
Try and see To question what this means
Look at things more critically and carefully to question their true meaning
Songs we sang to, long ago With lies no one can comprehend
Songs we once sang that were filled with incomprehensible falsehoods
Yet splinters of truth Lie in perversion
Despite this, there may still be fragments of truth present within distortions
Songs we sang to, long ago And I'll never think that way again
Songs we once sang that influenced our thoughts and musings but deciding never to repeat this pattern
Yet splinters of truth Lie in perversion
Despite this, there may still be fragments of truth present within distortions
Can't comprehend What I've said
Others may be unable to grasp the point being conveyed
Never again
A final vow to break away from old thought patterns and reject manipulation and deceit
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Written by: BENNY WILLIAMS
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